very
(Judas Tree) |Leguminosae |but |beautiful, being smothered
| |varies; |with pretty pear-shaped red
| |May and |blossoms. At Kew it flowers
| |June |well in numerous places. It
| | |grows to a height of 20
| | |feet or more in the
| | |Mediterranean region,
| | |though in gardens here it
| | |is more often represented
| | |by bushes of less than half
| | |that height. It thrives in
| | |sandy loam, and likes
| | |plenty of sun and air. The
| | |flowers are produced from
| | |all parts of the stems,
| | |much of the old wood being
| | |often smothered with
| | |flowering spurs. A variety
| | |with white flowers is in
| | |cultivation, and this may
| | |also be seen in flower at
| | |Kew. It is very free, and
| | |the flowers are of the
| | |purest white. A beautiful
| | |variety. In addition to
| | |this species, C.
| | |canadensis, from North
| | |America, and C. chinensis,
| | |a native of China and
| | |Japan, are also grown,
| | |whilst a fourth species, C.
| | |reniformis, from Western
| | |China, has lately put in an
| | |a