in and |White; |A beautiful and popular
(White Spanish or |Portugal; |May |Broom. It grows with great
Portuguese Broom) |introduced in | |rapidity, and flowers
|1752; | |bountifully and regularly.
|Leguminosae | |A bush 6 or 7 feet high, in
| | |full flower is a delightful
| | |picture, and one never
| | |seems to tire of it. Group
| | |it with the common Broom.
| | |It is very cheap and easily
| | |raised from seed. Loudon
| | |says: "In good soil it is
| | |of very rapid growth,
| | |attaining the height of 5
| | |feet or 6 feet in three or
| | |four years, and in six or
| | |eight years growing as high
| | |as 15 feet or even 20 feet
| | |if in a sheltered
| | |situation. Placed by itself
| | |on a lawn it forms a
| | |singularly ornamental
| | |plant, even when not in
| | |flower, by the varied
| | |disposition and tufting of
| | |its twiggy thread-like
| | |branches. When in flower it
| | |is one of the finest
| | |ornaments of the garden."
| | |Loudon also says that bees
| | |are fond of the flowers.
| | |
C. albus |Variety |Pinkish |Rare, and not so beautiful
incarnatus | | |as the parent.
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