| | |very pretty, but as a rule
| | |borne at such a height that
| | |their beauty cannot be
| | |seen. They, however, add to
| | |the interest and charm of
| | |the tree, and with the
| | |handsome leafage and the
| | |rich yellow hue of the
| | |foliage in the Autumn, as
| | |well as its thorough
| | |hardiness and almost
| | |complete indifference to
| | |soil and situation, make it
| | |one of the most desirable
| | |of our large growing trees.
| | |There are several
| | |varieties, notable among
| | |them being integrifolia, in
| | |which the distinctive lobes
| | |of the leaves are
| | |suppressed; aurea maculata,
| | |whose leaves are blotched
| | |with yellow; and
| | |fastigiata, which is of
| | |upright growth. These are
| | |all interesting, but not
| | |equal in beauty to the
| | |type.
| | |
Loropetalum |China; |Pure |A very interesting shrub,
chinense |Hamamelideae |white; |with long petals,
| |Winter |resembling one of the
| | |flowers of Hamamelis; they
| | |appear 6 to 8 together in
| |