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VOLUME III.
OIIAPTEK XXIII. EVERGREEN GARDEN-TEE ES AND SHRUBS.
This Chapter includes all ornamental plants which leaves do
not fall in any season. These are planted in gardens as ornaments
on account of their green leaves and beautiful yellow or white
variegation, and also for the beauty of their flowers. Besides
these, some used for hedges, pot-plants, or vase-flowers are also
mentioned here.
659. Magnalia compressa, Max., Jap. Ogatama-no-ki ;
a tree growing in mountains of warm regions, attaining to a height
of about 10 fts. In early summer it bears white flowers' slightly
shaded with pink, yielding fruits which expose red seeds when
fully ripe.
660. BerberiS japonica, R. Br,< Jap. Hiragi-nanten
a garden shrub of the order Berberidacea3 growing to a height of
3-4 fts. In early summer, it produces many small yellow flowers
attached to a long stalk shooting out of the axils of leaves. After
blooming, small dark purple berries are produced. Its leaves resemble
those of Nandina domestica in form, and as its dented edges
resemble somewhat those of
name.
Olea aquifolium, whence the Japanese
661. Ternstrcemia japonica, Th., Jap. Mokkoku ; a
garden tree of the order Ternstroemiaceae growing
wild on seashores
of warm regions. It attains to a height of about 20 fts. In
the beginning of summer white flowers come forth, being followed
with small fruits which burst and expose red seeds when ripe.
Its reddish brown wood, being finely grained, is used to make
several articles, and its bark is used for tincture.