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Acer
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Actinidia
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Akebia quinata and lobata
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Amelanchier Canadensis
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Andromeda polifolia
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Atriplex
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Azara microphylla
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Berberidopsis corallina
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Buxus microphylla
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Calluna vulgaris
Calophaca Wolgarica
Calycanthus
Camellia
Caragana
Caragana arboresceos
Carmichaelia
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Carpinus betulus
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Choisya ternata
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Cornus Florida
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Cotoneaster horizontalis
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Crataegus oxyacantha
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Daphne mezereum
Deutzia
Deutzia gracilis
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Erica
Escallonia
Eucryphia
Euonymus
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Fuchsia
Garrya elliptica
Gaultheria procumbens
Genista<
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Hamamelis virginiana
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Hibiscus Syriacus
Hippophae rhamnoides
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Hydrangea paniculata
Hypericum
Ilex
Ilex aquifolium
Jasminum
Juglans
Kalmia
Kerria japonica
Laburnum
Laurus nobilis
Ledum palustre
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Liquidambar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Lonicera (Honeysuckle)
Lycium
Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia soulangiana
Magnolia stellata
Morus alba / nigra
Neillia
Neviusia Alabamensis
Notospartium Carmichaeliae
Nuttallia cerasiformis
Olearia
Osmanthus
Paeonia Moutan
Paliurus Spina Christi
Paulownia imperialis
Pernettya
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Philadelphus coronarius
Phillyraea
Pieris
Platanus occidentalis
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Potentilla fruticosa
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Prunus amygdalus
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Pyrus Aria
Pyrus malus
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Romneya Coulteri
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Rosa Gallica
Rosa rugosa
Rosa setigera
Rosmarinus officinalis
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Ruscus aculeatus
Salix Caprea
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Genista
A decorative genus of shrubs, belonging to Leguminosae, and closely related to Cytisus, thriving under similar conditions. All have yellow flowers. Of the many species, the following are the best:
Genista Aethnensis, the Mount Etna Genista, is an elegant shrub 15 to 18 feet high, with slender, pendent, Rush-like branches, which are smothered with showers of golden blossoms in July.
Genista cinerea, south-western Europe, forms a dense bush 8 feet or so high, and is useful for massing.
Genista Hispanica, the Spanish Gorse, makes a dense, spiny, shapely mass 2.5 feet high, which flowers freely in June.
Genista pilosa is a European plant, growing 2 feet high, which blossoms very freely.
Genista sagittalis, a dwarf European plant suitable for undergrowth, or an edging for a bed.
Genista virgata, introduced from Madeira in 1777, grows 15 feet high, and forms a large bush which blossoms freely in June. It is a useful shrub to naturalise in a park. It does well in poor, sandy soil.