THE SHOWY FIRETHORNS
Most gardens can boast a good specimen of the .scarlet-berried firethom, Pyracantha coccinea Lalandii, now at the height of its beauty. It is usually grown against house walls, but is equally effective as a bush in the open garden. Several other members of the family rival the common firethom in beauty, and, moreover, are less susceptible to the scab disease which often disfigures its fruits. Pyrncautha Gibbsii, for instance, makes a handsome bush, with largo glossy leaves and dense clusters of red berries. P, Rogcrsiana is of graceful habit, its slender growths wreathed with small orange-red berries, and there is a charming yellowfruited form of it called flava. P. Rogersiana is also very beautiful in early summer when smothered with its white blossom. No shrubs are easier to grow than these Pyracanthas, provided pot-grown plants are set out in the first place.— ■ Popular Gardening,’ London.
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Evening Star, Issue 23864, 19 April 1941, Page 4
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