COTONEASTER  , a genus of the

rose family (Rosaceae), containing about twenty species of shrubs and small trees, natives of Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia . C. vulgaris is native on the limestone cliffs of the Great Orme in North Wales . Several species are grown in shrubberies and borders, or as wall plants, mainly for their clusters of bright red or yellow berry-like fruits . Plants are easily raised by seeds, cuttings or layers, and grow well in ordinary soil .