144 EXrERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



Caragana grandiflora. — Large flowered Caragana. (Caucasus.) Height, 4 feet. In 

 bloom third week of May. Flov/crs large, brig.ht yellow, psa-shaped. Very pretty 

 when in full bloom. This somewhat re&embles C. frutesccsis, but has larg'er flowers. 

 The bush Is somewhat pendulous Vv'hich makes it rather graceful. 



Daphne Cneomm. — Garland flower. (Eastern Europe.) Height, 1 to IJ feet. Tn 

 bloom second week of May. Flowers bright pink, and sweet scented. A very pretty 

 little evergreen, quite suitable for flower borders. It blooms a second time in autumn. 



Diervilla rosea. — Pink-flowered Weigelia, (China). Height 4 to 5 feet. Begins 

 to bloom during the first week of June. Flowers pink. The Weigelias are very v,-oll 

 known and are much admired. There are a number of fine varieties, but most of 

 them are too tender and the species is almost too tender to appear in this list, but as 

 a rule it blooms well although somewhat injured by winter. The two hardiest varie- 

 ties are Eva Eathke, with dark attractive flowers of claret colour, and Sieboldii 

 variegata, with pink and white flowers and leaves handsomely variegated with white 

 and pale green. 



Oenista tmctoria. — Dyer's Greenweed. (Europe.) Height, 1 to 2 feet. Begins to 

 bloom in fourth week of June. Flowers bright yellow, pea-shaped. A very pretty 

 little shrub, continuing in bloom for some time. There is a double-flowered variety 

 which is also good. 



Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. — ^Large flowered hydrangea (Japan). Height, 

 6 to 10 feet. Blooms remain attractive from August until October. Flowers white 

 gradually becoming pink and borne in very large panicles. This is one of the finest 

 hardy shrubs. To get best results the bushes should be pruned back severely every 

 spring and given an abundant supply of water during the growing season. 



Hypericum Icahnianum. — Kaltn's St. John's Wort. (Ontario.) Height, 2 to 4 fee.t 

 Begins to bloom second week of July. Flowers large, bright yellow. A very orna- 

 mental shrub, continuing in flower until late in the summer. 



Lcspedcza hicolor. — (North China and Japan). Height, 4 to 6 feet. This slirub 

 is useful on account of its late blooming. It flowers from late August until it is 

 injured by frost. The flowers are produced in panicles, are pea-shaped and reddish- 

 purple in colour. It is not xis graceful a shrub as Lesprdeza Sieholdii, but is well 

 worth planting. The shrub is usually injured some by winter, but it always blco'.us 

 profusely. 



Lespedeza Sieholdii. (Desmodium penduliflorum). Japan. Height 4 feet. Blo^.-us 

 in September. Although this shrub is killed to the ground every winter, there is 

 usually a profusion of bright purplish-red, pea-shaped blossoms, which are borne in 

 large panicles. This is a very fine autumn flowering shrub. 



Lonicera taiarica. — Tartarican honeysuckle, bush honeysuckle (Siberia, Tartary). 

 Height 6 to 10 feet. In bloom third week in May. Flowers bright pink. This is ar\ 

 old favourite and one of the hardiest shrubs grown. There are many varieties of this 

 fine shrub and a large number of hybrids. These vary in colour of flowers from 

 white to rose. Some of them have yellow coloured fruit. Among the best are : — 

 L. taiarica pulclierrima with rosy petals, having, pink margins; L. iatarica gracilis, 

 flowers rosy in bud, pink and rose when open; L. taiarica spcciosa, flowers large, pink 

 and rose; L. tatarica splendens, flowers pink in bud, pink and white when open; L. 

 iatarica grandifioin rubra, flowers rosy in bud, rosy with pink margin when open; 

 L. taiarica elegans, flowers pure white; L. iatarica alba grandiflora, flowers white. 



Pliiladelphus coronarius. — Mock orange or Syringa (South Europe). Height,. 

 6 to 10 feet. In bloom second week of June. Flowers, white, with a strong, sweet 

 odour.* A well known, popular shrnb. Tliere are several varieties, two of the most 

 ornamental being; the golden leaved and double flowered forms. 



Philadelphus grandiflorus speciosissimus. — This is a great improvement on Phila- 

 delphns grandiflorus, with larger, whiter, and more abundant flowers. It blooms in 

 the third week of June. It is a smaller shrub than P. grandiflorus. 



