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Norway Spruce. Not very desirable. ' 



White Spruce. Does^not grow very thriftily. ; 



Douglas Spruce. Does well when established. j 



Engelmanii Spruce. One of the best. 1 



Colorado Blue and Green Spruce. Very desirable. j 



Concolor. One of our best ornamental conifers. Does well. t 



European Larch. Does well and might be planted more largely with 

 advantage. ; 



Of Shrubbery introduced, we have the Snowball. Very reliable and ; 



grows thriftily. . i 



Lilacs are also a good shrub for quick blooming. The Persian variety ; 



is preferable. ; 



Mock Orange. Mostly a very tall growing and hardy shrub. 



High-bush Cranberry. Hardy. Has a profusion of red berries. 



Hardy Hydrangia. A reliable medium-sized shrub. Desirable, with i 



large blossoms. 



Tartarian Honeysuckle. A good tall-growing shrub. Pink and white 

 variety. 



Japan Quince. Desirable. Hardy when established. Red and white : 



varieties. ^ 



Forsythia, or Golden Bell. Yellow bloom in early spring. { 



Weigelia. Good shrub. Reliable as to hardiness. Pink and red. ' 



Tamarix. Useful, graceful shrub. Sometimes killed back, but comes ■ 



out again. Quick growing. ; 



Spireas, Van Houtii, Sorbifolia, Thunbergii, Prunifolia, Bumalda and ! 



Anthony Waterer do well here and are very desirable. . ; 



Dogwoods, with the exception of Cornus Florida, do well with us. ; 



Eucordia, a Japanese shrub. Tall growing, with white flowers. Do j 



well here. t 



Althea or Rose of Sharon. Do fairly v/ell if sheltered. ; 



Berberis. Purple-leaved, Vulgaris and Thunbergii do well. ■ 



St. John's "Wort is not very desirable. i 



Sephandra Flexulosa is klled back. , 



Smoke Bush does well in some locations. 



Of vines introduced, we have the following: Matrimony, Honeysuckle, 

 Wistaria, Clematis, and Trumpet Vine, all of which do well. Ampelop- ; 



sis Vetchii, or Boston Ivy, of late years seems to be getting better ac- ■ 



climated. ■ 



These trees, shrubs and vines enumerated we have tested. Others j 



we are experimenting with, and have in nurseries for that purpose. ' 



A Member: I would like to say in regard to the Norway Spruce, that i 



around the Hall county court house I planted about a hundred of them ; 



and they are all growing but about three or four. i 



Mr. Adams: In five or six years they will begin to go back. i 



The President: Now if there are any of you here this morning who 



are not members of our society, we want you to sign up right away. 



