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DISCUSSION. 



President Green : If there are any questions you would 

 like to ask on this subject, write them out and they will be 

 taken care of in the question box. 



Mr. Harrison : I want to say with regard to this last sub- 

 ject that we have several different climates in Nebraska and 

 the parks are sheltered in Omaha, and as to the yellow white 

 Verffilia lutia it mav be satisfactorv in Omaha, but it is not 

 satisfactory in York and further West; the Tulip is not satis- 

 factory in this climate except in sheltered localities; the 

 Magnolia is rather doubtful, and if you move west the Hem- 

 lock must have shelter from the afternoon sun. 



President Green: Our next subject is Ornamental Shrubs 

 and Plants, by Mr. W. H. Dunman, of Lincoln. 



(Mr. Dunman read his paper which is as follows:) 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS AND PLANTS. 



BY W. H. DUNMAN^ LANDSCAPE GARDENER^ UNIVERSITY OF 



NEBRASKA, 



In preparing this list of ornamental shrubs and plants, 

 I have endeavored to name only such varieties, with one or 

 two exceptions, that have been planted on the University 

 Farm campus, and are adapted to our variable climatic 

 conditions. 



The spirea family is first on my list on account of their 

 delicacy and exquisite beauty. They are the earliest shrubs 

 to bloom in the spring, continuing till late summer. They 

 should be divided into two classes, spring and summer flow- 

 ering. Spirea Van Houteii is universally acknowledged to 

 be the best for freedom of bloom and beauty of form. This 

 shrub is often mutilated by pruning its lower branches to 

 make room for the lawn mower. Spirea prunifolia, or bridal 

 wreath with its small double white flowers is verv effective. 



