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is another variety of shrubs that is tender till it gets estab- 

 lished. The variety, Eva llathke, for its profuse bloom and 

 long blooming period, should be planted. 



The viburnums are a remarkable group of ornamental 

 shrubs and should be more widely grown. Hardy in growth, 

 excellent in foliage which in fall changes to purple and later 

 to red. The white flowers are borne in clusters, followed 

 by panicles of fruit which cling to the bush during most of 

 the winter. Viburnum sterile is an old garden favorite and 

 very ornamental with its globes of white flowers which appear 

 about Decoration Day, making it valuable commercially for 

 decorating. Viburnum opulis (high bush cranberry), with 

 its scarlet fruit, makes it one of the best for general planting. 

 Puxnifolium (black haw), a tall native shrub with black 

 fruit, and Dentatum with its dark green foliage, are very 

 good. Rhodotypus kerrioides, a shrub from Japan with its 

 beautiful foliage, white flowers, and black berries, is quite 

 hardy and satisfactory. 



Euonymus atropurpureus, or Wahoo, a native, is good 

 for planting in the background. Euonymus alatus, Euro- 

 poeus, and Radicans variegata are barely holding their own, 

 There is nothing to equal Berberis thumbergii for a low orna" 

 mental hedge,with its crimson leaves and bright red fruit 

 in autumn. The purple leaved barberry or Vulgaris atropur^ 

 purea is a stronger grower and very useful for foliate effects. 

 Caragana arborescens (Siberian pea tree) is distinct from 

 other shrubs with its yellow blossoms and acacia-like foliage. 

 Chionauthus Virginia (white fringe) is very attractive all 

 summer with its fringe-like blossoms. When planted as a 

 screen for out-buildings or unsightly places no better shrub 

 can be found than Tamarisk amurensis with its feathery 

 foliage and pink flowers lasting from July to September. It 

 is not harmed by freezing back since the young shoots are 

 better than the old ones. 



The syringas or lilacs should not be overlooked. Vul- 

 garis, the purple, and Alba, the white, varieties are old- 

 fashioned kinds, but are still worthy of a place for orna- 



