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The Tamarisk is of later introduction, but 

 especially desirable for its long, slender ra- 

 cemes of pink flowers and very delicate light- 

 green foliage. 



The Sorrel Tree [Oxydeiidron arborea) is 

 a native of Virginia, etc., and forms a very 

 attractive object, either singly or in groups, 

 when its long, curving racemes of little white 

 bells are in perfection. 



The Magnolia furnishes us with a few 

 choice kinds that may be introduced into the 

 shrubbery. The Purple-flowering and Speci- 

 osa, with white bloom, are the most appro- 

 priate. Our native Red Bud, or Judas Tree, 

 if well headed in, is also available and exceed- 

 ingly showy. The Laburnum, or Golden 

 Chain, is greatly admired for its rich yellow 

 flowers ; but, unfortunately, it is occasionally 

 injured during winter. Two shrubs, of the 

 largest size, must always receive a prominent 

 position — the Mist Tree {Rhus cntinua) and 

 Fringe Tree { Chio riant hus Virgiiiica) the 

 former with purple, plume-like flowers and the 

 latter with feathery, snow-white bloom. 



The superb Stuartia of the South, succeeds 

 well in Pennsylvania and is really one of the 

 finest plants we have ever seen. Its large 

 creamy-white flowers are abundant and showy. 



We close this section with a group of small 

 trees that look well in the background, and 

 especially when placed in a compact mass — 

 the Double-flowering Peaches. The colors 

 are white, crimson, scarlet, purple, striped, 

 variegated, etc., and create a brilliant efi"ect 

 when in full bloom. At this period we wish 

 to have them directly in front of the dwelling ; 

 but as soon as the flowers fade away we are 

 just as anxious to have them out of sight until 

 the next season. 



The second class or medium-sized shrubs 

 embrace a few kinds that eventually grow 

 quite large ; but by an occasional pruning 

 they may be kept down to the required size. 

 The Rose, as a matter of course, must take 

 precedence in rank. But we cannot embrace 

 the entire family in this section, as several 

 divisions are rather dwarf in character. Here 

 may come in the most of the hybrid perpetu- 

 als and mosses, as well as the Noisettes, 



trained to stakes. The Rhododendrons are 

 almost without a parallel in point of useful- 

 ness. The foliage is attractive all the year 

 round ; and how shall we describe the gor- 

 geous coloring or beauty of the trusses of flow- 

 ers ? We have not the space here to go into 

 an elaborate description of this superb shrub, 

 but will merely add that the smallest place 

 should have a representative of this in a prom- 

 inent position. The Azalea comes next in 

 value, and is, in fact, very nearly allied. The 

 splendid Ghent hybrids are marvels of beauty. 



The Berberries are handsome in flower and 

 fruit ; and here must be classed the evergreen 

 members, known as 3Iahoina. The Clethra 

 and Ibea, two native shrubs, are lovely in 

 cultivation and well deserving our care. The 

 Dwarf Horse Chestnut is a spreading bush, 

 with long spikes of misty-white flowers. 



What florist does not know and appreciate 

 the beauty of the Japan Quince {Cydonia 

 Japonica), with its intense scarlet flowers? 

 The white, or rather blush-colored, is vastly 

 inferior. 



And the Deutzia, a species of recent intro- 

 duction, how showy when covered with its 

 complete mass of white bloom. The double 

 variety is esjiecially fine. We next have the 

 Wiegelas, also introduced of late years, and 

 now comprising a long list of names, some of 

 which are almost identical in color. We pre- 

 fer the old Rosea, with Rose-colored flowers ; 

 Grasneivegenii, a German variety, with very 

 deep-red blossoms ; and hortensis nivea, with 

 silvery-white flowers. The last we claim as 

 one of the finest shrubs in cultivation. 



The Forsythia, or Golden Bell, is truly the 

 harbinger of spring, a few warm days being 

 sufiicient to clothe it with a yellow dress. 



But now comes a real gem ; for, notwith- 

 standing the many attractive new forms given 

 to the Hydrangea, the newer paniculata gran- 

 dijlora exceeds them all, and most other 

 shrubs as well. 



The Spiraeas constitute a very valuable ge- 

 nus — the most desirable being Billardii, rose- 

 color ; cal/osa, pink ; prumfolia, double white ; 

 Reevesii and its double form, in white umbels; 

 and ulmifoha, with downy white bloom. 



