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plants for forcing in water. All sorts of currants are likely to be 

 successful, even including the common black currant of our gardens. 

 The dogwoods, especially the cornelian cherry, should not be over- 

 looked. The fruit trees, such as apples, plums, cherries, and pears, 

 may all be forced though they respond slowly and require several 

 weeks' time and much patience. The lilacs do not seem to respond 

 easily to forcing in water, nor do the magnolias. There are many 

 common sorts of shrubs, some of which are listed below, which will 

 provide flowers or catkins. 



In general, those woody plants which flower first in the spring are 

 the ones easiest to force in water. Those which require a longer period 

 to develop flowers from the buds are not forced successfully. 



LIST OF SHRUBS FOR FORCING IN WATER IN EARLY 



SPRING 



Generally speaking, flowers of all early-blooming shrubs, flowering 

 upon wood of previous season, can be forced. The branches may be 

 cut any time after January; but the best results are obtained when 

 the branches are cut after the sap begins to run. Place the branches 

 in water and spray tops several times daily to force bloom. 



Amelanchier (white and pink) 



Shad-bush 

 Caragana frutescens (yellow) 



Siberian Pea Shrub 

 Cents canadensis' (pink) 



Red-bud 

 Chaenomeles japonica (pink and red) 



Japanese Quince 

 Colutea arhorescens (light yellow) 



Bladder Senna 

 Cornus mas (light yellow) 



Cornelian Cherry 

 Corylus americana (brown) 



Hazelnut 

 Deutzia gracilis (white) 



Slender Deutzia 

 Forsythia (all sorts) (yellow) 



Golden Bell 



Kerria japonica (yellow) 



Globe-flower 

 Lonicera fragrantissima (pink and white) 



Early Fragrant Honeysuckle 

 Philadelphus (all sorts) (white) 



Mock Orange 

 Prunus cerasus (pink) 



Flowering Cherry 

 Prunus triloba (pink) 



Flowering Plum 

 Pyrus halliana parkmani 



Parkman's Crab 

 Ribes aureum (yellow) 



Flowering Currant 

 Salix caprea (grey) 



Goat Willow 

 Spiraea arguta (very fine) (white) 



Hybrid Snow Garland 



