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am myself, and cau do it better justice, or can perliaps give us some remedies that 

 will enable us to avoid, I will close. 



George P. Peffei{, 



Pewaukee, Wis. 

 Mr, Gihbs offered a resolution thanking Mr. Peffer for his valuable 

 paper, and requesting him to continue his observations and report at 

 next meeting which was adopted. 

 Mrs. YanCleve read the followin'^ paper on 



SHRUBS. 



In Colorado, last summer, I noticed many beautiful shrubs quite new to me 

 growing among the canons and on the mountain sides, and in many highly orna- 

 mented grounds. These shrubs, transplanted, or left where nature placed them, and 

 carefully cultivated, occupied a very prominent place. The flowering raspberry' 

 completely covered with large snow-white blo.s.soms, is very beautiful, the flower- 

 ing season is long, and is succeeded by the fruit, similar to the ordinary raspberry in 

 appearance, but more like the mulberr}- in taste, not considered valuable as a fruit, 

 but verj' pretty. The foliage is dense, and the leaf beautifully shaped; it is hardy 

 aud of rapid growth. A landscape gardener told me he had planted the seed at 

 his home in Wisconsin, and it had grown nearly two feet the first season. He 

 thought it could be raised easily in Minnesota and would stand our winters with very 

 little protection. Then there is a bush there which bears a fruit something like 

 our sumach in taste. It is called the "lemonade berry," the leaves are very bright 

 and glossy, prettily shaped and very full; the bright red berries in small clusters 

 ornament it till late in the fall. The silver cedar found there is the prettiest of 

 evergreens. It would, without doubt, thrive in our climate, and iis silver frosted 

 leaves aud berries would contrast beautifully. with the dark green arbor vitte and 

 other permanent shrubs so much in vogue with us. 



There are many other shrubs native to that locality which are hardy as well as 

 ornamental, and seeing these native products so highly appreciated there, brought 

 to my mind many pretty plants growing in our own woods which might be used 

 to advantage in the decoration of our lawns and our door-^^ards. There is the 

 cranberry tree ( Viburnum opulus) or bearing snow-ball; erroneously called the high 

 bush cranberry, with its darkly veined leaves, its red stems and its beautiful fruit, 

 far excelling, in richness of flavor, as a sweetmeat, many kinds of imported fruit 

 for which we pay lil)erally; the dogwood, too, whose crimson flower stems, even 

 in the autumn and winter, are so ornamental and make such pretty additions to 

 winter bouquets ; the prickly ash, whose prettj^ leaves and dark red berries are so 

 highly pungent and aromatic. And many other perfectly hardy shrubs might be 

 named, which would add more to the real beauty of cultivated grounds than num- 

 erous plants which we procure at great coat, and care for with trembling uncer- 

 tainty as to results. 



All who have visited Manitou Springs, Colorado, must have been impressed with 

 the beauty of Dr. Bell's place, just at the entrance to the town, but all may not 

 have realized that much of this beautiful effect is produced by the elegant shrub- 

 bery which embosoms this lovely English home. 



A circular clump of shrubs, just where nature placed them, carefully protected 



