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Red spiders are very destructive little pests when once they get 

 started, but a thorough syringing every day will keep the plants 

 free from this insect. 



President Elliot, then read the following paper: 



DESIRABLE SHRUBS, PLANTS AND BULBS FOR LAWN 



DECORATION. 



By Gust Malmquist, Minneapolis. 



I hardly feel able to properly write on this subject, not having 

 been a resident of this state so many years, that I can fully judge 

 from personal experience as to the hardiness of all the plants I 

 would like to mention; but coming from a clime that in many re- 

 spects does not materially differ from this one — I mean Sweden — 

 I have had opportunity to compare a good many species grown 

 here and in Sweden, and think I am qualified in claiming that al- 

 most anything in the line of shrubs and plants we could success- 

 fully grow there, would do equally well here. 



The most serious trouble we have to contend with here, is not 

 the cold winter, but it is the open winter, with its continually freez- 

 ing and thawing that does the damage. For that reason, it pays 

 well to protect a little, even such plants as are considered hardy. 



Then we have a good many half-hardy shrubs and plants which 

 with very little attention will greatly repay the grower for his 

 trouble. 



SHRUBS. 



Amelanchier Botryapium and A. vulgaris are both deserving 

 of a place. 



Amelanchier nana and A. campestris are both a little tend- 

 er, but if planted in sheltered places will need no protection. 



Aralia Manshurica, {Angelica tree) will freeze down unless 

 protected, but will sprout from the roots again. It is a plant of a 

 very striking appearance and should be used more. 



Beroeris Canadensis, B. buxifolia, B. microphylla, B. serraia^ 



B. vulgaris, B. purpurea and B. Thunbergii, will sometimes top- 

 freeze a little, but are valuable for shrubberies. 



Caragana. C. altagana, C. arborescens, C. grandifiora and 



C. nana, should be cultivated, and as they are Siberian kinds they 

 are certainly hardy ; C. arborescens, pendula, and C. pygmea, form 

 fine weeping trees when grafted on arborescens, Propagated 

 easily from seeds. 



Cornus, (Dogwood) alba, C. Siberica and C. Mascula are perfect- 

 ly hardy and their red bark looks bright in Winter time. Their 

 sub-species Mascula and Siberica variegata with their silver vari- 

 egated leaves are some of our most striking shrubs. 



Corylns (Filbert) avellana, airopurpurea, is a little tender but 

 has a very contrasting foliage. 



Cydonia (Quince) Japonicais tender but when protected will 

 flower well. 



