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September and October with large white panicles of flowers that change 
into beautiful colors as they mature. Even the skeleton bunch which 
hangs onto the bush late into the winter is pretty. ; 
7. HONEYSUCKLE. (Lonicera Tartarica) or Tartarian Honeysuckle 
has pink fiowers with beautiful red berries. Itis a strong grower and 
very desirable. (ZL. var alba.) White Tartarian Honeysuckle. Similar in 
growth to the Tartarian; blossoms white with yellowish fruit. 
8. Linac (Syringa josikuea.) Fine in growth; dark, shining green 
leaves and purple flowers. (S. Persica) or Persian Lilac. <A very desirable 
free bloomer. |S. vulgaris,) common Purple Lilac. (S. var alba,) common 
White Lilac. The lilacs are too well known to need describing. Plant 
them freely and enjoy their fragrance. 
9. SuMACH (fhus cartinus.) Purple Fringe or Smoke Tree. It has 
a curious biossom that looks a little way off likesmoke. (&. glabra var 
coccinata.) Cut-leaved Sumach, odd in growth, with fern-like leaves; first 
discovered in Pennsylvania. 
10. SNOWBALL (Viburnum opulus var sterilis.) An old and favorite 
shrub with large globular clusters of white flowers. 
11. High BusH CRANBERRY (Viburnum opulus). Hardy and orna- 
mental. Its fruit hangs on the bushes well, and is very showy. 3 
11. SyRINGA: (Philadelphus.) A well-known and beautiful shrub with 
creamy white blossoms resembling the orange blossom. 
13. SPIREA or Meadow Sweet. These embrace a large number. Among 
the best of them are: 
S. Billardi, rose colored, a constant bloomer. 
S. Fortunii Alba, a dwarf white spirea, very pretty and in flower all 
summer. 
S. Douglassi, rose-colored. 
S. Reevsii, flora plena, fine double white. 
S. Sorbifolia, ash-leaved; long spikes of white flowers, vigorous. 
S. Prunifolia, a beautiful shrub from Japan, one of the best. 
14. STRAWBERRY TREE (Euonymous  atropurpureus) is a native 
shrub, exceedingly hardy,with beautiful and snowy fruit that remains on 
the bush into winter. . 
15. WEIGELIA. There is a large list of these beautiful shrubs, 
but I will only mention W. Rosea. It originated in China. It has fine 
rose colored flowers in great profusion in June. 
There are a great many varieties that could be added to this list, that 
would be successful, if they were protected by laying down and covering 
in the winter; and this is so easily done that when you have gotten used 
to it, you won’t mind it at all,but will be glad to do it for the additional 
beauty that will repay you the following season—but I am writing for the 
benefit of the farmer on the bleak prairie who wants things to thrive 
easily. 
How to plant and care for them. Asa rule I like grouping these shrubs. 
Put across and between the front and back yard, so as to hide the wood 
pile from the road, a row of Purple Lilacs. Then on the corner farthest 
from the house plant Honeysuckles, and in front of them some Syringas. 
The highest growing shrubs should form the back ground with the lower 
in front. In another corner of the yard plant Snowball and High Bush 
Cranberry, and in front put Hydrangeas. In fact, plant a Hydrangea or 
