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two in every group, and wherever you can finda place for one. Their gor- 
geous blossoms are a joy, and you cannot have too many. 
On the east side of a groupof evergreens, the Purple Fringe does well. 
Tt is just the right protection. Where an ornamental hedge can be used 
the Purple-leaved Berberry is good. It should be in the sun however, as 
in the shade the leaves do not color well. On the drive to the barn, plant 
a row of Sumach. Their odd growth is interesting, and the foliage colors 
up beautifully in the fall, which, together with the fruit, make it very 
handsome. Ina shady, moists oil, the Red-fruited Elder grows well, and 
when the red berries are on,it is a flame of fire. The High Bush Cranberry 
with its beautiful red fruit, and the Strawberry Tree with its odd berries 
are very desirable and should be freely planted. If you want a shrub that 
grows easily to hide an unsightly place, plant Spirea Sorbifolia. It has a 
beautiful foliage and the blossoms are pretty. Of course, the sweet 
Syringa with its fragrant orange blossom you will want near your bed- 
room window, and near by it put the Weigelia Rosea. Then keep watch for 
the humming birds, and see them fill themselves almost to intoxication 
on the sweets of the flowers until they are quite tame, and will almost 
forget to fly when they see you looking at them. The Tartarian Honey- 
suckles should be made a great deal of. ‘They are vigorous, hardy and 
ornamental. They can be trimmed into an archway over one of the gates 
with pretty effect, and so it is with all the varieties I have mentioned. 
Each has its own peculiar charm. Do not plant them too close together. 
The larger growing kinds like the Honeysuckle, Lilac, Snowball, etc., need 
ten or twelve feet of room, except when used for hedges; the smaller kinds 
six or eight feet. Plant as you would anything else, in good soil, and give 
good cultivation. Prune after they are done blossoming. New growth 
will then start out and make wood for the next year’s blossoms. Late 
flowering varieties can be pruned early in the spring. Cut out any super- 
fluous and dead limbs, head them back a little to stimulate a new growth, 
spade around them every year, and mulch with green grass. If the soil is 
poor, manure them. You can wellafford to follow up this line of 
ornamentation for it brings sure and permanent returns, and while the 
rose may rival them for sweetness, they have the stability of the oak. 
QUESTION BOX. 
The following question was then read by the secretary: 
1. ‘*Prof. Green says that the privet is not hardy and Mr. 
Dartt in his last report, says itis hardy. Who is right?” 
Prof. Green: Ido not think that I ever put myself on record 
as saying that the privet was not hardy. Still, if anybody 
should ask me if the privet was hardy, I would say that it was 
not. There isa Polish privet that has proved itself hardy. It 
is the Polish privet that I got from Professor Budd. 
2. ‘Is the common privet more hardy than the California 
privet?” 
Prof. Green: Yes, it is hardier than either the California or 
Chinese privet. Neither of them are of much account here. 
