DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 109 



Its leaves shine \^ith a rich red light in the western sun 

 of autumn, making what some think is perhaps the best 

 effect of its kind to be seen on the lawn. The large, 

 fine white flowers come in July, and until winter the 

 foliage is a shiny green. In association, the andromeda 

 arborea looks well with azaleas, kalmias, and several 

 other kinds of andromedas, although it grows larger than 

 any of them. Noteworthy among the other kinds of 

 andromedas are catesbii and floribunda, all smaller in size 

 and earlier blooming than arborea. 



One of the most charming families for any lawn, 

 provided it has a suitable place for its growth, is the 

 hardy azalea of our American woods. Azaleas should 

 be set on a hillside, or in a ravine, where a natural wood- 

 land effect can be contrived by backing up and framing 

 the plantation with plenty of large trees and shrubs. 

 With the masses of azaleas (and they should be disposed 

 together in large quantities by themselves) will naturally 

 grow American shrubs like callicarpa, ceanothus, clethra 

 alnifolia, rhodora canadensis, and itea \irginica. Foli- 

 age and flowers are all fine on these shrubs, and the color- 

 ing in autumn on several of them is especially rich. 



In spring the earliest positively glowing effect of 

 flowers is found on the closely set, bright-red blossoms 

 which come on the Japanese quince (cydonia japonica). 

 The picturesqueness of the foliage of this shrub adds 

 beauty to its appearance, because it acts as a foil to 

 the numerous flowers, but disease sometimes assails it 

 badly, and it certainly does not thrive as well in all kinds 

 of soil as some other shrubs. 



Spring's most characteristic and entirely satisfactory 

 shrub is the white-flowering dogwood (cornus florida). 

 For flower, foliage, and picturesqueness of outline there 



