Ornamental Shrubs, Vines, Etc. 



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in northern New England. Some of the best varieties for 

 general planting are Album elegans, Everestianum, Superha 

 elegans, Roseum elegans, Speciosa, etc. 



Andromeda (Andromeda florihunda). — A very pretty 

 shrub, producing an abundance of white flowers in the 



Fig. 144. — Rhododendron Prepared for Shipment. 



early spring. Requires much the same treatment as the 

 rhododendron. 



Climbing Shrubs or Vines 



Without climbing vines many beautiful homes would 

 present a sad and unprotected picture during our hot sum- 

 mers. They grow quickly, cover pergolas, verandas, por- 

 ticoes, porches, arbors, walls, fences, well curbs, etc., "with a 



