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ground; blossoms in Jmie and sometimes again later in 

 the summer. 



5 — Forsythia siispensa, Fortunei: weeping Forsythia or golden 

 bells; eight feet high; branches arching and tips touching 

 the grotmd; yellow bell-like flowers along every branch 

 and twig; blossoms before the leaves unfold in early spring; 

 attractive in foliage. 



6 — Spircea VanHouttei: VanHoutte's spirea; six to eight feet 

 high ; any soil ; slender arching branches ; dense round clusters 

 of tiny white flowers, burying the bush; blossoms in May 

 and June. 



7 — Rosa rugosa: Japanese rose; six feet high; any soil, in sun; 

 large single flowers, white (alba) or rose-colored (rosea); 

 blossoms abvmdantly, in June and on throughout the sum- 

 mer until late in the autumn; flowers followed by very 

 ornamental red hips or berries that persist all winter. 



8 — Hydrangea paniculata, grandiflora: great-panicled hydrangea; 

 might reach twenty feet in height but is usually kept back 

 by pruning, which helps to produce finer bloom; any well 

 drained soil, with plenty of moisture; enormous panicles 

 of white flowers ; blossoms in August and holds the clusters 

 until late autumn; color changes from white to pinkish 

 Hlac. 



n. OF ILL L!R. 



