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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Hypericum elatum : An erect grow- 

 ing, much branched species, with pecu- 

 liar yellow flowers, with yellow styles 

 longer than the stamens. 



Hypericum androsmmum : Of ori- 

 ental origin, known in Europe as 

 " Sweet Amber." Its foliage has pecu- 

 liar glandular dots. Flowers from 

 July to September in terminal clustered 

 cymes of bright yellow flowers. 



All of the shrubby St John's-worts 

 are propagated by base cuttings start- 

 ing from the crown. 



Cornus stricta variegatus : This seems 

 to do better with us than the C varie- 

 gatus of the Eastern nurseries, and its 

 foliage is brighter and its leaf contrasts 

 of pure white and varied shades of green 

 are more striking 



Cornus alba Sibirica : A pretty 

 shrub with bright red shoots, fine 

 plicated foliage, and a profuse show of 

 white flowers in June. Propagated 

 by ripe wood cuttings. 



Frunus padus aucubcefolia : In the 

 notes on the ornamental varieties of the 

 Prunus this was overlooked. In our 

 climate it is by far the finest thing we 

 have in the way of shrubs with ornam- 

 ental foliage. Visitors note it from 

 afar and have only woi'ds of praise. 

 The form Irom Centi-al Russia has larg- 

 er, thicker and more perfectly mottled 

 foliage than the one common in Eastei-n 

 nurseries. 



Gytisus capitatus : The northern 

 forms of what in England is known as 

 the " Broom" are perfectly at home with 

 us. The " headed flowered Cytisus" is a 

 peculiar hairy species with yellow 

 flowers in July in dense terminal heads. 

 The foliage is in triplets, and looks 

 much like tliat of the red clover, very 

 pretty on small lawns, not often grow- 

 ing over two feet in height. 



Gytisus purpurea : Also a small 

 shrub with 3-foliate leaves. Flowers 

 in pairs ; varied in color from rosy 



purple to white in the varieties. Pro- 

 pagated by base cuttings. 



Potentilla fruticosa humulus : A very 

 low grower with five-foliate clover-like 

 leaves, and bright yellow flowers in 

 July, very pretty for low borders. 

 Potentilla fruticosa is much the same, 

 but more erect in habit. 



Potentilla SalesovU : From Siberia. 

 Pinnately cut leaves, thick and leathery. 

 Flowers yellow, numerous, and pretty. 

 A very desirable low-growing shi-ub 

 that will attract much attention. 



Euonymus nanus : A vexy low form 

 of the "Burning bush" from the Altai 

 Mountains in Siberia. The foliage^ 

 flowers, and scarlet fruits are pretty, 

 and it should have a place in border 

 planting. 



Daphne Altaica : The shrubby Daph- 

 nes grown in the milder climate of the 

 Eastern States, are tender with us, but 

 fortunately the finest of the family I 

 have seen is from the foothills of the 

 Altai mountains in Siberia, and is per- 

 fectly hardy with us. The foliage is 

 thick, glabrous, silvery, and in all re- 

 spects pleasing. The flowers are in ter- 

 minal umbels in fives, are pure white, 

 and decidedly more showy than any of 

 the genus grown in the open aii*. 

 Propagated by ripe wood cuttings. 



Ligustrura vulgare : The English, 

 French, and West German forms of 

 the " Privet" have not thriven in our 

 prairie soil and climate. As introduced 

 from Poland and Siberia it seems per- 

 fectly hardy and the foliage endures 

 our summer heat and aridity with un- 

 impaired beauty. For ornamental 

 hedges, and for hiding undesirable 

 vievvs or objects it is unequaled, as its 

 foliage so nearly ap})roaches the myrtle. 

 It produces great crops of dark purple 

 berries which hang well into the winter 

 unless taken by the birds. Grows 

 readily from the seed or cuttings. — 

 Prairie Farmer. 



