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tive than that well-known sort. It is 

 also sjiid to be a better keeper, but I do 

 not find it to be any improvement in 

 this respect. Its flesh is lighter in color 

 than the Hubbard, and is of excellent 

 flavor, sweet and dry, and is a very de- 

 sirable variety. 



The Butman resembles the Hubbard 

 in size, but can be readily recqgnized 

 from all other sorts by its bright-green 

 color, being occasionally stri])ed with 

 white. It has a thick shell and cream- 

 colored flesh. Its flavor differs from all 

 other varieties and is dry and sweet. 



I'he Boston Marrow is veiy highly 

 esteemed by some, and is the most pop- 

 ular kind in the Boston markets. The 

 flesh is of a deep orange color, and is 

 finely flavored. — Chas. E. Parnell, in 

 American Garden. 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



The proper selection of the kinds of 

 shrubs best suited to the extent and 

 general character of our lawns is always 

 a matter of importance, and, even after 

 a judicious choice has been made, the 

 requirements of each kind should be 

 regarded in planting. To obtain suc- 

 cess, j>recaution must be taken as to 

 their adaptability to soil, and that the 

 more tender ones be placed in sheltered 

 positions. Shrubs may flourish and be 

 perfectly hardy on one spot, while but 

 a short distance off* they will prove a 

 failure. The soil must be thoroughly 

 drained and the wood well ripened, or 

 else tlie shrubs will not stand the winter. 

 The Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society during the past year devoted 

 several meetings to the discussion of 

 this in»i)ortant subject, and the list be- 

 low comprises the species most highly 

 recommended by members of the So- 

 oiety. 



Hydrangea paniculata grandijlora, 

 though introduced here over a quarter 

 of a century ago, and one of our most 



beautiful and desirable shrubs, has not 

 been cultivated to any extent until a 

 few years ago. The plant is perfectly 

 hardy, and requires no care other than 

 that bestowed upon our finer varieties 



Hydrangea Paniculata Flower-Spike. 



of flowering shrubs. Hydrangea pani- 

 culata, of which grandiflora is a variety, 

 has a finer foliage, is more graceful, and 

 quite as hardy. Whether grown singly 

 or in groups, the Hydrangea represents 

 all that is grandest in a shrub, as Exo- 

 choida ./randi/lora does all that is most 

 beautiful. To these may be added a 

 third. 



Viburnum plicatum, introduced into 

 this country some thirty years ago, and, 

 though neglected at that time, has re- 

 cently taken its place among our hand- 

 somest shrubs. It resembles the com- 

 mon Snowball, but is much more 

 delicate. It produces large trusses of 

 pure white flowei-s in great profusion. 

 The trusses are very compact and the 

 individual flowei'S have great substance. 

 It is not as common as the Hydrangea, 

 being of slower growth and more diffi- 

 cult to propagate. 



