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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



they are more formidable than all in- 

 sects taken together, in their attacks 

 on cherries, strawberries, blackberries, 

 and often on early pears and peaches. 



Currants are easily protected from 

 the currant worms by dusting or spray- 

 ing with white hellebore, but the opera- 

 tion must never be deferred till next 

 day after they are first seen ; the same 

 remedy protects gooseberries. 



Nearly all these remedies, if promptly, 

 intelligently and unremitting applied, 

 answer their intended purposes well, 

 and do not require so much labor as the 

 proper cultivation of the soil. The pre- 

 ceding are the principal enemies of the 

 fruit crop, although a number of others 

 of less importance might be named. — 

 Country Gentleman. 



SUMMER AND AUTUMN BLOOMING 

 SHRUBS. 

 The great majority of ornamental 

 shrubs produce their flowers in spring, 

 and we often see collections all aglow 

 in the early months, that show nothing 

 but foliage for the rest of the year. 

 With proper care in selection, the 

 shrubbery may be made attractive at 

 all seasons. In choosing shrubs for 

 planting, regard should be had not only 

 to flowers, but to fruit, as some are 

 more ornamental in fruit than in flower. 

 Of the late blooming shrubs, none are 

 more desirable than the Japanese Eyd- 

 ranyea paniculata grandiflora. This 

 produces at the end of each stem a large 

 pyramidal cluster of flowers ; these are 

 at first, pure white, gradually becoming 

 pinkish, the color deepening, until frost 

 comes. By pruning this shrub severely 

 the panicles may be produced of enor- 

 mous size, so large as to require a stake 

 for support. It is perfectly hardy, and 

 one of the most valuable introductions 

 of late years. A capital subject for 

 the lawn is the Small Buckeye, {^s- 

 cuius parvijiora,) of the Southern States. 



It forms a round headed, dense clump, . 

 with many stems, and in July and Au- 

 gust is covered with panicles of white 

 flowers, forming a most beautiful object. 

 The old Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus Syri- 

 acus, (called in the old catalogues Al- 

 tkcea/rutex), is a most desirable shrub. 

 It has been much improved of late 

 years, and the best nurseries now oflTer 

 both double and single varieties, in 

 color from white to deep purple. As 

 these bloom in August and September, 

 when few others are in flower, they are 

 most valuable shrubs. They need a close 

 pruning each year, otherwise they will 

 grow very straggling. 



Among shrubs valuable for their 

 showy fruit, the different species of 

 Euo7iymus, or Burning-bush, are desir- 

 able. The native E. atropurpureus, 

 or " Wahoo," is excellent, but our favor- 

 ite is E. lati/olius, the " Broad-leaved 

 Burning Bush," from Central Europe. 

 This is as yet rather scarce, but would 

 be propagated more generally, were its 

 merits known. In selecting shrubs for 

 their autumn effect the old "Smoke- 

 tree," often called Purple Fringe (Rhus 

 Cotinus), the " Wig- tree" of England, 

 should not be forgotten, as it is 

 perfectly hardy and very showy. 

 Among climbers, the Japanese Halls' 

 Honeysuckle (Loiiicera Halliana, is a 

 most valuable introduction. It blooms, 

 and kee{)S blooming, and never tires. 

 Our native Trumpet-Creeper {Tecoma 

 radicans), and its oriental brother {T. 

 grandiflora, ) are valuable for their rapid 

 growth, and their abundance of trumpet- 

 shaped, orange-scarlet flowei's, produc- 

 ed from July to October. Some of the 

 improved varieties of Clematis are late 

 bloomers, and our native Virgin's Bow- 

 er (C. Virginian' I) gives a wealth of 

 white flowers in August, and its clus- 

 ters of fruit are beautiful later. 

 Among the vines, ornamental for their 

 fruit, the Roxbury Wax Work {Celas- 

 trus scandens) should not be over-look- 



