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in spring, and requires but little prun- 

 ing at any time. 



Spirea Reevesii. — A fine plant for the 

 lawn. The bush, when in bloom, is 

 charming in the spring of the year, 

 when it is one mass of white. The 

 leaves are small, and the plant has a 

 half-drooping habit, which gives it a 

 graceful appearance. 



Spirea Thunbergia. — One of the most 

 graceful hardy plants we have. Pro- 

 duces small white flowera early in the 

 spring. The foliage is very small, and 

 the bush remains green until late in the 

 fall. 



Cydonia Japonica (Japan Quince). 

 — This is a very showy bush early in 

 the spring, when it is covered with its 

 bright scarlet blossoms. It bears clip- 

 ping, and can be kept in any desired 

 form ; it also makes a very nice hedge. 

 There is also a light colored variety, 

 which is fine when planted in contrast 

 with this. 



Deutzia Crenata. — This is one of the 

 best Deutzias. Flowers double, rose- 

 colored, and produced in great num- 

 bers. It blooms in June. The bush 

 grows four to six feet high, and will do 

 well in any soil. 



Deutzia Gracilis. — This is a more 

 dwarf-growing variety than the pre- 

 ceding. Flowers pure white, single. 

 A nice plant to force for winter flowers. 



Hibiscus Purpurea Pleno (Purple 

 Althea). — This well-known shrub 

 blooms in August. Altheas are fine 

 plants when well kept, and all that is 

 necessary to keep them in good condi- 

 tion is to clip them back every fall or 

 winter. This will not affect their bloom, 

 as they flower on the young wood. 

 There are several good varieties beside 

 the above, such as Double Rose, Car- 

 nation Striped, Double White, Varie- 

 gated Leaved, and several others. They 

 can be used as hedge plants or for ornar 

 menta. 



Syringa Vulgaris (the common pur- 

 ple Lilac). — A list of hardy shrubs 

 would hardly be complete without this 

 old favorite. There are several newer 

 varieties, but the old purple is as good 

 as any. It thrives in any soil, and the 

 plant requires no pruning — only an 

 occasional thinning out of surplus 

 shoots. 



Philadelphus Coronarius Nana 

 (Dwarf Mock Orange). — This is worthy 

 of a place in any lawn. The plant 

 blooms in late spring. The flowers are 

 pure waxy white and delightfully fra- 

 grant. The bush grows nice and com- 

 pact. 



Berberis Purpurea (Purple Barberry). 

 — This is a good plant for the lawn, and 

 it will also make a fine hedge. Its 

 flowers are yellow, produced in spring, 

 but its beauty is in the rich purple 

 foliage, which remains on the plant 

 until late in the fall. It should be 

 clipped every year in fall or winter. 



The above make a small collection of 

 hardy shrubs that will do well in any 

 soil that will grow grass, and can be 

 bought at a reasonable figure from any 

 good nurseryman. — Farm and Garden. 



Celery. — Celery is a vegetable which 

 apparently receives but little attention 

 from the public, and still the trade in this 

 article amounts annually to many thou- 

 sands of dollars. While many use it for 

 its medicinal qualities, its well-known 

 effect on the nervous system causing it to 

 be highly prized, others and by far the 

 majority of consumers consider it a luxury, 

 fit only for the wealthy. Few are aware 

 that fully one-third of the celery of com- 

 merce is thrown away as useless. All the 

 coarser parts — the outside stalks and the 

 greener portion of the stock — all, in fact, 

 that is unfit for the celery glass, can be 

 utilized by cutting into short pieces, cook- 

 ing and serving in precisely the same 

 manner as asparagus. All housekeepers 

 vho try it never alter waste any of their 

 celery. 



