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blooming shrubs, introducecl from China and Japan, and like many 

 other plants from those countries, seem perfectly at home here. 

 They are profuse bloomers, with white flowers, very fragrant, 

 opening in May and June. 



Enanymus Amencanus (Burning Bush), so called not from its 

 inconspicuous purple flowers, but from the profusion of scarlet 

 fruit or berries which hang upon the branches into winter. It 

 grows eight to ten feet high, and has fresh and rather ornamental 

 foliage. There is also a European variety. 



Forsytlda viridissima (Green Forsythia), so called from lis, 

 deep green bark, is one of the very early flowering shrubs, bloom- 

 ing in April. Flowers bright yellow and very profuse. Should 

 be transplanted in early spring or in autumn. 



Hibiscus Syriaciis (Altiiea, or Rose of Sharon), is a common 

 flowering shru]>, not perfectly hardy north of Massachusetts. 

 Being a late bloomer, it comes in well when there is a scarcity of 

 other flowers, and the holhdiock-shaped bloom, together with the 

 regular haiidsome growing head, make it a desirable showy shrub, 

 of easy culture, growing readily from cuttings, and is frequently 

 used for screens or hedges. There are many varieties, single and 

 double, wdiite, red striped and pheasant eye. 



Hydrangea hortensis, or changea])le Hydrangea, is not perfectly 

 hardy, even in this latitude ; hut is so showy a plant that it well 

 repays putting a little straw or evergreen boughs about it in win- 

 ter. It is a low-growing shrub, with broad leaves, and the large 

 clusters of flowers are nearly white, Avhen they first open in July, 

 changing successively to a rose, pink and violet color, extending 

 into August. The H. quercifolia is more hardy, bearing spikes of 

 light colored flowers. 



Junijierus suecica (Swedish) and Hihernica (Irish), are desirable 

 evergreen shrubs, or dwarf trees, suited for planting near the 

 dwelling. There are many other sorts which the amateur will 

 plant out, but these are both hardy and of good habit. We pre- 

 fer the Irish Juniper, though both assume a handsome cone like 

 form, and may be sheared to fantastic shapes. They do best set 

 out in May. 



Kalmia latifoUa (High Laurel), which all admire so much in its 

 wild state, is well deserving a place among the shrubbery. It 

 would be more common but for the difiiculty of transplanting. 

 Besides its unique saucer-shaped flowers of a light pink color, 

 borne in clusters, the plant is a In'oad-leaved evergreen. It does 



