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large cordate leaves and very attractive flowers. V.pubescens 

 is a low, spreading shrub with very showy flowers and 

 ovate-oblong, downy leaves. The wayfaring-tree ( V. Lan- 

 tana) is a very attractive shrub with large handsome leaves. 

 It is commonly used in shrubberies. The sheepberry 

 ( V. Lentago) is another desirable and attractive shrub, ten 

 or fifteen feet high, with glossy leaves and broad, flat cymes 

 of flowers. All grow best in comparatively rich soil. They 

 are excellent for shrubberies, and the finer forms are also 

 very desirable for specimens on the lawn. 



Elder, Sambucus nigra. A very large shrub or 

 bushy tree with large, pinnate leaves, stout branches, and 

 numerous flat cymes of yellowish-white flowers in summer. 

 The golden-leaved elder (8. n. aurea) is a very ornamental 

 foliage-plant with yellow leaves. Very robust and of 

 rapid growth, fine for large shrubberies in rich soil. Cana- 

 dian elder (8. Canadensis) is a much smaller, more spread- 

 ing plant. A neat and ornamental species is the Hart's 

 elder (8. racemosa) with ovate panicles of flowers followed 

 by scarlet fruit in autumn. All are available for large, leafy 

 shrubberies. 



THE HEATH FAMILY. 



Farkleberry, Vaccinium arboreum. A tall shrub 

 with glossy, oval leaves and numerous white flowers in 

 leafy racemes or from the axils of the leaves. Common in 

 open, rocky woods. The deerberry (V. stamineum) is a 

 small bushy shrub a couple of feet high, with oblong-lance- 

 olate or ovate leaves, and numerous axillary, greenish-white 

 flowers with long protruding stamens. These are fine for 



