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and worthy in many cases of better treatment. A 

 beautiful little dwarf shrub is P. triloba fl. pi., with 

 large blush flowers, changing with age to pure white. 

 It is worth almost any consideration to secure a small 

 representative collection of this family for our gardens. 

 P. pissardi. 



Pyrus (Cydoma) Japonica. A well-known shrub, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of vivid scarlet blossoms over an 

 extended period. The fruit, which appears in autumn, 

 is of considerable size. A variety alba, with white 

 flowers, should also be grown. 



Philadelphus. Mock Orange. Well-known old- 

 fashioned shrubs, the syringa of the cottage gardens. 

 They deserve an open, sunny position, when they will 

 form really handsome bushes, covered with a wealth 

 of sweetly scented blossoms. P. coronarius is the common 

 variety, and in the same section we have aureus with 

 golden leaves ; primulaflorus with double white flowers ; 

 and nanus, a dwarf form, which, however, is a shy 

 bloomer. P. grandiflorus has much finer flowers than 

 coronarius, and is but slightly scented, an advantage 

 when the branches are used for indoor decoration, the 

 common form being almost too powerful in a room. 

 P. microphyllus is an excellent dwarf variety, forming a 

 compact bush about 3 feet high. 



Viburnum. Guelder Rose. The beautiful snowball- 

 like flowers of this shrub are extremely ornamental, and 

 it deserves a worthy place in the garden. Sterile, the 

 cultivated form of the native V. opulus, grows to a good 

 height, and may be planted well back in the mixed 

 shrubbery. V.plicatum is somewhat different in habit, 

 producing continuous sprays of large, white blossoms. 



Stuartia. A deciduous shrub bearing flowers some- 

 thing like the Camellia. S. pseudo-Camellia has creamy- 

 white blossoms with yellow stamens. S. virginica 

 forms a handsome bush, the flowers the same colour 



