14 Ornamental Shrubs. 



C. occidentalis is a native of the Pacific coast, and 

 more especially of California, where it grows to a greater 

 size than either of the preceding and is often found 

 nearly or quite twelve feet high. It is there known as the 

 sweet-scented shrub, as in fragrance it is much the same 

 as C. floridus. The foliage is composed of larger leaves, 

 and the flowers are also of greater proportions, being some 

 three inches in diameter and of a deep crimson color. It 

 proves the most showy of all the species and a most 

 desirable plant for garden use. 



EXOCHORDA Pearl Bush. 



r i ^HIS is a genus of but a few species belonging to 

 I the Rosacece and closely related to the spiraeas. It 

 Jl is a native of China and has long been known, 

 though not brought into general cultivation until more re- 

 cently. Its popular name comes from the fact that it is a 

 free bloomer, the flowers being pearly-white, and covering 

 the entire bush. It endures the New 

 England climate, though in the North 

 it usually grows but eight or ten feet, 

 while in the South it often becomes 

 a shrub or tree of twice these propor- 

 tions. Most of the specimens to be 

 found in parks and gardens do not ap- 

 pear at their best, except in the flower- 

 ing season, as they are permitted to 



EXOCHORDA GRANDIFLORA. * 



grow without proper pruning. The 

 exochorda is not seen to advantage when out of bloom, un- 

 less it is kept in the form of a compact bush. Left to itself 



