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Ornamental Shrubs. 



and continue in succession for a long time. One of the 

 varieties, G. fortunei, is in some respects to be preferred, 



as it blooms somewhat 

 earlier, with equal pro- 

 fusion, and is of a 

 brighter and glossier 

 shade of green with 

 opposite leaves in 

 whorls. 



G. nitida is a native 

 of Sierra Leone, and 

 has white solitary flow- 



""' *' '" ers appearing later in 



GARDENIA FLORIDA. October and Novem- 



ber. The tube is narrow, seven-parted, and reflexed. 

 The foliage is oblong-lanceolate, glossy, and attractive at 

 all seasons of the year. It grows as a compact bush from 

 two to three feet high. The flowers of G. radicans are 

 salver-shaped, but in most other respects like others of its 

 class. They come forward among the first of the gardenias, 

 appearing in June. There are also several variegated 

 varieties in which the leaves are striped and spotted and 



very pretty. 



SPIRAEA. 



TH E spiraeas belong to the rose family, Rosacecz, and 

 are among our best-known and most popular 

 shrubs. The genus includes about fifty species, 

 with numerous well-marked varieties which are perpetuated 

 in cultivation, and some of which are greatly superior to 

 the originals. They are indigenous to Europe, Asia, and 



