132 Ornamental Shrubs. 



especially in planting rockeries, for which it serves an 

 excellent purpose and is highly prized. For some reason 

 it is scarcely known in American gardens, but should no 

 longer be overlooked, especially for rockwork. 



6". lindleyana differs from most of the species in having 

 pinnate foliage, with from nine to twenty-one leaflets, 

 nearly or quite sessile, ovate-lanceolate and sharply ser- 

 rated. It comes from the Himalayas, and blossoms in 

 September, the flowers being white, very large, and dis- 

 posed in panicles at the ends of the branches. It is a 

 distinct addition to the fall bloomers, and so can be used 

 to advantage. It rises from four to six feet. It is counted 

 hardy, though in some latitudes it freezes to the ground, 

 but makes growth enough during the summer following 

 to permit it to be as floriferous as though its stem and 

 branches had withstood the wintry blasts unscathed. In 

 fact, the young foliage is more vigorous and showy than 

 when produced on the last year's growth. S. sorbifolia is 

 another form with pinnate leaves, and sessile leaflets lance- 

 olate and doubly as well as sharply serrated. It, too, has 

 large white flowers in terminal panicles, but they appear 

 in July and August, a month earlier than the preceding. 

 It is a native of Siberia. 



S. arguta is a more recent introduction from Japan, and 

 is closely related to the thunbergii of the same country. 

 It grows about three feet in height, with numerous slen- 

 der branches, forming a rather open head with small, deep 

 green leaves. The flowers are small, pearly white, and in 

 such abundance as to envelop the whole bush. These 

 break out in very early spring, appearing in April or May, 



