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and currant (Ribes), in themselves sufficient to 

 make a garden of great variety; the several tama- 

 risks, some of which are great improvements on 

 the old; the French mulberry (Callicarpa), which 

 has an abundance of showy fruit, as well as grace- 

 ful growth; one or two good aralias, the old-fash- 

 ioned, sweet-scented shrub (Calycanthus) and half 

 a dozen worth-while St. John's worts (Hyperi- 

 cum). Privet, notably the new Japanese Ligustrum 

 Ibota, has fine white bloom, but the odor is rather 

 strong for the garden. 



Roses creep into the shrub category of conve- 

 nience, just as some of the trees do. The standard, 

 or tree, roses are serviceable only for formal layouts 

 and without professional care they are apt to be 

 more bother than they are worth. The best roses 

 to consider as shrubs are those that make big 

 bushes, such as the old-fashioned damask and Mad- 

 ame Plantier. Then there is the sweet brier; noth- 

 ing is fairer than the type, but the Lord Penzance 

 hybrids offer darker pink and ecru tones. Coarser 

 single blossoms and foliage are provided by the 

 ramanas rose (Rosa rugosa), which has semi-dou- 

 ble forms now. Harison's yellow and Rosa mul- 

 tiflora japonica, the latter for massing in loose ef- 

 fect, are two more of the many good bush roses. 



There can be no rule as to what extent shrubs 

 shall figure in hardy gardens and borders. The 

 only thing to do is to count them as available 

 material of permanence like the perennials, only 

 not herbaceous and work with them to the 



