832 SMALL TREES AND SHRUBS. 



varieties, and the Syringas (Philadelphus), are too well 

 known to need description; they are all pretty, and 

 flourish in any garden soil. The Persian Lilacs are most 

 suitable for a small garden. All these plants will bear 

 any exposure and thrive, where other shrubs would 

 dwindle and die. 



The English and Scotch Laburnum (Cytisus) are 

 somewhat tender in the vicinity of Boston; they will, 

 however, flower splendidly in a somewhat sheltered 

 location; their golden chain of blossoms is very beau- 

 tiful. 



A few years since, one of the natives of the mountains 

 of the Middle and Southern States was introduced to us by 

 Messrs. Parsons. We mean that lovely shrub, Stuartia 

 Pentagynia, which has safely stood our winters, and 

 delights us each August by a profusion of large, camellia- 

 like flowers, white, with purple centre. 



Plant this shrub, however small the garden ; you 

 will never repent it, for it will repay you a thousand 

 fold. 



For a pretty, hardy tree, eminent for delicate foliage 

 and pretty blossoms, give us the Siberian Pea Tree (Cara- 

 gana arborescens). It gives a profusion of pea-shaped 



