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A favorite with all is the Fringe Tree (Chionanthus 

 Virginiacus), producing long fringes of white flowers in 

 June ; it delights in a rich, loamy, moist soil. 



The " purple fringe " or Smoke Tree (Ehus cotinus) is 

 too well known to need description ; it is very ornamental 

 from midsummer to autumn, and does well with but little 

 care. 



Colutea Arborescens is the Bladder Senna, and is de- 

 serving a place in the garden, because it is always in 

 bloom, and is withal very ornamental with its yellow 

 flowers. 



We cannot say the Altheas (Hibiscus Syriacus) are 

 favorites of ours ; their recommendation is, the late season 

 at which they bloom. The flowers are produced in August, 

 and are of all shades between red, purple, and white, and 

 double and single. 



An old favorite is the Corchorus (Kerria japonica), 

 always esteemed for its bright orange globular flowers, and 

 conspicuous for its light, glossy, green wood. The shoots 

 are, however, liable to be winter-killed, and should in 

 autumn be laid down and covered with earth. 



There is a dwarf-flowering Horse-chestnut (Pavia 

 Macrostacluja) which makes a pretty ornament for a 



