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flowering shrub of its colour. Good for foreground of shrubbery 



borders and on banks. (F. viridissima). Somewhat similar, 



with more flowers, but rather greenish colour and smaller, but holds 

 its foliage later in the fall. Plant against dark background. Any 

 garden soil. Propagate by cuttings any time, or seeds. 



GOUMI (Eleagnus longipes). Whole plant covered with silvery scales. 

 Reddish brown branchlets. Flowers yellowish white, inconspicuous 

 but fragrant. April, May; 6 feet. Very showy scarlet fruit f inch 

 long on long stalks and covered with scales. Acid; edible. (For soil 

 and progagation see OLEASTER.) 



GROUNDSEL BUSH (Bac charts halimi folia). 3 to 12 feet. Flowers 

 in large panicles; dense, coarsely toothed foliage one to two inches 

 long. One of the best seashore plants. Most effective in late 

 summer when the silvery silken pappus on pistillate shrubs only is 

 very conspicuous. Grows in any well-drained soil in sunny position. 

 Propagate seeds or cuttings under glass. 



HONEYSUCKLE, FRAGRANT (Lonicera fragrantissima). Creamy white. 

 March to May; 8 feet. Foliage half evergreen. Most fragrant of 



the very early shrubs. , JAPAN BUSH (L. Morrowi). White, 



changing to yellow. May, June; 6 feet. Bright red, sometimes 



yellow, fruits August till late fall. , MANCHURIAN (L. Ruprech- 



tiana). White, changing to yellow; 8 to 12 feet. , TARTARIAN 



(L. Tatarica). May; 8 to 10 feet. Not changing to yellow. Most 

 fragrant of all the early summer shrubs, especially at dusk. Flowers 

 pink; several varieties red or white. Plant in shrubbery where its 

 presence is made known by the odour. Valuable as a low screen on 

 seaside. Fruit red or orange. Propagate seeds in fall or ripe 

 cuttings. Any good garden soil with sun. Prune in winter. 



HORSE CHESTNUT, DWARF (JEsculus macrostachya). Flowers like a 

 diminutive slender horse chestnut. July, August; 4 to 20 feet. 

 One of the handsomest for distant lawn clumps; flowers being 

 borne erect on the top of the dome-like mass of foliage. Moist, 

 loamy soil. Can be increased by root cuttings, layers, seeds. 



HYDRANGEA (H. paniculata, var. grandiflora). September; 8 feet as 

 generally grown. Immense conical flower heads of white bracts 

 lasting into winter and becoming pink, then greenish, but white 

 all through September. Most conspicuous white shrub in the fall 

 for shrubbery hedge and lawn. Prune severely in winter for quantity 



