CHAPTER VIII 



GOOD SHRUBS FOR THE YARD 



HE first shrub to 



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blossom in Spring 

 is the FORSYTHIA, and 

 its bright yellow bells 

 are a cheerful addition to 

 the brown lambrequins of 

 April; it is a harbinger of 

 the glorious blossoms that will follow in 

 quick succession until frost. If for no 

 other reason than its earliness this shrub 

 should be planted, but it is ornamental 

 later on when the bright green leaves 

 appear. It is massed in great bunches 

 on many estates, but is good enough to 

 use as a specimen along a roadway or 

 path. Fortunei is the earliest variety, 

 which is followed by viridissima before 

 the last blossoms of fortunei have faded, 

 thus making a good succession lasting 

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