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summer flowers. Andromeda Mariana, or stagger bush, 

 resembles somewhat the Clethrci alnifolla, though its white 

 summer flowers are less striking in appearance. 



The horse-chestnut for bloom belongs peculiarly to 

 spring, but one there is, ^Esculus parviflora, of dwarf - 

 spreading contours, which forms one of the most effective 



DWARF FLOWERING HORSE-CHESTNUT TREES. 



(/ESCULU8 PARVIFLORA. ) 



objects on the lawn in July, with its rich spikes of white 

 flowers thrust prominently above masses of the peculiar 

 typical horse-chestnut foliage. 



But I must not leave the subject of summer trees with- 

 out referring with deepest admiration to the elegant, taper- 

 ing, arrow-like form and tender, strange-looking, pea-green 



