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contrasts with the sturdy bushy White Pines in 

 back of them. A feathery Larch is planted in this 

 group, a few Juniperus glauca with grayish foliage 

 are placed with the Arbor Vitaes, and spring flower- 

 ing Spiraeas, S. van houttei, S. reevsii, and S. 

 rotundifolia, make interesting contrasts of white 

 flowers against the Cedars. 



Between these promontories are shrubberies with 

 a background of flowering trees. The various Mag- 

 nolias, the native Thorns, Dogwoods, and Fringe 

 Trees give a succession of spring bloom. The cup- 

 shaped Magnolia flowers, the abundant clusters 

 of small Hawthorn blossoms, the large bracts of 

 the Dogwood, and the great white panicles of the 

 Fringe Tree each have a striking and distinctive 

 character. The shrubberies of the bays start 

 with Lonicera fragrantissima, the Fragrant Bush 

 Honeysuckle, with very early April blossoms. Next 

 to them is a bold mass of Peonies. These and the 

 hybrid Rhododendrons blooming at the same time 

 make a wonderfully rich display in June. Near the 

 Dogwoods the flat branched Viburnum tomentosum, 

 the single Japanese Snowball, and the cut-leaved 

 Sumac, Rhus glabra lacinata, make an effective 

 contrast. Farther on Barberries have a value 

 near Pinus mugho and dwarf Arbor Vitae. 



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