ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 17 



UPRIGHT HONEYSUCKLE. Of the shrubs that withstand 

 our severe winters the Honeysuckle (Lonicera) undoubtedly 

 ranks next to the lilacs. They are strong- growing- shrubs 

 of good habit, foliage a pretty shade of green, which gives 

 it a pleasing appearance even when not, in bloom. The 

 flowers appear early, are white and pink, sweet and abundant. 

 It makes an admirable hedge or screen. The following are 

 the best varieties of this shrub : 



Tartarian. Pink flowers, which contrast beautifully 

 with the foliage. 



White Tartarian. Forms a high bush with creamy white 

 flowers. 



Pink Flowering-. Produces brig-ht red flowers striped 

 with white. 



Grandiflora Alba. Uprig-ht habit, with very larg-e white 

 flowers. 



BARBERRY. This shrub occupies a prominent place 

 among ornamentals. There are only two varieties that with- 

 stand our winters, and the terminal buds of these should be 

 pinched about the middle of August. The fruit is very acid, 

 and is largely used in the manufacture of jellies in the New 

 England States, The common is, perhaps, the best for fruit. 

 The purple variety is as hardy as the common, and when in 

 bloom early in the season, or loaded with scarlet berries later 

 is an object of great beauty. The plants are easily raised 

 from seeds and from layers or suckers. 



FLOWERING CURRANT. This is one of the earliest flow- 

 ering shrubs, and bears a. profusion of blooms. It attains a 

 heig-ht of four or five feet, is extremely hardy and should be 

 more generally grown. The following- two varieties are 

 especially worthy of cultivation : 



The Yellow Flowering-. Produces shining- leaves and 

 yellow flowers. 



Gordon's Currant. Flowers crimson and golden in pend- 

 ant bunches. 



One charm of these shrubs is the richly colored crimson 

 hue which the foliag-e assumes in autumn* 



