Shrubs and Vines 



sandy ground ; its yellow blossoms are in threes, hence 

 the name trifida. The best of the species come from 

 Asia, and are mostly to be found in the Park. 



A desirable little bush, throwing out its clusters of 

 purplish, rose-tinted, fragrant flowers in early spring 

 before the leaves appear, is the Daphne mezereum, 

 which has been for a long time popular in England. In 

 June its dark-green, lance-shaped leaves are illuminated 

 with bright red berries. Commendable in all respects, 

 this dainty specimen will fill a niche as very few other 

 plants can do. In the same genus is the garland flower, 

 D. cmorum, with lilac-tinted flowers thickly clustered, 

 and very small evergreen leaves. Its first flowering is 

 in May, and at intervals it blossoms through the sum- 

 mer and even in fall. Another, D. genkwa, has violet 

 flowers, also before the foliage. This is a trio worthy 

 of becoming favorites low, delicate, with fragrant 

 showy bloom in early spring, and attractive in foliage. 

 The flower has no corolla, the salver-shaped, four-lobed 

 colored calyx supplying its place. 



The rose of Sharon might almost be the proverbial 

 " last rose of summer"; certainly this species is left 

 blooming pretty much alone, for it is well into Septem- 

 ber when it is densely covered with large flowers of 

 various pure or mingled colors, with scarcely a rival in 

 the field. The shrub has a particularly erect and even 

 jaunty air, that attracts attention before it blossoms. I 

 never pass a rose of Sharon without seeming to hear it 

 say, " I had an ambition to become a great tree, but was 

 denied the opportunity." Possibly the lower growths 

 have their disappointments as well as we that are higher 



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