DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 47.^ 



dance of suckers, from which, and from cuttings, they are readily 

 propagated." The following are some of the varieties : 



Afjtorpha fruticosa. — The shrubby amorpha or wild indigo. A 

 native of Carolina and Florida. Height nine to twelve feet. Flow- 

 ers a dark bluish-purple, in June and July. 



A. glabra. — The glabrous amorpha. A low shrub three to six 

 feet high. Flowers bluish-purple in July and August. 



A. nana. — The dwarf amorpha. Native of Missouri. Height 

 one to two feet. Flowers purple, fragrant. 



A. fragrans. The sweet amorpha. A hairy shrub. Height 

 seven to eight feet. Flowers dark purple. June and July. 



A. croceolanata. — Saffron woolly amorpha. Plant covered with 

 short soft hairs. Racemes branched. Height three to five feet. 

 Flowers purple or purplish-blue. July and August. 



A. canescens. — White haired amorpha. Height three feet. 

 Flowers dark blue. July and August. 



THE DECIDUOUS ANDROMEDAS. Lyonia ^Andromeda). 



The andromedas have been represented in the chapter on trees 

 by the larger deciduous species ; and in the chapter on evergreen 

 trees and shrubs, the evergreen species will be mentioned. 



The following are the shrubby deciduous species : 



The L. race??iosa. — A graceful shrub growing wild in southern 

 swamps, bearing short racemes of small, white, fragrant, jar-shaped 

 flowers, in June and July. Height three to four feet. 



The Z. mariana is a dwarf species found wild from New Eng- 

 land to Florida, and bears pretty little racemes of small white 

 flowers, tinged with pink, from May to August. 



The L. paniculata, is a Canadian species three to four feet high, 

 little known. The Z. salicifolia or willow-leaved, is distinguished 

 for fine glossy foliage. The L. frotidosa, L. niultiflora, L. caprcafolia, 

 are small shrubs, whose qualities in cultivated grounds are not 

 well known. 



