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head ; foliage good ; flowers white, abundant, in globu- 

 lar heads in spring. Four to eight feet. 



Cercis Canadensis, Judas tree. Bed bud. — A 

 small tree with pretty bark and fine foliage ; covered 

 with red blossoms early in spring before the appearance 

 of leaves. 



Chionanthus Virginica, Fringe tree. — A large 

 shrub or small tree, inclined to bear too little foliage, 

 but having an abundance of white blossoms about lilac- 

 flowering time. 



Clethra alnifolia, White Alder. —A useful natire 

 shrub. Three to ten feet. 



CoRNus, Dogwood. The dogwoods are among our 

 best shrubs. No one should think of planting a place 

 without them. The native red-branched species, G, 

 stolonifera and C. Baileyi, are especially desirable. 0. 

 paniculata is also a native species, a good grower, and 

 desirable for its flowers. C, sericea, C, mas, C, sa7i- 

 guinea and C. florida are all good. 



Cydonia Japonica (Pyrus Japonica), Japan quince. 

 — Much cultivated in this country. Desirable chiefly 

 on account of its brilliant scarlet flowers in early spring. 



Daphne. — D. mezereiuii is a deciduous low shrub 

 with rose-colored flowers ; one to three feet. D. cneor^um 

 is a hardy, evergreen undershrub from Europe, and a 

 great favorite with some planters. 



Deutzia. — The deutzias are not quite hardy in the 

 north, but can usually be depended on in the middle 

 states, where they are very valuable. There are three 

 useful species : D. crenata, D. scahra and D, gracilis. 



Diervilla FLORIDA, Wcigclia. — Included in this 

 species are most of the shrubs sold as Diervilla rosea, 

 Weigelia alba, etc. There are many varieties, mostly 

 hardy, good growers and profuse bloomers. The foliage, 

 however, is a trifle coarse. 



Elder. — The common American elder, Samlucus 

 Canadensis, Fig. 29, is a shrub of no mean artistic capa- 



