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in masses. It is hardy, early in leaf, and graceful in habit. 

 Philadelphiis coronariiis is the one most commonly grown, and 

 it has fragrant orange-like flowers, which appear late in June 

 in this locality. P. zcyhcri is more vigorous and has larger, but 

 less fragrant and less abundant flowers than the preceding. 

 Gordon's Syringa, P. Gordonii, somewhat smaller and more 

 slender than the others, blooms a month later but its flowers, 

 though large, are scentless. 



The White Fringe: The Fringe or White Fringe, Chionan- 

 thus Virginica, is valuable not only for its showy, white flowers 

 in early summer, but for its rich, glossy, magnolia-like foliage. 

 When grafted on the ash it sometimes attains the height of 

 twenty-five feet, but as grown at the University, it is a shrub of 

 medium size. 



Some other shrubs which have proved valuable at the Univer- 

 sity are: Bladder Senna (Colutea) Flowering Currant (Ribes 

 aureitin and R. Gordonii), Japanese rose (Rosa rugosa). Golden 

 Elder (Sanibiiciis canadensis aurea), Thimble Berry (Ritbus 

 odoratns ) ,Ta.Ttan2Ln Honeysuckle (Lonicera Tartar ica),Weige\a 

 ( D iervilla ^orida ) . 



TRIED AND FOUND WANTING, OR OF DOUBTFUL VALUE. 



Among the trees and shrubs which thus far have , proved 

 unsatisfactory in Eastern ]\Iaine the following may be men- 

 tioned : Green Ash {Fraxinns z'iridis), the Magnolias except 

 Magnolia Soulangcana; the Japanese chestnuts; Tamarisk 

 [Taniarix Africana ?) ; Cornelian cherry {Corniisnias) ; Deut- 

 zia (D. scabra and D. gracilis) ; Golden Bell (Forsythia) ; Burn- 

 ing Bush (Rhns cot inns). 



A FEW HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



The number of herbaceous perennials commonly grown in this 

 State is comparatively limited : some of the most valuable, how- 

 ever, are the peony, iris, lily-of-the-valley, "Bleeding Heart" 

 (Dicentra), and foxglove. 



The peony is specially valuable when planted in masses. It 

 gives a profusion of bloom about the middle of June, and is 

 perfectly hardy. It is valuable alike for landscape efifects and 



