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much more quickly. The forced branches lend themselves to "Japan- 



esey" arrangements and have an airy grace which is very charming. 



The following shrubs and trees are useful for above treatment: 



Bladder Senna (Colutea arbor escens) . Light 



yellow. 

 Cornelian Cherry (Cornus Mas). Yellow. 

 Deutzia gracilis. White. 

 Flowering Almond. (Prunus triloba). Pink. 

 Flowering Currant (Ribes aureum) . Yellow. 

 Fragrant Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrant- 



issima). White and pinkish. 

 Golden Bell {Forsythia suspensa, viridissima, 



Fortunei). Forces very quickly. Yellow. 

 Hazle {Corylus americana). Brown. 

 Japanese Cherry {Cerasus rosea plena) . Pink. 

 Japanese Quince {Cydonia japonica). Pink 



and red, very beautiful. 



Kerria japonica. Yellow. 



Mock Orange (Philadelphus). White. 



Parkman's Crab (Pyrus Halliana). Deep 



pink. 

 Pea Tree {Caragana frutescens) . Yellow. 

 Pearl Bush (Exochorda grandiflora) . White. 

 Pussy Willow (Salix discolor). Gray. 



Forces very quickly. 

 Red Bud {Cercis canadensis and japonica). 



Pinkish lavender. 

 Shad Bush {Amelanchier canadensis and 



botryapium). White and pink. 

 Thunberg's Spiraea {SpircBa Thunbergii) 



White, light and airy; very good. 



BLOOMING DATES OF TREES, SHRUBS AND CLIMBERS 



T-Tree S-Shrub C-Climber 



♦Indicates that blooming period is likely to extend beyond the date under which it is classed. 

 (Revised from a list by Samuel N. Baxter and compiled for the latitude of Philadelphia, 

 North and south of that city the blooming dates will be respectively later and earlier. 



April 1 to 15 Height Color of 



Botanical Name Common Name Group (ft.) Flowers 



*Daphne Mezereum album Mezereon Daphne S 3 White 



Lonicera fragrantissima Bush Honeysuckle S 6 White 



A clump of White Lilac 



