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beautiful results are often obtained. A group of evergreens 

 in front of this shrub also gives a good contrast. 



VARIEGATED-LEAVED DOGWOOD (C. Siberica, variegata), 

 Fig. 98. The leaves of this shrub are most beautifully 

 variegated with yellow, white, and green, and make pleas- 

 ing contrasts with dark green or purple leaved shrubs. 

 The branches are of the same color as those of the last. 



PURPLE-LEAVED FILBERT (Corylus avellana, var. atro- 

 purpurea). This shrub has the darkest foliage of any that 

 I am acquainted with. When it first unfolds it is almost 

 black, but it soon changes to a rich bronze green. It is 

 one of the best for planting in contrast with the golden- 

 leaved elder, golden spiraea, the variegated dogwood, or other 

 shrubs with bright-colored foliage. It should not be forced 

 too rapidly while young, as it is not quite hardy in the 

 extreme Northern States. A purple form of the common 

 hazel nut, C. Americana^ has recently been discovered by 

 the author but has not been put on the market. From its 

 hardiness, ease of growth, and beautiful foliage it promises 

 to be one of the best purple-leaved shrubs. 



JAPAN QUINCE (Cydonia Japonica\ Fig. 99. One of 

 the most hardy and vigorous of the imported shrubs. The 

 flowers are mostly scarlet, but varying from this through 

 many shades of red and pink to pure white, and as they 

 open before the leaves unfold produce very brilliant effects. 

 Its tough, hard growth makes it valuable for hedges, which 

 are very ornamental when in blossom. 



DAPHNE (Daphne mezeron). This is the earliest bloomer 

 of all flowering shrubs, and its close clusters of dull pink 

 flowers, though not very large or showy, are very pretty 

 harbingers of spring. 



DOUBLE-FLOWERED DEUTZIA (Deutzia crenata, fl.pl.). 



