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the best of the recently introduced shrubs. The foliage is 

 of a glaucous green color and the flowers are single, pure 

 white, and borne in large clusters and masses. It is hardy, 

 very showy, and free from disease and insects. 



FIG. 102. GOLDEN-BELL (ForsytJiia viridissimd). 

 GOLDEN-BELL (ForsytJiia viridissima), Fig. 102. The 

 brightest and most attractive of the very early flowering 

 shrubs. The flowers are of the brightest yellow and pro- 

 duced all over the young branches. The shoots are per- 



