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fectly hardy, but in seasons when the peach-buds are 

 destroyed by cold the flower-buds suffer and at the North 

 fail to produce flowers. 



FORTUNE'S GOLDEN-BELL (F. Fortunii). Produces 

 more abundant and larger flowers than the last. 



WEEPING GOLDEN-BELL (F. suspensa). Is pendent or 

 weeping in habit and with very abundant flowers. In 

 many places where a drooping growth is desired this is 

 much superior to the other species. 



SILVER-BELL (Halesia tetraptera). A beautiful shrub 

 producing pure white bell-shaped flowers much like the 

 snowdrop, whence its name. 



ROSE OF SHARON (Hibiscus Syriacus). This shrub, 

 while not perfectly hardy north of New York City, is 

 valuable on account of its large showy flowers, which open 

 in August and September. If grown slowly in the border 

 or lawn, it lives to considerable age and makes a very large 

 shrub or small tree. The flowers vary in color from pure 

 white to the darkest crimson and with many beautiful 

 varieties of striped or mixed colors. 



JAPANESE HYDRANGEA (Hydrangea paniculata, grandi- 

 flora). Fig. 103. Of the many beautiful shrubs introduced 

 from Japan this is one of the best, most easily grown, and 

 largely planted. The flowers, coming in August and 

 September, are very large and showy and last a long time. 

 If gathered at just the right stage of growth the flowers 

 retain their beauty and freshness for a long time and make 

 desirable decorations during the winter. To get the best 

 results in growing this shrub, the new growth should be 

 cut back severely in the fall or before growth begins in the 

 spring, in many cases to two or three buds, for the smaller 

 the number of buds allowed to grow the stronger the 



