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LANDSCAPE GAKDENING. 



very pretty old-fashioned shrub, the white berries of which 

 are ornamental until early winter and especially in contrast 

 with the fruit of the closely allied species S. vulgaris, the 

 Indian currant, or that of the barberry. 



FIG. 109. VAN HOUTT'S SPIR/EA (Spircea Van Houttii). 



COMMON LILAC (Syringa vulgaris). This is a very 

 desirable shrub because of its hardiness and the many 

 associations connected with the old homesteads of the earlier 

 settlers of the country. Many of the improved varieties 

 possess more beauty than the original types and are equally 

 hardy. Among the best are Beranger, co3rulea superba and 

 nana, Prof. Sargent, etc. 



PEKSIAN LILAC (S. Persica). This lilac is of medium 

 size, with small, bright green leaves and large compound 

 panicles of rather brighter flowers than the common species. 

 It is also rather more graceful in outline than the latter 

 and, like it, has a great many varieties. Among the best 

 are the white form and Rothmagensis rubra. 



JAPAN LILAC (S. Japonica). The largest of the lilacs, 

 making a small tree. The leaves are large, dark green, 

 and the very large panicles of white flowers are produced in 



