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lifted and used for a hedge in the rear of the lawn, 

 this time being set six feet apart, a distance 

 which they soon closed, and for weeks in the fall 

 were a wonderful mass of bloom. A hedge of 

 Spiraea Van Hutti replaced the hydrangeas in 

 the front and these will probably remain un- 

 disturbed for a number of years as, owing to the 

 proximity of a magnificent maple tree, they do 

 not make the strong growth they do in more fa- 

 vorable situations. 



Although I have suggested the forsythia, 

 spireea, deutzia, hydrangeas and althea, etc., as the 

 seven very best shrubs for general planting there 

 are very many more worthy of adoption. 

 Among these the various weigelas, especially the 

 red varieties, the syringas and the lilacs should 

 not be overlooked. Of the latter, far too little 

 is known, most people being content with a bush 

 or two of the old-fashioned purple and white of 

 their grandmothers' garden, and perhaps, as a 

 truth, these old sorts appeal to our hearts more 

 strongly than the newer, more showy varieties 

 and it is in no spirit of disparagement that I urge 



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