14S Hardy, Deciduous, and Evergreen Shrtibs. 



fusion of bright pink blossoms. It is easily cultivated, and 

 thrives in any good loamy soil. More than 50 varieties have 

 been raised by the English and Continental cultivators, many of 

 which are exceedingly beautiful. Flowers in May and June. 



11. Three-lobed Spir^a, {Spirce^a irilobdki.) A beautiful 

 low shrub, with spreading branches, producing an abundance 

 of pure white flowers, which appear in dense corymbs, all 

 over the plant. The habit is neat, and the foliage has a 

 glaucous appearance, which adds to the interest of this spe- 

 cies. It is perfectly hardy, and blooms in May and June. 



12. Double Dwarf Almond, (^A-mygdahis pumila.) The 

 double dwarf flowering almond is one of the oldest, as well 

 as most popular, of garden shrubs, and is indispensable to 

 even the smallest collection. The abundance of its little 

 double blossoms, which are displayed upon the smallest 

 plant, render it the gayest of the early flowering shrubs. It 

 blooms in May. 



13. Snowberry, {Symj)horicarjjos 7'acemdsa.) Another pop- 

 ular and admired shrub, whose slender branches are loaded 

 with clusters of berries, of the snowiest white, throughout the 

 autumn. It is a native shrub, and grows abimdantly on the 

 banks of the Missouri, and in other localities in the West. It 

 has small inconspicuous red flowers, which are succeeded by 

 its showy berries, from August to November. 



14. Variegated-leaved Snowberry, {Symphoricarpos vul- 

 garis variegatus.) One of the few hardy shrubs we possess, 

 with variegated foliage. It forms a compact bush, and has 

 a neat foliage, finely variegated with green and yellow. No 

 select collection should be without one or more plants. 



15. CRrMSON-FLowERED, CuRRANT, (Rlbes sanguiueum^ A 

 very beautiful low bush, but not suflficiently hardy to be re- 

 commended, where shrubs are to be left to take care of them- 

 selves. With a little protection of straw, it stands our win- 

 ters, and its branches are profusely covered with short ra- 

 cemes of deep crimson blossoms, during May. A light warm 

 soil suits it best. 



Sec. II. Shrubs growing from six to eight feet high. 



16. Virginia Fringe Tree, {Chionanthus virglnicus.) One 

 of the most beautiful of shrubs, having an upright and sym- 



