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putting the cuttings in rows in the open ground in early Spring. Th* 

 evergreen species usually bear large quantities of seedy, which are slow 

 in germinating ; when they remain in the ground over Summer a mulch- 

 ing should be given to prevent drying. 



LONICERA (Bush Honeysuckle) L. Standishii comes in flower before 

 the leaves appear, usually in February and March. The blooms are 

 sweet-scented, but rather inconspicuous. In favorable seasons the orna- 

 mental fruit is ripe during the first half of May. Seeds sown in Septem- 

 ber will germinate the following Spring. The branches may be layered 

 any time after midsummer. L. fragrantissima is almost an evergreen 

 species here; it blooms early in the season, the flowers are very fragrant. 

 It forms beautiful specimens when not interfered with by other shrubs 

 and trees. It is best propagated by cuttings taken any time during a 

 wet spell in Summer, and rooted indoors. After this process they may 

 be heeled in boxes of soil, and, afterward, either planted in rows outside 

 or kept in a frame till Spring. L. Albertii is a dwarf species with small 

 and narrow glaucous leaves and purplish flowers. L. Morowii and L. 

 Ruprechtiana are both valuable on account of their handsome red fruit, 

 which ripens in great abundance. L. tatarica has numerous forms, 

 differing from each other in the color of the flowers and fruits. L. t. 

 grandiflora has bright red flowers striped with white; L. t. splendens 

 has the flowers dark rose; L. t. grandiflora alba is pure white. They 

 do best in sunny positions and are increased by layering; also from 

 seeds. 



riAGNOLIA All of the hardy species, some of which are fair-sized 

 trees, are well worth growing. They may be divided into two sections 

 North American and Asiatic. Those of the former produce their 

 flowers after the leaves are formed, while the deciduous, Asiatic species 

 bloom for the most part on the naked wood, and very early in Spring. 

 At. grandiflora, an evergreen species, native of the Southern States, 

 begins blooming here about the end of May and continues throughout 

 the Summer. In this section it is hardy, but during Winter, when the 

 thermometer registers from 5 to 10 degrees below zero, the leaves are 

 almost certain to fall, although without apparent injury to ihe plant. 

 North of here it has a struggle for existence. Seeds sown in Autumn 

 usually germinate in Spring. Seedlings are more vigorous than 

 grafted plants, but they nevertheless take a considerable time before 

 attaining a flowering size. M. macrophylla, another native, is known 

 as the great-leaved Magnolia; it is much hardier than M. grandiflora. 

 The leaves are from 2 to 3 feet long, and proportionately broad. The 

 flowers are nearly a foot across. It is easily raised from seed. In this 

 locality its blooming period is during the last half of May and early in 

 June. M. glauca, M. g. Thomsoniana and M. g. Watsoni are all desira- 

 ble hardy shrubs. The two last named have larger flowers than the 

 type. Among the Chinese and Japanese species and varieties, M. stellata 

 is the earliest to come in bloom; it is sometimes in full flower here by 

 the middle of March. M. conspicua follows a week or ten days later; 

 this is the finest of the Chinese species. As the large flowers expand 

 before the foliage it is indeed a conspicuous plant when in bloom. M. 



