SHRUBS THAT ARE PERFECTLY HARDY. 7^ 



A sub-section of the Spiroeas are the Neillias. The species 

 opidifolia and its variety opulifoUa aurea are coarse growing shrubs 

 with white flowers. N. Torreyi is a low-growing species from 

 Oregon, and N. amurensis a fine bold growing species from 

 Northern Asia. 



Exocliorda grandiflora is one of the most magnificent of our 

 hardy shrubs. 



Rodotypos Kerrioides, with white flowers and chocolate colored 

 seed, is a good old-fashioned shrub. 



Of the genus Ruhus there are several that are worthy of a place 

 in the garden ; these are R. odoratus, the red flowering raspberry, 

 and R. deliciosus, the Rockj' Mountain raspberry ; the flowers of 

 the latter variety are two inches or more across, and pure white ; 

 it has never been plentiful, as it is hard to propagate. R. villosus 

 flore pleno is rather coarse, but the flowers are quite show}'. 

 There are many other varieties of Rubus that are hardy, but those 

 mentioned are the most showy ones. R. hispidus and R. Cana- 

 densis are useful to cover the ground in places where few other 

 plants would grow. 



Neviusia Alahamensis is a rare shrub, with white flowers in June. 



Potentilla tridentata is a neat, low-growing plant with white 

 flowers. P. fruticosa is a species with yellow flowers in abun- 

 dance most of the season. 



In the genus Rosa, there are many of the natural species, which 

 are beautiful in their place, and I think it will become fashionable 

 to have a garden of single or wild roses where the ground can be 

 spared. They are seldom much troubled by insects, and one or 

 two syringings will keep them clean for the season ; and what with 

 the flowers in summer, and the fruits in autumn and winter, they 

 well repay all trouble by their cheerfulness. Some of the best of 

 the native species are R. blanda, Arkansana, acicidaris, Nxitkana^ 

 Californica^ Fendleria^ lucida, Carolinicma, nilida, foUosa, and 

 setigera. Lucida and nitida are the best two for covering banks or 

 planting as undergrowth for larger plants. R. foliosa is nearly 

 yellow and very late. R. setigera is the wild Michigan rose, one 

 of the finest of all the single American species, flowering pro- 

 fusely after all the others are done. This is the parent of the 

 Queen of the Prairies rose. Of the foreign single roses, I think 

 the best is R. repens, a climbing species growing from eight to 

 ten feet high, with pure white flowers three inches across. Rosa 

 glauca is a fine species with pink flowers and showy fruit. R. 



