10S CALENDAR OF FLOWERING 



enhanced by the soft }>illowy masses of foliage they are 

 surrounded by. v. W. Jrutescens. 



Wistaria sinensis 



(('(nnuion Wistaria] does not flower till May and 

 .June, a little later than the W. frutescens> and when 

 there is more foliage to show up the long racemes of 

 pale purple flowers. It can be got, though, in any 

 shade of purple, and even white. It is indeed the best 

 Wistaria we know of in this country. For soil, *Scc., 

 v. W. frutesccns. 



Xanthoceras sorbifolia 



(Yellow Horn] will sometimes grow as high as 

 15 ft., and in July form one dense mass of flower spikes, 

 something like those of a lilac, only erect in growth. 

 Its blossoms are white with some streaks of blood at 

 the base of the petals, and certainly no other deciduous 

 shrub in flower this month is finer. It is best grown 

 from seeds, and planted in a light soil. 



Yucca gloriosa 



(Adam a Needle}, so unlike anything else in the 

 garden, is a splendid fellow when he is old and his 

 stem is about (> ft. high, sometimes with and some- 

 times without branches ; and he stands there in a proud 



