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LEUCOTHOE CATESB^EI. 4 ft. An almost evergreen shrub, leaves on 

 long stems; handsome pure white flowers though their odor is unpleasant 

 to some. Give a rich moist soil, sun and sheltered position. 



LILAC. White (Syringa vulgarisj var. alba grandiflora). 6-10 ft. 

 A hardy shrub of more graceful and slender growth than the common 

 purple variety. It also bears smaller more open clusters of snow-white 

 fragrant flowers. By keeping the roots heavily mulched with manure 

 it throws out an abundance of suckers, which may be separated from 

 the parent bush; propagated also by layering the branches. Should 

 have a sheltered position, for it is sometimes blighted, when about to 

 flower, by late spring frosts. After blooming cut off seed-vessels, else 

 the buds for the next year will not form well and the bloom will be 

 reduced. 



PEARL BUSH (Exochorda grandiflora, sometimes called Spirea grandi- 

 flora). A beautiful shrub, often growing to a small tree with large white 

 flowers growing in axillary clusters; has a rather naked, straggling 

 growth and should be pruned to a compact form or planted in the rear 

 of other shrubs; propagated by seeds, suckers and layering. Give cul- 

 ture similar to Spireas. Blooms late in May or early June. 



PLUM. Purple-leaved (Prunus Pissardi). A small tree with incon- 

 spicuous white blossoms, but prized for its bark and foliage. In the 

 spring, the bark on the new growths is deep purple, and the bursting 

 leaves are a violet crimson. Later they take a darker hue which they 

 hold all summer without fading. Without a rival as an ornamental 

 tree, though its fruit is inferior. 



SHAD BUSH, JUNEBERRY (Amelanchier Canadensis). 4-12 ft. A 

 hardy bush or low tree with foliage of tender reddish green in spring, 

 and of rich hue in autumn. The large and open-petalled white flowers 

 are borne in long drooping racemes. In the wild state the growth is 

 rather straggling, but it can be grafted on the hawthorn or quince and 

 make a finer effect. It requires rich loam, and is propagated by layers 

 or cuttings. 



SNOWDROP TREE, SILVER BELL (Halesia tetraptera). 4-18 ft. A 

 handsome shrub or small tree wild along streams from Virginia, South, 

 but planted for ornament North. Bears showy drooping flowers from 

 the axils of fallen leaves of the previous year; should have a sheltered 

 position in deep sandy moist soil; propagated by cuttings in spring and 

 autumn. Not quite hardy far North if exposed. 



SPIREA ARGUTA. 3 ft. A variety closely related to S. Thunbergii. 



