248 Classified Lists 



CRAB-APPLE. Japanese Flowering (Pyrus floribunda [single] and 

 Pyrus floribunda, var. Parkmanii [double variety]). 10 ft. A bush or 

 small tree with drooping branches, bearing sharply-toothed leaves and 

 handsome red flower buds that are flesh colored or rosy pink when 

 opened. Thrives best in an open airy situation apart from other trees. 

 Rather subject to caterpillars during the leafing and flowering season. 

 Give any good soil. Propagate by seeds or grafting on wild Crab, Pear 

 or the Hawthorn. 



HONEYSUCKLE. Bush, or Upright (Lonicera jragrantissima). 3-8 ft. 

 A fragrant bush form of Honeysuckle, bearing white, also pink flowers 

 in numerous clusters, followed by brilliant scarlet berries; blooms on 

 wood of previous year's growth, therefore prune just after flowering. 

 All young shoots should be cut back to induce a bushy growth. Propa- 

 gated by layering or cuttings; give any good soil. May and June. 



HONEYSUCKLE. Tartarian (Lonicera Tartaricd). 3-6 ft. Shrub of 

 slender elegant growth, and when properly trimmed makes an open 

 bush; flowers abundant and beautiful, of pale pink turning to yellow. 

 Fruit ripens in August and becomes a bright red berry that gives color 

 to the bush until frost. 



LILAC (Syringa, hybrid budded varieties, Virginite and Clair Cochef). 

 Both handsome pink varieties, that, like all budded Lilacs, are apt to 

 revert to the old stock upon which they are budded. It forms flower 

 buds for the next season during the summer, so all seed-vessels must be 

 removed promptly after flowering. For culture, see Lilac, White Per., 

 May. 



PEACH. Japanese (Prunus Persica, var. rosea plena). 4-6 ft. A 

 new form of this shrub much prized in Japan. It makes a full bushy 

 growth, bears narrow pointed leaves like the common Peach and quan- 

 tities of small handsome rosette flowers both in pink and deep red. 

 Prune the new growth in the summer, and head in the old so as to har- 

 den the wood before winter. Give a rich soil, but no manure near the 

 roots. A heavy mulch of wood ashes tends to harden the wood so that it 

 withstands our severe winters; entirely hardy with me. Very choice 

 indeed. 



PINXTER FLOWER (Rhododendron nudiflora). 2 ft. Bears rosy- 

 purple or lilac flowers resembling the Azalea, before the leaves appear. 

 Requires rich moist soil and full sun. It is propagated by running root 

 stocks, and may be increased by cutting close to the ground to throw the 

 vitality into new growths, which may be reset in spring while dormant. 



