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covered with soil, which will cause the old growth to rot and the young 

 shoots to spring up at the base which can be detached by the autumn of 

 the following year. It can also be increased by suckers and cuttings. 

 The Pear grafted on a Quince increases its productiveness. Give a deep 

 rich soil and any situation not too exposed. It is subject to San Jose* 

 scale. 



REDBUD, JUDAS TREE (Cercis Canadensis). 10-40 ft. Handsome 

 leaves that open at the same time that the brilliant red or rose colored 

 flowers expand, making a beautiful tree. 



REDBUD (C. Chinensis, or C. Japonica). 8-12 ft. A bushy grower 

 with glossy leaves and larger and handsomer flowers that make a flame 

 of color. Said not to be quite hardy far North; otherwise a more de- 

 sirable species. 



MAY 

 RED PERENNIALS 



AQUILEGIA, see Columbine. 



COLUMBINE. Rock (Aquilegia Canadensis). 2 ft. A native variety 

 in scarlet and yellow that thrives in any rich moist soil. It grows na- 

 tively on wet ledges or near rocks 



COLUMBINE (A vulgaris, var. rosed). 2ft. A variety of the common 

 garden Columbine in rich tones of old red. 



COLUMBINE (A. Skinneri). 1-2 ft. A greenish orange with bright 

 red spurs. 



For culture see Columbine, White Per., May. 



HYACINTH (Hyacinthus orientalis, var. Garibaldi, H. var. Lord Ma- 

 caulay and H. var. Roi des Beiges'). All red varieties. For culture see 

 Hyacinth, White Per., May. 



LYCHNIS. Scarlet, Maltese Cross (L. Chalcedonicd) . 2 ft. Like all 

 the Lychnis family it is a tall rather weedy coarse plant with very dense 

 flat-topped terminal clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers. Self-sowing. 

 For culture see Lychnis, White Per., May. 



TULIP (Tulipa suavolens, var. Artus [single]); Cochenille (double), 

 varieties in pure red. For culture see Tulip, White Per., May. 



