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leaves are very striking. In winter the wood assumes a beautiful 

 crimson color, and in that season is much admired. 



82. WHITE FLOWERING DOGWOOD. Cornus alba. 



A shrub not very uncommon in our woods, producing a profusion 

 of blossoms of a dull white, resembling the single rose. 



83. {ENGLISH FLY HONEYSUCKLE. Lonicera xylosteum. 



A small tree or shrub, rising to the height of seven or ten feet ; 

 the leaves are dark green above, downy beneath; the flowers 

 small, of a straw color, but not very conspicuous ; the berries are 

 bright red; the shrub is considered ornamental; the flowers ap- 

 pear in June and July. 



84. $RED TARTAREAN HONEYSUCKLE. Lonicera tartarica. 

 An elegant shrub, rising from four to ten feet in height. The 



flowers are small, of a pale red color, very beautiful and fragrant, 

 and appear early in April. This shrub is much admired. 



85. ^CAUCASIAN or WHITE TARTAREAN HONEYSUCKLE. 



A variety of the last named ; a most elegant shrub, with blossoms 

 of a pure and beautiful white. 



86. IJDwARF FLOWERING HORSE CHESTNUT. JEsculus ma- 



crostasia. 



A native of America; it rises to the height of five or six feet, pro- 

 ducing large spikes of beautiful white flowers, of a fine odor and ele- 

 gant appearance. 



87. S. S. {HALESIA. Snow Drop Tree, or Silver Bell. 



There are two varieties of this tree, the H. diptera, and H. tetrap- 

 tera; the former the two- winged, the latter the four- winged the 

 blossoms are pendent, and of a pure white, bell-formed and beautiful. 



88. ^HAWTHORN. Crat&gus oxyacanthus. 



A tree of medium size, of many highly ornamental varieties ; 

 some of which are distinguished for the elegance of their flowers, and 

 some for the beauty of their fruit. 



1. DOUBLE WHITE HAWTHORN. Covered in early spring with 

 a beautiful sheet of white bloom. 



2. NEW SCARLET HAWTHORN. Covered in spring with splendid 

 and profuse scarlet bloom. 



3. NEW DOUBLE PINK HAWTHORN. Covered with a beautiful 

 pink-colored bloom. Other varieties are distinguished for the beauty 

 of their fruit in autumn particularly, 



4. ORIENTAL HAWTHORN. Crat&gus Orientalis. var. Sanguined. 

 Produces large Port wine colored fruit. 



5. LARGE YELLOW-FRUITED HAWTHORN. C. tanacetifolia. Has 

 remarkably large and striking leaves, and large yellow fruit ; oth- 

 er beautiful varieties are the Leeana, &c. &c. The Hawthorn ig 

 much employed for hedges ; particularly the English Hawthorn, and 

 the Washington Thorn; the Cochspur or Newcastle Thorn, or Cms 

 GallL This last is the best. See article HEDGES. 



89. {INDIGO TSHRUB. Jlmorphafruticosa. 



This produces spikes of blue flowers in great abundance, of hand- 

 some appearance ; they appear in June. 



90. JJLiLAC. Synnga vulgaris. 



A beautiful shrub, rising from six to eight feet in height; it flow 



