List of Illustrations 



COMMON SYRINGA (Philadelphus coronarim) . Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



MEZEREON (Daphne mezereum) ..... 

 HANGING GOLDEN BELL (Forsythia suspensa) 

 FLOWERING CURRANT (Ribes sanguineum) . 

 MAHONIA (OREGON GRAPE) (Berberis aquifolium) . 

 DARWINIAN BARBERRY (Berberis Darwinii) . 

 JAPONICA (JAPANESE QUINCE) (Cydonia japonica) . 

 ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus officinalis) .... 

 DOUBLE GORSE (Ulex Europceus : var. flore pleno) 



FETTER BUSH (Pieris floribunda) 



SMALL-LEAVED AZARA (Azara microphylla) . 

 DOUBLE KERRIA (Kerria japonica : var. flore pleno) 

 PORTUGAL LAUREL (Prunus lusitanica) 

 CEANOTHUS, OR " MOUNTAIN SWEET " (Ceanothus azureus) 

 AZALEA ......... 



COMMON LILAC (Syringa vulgaris) ..... 



CALICO BUSH (Kalmia latifolia) 



MEXICAN ORANGE (Choisya ternata) .... 

 COMMON WEIGELA (Weigela rosea) .... 

 RHODODENDRON (Rhododendron arboreum) 



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