CHILDREN'S GAEDENS 



MAGNOLIACE^. Magnolia Family. 

 Magnolia glauca — Laurel Magnolia. Four-twenty feet; 

 Cape Ann, N. Y., Penn., south; June to Aug.; swamps, moist 

 ground; white; cone of brilliant red fruit; glaucous beneath; 

 evergreen in south. 



RANUNCULACE^. Crowfoot Family. 



Xanthorrhiza apiifolia — Shrub Yellow-Root. Two- 

 three feet; Penn., N. Y., Ky., south; April and May; shady 

 banks of streams; prune colored, shading to brown; greenish 

 yellow; bright yellow to reddish purple; light and shade en- 

 during. 



LEGUMINOS^. Pulse Family. 



Amorpha fruticosa — False Indigo. Five-twenty feet; 

 Miss. Valley; May to July; moist soil; borders of streams; 

 violet purple; pod; pale yellow; produces good effects. 



Robinia hispida — Moss-Locust. Three-eight feet ; south- 

 ern range, but hardy in north; May and July; wood-lands; 

 rose colored; pod; stems and pods covered with bristly hairs; 

 branches weak and easily broken. 



Laburnum vulgare — Golden Chain. Ten-fifteen feet; 

 introduced; May; cultivated; clear yellow; pods; trifoUate; 

 prefers hme soil. 



Colutea arborescens — Bladder Senna. Three-nine feet; 

 introduced; June; cultivated; yellow; pods or bladders; foli- 

 age decorative ; good for hedge. 



OLEACE^. Olive Family. 



Syringa vulgaris — Common Lilac. Five-ten feet; Atlan- 

 tic to Pacific; May; tolerant of many soils; lilac and white; 

 capsule dull green; hardy and ornamental; many beautiful 

 cultivated varieties. 



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