SHRUBS 



Berberis Thunbergii, or Barberry, of slow 

 growth; about three feet high; desirable for 

 its beautiful fohage and scarlet fruit in 

 winter. 



Calycanthus floridus, or Sweet-scented 

 Shrub. It yields its brown blossoms the 

 end of IMay; slow -growing; requires but 

 little trimming; height, five to six feet. 



Cydonia Japonica, Japanese Quinee, has 

 brilliant red blossoms in early May; grows 

 six to seven feet high. 



Deutzia crenata, variety of pale pink, and 

 Candidisdvia, white ; of rapid growth, and 

 very high; six to eight feet in five years. 



Forsythia blooms in April with masses 

 of yellow flowers; moderate, quick growth; 

 seldom over six feet high. 



Hydi^angea paniculata grandiflora, the 

 finest of all hardy shrubs. The flowers 

 are great panicles of white. They bloom 

 about the first of August and remain beau- 

 tiful for six weeks, slowly changing to a 

 soft, dull pink. This shrub is most effec- 



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