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Deutzia, continued 



D. Lemoinei. A hybrid of the latter, with 

 more vigorous growth and larger flowers, 

 well worthy of the name of the famous 

 horticulturist for whom it was named. It 

 is a welcome addition to the short list of 

 shrubs suitable for edging down taller 

 shrubs and trees. 



Dogwood Cornus 



The name, Dogwood, first brings to mind 

 the White Dogwood (Cornus florida), with 

 its large, butterfly-like blossoms in May, 

 which is described on page 15, under Trees. 

 The species here described are shrubs of 

 decided value in decorative planting, those 

 with red bark filling a place occupied by no 

 other. 



Red-twigged. Cornus alba, var. Sibirica. 

 This has deep, crimson bark and it should 

 be used in large groups for its winter effect, 

 as it shows off best when there are a number 

 of plants together. Abundant clusters of 

 small white blossoms are borne in early 

 summer, followed by white fruit. 

 Cornus sanguinea. This resembles the 

 last and has darker red bark. 



Panicled. C. paniculata. In damp or rocky 

 ground this makes a thicket of slender 

 brown twigs that are so numerous and dense 

 as to give a pleasing color tone even in 

 the winter. The clusters of small white 

 flowers with slender pointed leaves, and 

 the ornamental white fruit, are all of good 

 landscape value. 



Deutzia Lemoinei, showing the value of it and its parent, 'Deutzia 

 gracilis, as a low shrub to edge down groups of taller shrubs. 



Common. Sambucus Canadensis. A familiar 

 roadside shrub, always healthy and vigorous, with 

 immense panicles of white blossoms and purple 

 fruit. It will make a dense thicket the first year. 



Golden. 5. nigra, var. aurea. For those who like 

 golden foliage, this is attractive in early summer. 



Marsh. Baccharis halimifolia. We are often asked 

 what shrub will grow near salt water. There are 

 many of them, but this will grow the nearest, for 

 its favorite habitat is where its roots are covered 

 at high tide. The plants, having fertile flowers, 

 are very ornamental in the autumn with a white 

 down, which is different from any other shrub 

 and is conspicuous when no other shrubs, except 

 Witch Hazel, are in bloom. (See page 33.) 



Corchorus Kerria Japonica 



In old-fashioned gardens this was a favorite, and 

 rightfully so. For a long period in the summer it is 

 decorated with brilliant golden balls about \% 

 inches in diameter. It is not a large or massive 

 shrub but forms a graceful little plant about 3 feet 

 high, with bright green stems. 



Deutzia 



For making up a bulk of tall shrubs, the Deutzias 

 rank with the Viburnum, Cornus, Mock Orange, 

 Weigela and Lilac. The two following varieties 

 are quick to grow, handsome in foliage and 

 showy when in flower and should be used for form- 

 ing tall screens, their ultimate height being about 

 10 feet. 



Deutzia crenata. The flowers of this are pure 

 white pendant bells in upright racemes. When in 

 bloom it is a tall and gracefully arching shrub, 

 but as the lower branches may be bare, it is best 

 to plant the lower-growing varieties in front. June. 



Pride of Rochester. In this the flowers are striped 

 with red on the outside of each petal, giving a 

 distinct color effect in its season of bloom in June. 



Dwarf. D. gracilis. This is largely forced for 

 Easter blooming. Its flower effect is just as pretty 

 in the shrubbery or flower garden. It forms a 

 mound perhaps 3 feet high, of delicate pure white 

 flowers as graceful as Lily-of-the- Valley. May. 



Elaeagnus 



Elaeagnus umbellata. Silver Thorn. It used to 

 be taught that only plants of the pea family 

 (Leguminosa?) had the power of gathering nitro- 

 gen from the air. The behavior of Elaagnus um- 

 bellata in this nursery appears to indicate the 

 truth of the statement that this plant can also 

 do so through partnership with a fungus on the 

 roots. It grows very vigorously, even in poor, 

 sandy ground, and other shrubs near it are as 

 dark green and vigorous as if they were adjacent 

 to a supply of fertility, while those at a distance 

 are yellowish and of short growth, indicating 

 lack of nitrogen. 



It is a tall, arching shrub, 10 feet high and 

 broad, with pungently fragrant flowers and 



