ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS FOR MONTANA 25 



low, pink, scarlet and purple; many of them being very fragrant. 

 Some of the species are valuable for shrubberies and group plant- 

 ing, while others make desirable climbing vines. 



(Lonicera spinosa) This is a shrub about two feet high, 

 with fragrant, rose-pink flowers. It is native to Turkestan and the 

 Himalayas. Plants of this species set in the experimental nursery 

 in 1904 have proved hardy. It is desirable for shrubberies or for 

 specimen plants on the lawn. 



(Lonicera punicea) This species is not hardy at this station, 

 the growth killing back every winter. 



Tartarian Honseysuckle : (Lonicera Tatarica) This shrub 

 grows to a height of 10 feet and has slender flowers of pink, crim- 

 son or white color. It is a native of Russia and Siberia, has proved 

 hardy at this station, and is desirable for shrubbery or group 



planting. 



THE MULBERRY 



Russian Mulberry: (Morus alba var. Tatarica) At this 

 station this variety is not hardy, the growth killing back to near the 

 ground every year. The foliage freezes on the plant each fall, in- 

 dicating that the season is not long enough for it to ma- 

 ture properly. In sections of the state with longer growing season 

 it may be hardy. 



MOCK ORANGE OR SYRINGA. 



There are included here a large number of ornamental deciduous 

 shrubs. They have opposite entire leaves and white showy flow- 

 ers, which are borne in racemes, or short panicles, and are often 

 very fragrant. These plants are all adapted to shrubberies and a 

 few are desirable as specimen plants on the lawn. 



(Philadelphus coronarius, var. aureus) This shrub grows 

 to a height of 10 feet. The flowers are white and very fragrant 

 and are borne in racemes. The foliage is yellow, giving it a dis- 

 tinct color in the shrubbery group; but it is not hardy at this sta- 

 tion, the growth killing back about one-half each winter. 



Common Mock Orange: (Philadelphia coronarius) This 

 plant is the same as the foregoing except the leaves, which are green 

 in color. It is about half hardy at this station. When given some 

 winter protection it survives and becomes a very desirable plant 

 for shrubberies. 



