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relatively large, intense violet-purple flowers with the 

 edge of the petals crinkled and slightly recurved. 

 And, further, I do vigorously protest against the ab- 

 surd name of "Butterfly Bush" which some dealers 

 would fain foist upon us as a popular name for these 

 shrubs. 



As finality is impossible I must omit details 

 on some of the more generally known midseason 

 flowering shrubs such as Veronica augustifolia, its 

 varieties and hybrids, Ceanothus hybridus and others, 

 Abelia grandiflom, Amorpha canescens and certain 

 other plants, yet I must have a word or two on those 

 favorite low-growing shrubs, the Ling and Hardy 

 Heaths. People other than those of Scotch descent 

 have a warm affection for these charming little 

 shrubs and there is no valid reason why this fondness 

 should not be indulged. Ling and Heaths are sun- 

 loving plants and their successful culture demands 

 that they be planted in open situations fully exposed 

 to the sun. A moist, sandy soil in which peat is liber- 

 ally admixed are the other requisites, and the plants 

 thrive better in shallow than in deep soils. The 

 hardiest of the Heaths are Erica cornea and its variety 

 alba which commence to blossom in early spring as the 

 snow and frosts disappear. The Cornish Heath, 

 E. vagans and its varieties alba, grandiflora, and rubra, 



