FORSYTHIA. Golden Bell 



Indispensable choice spring-blooming shrubs of easy culture, vigorous growth 

 and free-flowering habit. They are among the earliest to bloom, sometimes flower- 

 ing in March ; the bright golden blossoms are produced before the foliage. 



F. Fortunei. (M) Of upright growth, broad, deep, dark green foliage 

 and bright yellow flowers in April. (See Plate on page 75.) 



F. Fortunei, var. aurea variegata. Golden -leaved Forsythia. (M) A 

 fine novelty. The deep green leaves are margined with deep yellow, and, con- 

 trary to most plants with variegated foliage, it shows best when planted in 

 sunny places. 



F. intermedia. (L) A form with erect, arching branches, foliage re- 

 sembling F. viridissima, and blossoms like F. Fortunei. Very floriferous. 



F. suspensa. (M) A beautiful weeping form with long, pendulous 

 branches, pretty green foliage and golden yellow flowers in early April. 



F. viridissima. (M) Of rather straggling growth, with good green foli- 

 age and deep yellow flowers in early April. 



HAMAMELIS 



H. Virginiana. Witch Hazel. (L) Tall shrub; oval, slightly downy 

 leaves, like the hazel ; flowers yellow, remarkable for their appearance late in 

 autumn, just as the leaves are turning and about to fall. The foliage turns 

 to brilliant yellow-orange and purple shades. 



HIBISCUS SYRIACUS. Althaea; Rose of Sharon 



One of the best-known ornamental shrubs, thriving best in good soil, and 

 valuable for their late blooming. The foliage rich green, and the flowers large and 

 showy. A valuable hedge plant, as it submits readily to clipping. See Plates on 



pages 76 and 82. 



Var. Boule de Feu. (L) Single, violet-red flowers; showy. 



Var. camellaeflorus. (L) Double; white, with light pink center. 



Var. Count de Flandre. (L) Double; dark red. 



Var. Jeanne d'Arc. (L) Double; pure white. A superior variety. 



Var. Lady Stanley. (L) Double; blush white. 



Var. Leopoldi. (L) Double; flesh shaded to rose. 



Var. purpurea foliis argentea marginata. (M) Double, purple flowers; 

 leaves margined with a deep band of creamy white. 



Var. rubus. Ruby. (L) Large, well -opened, ruby -red flowers. 

 Var. totus albus. (L) Single; pure white. One of the best. 



HIPPOPHAE. See Buckthorn 



H. rhamnoides. (L) A stiff, irregular shrub, with grayish green foliage, 

 quite silvery beneath. Flowers in May are small and yellow, but the chief 

 beauty is the peculiar foliage and the showy orange-colored fruits, ripening in 

 September. 



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