Trees and Shrubs 



masses of white pendant cymes in Spring, and its beautiful tinted 

 leaves in the Fall making it most desirable. 



These excellent qualities, combined with its easy culture in 

 any ordinary soil (although it prefers a moist soil and partial 

 shade), should commend it to all lovers of flowering shrubs. 



In addition to the above named, Viburnum Japonicum, 

 Viburnum tomentosum, Viburnum macrophyllum (Chinese Snow- 

 ball) and several others are very effective. 



Propagate by cuttings of ripe wood in the Fall, or by seeds, 

 sown one-eighth of an inch deep in the Spring, or by layering 1 in 

 Summer, all in the open ground. 



VlRGILIA LUTE A. 



The Virgilia is one of our 

 most handsome flowering trees 

 and blooms during August and 

 September, when very few trees 

 or shrubs are showing color, thus 

 being a most desirable tree for 

 the garden. It grows to the 

 height of about forty feet and 

 is of a graceful spreading habit. 

 With its deeply cut pinnate 

 leaves, when laden with its pan- 

 icles of pale lilac-colored flowers, 

 it makes a fine effect on the 

 lawn or in the shrubbery. It 

 thrives in any well-drained garden soil. 



Propagate by seeds which should be sown, in Spring, about 

 one-quarter of an inch deep in the open ground. When one year 

 old, the seedlings should be transplanted into nursery rows. Set 

 them twelve inches apart. 



Virgilia lute a. 



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