CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



Azalea nudiflora Wild Honeysuckle. Pinxter Flower. 

 Two-six feet; Can., Fla., Ill, Mo., Tex.; April and May; 

 swamps and rocky woods; flesh color to pink and purple; 

 capsule; dull yellow; very attractive shrub. 



Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame-Colored Azalea. 

 Four-fifteen feet; Penn. to Ga. ; May; dry woods; orange, 

 turning to flame color; capsule; light green, somewhat 

 tomentose beneath. 



Leucothoe racemosa Swamp Leucothoe. Five-twelve 

 feet; Mass., Fla., La. ; May and June; swampy thickets; white 

 bells; capsule; scarlet, purple, and orange; prized for autumn 

 coloring. 



Leucothoe catesbaei Catesby's Leucothoe. Three-six 

 feet ; Va., Ga., Tenn.; April and May; banks of streams; white 

 bell; capsule; dark, shining green above, paler green below; 

 easily cultivated ; hardy in Mass. 



Rhodora canadensis Rhodora. One-two feet; Can., 

 New Eng., Penn.; April and May; cool bogs; purplish 

 rose color; capsule; pale green, paler and glaucous and downy 

 beneath. 



Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel. Shrub or 

 tree; Me. to O.; N. Y. to Ga. ; July; damp, deep woods; 

 pale rose color or nearly white ; evergreen. 



Ledum latifolium Labrador Tea. One-three feet; 

 New Eng., Penn., Mich., Minn. ; May and June; cold bogs and 

 wooded hills; white; capsule; densely covered with brown 

 wool beneath ; evergreen. 



CAPRIFOLIACE.E. Honeysuckle Family. 



Sambucus canadensis American Elder. Five-ten feet ; 

 common in Northern States ; June to August ; moist, rich soil 

 in open places; cream white; dark purple berry; dark green; 

 pith white ; golden-leaved variety. 



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