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June. It has thus far proved perfectly hardy and is 

 desirable. 



JOSIKEA'S LILAC (S. Josika>(i). Another tree-like 

 lilac, somewhat resembling the last, but producing delicate 

 pink flowers in early June. 



DOWNY LILAC (L. villosa). A new species of a some- 

 what tree-like habit, with fragrant light purple flowers 

 which change to almost white. 



FIG. 110. JAPANESE SNOWBALL ( Viburnum plicaturri). 



CRANBERRY-SHRUB ( Viburnum opulus). A native shrub 

 with numerous conspicuous sterile flowers intermixed with 

 the fertile ones, followed by bright red or scarlet fruit that 

 hangs on the branches nearly all winter. It is hardy and 

 succeeds under nearly all conditions. The variety with all 

 sterile flowers is known as the " common snowball "-bush, 



