Cydonia 



The Japanese Quince, 

 or Japonica 



Hardy shrubs with handsome showy flowers in early spring. 

 They are invaluable for border or garden planting, and make 

 beautiful informal or clipped hedges. The fragrant fruits are 

 often used for making a tart, delicious jelly. They thrive in 

 almost any well-drained soil. 



Cydonia japonic* (Pyrus japonica). JAPANESE, OR FLOWERING 

 QUINCE. Spiny shrubs with bright green glossy leaves. Native of 

 China and Japan. Flowers scarlet, large and showy. Fruits about 

 2 inches in diameter, yellowish green, aromatic -fragrant. 

 There are several forms with double and single flowers in 

 various shades of color. The following are among the best : 

 Atrosanguinea. Double ; deep scarlet. 

 Candida. Single ; pure white. 

 Mallard!. Single ; rose, bordered with white. 

 Rosea plena. Semi-double ; rose. 

 Rubra grandiilora. Single ; deep crimson. 

 Umbilicata. Single; rose-red. 



Cydonia maulei (Pyrus maulei). DWARF FLOWERING 

 QUINCB. A low shrub with spiny branches, growing i to 3 

 feet high. Leaves dark green and lustrous, i to 2 inches long. 

 Flowers bright orange-scarlet, large and showy. Fruit nearly 

 round, yellow. 

 Very free - flow- 

 ering. An ex- 

 ceptionally good 

 subject with dis- 

 tinct habit and 

 flowers of a pecu- 

 liar color-tone. 



Deutzia crenata candidissirr.a (seepage 65) 



Cytisus The Broom 



A strange and interesting shrub with long and 

 slender green branches. It thrives in almost any 

 well-drained soil, preferring sunny situations. Of 

 European origin, but has become naturalized in 

 waste places from Nova Scotia to Virginia. 



Cytisus scoparius (Genista scoparia). SCOTCH BROOM. 

 A rapid-growing shrub, usually attaining a height of 

 6 to 8 feet. Leaves small, consisting of i to 3 dark 

 green leaflets. Flowers in great profusion, bright yel- 

 low, very handsome. 



Daphne The Deciduous 

 Daphnes 



These beautiful hardy shrubs deserve a promi- 

 nent place in the plantations, as they are among 

 the most attractive of ornamentals. The showy 

 flowers are borne in great profusion in early spring. 

 A porous loamy soil is well adapted to their require- 

 ments. 



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Cytisus scoparius 



