

Jasminum, continued 



Jasminumnudiflorum. NAKED-FLOWERED JASMINE. A 

 graceful shrub with quadrangular drooping branches. 

 Native of China. Leaves compound, consisting of three 

 leaflets, dark green, falling in late autumn. Flowers 

 bright yellow, opening very early in spring, or on warm 

 days in winter. Hardy as far north as Washington, or 

 with protection from bleak cold winds, to Missouri and 

 New York. 



J. officinale. TRUE JASMINE, OR JESSAMINE. This is 

 the classic species and the Jessamine of literature. A 

 graceful shrub with numerous long branches. Native 

 of Persia and India. Leaves compound, with 3 to 7 

 glossy dark green leaflets. Flowers white, deliciously 

 fragrant, produced in terminal leafy clusters. Hardy 

 South, and as far North, with protection, as Tennessee 

 and Maryland. 



Kerria The Globe Flower, or 

 Japanese Rose 



An attractive shrub with slender green branches 

 and showy yellow flowers. It thrives in almost 

 any well-drained soil. Hardy, but benefited by pro- 

 tection from cold winds in severe climates. 



Kerria japonica (Core/torus japonica}. GLOBE 

 FLOWER, OR JAPANESE ROSE. A shrub 4 to 6 feet tall. 

 Native of Japan. Leaves bright green, sharply toothed, 

 fading in autumn with tones of yeilovv. Flowers 

 numerous, bright yellow, large and showy. A charm- 

 ing old-fashioned plant, and one worthy of a place in 

 anj- garden. 



K. jiponica argenteo-variegata. VARIEGATED-LEAVED 

 KERRIA. A dwarf form, usually growing 2 to 3 feet 

 high, with small leaves bordered" with white. 



K. japonica llore pleno. DOUBLE-FLOWERED KERRIA. 

 A variety with showy double flowers, of vigorous 

 growth. More often seen in gardens than the typical 

 form. 



K. japonica ramulis variega'.is. STRIPED-BARKED KER- 

 RIA. A low-growing form with the Branches striped 

 with yellow and green. Very unique. 



Lagerstroemia The Crape 

 Myrtle 



A handsome free-flowering shrub, extensively 

 planted in the South. It thrives in almost any good 

 soil with ample drainage. Hardy as far north as 

 Memphis and Baltimore, with slight protection. 



Lagerstroemia indica. CRAPE MYRTLE. A large shrub, 

 10 to 20 feet tall, with brown bark. Native of Asia. 

 Leaves ovate, dark lustrous green. Flowers crinkled 

 and ruffled, produced in profuse panicles in summer 

 and continuing for two or three months. There are 

 forms with crimson, pink, white and purple flowers. It 

 makes a splendid house plant. 



Lespedeza 



The Shrubby Bush 

 Clover 



An interesting shrub of considerable hardiness, 

 thriving as far north as Missouri and Massachusetts. 

 Thrives in almost any well-drained soil. The flow- 

 ers appear in midsummer. Other species are de- 

 scribed under "Herbaceous Plants." 



Lespedeza bicolor. SHRUBBY BUSH CLOVER. A shrub, 

 3 to 6 feet tall, with graceful slender branches. Native 

 of Japan. Leaves compound, consisting of three dark 

 green leaflets. Flowers purple, produced in nodding 

 racemes, profuse and showy. Rare in cultivation. 



Leucothoe The Deciduous 

 Leucothoes 



Hardy deciduous shrubs, producing numerous 

 one-sided racemes of white flowers in spring. They 

 thrive in moist loamy soils, especially those con- 

 taining leaf-mould or woods earth. In autumn the 

 leaves assume brilliant tones of red and scarlet. 

 The evergreen species will be found under "Ever- 

 green Shrubs." 



Leucothoe lacemosa (Andromeda raccmosa). SWAMP 

 L.BUCOTHOB. A rigid shrub with upright branches, 

 usually growing 3 to 4 feet tall. Grows naturally from 

 Massachusetts to Florida. Leaves bright green, about 

 2 inches long, fading with bright colors in autumn. 

 Flowers numerous, in erect racemes ? to 3 inches long. 



L. recurva. MOUNTAIN LEUCOTHOE. A shrub with 

 stiff branches, much resembling the foregoing species. 

 Native of the mountain region from Virginia to Ala- 

 bama. The flowers are produced in arching racemes at 

 the tips of the shoots of the preceding season. Rarely 

 seen in cultivation. 



Hypericum prolificum (see page 72) 



Ligustrum The Deciduous 

 Privets 



These grand shrubs are extensively used for 

 hedges and screens and are occasionally given 

 space in the shrub plantations for the beauty of 

 their flowers and berries. They are hardy and vig- 

 orous, thriving in almost any fertile soil and stand 

 clipping admirably. Other species are described 

 under " Broad-leaved Evergreen Shrubs." 



Ligustrum amurense. AMOOR RIVER PRIVET. A large 

 shrub with upright branches, growings to 12 feet tall. 

 Native of China. Leaves dark green and lustrous, 

 tardily deciduous, or in the South nearly evergreen. 

 Flowers white, in erect panicles. Splendid for hedges. 



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