Shrubs and Vines 
sandy ground ; its yellow blossoms are in threes, hence 
the name /vzfida. The best of the species come from 
Asia, and are mostly to be found in the Park. 
A desirable little bush, throwing out its clusters of 
purplish, rose-tinted, fragrant flowers in early spring 
before the leaves appear, is the Daphne mezereum, 
which has been for a long time popular in England. In 
June its dark-green, lance-shaped leaves are illuminated 
with bright red berries. Commendable in all respects, 
this dainty specimen will fill a niche as very few other 
plants can do. In the same genus is the garland flower, 
D. cneorum, with lilac-tinted flowers thickly clustered, 
and very small evergreen leaves. Its first flowering is 
in May, and at intervals it blossoms through the sum- 
mer and even in fall. Another, D. genkwa, has violet 
flowers, also before the foliage. This is a trio worthy 
of becoming favorites—low, delicate, with fragrant 
showy bloom in early spring, and attractive in foliage. 
The flower has no corolla, the salver-shaped, four-lobed 
colored calyx supplying its place. 
The rose of Sharon might almost be the proverbial 
‘«Jast rose of summer’’; certainly this species is left 
blooming pretty much alone, for it is well into Septem- 
ber when it is densely covered with large flowers of 
various pure or mingled colors, with scarcely a rival in 
the field. Theshrub has a particularly erect and even 
jaunty air, that attracts attention before it blossoms. I 
never pass a rose of Sharon without seeming to hear it 
say, ‘‘I had an ambition to become a great tree, but was 
denied the opportunity.’’ Possibly the lower growths 
have their disappointments as well as we that are higher 
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