OLIVE FAMILY 



beautiful well into December ; indeed, it is the last 

 plant to succumb to winter storms ; it just misses being 

 an evergreen. When permitted, it will develop into a 

 shapely bush six to ten feet high. 



The flower cluster is a thyrsus, in general effect a 

 diminutive copy of a lilac cluster ; fragrant, with a 

 rather heavy odor. The individual blossom is in shape 

 very like a small, white, lilac blossom ; in fact, the 

 family characters are apparent and the relationship 

 somewhat emphasized. The fruit is a small black 

 berry. Flowers are rarely seen in hedge rows as they 

 appear on new wood and that is usually cut away 

 when the hedges are trimmed. Several species are in 

 cultivation. 



FORSYTHIA 

 Forsythia. 



Since the Forsythia was introduced into this country 

 it has ever been counted a permanent and valuable 

 addition to our ornamental shrubs. Its golden bells 

 gleam in the April sunlight and transform the brown 

 bush into a glowing mass of color. The bloom pre- 

 cedes the leaves, but before its splendor has passed the 

 leaves are half grown. 



Three forms of the plant appear in our gardens. One, 

 Forsythia viridissima, a stiff, upright little bush well 

 covered with yellow bells in the spring but not notice- 

 able at any other time. This is the form first intro- 

 duced into Europe, and first brought here. The second 

 is distinguished by the long, slender, graceful branches 

 which rise and curve and droop and sometimes trail 



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