HARDY SHRUBS AND TREES 167 



Planted in front of taller shriAs it is a very desira- 

 ble and reliable plant and if the faded flowers are 

 removed after the spring florescence it will continue 

 to produce flowers throughout the summer. 



One of the most easily propagated plants is found 

 in the symphoricarpus or snow berry, indeed, in the 

 case of this pretty shrub the difficulty is not to in- 

 crease one's stock, as the new growth is usually pros- 

 trate the first year, lying supinely on the ground and, 

 if left undisturbed, will throw out roots at the joints 

 and rapidly produce attractive little plants as robust 

 as the parent stock. Lifting the branches occasionally 

 will prevent this but usually one likes to have the 

 new plants form. I do. After becoming rooted the 

 branch should be severed between the new and the 

 parent plant. As the root growth is dense, consist- 

 ing of a mass of healthy feeding roots, the young 

 plants can be lifted' almost any time and reset with- 

 out much check to growth. The pale, pinky-white 

 flowers come in mid-summer, followed by the white 

 berries which remain on the bush well into the winter 

 and are very attractive. 



Somewhat similar in its manner of increase is the 

 deutzia Pride of Rochester — a magnificent shrub 

 which challenges our admiration when covered with 

 its drooping, bell-shaped flowers in late June and 

 which, under favorable conditions assumes the pro- 

 portions of a small tree. Like the symphoricarpus. 



