THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



June. A very beautiful shrub. In blooming 

 time it is one mass of flowers that are white, 

 pink, and, in some varieties, crimson. The 

 Spircea Van Houttei is perhaps the most 

 attractive member of the family. 



Symphoricarpos racemosus (Snowberry). 

 4 to 6 feet. Plant in early spring. Blooms in 

 August. The little pink flowers and the white 

 wax-like berries grow side by side upon the 

 branch. The berries remain until quite into 

 the winter. 



Syringa Josik^a, Madame Lemoine, 

 Madame Casimir-perier, Persica alba and 

 Marie Legraye (Lilac). 3 to 10 feet. 

 Plant in spring or fall — before October 15th. 

 Blooms in May and June. The long, fra- 

 grant panicles of bloom are white, pink and 

 purple, single and double, and are familiar to 

 all. No shrub is more satisfactory, both in 

 blooming time and at other seasons, for the 

 branches are heavily covered with handsome, 

 healthy, smooth green leaves. They are, 

 however, in some localities, subject to mil- 



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