THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



varieties of Japanese, Persian, and French 

 syringas are so numerous and varied that the 

 catalogue of one firm alone has over fifty 



varieties. An at- 

 tractive spring 

 garden could be 

 made with this 

 shrub only, in all 

 its many colors, 

 shapes and fami- 

 lies. As there 

 are both early- 

 and late-bloom- 

 ing varieties, 

 this spring gar- 

 den would be a 

 beautiful chang- 

 ing color picture for fully five weeks. 



Viburnum plicatum (Japanese Snowball). 

 6 to 10 feet. Plant in early spring or fall. 

 Blooms the end of INIay and June. The foli- 

 age is healthy and dark, and the flowers grow 

 in large balls. The sharp contrast between 



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