4 Ornamental Shrubs. 



plant. It grows but six to eight inches high. K. glauca 

 is another dwarf of from one to two feet, having lilac-pur- 

 ple flowers, and leaves with revolute edges, long and 

 narrow, green on the upper side and glaucous white be- 

 neath. It is a handsome little shrub, and can be used to 

 advantage in many situations. K. hirsuta is an extreme 

 southern species, ranging from South Virginia to Florida, 

 and is said to be found also on the island of Cuba. The 

 flowers are rose-colored, and appear later than the others. 

 It is not of much worth, however, for garden purposes. 



DEUTZIA. 



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THE deutzias constitute a genus of the order Saxi- 

 fragecE, and are mostly natives of Japan and the 

 Himalaya Mountains, though it is believed that 

 they are also indigenous to northern China and perhaps 

 other portions of Asia. None of the species is found in 

 Europe or America as native of the soil. They received 

 their name in honor of Johann Deutz, a Dutch naturalist, 

 whose memory as a botanist is thereby carried to succeed- 

 ing generations. Nearly all are hardy shrubs, with rough 

 bark, axillary flowers, and leaves mostly ovate, acuminate, 

 serrate, and more or less scabrous. Though hardy, some 

 of the smaller members of the group are suited to forcing 

 under glass, by which process they are made to produce 

 beautiful flowers at any season of the year desired, and in 

 great abundance. When introduced to Europe they were 

 received with much favor and were soon widely dis- 

 tributed, as was also the case in our own country, where 

 they still occupy an important place in garden and park 



