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nal. L. hispida is somewhat pendulous, and has greenish- 

 white flowers with purple fruit. It grows from two to 

 three feet, and is a native of Siberia and south to central 

 Asia. L. mackii reaches ten to fifteen feet in height, and 

 is a much-spreading plant, making a large bush. The 

 flowers are white, axillary, with a funnel-shaped tube. 

 The leaves are ovate-elliptic, acuminate, rounded at the 

 base, and of good color and substance. L. xylosteum is 

 quite distinct in its foliage, grows about five feet high, and 

 has pinkish-yellow blossoms in May before the leaves ap- 

 pear. They are cream-colored, fragrant, and very pretty. 

 The fruit is crimson and of long continuance. 



L. alberta, known popularly as the Siberian honey- 

 suckle, is a dwarf about two feet high, and has special 

 claims to attention where a plant of the size is desired. 

 The slender branches have a drooping tendency, falling 

 on every side, and are clothed with very narrow leaves 

 two inches long and of a bluish shade. The blossoms, 

 unlike most of the other species, appear in July and 

 August, and, from a floral standpoint, the bush is at its 

 best at a season of the year when flowers are scarce. 

 They are also much larger than on most other honey- 

 suckles, and deliciously fragrant. The color is a pinkish- 

 purple and very effective. 



PRUNUS— Flowering Cherry. 



IN the popular mind, the cherries are ranked among 

 fruit trees rather than among the ornamental trees. 

 They belong to the order Rosacea and to the genus 

 prunus, and by some have been assigned to a sub-genus. 



