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looking that there are few places where it is acceptable. 

 Some of the buddleias are fine and suited for summer 

 effect, especially the variety Buddleia veitchii. The 

 callicarpa is a good summer flowering shrub and so 

 is the sweet-scented shrub calycanthus; and Chionan- 

 thus virginica is tall with fine, large, deep green foliage 

 with fragrant, drooping, open clusters of white flowers, 

 lace-like in appearance, hence its name, white fringe 

 tree. The weigelas or diervillas make fine summer 

 shrubs, especially Weigela lavallee, bearing deep crim- 

 son flowers all through the summer; of the same type 

 is the bloom of the weigela, Eva Ratke, whose great 

 masses of deep crimson make a rich effect in the summer. 

 The Elasagnus family is worth growing because it is 

 so vigorous and has such silvery shades on the under 

 sides of the leaves. It is called the silver-thorn or the 

 oleaster, and although somewhat coarse, its great vigour 

 and hardiness make it valuable for the lawn. The 

 Elceagnus longipes is the best kind and is notable for 

 its profusion of red berries in August and edible fruit 

 in autumn. The rose of Sharon, althea or hibiscus, 

 has its value for its brilliant midsummer flowering. 

 The plant is vigorous and hardy and easily trans- 

 planted, but it is coarse and stiff looking in habit. 

 Potentilla fruticosa, shrubby cinquefoil, bears on its low 

 form bright yellow flowers in summer among narrow 

 fuzzy leaves. The mock oranges (Philadelphus) are 

 excellent shrubs, large, vigorous, and healthy, bearing 

 showy flowers, somewhat like those of the orange; 

 Philadelphus grandifiora and Philadelphus coronarius 



