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and currant (Ribes), in themselves sufficient te 
make a garden of great variety; the several tama- 
risks, some of which are great improvements on 
the old; the French mulberry (Callicarpa), which 
has an abundance of showy fruit, as well as grace- 
ful growth; one or two good aralias, the old-fash- 
ioned, sweet-scented shrub (Calycanthus) and half 
a dozen worth-while St. John’s worts (Hyperi- 
cum). Privet, notably the new Japanese Ligustrum 
Ibota, has fine white bloom, but the odor is rather 
strong for the garden. 
Roses creep into the shrub category of conve- 
nience, just as some of the trees do. The standard, 
or tree, roses are serviceable only for formal layouts 
and without professional care they are apt to be 
more bother than they are worth. The best roses 
to consider as shrubs are those that make big 
bushes, such as the old-fashioned damask and Mad- 
ame Plantier. Then there is the sweet brier; noth- 
ing is fairer than the type, but the Lord Penzance 
hybrids offer darker pink and ecru tones. Coarser 
single blossoms and foliage are provided by the 
ramanas rose (Rosa rugosa), which has semi-dou- 
ble forms now. Harison’s yellow and Rosa mul- 
tiflora japonica, the latter for massing in loose ef- 
fect, are two more of the many good bush roses. 
There can be no rule as to what extent shrubs 
shall figure in hardy gardens and borders. The 
only thing to do is to count them as available 
material of permanence—like the perennials, only 
not herbaceous—and work with them to the 
