70 EVERY WOMAN HER OWN FLOWER GARDENER. 



must have at least one or more of these shrubs. The purple yariety is 

 seen everywhere ; the white is not quite as common, and is not as sick- 

 ishly sweet as the purple. 



The Persian and Chinese Lilacs are more beautiful than the common 

 kinds. The former is a small tree of graceful habit, and its flowers are 

 of a lighter lilac color. The latter is especially desirable, the flowers 

 are much darker than the other varieties, and its foliage is of a dark 

 glossy green, very rich. These shrubs are perfectly hardy, and are 

 usually grown without any care, yet if pruned and manured their beauty 

 will be much increased. 



Cydonia Japohica, or Scarlet-flowered Japan Quince, is also a well- 

 known shrub, producing quantities of the richest scarlet flowers close 

 to its branches ; it is indispensable in every garden. 



Calycanthus floridus, or Allspice Flower, is an old favorite, not so often 

 cultivated in these latter days. Its foliage is of a light glossy green, and its 

 flowers are of the darkest maroon, and very fragrant; both blossoms 

 and branches possess a strong spicy flavor, and it is sometimes called the 

 Strawberry Shrub, from a fancied resemblance to the odor of that berry. 



Forsythia viridissima is one of the earliest of all shrubs in blossoming; 

 its bright golden-lined flowers appear before the leaves are hardly visi- 

 ble, and completely cover the branches. 



Flowering Acacia, with its profusion of pink and white pea-shaped 

 blossoms, is always welcome. Its foliage is deeply serrated like the 

 Locust leaves ; its habit is straggling, which detracts from its beauty. 



Hydrangea quercifolia, or Oak -leaved Hydrangea, has strongly marked 

 foliage, and its blossoms are in large panicles of white flowers. It blooms 

 in July, and is a great attraction on a lawn. 



Hydrangea deutziafolia is a recent importation from Japan. Its 

 leaves resemble those of the Deutzia ; it blooms in August, bearing very 

 large panicles of snowy white flowers, which change to pink, and finally 

 to a brownish purple. It is a valuable addition to a garden or lawn. 



The Deutzias are generally cultivated, and are always beautiful. 



Deutzia gracilis is perfectly hardy, and has plentiful clusters of pure 

 white flowers. Deutzia scrabra is of larger growth, often attains to five 

 or six feet, and is covered with clusters of blossoms, which resemble the 

 Orange flower without its fragrance. 



Deutzia crenata flore pleno produces double flowers, white in the 

 center, and red in the outer leaves. It is of a strong habit, desires plenty 



