FLO]VERS AND FOLIAGE OF SUMMER, lol 



suiunier lioAvers. Ami roiimlii 2I(i ri((ii<i, or stai^'ger Imsli, 

 reseiul>les souieAN'liut tlic (Jlctlu-a (ilnifolia, tlu)u<;']i its ^\■]litB 

 smuiuer flowers are less striking in appearance. 



Tlie liorse-cliestiuit foi' liloom lielongs pceiiliarly to 

 spring, but one there is, ^Escnhis /hirriflont, of dwarf- 

 spreading contours, which forms one of tlie most effective 



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DWARF FLOWERING HORSE-CHESTNUT TREES. 

 '/ESt,ULUS PARVIFLORA. 1 



oLjects on the L'^^\•n in July, with its rich spikes of white 

 flowers thrust prominently above masses of the peculiar 

 typical horse-chestnut foliage. 



But I must not leave the subject of snnnner trees Avith- 

 out referring witli deepest admiration to tlie elegant, taper- 

 in"- arro^vdike foi-m and tender, strange-looking, pea-green 



