SHRUBS 



ters at the extremity of the stalks. They are a 

 soft pink, and very sweet. The habit of the 

 plant is low and spreading. While this is not 

 as showy as many of our shrubs, it is one that 

 will win your friendship, because of its modest 

 beauty, and will keep a place in your garden in- 

 definitely after it has once been given a place 

 there. 



Berberis— the "Barberry" of "Grand- 

 mother's garden " — ^is a most satisfactory shrub, 

 for several reasons: It is hardy everywhere. The 

 white, yellow, and orange flowers of the different 

 varieties are showy in spring; in fall the foliage 

 colors finely; and through the greater part of 

 winter the scarlet, blue and black berries are 

 extremely pleasing. Thunhergii is a dwarf 

 variety, with yellow flowers, followed by vivid 

 scarlet fruit. In autumn, the foliage changes to 

 scarlet and gold, and makes the bush as attractive 

 as if covered with flowers. This is an excellent 

 variety for a low hedge. 



Exochorda gran^flora, better known as 

 "Pearl Bush," is one of the most distinctively 

 ornamental shrubs in cultivation. It grows to a 

 height of seven to ten feet, and can be pruned 

 to almost any desirable shape. The buds, which 

 come early in the season, look like pearls strung 



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