SHRUBS 



and one that anyone can grow, and one that will 

 flourish anywhere. It is very pleasing in habit, 

 without any attention in the way of training. 

 Its branches spread gracefully in all directions 

 from the centre of the bush, and grow to a length 

 of six or seven feet. Early in the season they are 

 covered with bright yellow flowers of a spicy and 

 delicious fragrance. In fall the bush takes on a 

 rich coloring of crimson and gold, and is really 

 much showier then than when in bloom, in spring. 



Sambucus aurea — ^the Golden Elder — is one 

 of the showiest shrubs in cultivation, and its 

 showy feature is its foliage. Let alone, it grows 

 to be a very large bush, but judicious pruning 

 keeps it within bounds, for small grounds. It 

 makes an excellent background for such bril- 

 liantly colored flowers as the Dahlia, Salvia 

 splendens, or scarlet Geraniums. It deserves a 

 place in all collections. Our native Cut-Leaved 

 Elder is one of the most beautiful ornaments any 

 place can have. It bears enormous cymes of 

 delicate, lace-like, fragrant flowers in June and 

 July. These are followed by purple berries, 

 which make the bush as attractive as when in 

 bloom. 



The Syringa, or Mock Orange, is one of our 

 favorites. It grows to a height of eight and ten 



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