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are displayed on the leafless branches. A. glutinosa aurea has 

 strikingly ornamental foliage, especially in spring, and this does 

 not get burnt by hot suns. A. g, imperialis (fern-leaved), 

 A. g. laciniata (cut-leaved), A. cordifolia, A. cordata, A. pubescens, 

 A. viridis, and A. oregona are useful decorative kinds. 



Amelanchiers. — In the months of April and May these are 

 ■laden with their graceful racemes of snow-white flowers, and 

 when planted in conjunction with some of the pink-flowered 

 Pyruses, Almonds (Prunuses), or Thorns, produce a pleasing 

 effect. A- canadensis (A. Botryapium ; Mespilus canadensis) varies 

 in height from 20ft. to 40ft., arid a good-sized tree in full 

 blossom is very beautiful. It is also effective in autumn, as its 

 leaves assume a rich shade of golden-yellow. This kind should 

 be increased by layering, as then the plants flower freely when 

 i8in. or 2ft. high, and in such a condition are well adapted 

 for planting in distinct masses. A. c. oblongifolia is the last of 

 .the group to blossom. It is of bushy habit, and carries a 

 wonderful profusion of white flowers on short racemes. Fine for 

 massing. A. alnifolia (Dwarf June Berry) grows about 8ft. or 

 9ft. high, and is specially valuable for small gardens. It is a 



lovely free-flower- 



ing shrub, and 

 particularly at- 

 tractive in late 

 summer by reason 

 of its brilliant- 

 tinted foliage. 

 A. vulgaris is 

 another excellent 

 kind, of free 

 growth. The 

 Amelanchiers suc- 

 ceed in ordinary 

 soil. 



Amorpha fru- 

 ticosa (False 

 Indigo), from the 

 South United 

 States, grows 

 freely in dry soils, 

 and bears spikes 

 of bluish-purple 

 flowers in summer. It is of upright habit, and grows about 

 6ft. high. A. canescens (Lead-Plant) is distinct, with grey 

 leaves and slender panicles of dark blue flowers that are borne 

 in September, on which account room should be found for it 

 in the garden. 



Fig. • 240. — Aralia chinensis. 



