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LEvcOTHOE CATESB#I. 4 ft. An almost evergreen shrub, leaves on 
long stems; handsome pure white flowers though their odor is unpleasant 
to some. Give a rich moist soil, sun and sheltered position. 
Lizac. White (Syringa vulgaris, var. alba grandiflora). 6-10 ft. 
A hardy shrub of more graceful and slender growth than the common 
purple variety. It also bears smaller more open clusters of snow-white 
fragrant flowers. By keeping the roots heavily mulched with manure 
it throws out an abundance of suckers, which may be separated from 
the parent bush; propagated also by layering the branches. Should 
have a sheltered position, for it is sometimes blighted, when about to 
flower, by late spring frosts. After blooming cut off seed-vessels, else 
the buds for the next year will not form well and the bloom will be 
reduced. 
Peart Buss (Exochorda grandiflora, sometimes called Spirea grandi- 
flora). A beautiful shrub, often growing to a small tree with large white 
flowers growing in axillary clusters; has a rather naked, straggling 
growth and should be pruned to a compact form or planted in the rear 
of other shrubs; propagated by seeds, suckers and layering. Give cul- 
ture similar to Spireas. Blooms late in May or early June. 
Prum. Purple-leaved (Prunus Pissardi). A small tree with incon- 
spicuous white blossoms, but prized for its bark and foliage. In the 
spring, the bark on the new growths is deep purple, and the bursting 
leaves are a violet crimson. Later they take a darker hue which they 
hold all summer without fading. Without a rival as an ornamental 
tree, though its fruit is inferior. 
SHap BusH, JUNEBERRY.(Amelanchier Canadensis). 4-12 ft. A 
hardy bush or low tree with foliage of tender reddish green in spring, 
and of rich hue in autumn. The large and open-petalled white flowers 
are borne in long drooping racemes. In the wild state the growth is 
rather straggling, but it can be grafted on the hawthorn or quince and 
make a finer effect. It requires rich loam, and is propagated by layers 
or cuttings. 
SNowDRop TREE, SILVER Bett (Hoalesia tetraptera). 4-18 ft. A 
handsome shrub or small tree wild along streams from Virginia, South, 
but planted for ornament North. Bears showy drooping flowers from 
the axils of fallen leaves of the previous year; should have a sheltered 
position in deep sandy moist soil; propagated by cuttings in spring and 
autumn. Not quite hardy far North if exposed. 
SPIREA ARGUTA. 3 ft. A variety closely related to S. Thunbergit. 
