OENAMENTAL DECIDUOUS SHEUBS. 103 



during tlie wmters at tlie Nortli ; but there are some varieties, 

 as the oak-leaved — quercifolia, heart-leaved — cordata, and some 

 others, that prove hardy ; and for positions where low-growing 

 plants with large foliage are required, they are particularly well 

 adapted, and from their large spikes of greenish white flowers 

 measurably ornamental. Hydrangea DeutsiqfoUa is a new 

 variety of good promise, and should be tested. 





Fia. 63.— Upbisht oe Trbbi Hohbtsucklb. 



The IJpKiGHT HoHETSUCKLE — Loniceru. — The tree or Tartarian 

 honeysuckles are hardy and beautiful shrubs, blooming early in 

 June. In foliage they are quite handsome, and the flower being 

 followed with fruit makes them desirable in all grounds, even 

 of the smallest. They grow freely in all soils, attaining, if left 

 undipped, a height of ten or twelve feet ; but they should be 

 annually clipped and kept down to four or five feet. Very 

 pretty ornamental hedges can be formed by mingling the 



