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and its white fruit contrasts prettily when it is planted among 

 low-growing shrub evergreens of narrow foliage. The varieties 

 Tcuxmosua and montanus have white fruit, while the vulgaris, 

 which is sometimes called Indian currant, has red fruit. 



The Stuaktia. — The Stuartia penfagynia and Virginica are 

 shrubs, natives of the higher portions of Virginia and Tennes- 

 see, and but little cultivated. They are partially hardy, fully so 

 in sheltered positions, but not perfectly in open, clear exposures. 



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The foliage is large, broad oval or ovate, and the flowers also 

 large and pure white or with a shade of purple at the bottom 

 of the petals, and the bloom is kept up some six weeks in 

 succession in July and August. They are beautiful shrubs, 

 and deserve a place and care in all gardens. Moist sandy 

 loam containing considerable of vegetable mold suits their 

 wants best. 



The Strawberry Tree — Euonymus. — The ewmynvas Ameri- 



