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PHILADELPHUS. There are several species of this 

 genus, but only one in common culture. This is Phila- 

 delphus coronarius, commonly known as Mock Orange, 

 and Syringa. But the name Syringa properly belongs to 

 the lilac. Philadelphus coronarius is a handsome shrub, 

 the flowers of which are fragrant like those of the orange, 

 and the green leaves taste like cucumbers. It blooms later 

 than the spireas, and is a very useful shrub. 



RHUS. The genus Rhus includes all of our common 

 Sumacs, some of which are very useful in a dense shrub- 

 bery on account of their seed-heads in the fall, and the 

 brilliant red of the autumn foliage. But the species of 

 Rhus commonly planted in shrubbery is the Rhus cotinus, 

 Smoke Tree, or Venetian Sumac. It takes the name from 

 the cloud-like inflorescence which gives the bush a very 

 striking appearance in summer. 



TAMARIX Gallica and Africana are pretty shrubs, 

 with frne cedar-like foliage and small white or pink flowers. 

 The feathery appearance of the foliage makes a fine con- 

 trast to the leaves of other broad-leaved shrubs, and the 

 plants grow rapidly and are perfectly hardy. 



STEPHANANDRA flexuosa is a hardy shrub bearing 

 panicles of white flowers. It is a native of Japan and is 

 closely allied to the shrubby spireas. 



VIBURNUM. There are numerous species of Vibur- 

 num. Viburnum tinus, or as commonly called, Laurustinus, 

 is barely hardy in normal winters here, and is hardy really 

 only south of Virginia. The species that are of general 



interest in the hardy shrubbery are Vihurnuin opulus, 

 the common Snowball bush, and Viburnum plicatum, the 

 Japanese Snowball. The old Snowball is a rapid-growing 

 shrub, and a very showy one when in bloom. The Japa- 

 nese is more compact in growth, has more handsome 

 foliage and blooms rather later. Both are well worth 

 growing. There is an evergreen species native to the 

 mountains of North Carolina; this is Viburnum, lentago 

 and it is well worth a place in the shrubbery, as its spring 

 bloom is handsome and its leaves and fruit show well in 

 the fall. 



WEIGELA. This genus is Japanese and Chinese 

 and there are numerous species and varieties. It is a 

 deservedly popular shrub, and botanically the genus is 

 more properly Diervilla. 



Weigela amabilis is the largest grower and has dark, 

 red flowers. 



Weigela rosea has rosy pink flowers, while Weigela 

 Hortensis nivea has pure white flowers and blooms in 

 June and July. Then there is a form with variegated 

 leaves known as Weigela rosea variegata, the leaves being 

 mottled with golden yellow. Many new varieties have 

 been produced of late years, and there is no more inter- 

 esting group of shrubs, as they prolong the flowering 

 period after the early spring flowers well into summer. 



^WISTARIA. This plant is commonly called Wisteria, 

 but as it was named after Dr. Wistar a noted Pennsyl- 

 vania botanist, this spelling is wrong. The variety in 



