green at the tips, shading to a deeper green down the branches. 

 The leaves are very tremulous in the breeze, just like the clapping' 

 of little hands. This sorbaria is an amazingly beautiful' shrub. 

 So is Colutea Orieutalis, with its pale silver-green foliage aud- 

 its blossoms like small wall-flowers or nasturtiums continue all 

 the length of the branches which touch the ground. 



I hope some day to see hedges of Colutea Orientalis's sister, 

 Colutea Arborescens, I have written about her and talked about 

 her so often I hope perhaps some day she will replace the common 

 barberry in many places, she should and will, when you recognize 

 her adaptability as a hedge. Planted singly, about five feet apart, 

 they will soon join hands, forming a soft, clelicate appearing, low,, 

 silver-green wall four feet deep and about as high, a ''wall"' that 

 in a few days responds to clii^piug, with a new top growth of 

 great beauty. 



The Indigoferas formerly seen in the collector's collection 

 are Gerardiana and Floribunda, the latter is very decorative 

 because of the silvery branches, compound leaves and extremely 

 small, "knife-shape" leaflets. We may all have these Indigoferas, 

 as they are in commerce, but they are too fine for assembling with 

 commonplace shrubs. They should be given the dignity of a 

 special position where all their fineness can be enjoyed and seen 

 to advantage. 



Another exquisite collection shrub is the Amnorpha Fruti- 

 cosa Augustifolia. It was near the Indigoferas and Avas well 

 placed with them, having foliage also of wistaria form, and deep 

 blue spikes of flowers. This species is available also. 



I saw Philadelphus Incanus, a tall slender shrub from far- 

 off western China, a-bloom the middle of July; indeed, it was just 

 commencing to unfold its orange-blossom flowers; this is quite 

 unusual, Amateur Gardeners, for a Philadelphus to bloom as late 

 as mid-July. I am glad to be able to tell you that a Massachu- 

 setts nursery can suply this variety. 



I came long after the flowering crabs had flowered, but I 

 heard interesting praise of the Sargentii species and I expect to 

 see it a-bloom next Spring. 



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