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DEUTZIA 



HE DEUTZIAS are floriferous shrubs of easy culture. The flowers are white and 

 pink, appearing in late spring or early summer. They are of varied character and should 

 not be mixed indiscriminately with other plants of different natures and sizes, and either 

 deserve a place among the choicer shrubs or should be grouped in masses by themselves. 

 They will grow in any ordinary garden soil that has good drainage. 



DEUTZIA gracilis (Slender Deutzia). A very 

 popular small variety, covered with graceful sprays 

 of white flowers. Suitable for both partly shady and 

 sunny locations. 



D. gracilis rosea (Pink Slender Deutzia). Similar 

 to Deutzia gracilis, but with pink, bell-shaped flowers. 



D. lemoinei (Lemoine Deutzia). An early 

 blooming variety, with large, single, white flowers. 



D. scabra (Pride of Rochester) (Fuzzy Deutzia). 



A tall shrub with white flowers tinted pale pink. 



D. scabra candidissima ( Snon flake Deutzia). A 



very desirable variety. Large and graceful, bearing 

 double white flowers. 



ELEAGNUS angustifolia (Russian Olive) 

 (Oleaster). The wild olive of the old Greek 

 writers. Highly ornamental with light green leaves, 

 silvery-white on the underside. Bears fragrant yel- 

 low flowers and attractive yellow fruit covered with 



yellow scales. Grows to 20 feet in any well-drained 

 soil, including limestone and sand. 



E. longipes (Edulis) (Cherry Eleagnus). A tall 

 shrub with light grayish green foliage and red fruit. 



ELSHOLTZIA stauntoni (Mint Shrub). An 



undershrub, seldom attaining a height of five feet, 

 with bright green, aromatic foliage and numerous 

 spikes of lilac-purple flowers. Valuable because it 

 grows and blooms best in positions often too sunny 

 and hot for other plants, and for its habit of bloom- 

 ing in late September when color is needed in the 

 garden. 



ENKIANTHUS campanulatus (Redvein Enki- 

 anthus). Often attains tree-like dimensions of open 

 habit. Flowers, which are yellow or pale orange 

 veined darker red, appear after the leaves are ex- 

 panded in pendulous racemes. Foliage assumes a 

 mantle of brilliant orange, red, and crimson of great 

 color intensity in the fall. 



EUONYMOUS 



^^XTERESTIXG and surprising beauty are combined in the deciduous Euonymous. To 

 those who wish their gardens to greet the winter with a last brilliant burst of color, we 

 recommend them. 



EUONYMOUS alatus (Winged Euonymous). A 



handsome broad, flat-topped bush with stiff, wide- 

 spreading, cork-winged branches. The flowers are 

 small and yellowish. The foliage is dull green 

 throughout the summer. In autumn the leaves as- 

 sume the most vivid tints of rosy scarlet and crim- 

 son. The fruit is dull purple with scarlet-coated, 

 protruding seeds. Conspicuous in winter with its 

 rigid branches covered with curious corky bark. 



E. europaeus (European Burning-bush). This 



shrub or small tree, grows 10 to 2 5 feet in height 

 bearing foliage of a warm green, changing in the 

 fall to red. The greenish-white flowers are small, 

 followed by an abundant crop of fruit, in bright 

 pink capsules, which, opening in the autumn, reveal 

 orange colored sacs that envelop the seed, producing 

 one of nature's most interesting and beautiful effects. 



EXOCHORDA grandiflora (Common Pearl- 

 bush). A tall, rapidly growing shrub covered in 

 May with starry white blossoms. 



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