SHRUBS 



on fine green threads — Whence the popular name 

 of the plant — and these open into flowers of the 

 purest white. A fine shrub for the background 

 of a border. 



Forsythia is a splendid old shrub growing to a 

 height of eight to ten feet. Its flowers appear 

 before its leaves are out, and are of such a rich, 

 shining yellow that they light up the garden like 

 a bonfire. The flowers are bell-shaped, hence 

 the popular name of the plant, " Golden Bell." 



Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora is a very 

 general favorite because of its great hardiness, 

 profusion of flowers, ease of cultivation, and 

 habit of late blooming. It is too well known to 

 need description. 



Robinia Mspida, sometimes called Rose Aca- 

 cia, is a native species of the Locust. It has 

 long, drooping, very lovely clusters of pea- 

 shaped flowers of a soft pink color. It will grow 

 in the poorest soil and stand more neglect than 

 any other shrub I have knowledge of. But be- 

 cause it can do this is no reason why it should 

 be asked to do it. Give it good treatment and 

 it will do so much better for you than it possibly 

 can under neglect, that it will seem like a new 

 variety of an old plant. 



The Flowering Currant is a delightful shrub, 



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