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much more quickly. The forced branches lend themselves to **Japan- 

 esey" arrangements and have an airy grace which is very charming. 

 The following shrubs and trees are useful for above treatment: 



Bladder Senna (Colutea arborescens) . Light 

 yellow. 



Cornelian Cherry (Cornus Mas). Yellow. 

 Deutzia gracilis. White. 

 Flowering Almond. (Prunus triloba). Pink. 

 Flowering Currant (Ribes aureum) . Yellow. 

 Fragrant Honeysuckle {Lonicera fragrant- 



issima). White and pinkish. 

 Golden Bell {Forsythia suspensa, viridissima, 



Fortunei). Forces very quickly. Yellow. 

 Hazle {Corylus americana). Brown. 

 Japanese Cherry {Cerasus rosea plena) . Pink. 

 Japanese Quince (Cydonia japonica). Pink 



and red, very beautiful. 



Kerria japonica. Yellow. 

 Mock Orange (Philadelphus) . White. 

 Parkman's Crab (Pyrus Halliana). Deep 

 pink. 



Pea Tree (Caragana frutescens) . Yellow. 

 Pearl Bush (Exochorda grandi flora) . White. 

 Pussy Willow {Salix discolor). Gray. 



Forces very quickly. 

 Red Bud (Cercis canadensis and japonica). 



Pinkish lavender. 

 Shad Bush (Amelanchier canadensis and 



botryapium) . White and pink. 

 Thunberg's Spiraea {Spircea Thunbergii) 



White, light and airy; very good. 



BLOOMING DATES OF TREES, SHRUBS AND CLIMBERS 



T-Tree S-Shrub C-Climber 



*Indicates that blooming period is likely to extend beyond the date under which it is classed. 



{Revised from a list by Samuel N. Baxter and compiled for the latitude of Philadelphia, 

 North and south of that city the blooming dates will be respectively later and earlier. 



AprU 1 to 15 Height Color of 



Botanical Name Common Name Group {ft.) Flowers 



*Daphne Mezereum album Mezereon Daphne S 3 White 



Lonicera fragrantissima. Bush Honeysuckle S 6 White 



A clump of White Lilac 



