BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS. 



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tetraptera, Styrax japonica, Carpenteria californica, Choisya temata, 

 Frcmontia californica, Catalpa bignonioides, one of the most beautiful 

 of hardy trees flowering late in the summer, and the scarlet chestnut 

 (Aesculus rubicunda), the best of the chestnuts for planting in the garden. 



Azaleas and rhododendrons form such important groups that they 

 should be well represented in both large and small gardens. It is not 

 possible to refer to them otherwise than in the briefest possible manner. 

 In the selection of rhododendrons the planter should not only select 

 varieties bearing finely developed and effectively coloured flower trusses, 

 but he should be careful that those selected have a neat habit and 

 an abundance of leaves. With regard to the azaleas I have only time 



