ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS AND TREES. 
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japonica with its Snowdrop-like flowers is very good. So far S. Obassia 
has not succeeded with me. The yellow Potentilla fruticosa or Strawberry 
bush is a distinct sub-shrub. 
The lovely Eobinia hispida, or Rose Acacia, now unfolds its lovely 
rose-pink Pea-like blossoms : it is perhaps best as a shrub as less likely 
to be broken, for the wood is extremely brittle. Nothing can touch this 
grand Acacia when in full flower. The Eoses also are now all in full 
beauty, and though one could write a paper on them alone we cannot let 
mention of their names pass us at this season. The Japan Roses Rugosa 
and E.[alba, with their glossy foliage succeeded by noble heps, are among 
the best of our shrubs, and who can neglect the Sweetbriars and Lord 
Penzance's new hybrid Briars, grand as pillars and also beautiful in hep ? 
Janet's Pride Briar is very distinct, and makes a fine 6 ft. bush ; Bourbon 
Mrs. Paul, the single White Macrantha, Hebe's Lip, and Brunonis are 
lovely ; while large bushes of Allan Richardson, Crimson Rambler, Gus- 
tave Regis (apricot), Adeline V. Morel (coppery), Stella Gray (copper and 
primrose), also the whole family of Dijons, not forgetting Kaiserin 
Friedrich. The old "alba" Mme. D'Arblay is also a mass of white 
at this time, and the exquisite Austrian Briars, copper and 
yellow, Persian yellow, and Harrisonii are quite unique and de- 
servedly popular. The American Dawson Rose is also a good 
bush or pillar, with its numerous little pink blossoms. For dwarf 
subjects the Polyantha Roses Anna de Montravel, Marie Pavee,. 
Paquerette, Fairy Pet, in white, and the exquisite Gloire de Polyantha 
in pink are very useful, while the little Golden Etoile d'Or andPerle d'Or 
are superb. In short, any of the old garden Roses, York and Lancaster^ 
Moss, Cabbage, Provence, Alba, &c., are at this time in perfection. 
Caragana Woolgarica is generally worked on stems, and is very dis- 
tinct, with its yellow Pea flowers in clusters 4 or 5 inches long. The 
white C. ferox can only be called a curiosity. Spiraea Foxii, with its 
Elder-like clusters of flowers, is a useful and dwarf plant. The Golden 
Elder, with its tender young foliage, is now attractive, and the variety 
Sambucus nigra plumosa aurea is a great acquisition. The older silver- 
edged too is good for shady places. Phlomis frutescens, Jerusalem Sage, 
with its velvety leaves and large heads of yellow flowers, is fine ; in fact^ 
June is the month for these hardy shrubs, and it is a pity that the 
London season so often prevents them receiving the admiration they 
deserve, as so many people are " in town " when they are in their beauty. 
The new Acer calif ornicum aureum is a most promising golden- 
foliaged tree. The golden Acer negundo is rather disappointing. 
July is ushered in by a grand review of the Spiraea family, the earliest 
to flower being Fortuneii sanguineana, a very rich form of callosa with large 
umbels. S. salicifolia and its varieties ; and to the ever-blooming Bumalda, 
atropurpurea, and Anthony Waterer, with its rich crimson flowers, add 
callosa alba, and we have four splendid dwarf forms for bedding, as 
they keep in good order, if the fading flowers are removed, till November. 
S. ariffifolia is grand with its creamy-white tassels of flowers. Hypericum 
uralum is distinct, about 3 feet high, with conspicuous yellow flowers. 
H. Androsaemum is a sub-shrub with rich berry-like seeds. Spinva. 
crenata, wdth its rich flesh-coloured umbels, is good, dwarf, and distinct. 
