Flowering Shrubs 
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ISAAC HICKS & SON 
rORSYTHIA. Qolden 3ell 
The first shrub to make a conspicuous display of 
flowers is the Golden Bell, when its cheerful 
golden note in the landscape welcomes the spring. 
During the summer it maintains such luxuriant 
foliage that it is to be recommended for making 
tall thick screens and for covering steep banks. 
F. Fortunei. F. suspensa, var. Fortunei. An 
upright shrub similar to the others, excepting 
that its 37ellow flowers are larger. 
F. suspensa. A shrub of gracefully arching branches, 
which droop to the ground when it becomes 
mature. It is valuable in the margins of groups 
and to cover banks. 
F. viridissima. An upright shrub with green stems 
and dark glossy leaves that turn to a rich purple 
in autumn. 
TRINGE.. Chionanthus 
White. C. Virginiana. A large shrub or small 
tree with rich dark foliage that makes it a worthy 
companion to the Magnolia. On vigorous speci- 
mens the leaves resemble the India rubber plant. 
.In June the graceful lace-like white flowers hang 
in drooping panicles between the leaves. 
QOLDILN BELL. See Torsythia 
HE^RCULES' CLUB (Angelica Tree) 
Aralia spinosa 
The tropical luxuriance of the Aralia gives it a 
distinct appearance. On top of the tall, spiny stem 
is a crown of leaves 2 feet long, with a cluster of 
fleecy white flowers in its midst. It spreads by 
underground suckers and gives a quick effect in 
new shrubberies, or in wild rough places. 
HONEYSUCKLE.. Lontcera 
Upright. L. Tatarica. One of the best classes 
of shrubs in every respect. They have a sturdy 
oak-like habit, growing 6 to 10 feet high, and 
have good foliage, which renders them useful for 
screens and masses. They are made attractive 
by a profusion of small white, pink or red blos- 
soms in May and June, followed by clusters of 
translucent coral berries in the fall. 
L. Standishi. Sometimes, before the last snow- 
storm in March, this shrub bears its spicy cream- 
colored flowers. 
HORSE-CHILSTNUT. Msculus 
Dwarf. yF.parviJIora ; syn., macrostachya. By 
the middle of July when many flowering shrubs 
that have made the borders gay are past, and 
the autumn-blooming Hydrangea and Althea are 
still to come, this gap is admirably filled by the 
Dwarf Horse-chestnut. It is a broad, slow- 
growing shrub, carrying upright panicles a foot 
long, of fleecy white flowers. The foliage is 
always in good condition and it becomes a hand- 
some lawn clump. This rare shrub should be 
more extensively used in landscape planting. 
HYDRANGEA 
H. paniculata, var. grandiflora. This is the most 
showy shrub of late summer, with its immense 
plumes of white flowers, which become bronze 
in autumn and remain on the bush till winter. 
When closely pruned and fertilized, the plumes 
are over a foot wide. If planted in groups, the 
effect is a compact mass of white. See page 45. 
H. Hortensis, var. Otaksa. The Hydrangea with 
pink or blue flowers, which is usually grown in 
tubs. It is hardy, with slight protection, near the 
north and south shores of Long Island. 
H. radiata. A low shrub, that is noticeable be- 
cause the leaves are white underneath ; has 
small flat flowers. 
H. quercifolia. Oak-leaved Hydrangea. A rare 
and interesting shrub with large leaves re- 
sernbling the Red Oak. It has open panicles of 
white flowers. 
A spray of the chaste white flowers of Exochorda grandi- 
flora. (See page 45.) 
INDIAN CURRANT (Coral Berry) 
Symphoricarpus hulgaris 
The long runners of this shrub reach out like 
those of the Strawberry, and take root, enabling it 
to hold steep banks. Its low growth fits it for use 
in borders, where it is especially attractive in 
autumn and winter with its masses of coral berries. 
JAPANILSE. JUDAS 
Cercis Chinensts ; syn., Japonica 
A broad bush, the twigs of which are encircled 
with bright rose-colored pea-shaped flowers early 
in May, before the smooth, heart-shaped leaves ap- 
pear. It i^^^k^s 9; brilliant spot in the shrubbery, 
