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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury, N. Y.— Shrubs 
Deutzia, continued 
D. Lemoinei. A hybrid of the latter, with 
more vigorous growth and larger flowers, 
well worthy of the name of the famous 
horticulturist for whom it was named. It 
is a welcome addition to the short list of 
shrubs suitable for edging down taller 
shrubs and trees. 
Dogwood • Cornus 
The name, Dogwood, first brings to mind 
the White Dogwood (Cornus florida), with 
its _ large, butterfly-like blossoms in May, 
which is described on page 15, under Trees. 
The species here described are shrubs of 
decided value in decorative planting, those 
with red bark filling a place occupied by no 
other. 
Red- twigged. Cornus alba, var. Sibirica. 
This has deep, crimson bark and it should 
be used in large groups for its winter effect, 
as it shows off best when there are a number 
of plants together. Abundant clusters of 
small white blossoms are borne in early 
summer, followed by white fruit. 
Cornus sanguinea. This resembles the 
last and has darker red bark. 
Pamcled. C. paniculata. In damp or rocky 
ground this makes a thicket of slender 
brown twigs that are so numerous and dense 
as to give a pleasing color tone even in 
the winter. The clusters of small white 
flowers with slender pointed leaves, and 
the ornamental white fruit, are all of good 
landscape value. 
Deutzia Lemoinei, showing the value of it and its parent, 1 
gracilis, as a low shrub to edge down groups of taller shru 
Corchorus • Kerria Japonica 
In old-fashioned gardens this was a favorite, and 
rightfully so. For a long period in the summer it is 
decorated with brilliant golden balls about 1% 
inches in diameter. It is not a large or massive 
shrub but forms a graceful little plant about 3 feet 
high, with bright green stems. 
Deutzia 
For making up a bulk of tall shrubs, the Deutzias 
rank with the Viburnum, Cornus, Mock Orange, 
Weigela and Lilac. The two following varieties 
are quick to grow, handsome in foliage and 
showy when in flower and should be used for form- 
ing tall screens, their ultimate height being about 
10 feet. 
Deutzia crenata. The flowers of this are pure 
white pendant bells in upright racemes. When in 
bloom it is a tall and gracefully arching shrub, 
but as the lower branches may be bare, it is best 
to plant the lower-growing varieties in front. June. 
Pride of Rochester. In this the flowers are striped 
with red on the outside of each petal, giving a 
distinct color effect in its season of bloom in June. 
Dwarf. D. gracilis. This is largely forced for 
Easter blooming. Its flower effect is just as pretty 
in the shrubbery or flower garden. It forms a 
mound perhaps 3 feet high, of delicate pure white 
flowers as graceful as Lily-of-the- Valley. May. 
'f' a Elder 
Common. Sambucus Canadensis. A familiar 
roadside shrub, always healthy and vigorous, with 
immense panicles of white blossoms and purple 
fruit. It will make a dense thicket the first year. 
Golden. 5. nigra, var. aurea. For those who like 
golden foliage, this is attractive in early summer. 
Marsh. Baccharis halimifolia. We are often asked 
what shrub will grow near salt water. There are 
many of them, but this will grow the nearest, for 
its favorite habitat is where its roots are covered 
at high tide. The plants, having fertile flowers, 
are very ornamental in the autumn with a white 
down, which is different from any other shrub 
and is conspicuous when no other shrubs, except 
Witch Hazel, are in bloom. (See page 33.) 
Elaeagnus 
Elaeagnus umbellata. Silver Thorn. It used to 
be taught that only plants of the pea family 
(Leguminosse) had the power of gathering nitro- 
gen from the air. The behavior of Elceagnus um- 
bellata in this nursery appears to indicate the 
truth of the statement that this plant can also 
do so through partnership with a fungus on the 
roots. It grows very vigorously, even in poor,' 
sandy ground, and other shrubs near it are as 
dark green and vigorous as if they were adjacent 
to a supply of fertility, while those at a distance 
are yellowish and of short growth, indicating 
lack of nitrogen. 
It is a tall, arching shrub, 10 feet high and 
broad, with pungently fragrant flowers and 
