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Elseagnus umbellata, continued 
silvered foliage. It is a suitable shrub for seaside 
planting. In Japan the children go about nibbling 
branches of the sweet red berries which here are 
attractive to the birds and poultry. 
E. longipes. Introduced a few years ago as a fruit 
of the cranberry and currant class. It is a showy 
berry-bearing shrub in early July. The fruit is 
over % inch long, brilliant red and pleasantly 
acid when ripe fully. It grows about 4 feet high. 
We have an unusual stock of old plants. 
Exochorda • Pearl Bush 
Exochorda grandiflora. A rare shrub of great 
beauty. The pure white flowers are so abundantly 
borne as to cover the plant. They are about 1 % 
inches in diameter, in long, pendent racemes, 
appearing with the foliage in May. It is a tall 
shrub, attaining 10 feet, but as it is rather awk- 
ward in shape, it is best at the background of a 
group. 
Forsythia • Golden Bell 
The Golden Bells stand in a class by themselves, 
and, with the Magnolias, are the first showy shrubs. 
Early in April they are a wealth of brilliant golden 
yellow. In one of the Boston parks there was a 
gravel pit that has been transformed to such a thing 
of beauty that many make a point of visiting it. The 
foliage is entirely healthy and the growth vigorous. 
Beautiful winter bouquets are made by standing 
the twigs in water in a window where it comes in 
bloom in a few days. 
Forsythia Fortunei. F. suspensa, var. Fortunei. 
A tall, arching shrub, reaching 10 feet in height. 
F. suspensa. Almost indistinguishable from the 
above, except that the slender branches hang 
Forsythia suspensa, continued 
perpendicularly from old plants. It is excellent 
for bordering groups of shrubs. 
F. viridissima. The foliage and habit of this is 
very distinct, being more like the California 
Privet in its upright, vigorous growth and glossy 
dark green foliage, retained late in autumn when 
it turns to a purple shade. The flowers are slightly 
smaller than the two above species and it also 
differs in hardiness. The tips and flower-buds 
were winter-killed in the unusually severe winter 
of 1903-04. 
Fringe 
White. Chionanthus Virginica. An Indian rubber 
plant outdoors. There is no other hardy shrub 
resembling it and yet it harmonizes with other 
planting, being native from New Jersey south- 
ward. It grows to a height of 15 feet or more and 
has a sturdy, enduring appearance. It has 
hitherto been rare in cultivation and used as 
single specimens. Now that we offer it in large 
quantities, it should be used extensively in border 
plantings the same as the Dogwood tree and the 
large-growing shrubs. It is free from insects or 
fungous attacks and its luxuriant, dark and hand- 
some foliage gives a touch of elegance not con- 
tributed by the average shrub. 
When in blossom in June, the tree appears as 
if it were festooned with the most delicate white 
lace. It is only occasionally that a bargain like 
this is available, as the seed crop is irregular. 
Those who take advantage of it will be proud of , 
their White Fringe Trees. There are many such 
bargains in this Catalogue, where valuable stock 
is offered at lower rates than usual, and lower 
than they are likely to be in the near future. 
The problem of planting along drives in the forest is here solved by using Forsythia suspensa. On the road from the 
residence of Mr. Harry Payne Whitney to Harbor Hill 
