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DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 



PRUNING. 



It is a common practice to prune shrubs indiscriminately in the winter, and in doing 

 so a large part of the blossom buds are cut away in many varieties. It is safe therefore 

 to prune severely in winter only the sorts that bear their blossoms on young wood. 

 Those blooming on old wood, should receive their pruning after the bloom is fallen. 



AMYGDAI/US(Flowering Almond, 3 ft.)— 

 Pink and White. The long shoots of 

 this shrub are full of double rose-like 

 blooms ; very conspicuous and attractive. 

 AMORPHA FRUTICOSA (False indigo 

 2 ft.) — A large and handsome bush with 

 whitish foliage, and abundant spikes of 

 chocolate-colored bloom. 



! ANDROMEDA. 



Speciosa or ^enobia Speciosa (Showy 

 Andromeda, 1-2 ft.) — One of the choicest 

 of ornamental shrubs, with oval foliage and 

 producing numerous long clusters of large, pure 

 white bell-shaped flowers. The dwarf habit of 

 the plant, its showy foliage, and its charming- 

 shaped flowers all unite to make this one of the 

 finest of hardy shrubs. 

 Mariana (1-2 ft.) — A beautiful species, bearing clusters of 

 waxy white flowers along the length of the shoots. The 

 flowers expand the first week in June. 



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Arborescens (3 ft. ) — A large growing ' ' Wood Honeysuckle. ' * Grows 

 to a large sized bush. Its pinkish white flowers appear about 

 Flowering June 15th It can be grown successfully in the woods or in open 



almond. situations. 



* Mollis (Chinese Azalea 2 ft. )— This is a species from China, and is, perhaps, one of the 

 most attractive flowering shrubs introduced from that country. It is of comparative 

 dwarf, bush-like habit. The flowers are large, being two and a half to three inches 

 in diameter, and appear in bunches on the ends of the shoots, and they expand 

 about the middle of May. Color yellow, orange — red. We know of no other 

 flowering shrub to equal them in attractiveness ; and when massed in a large bed 

 they create a particularly beautiful spot on the lawn. 



Calendulacea — (3 ft.) — The lovely flame colored one of the Southern Alleghenies. 

 Blooms about May 25th. 



Pontica— (3 ft. ) — The well known ' ' Ghent Azalea. ' ' Existing in many colors, hardy 

 and beautiful when in bloom, it is a favorite with planters. It flowers the latter 

 part of May. They are largely used for planting in beds with Rhododendrons or 

 with Azalea Mollis — in this way they make a particularly beautiful showing. 



Vaseyi— (Rhododendron, 2 ft. )— This has pink flowers, which expand about the 

 middle of May. 

 BBRBBRIS. 



*Thlltibergii — (Japanese Berberry, 4 ft. ) —This is a dwarf .spreading Japanese species* 

 with small, neat foliage and compact, rounded growth. The white flowers appear 

 about the 25th of May, followed by berries, in great abundance, which towards 

 the close of summer are of a deep scarlet color, and they continue of this color 

 all winter long. The foliage, too, is most brilliant in its autumnal coloring. It 

 It is much used for ornamental hedging, and for planting in masses. 



