ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT. 
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LILAC (Syringa). 
Lilacs are too well known to need an extended description. They are hardy, free- 
blooming shrubs, and if the Cbionanthus-leaved is included in the collection, 
the season of blooming extends over quite a period. 
LARGE-FLOWERED WHITE (Var. alba grandiflora). The best white. 
PURPLE COMMON (Vulgaris). The old family sort. 
PERSIAN. Attains a height of from four to six feet ; small foliage ; flowers bright 
purple. A native of Persia and a decided acquisition. 
GIANT TREE LILAC. From Japan. It makes a straight, stout, well branched 
tree, in shape like a young ash. Handsome, distinct foliage, blooms in .lune 
after other lilacs ai-e out of flower. Beautiful clusters of small, creamy white 
bloom, clustei-s measuring one to two feet. A new'species. Perfectly hardy. 
Twenty to twenty-five feet. 
PLUM (Prunus). 
With the addition of Prunus Pissardii, the following plums are entitled to lavish 
praise as highly attractive and desirable shrubs. 
PRUNUS PISSARDII. In Europe this is pronounced the coming ornamental tree 
or shrub. The wood and leaf are of a rich, peculiarly vivid dark purple, the 
young growth being bright scarlet, holding tlie color well through the entire 
season, and in this respect superior to purple-leaved birch. It also produces 
a black fruit of ornamental appearance early in the season. 
PRUNUS TRILOBA (Double-flowering). A very pretty little shrub, hardy and 
desirable. The flowers are upward of an inch in diameter, semi-double, of a 
delicate pink color, appearing in May, and completely covering the branches. 
PRIVET (Ligustrum). 
Used chiefly for hedging, but the variety we describe deserves a prominent-position 
in the lawn as a highly ornamental shrub. 
CALIFORNIA (Ovalifolium). Of great value as a hedge, and of such positive 
beauty as to be attractive when grouped with other shrubs. When planted 
singly it forma a very compact, dense, upright shrub, of medium size. The 
leaves are so glossy as to have the appearance of having been freshly varnished. 
The foliage hangs on until late in the winter, making it nearly evergreen. 
STRAWBERRY TREE (Euonynius). 
Also called spindle tree. A very showy shrub. Its chief beauty consists in its 
bright red berries, hanging in graceful clusters from the end of the branches 
until midwinter. Grows to be from six to eight feet high. 
SYRINGA, or MOCK ORANGE (Philadelphus). 
Well-known and formerly in greiit demand. The Golden-leaved should be in every 
collection. 
GARLAND (Coronaria). A well-known hardy shrub. White, fragrant flowers. 
Blooms in June. Makes a large shrub. 
GOLDEN-LEAVED (Foliis aureis). A small shrub of positive and striking 
beauty. The foliage is golden yellow, and retains its lovely color through the 
entire season. When set with other shrubs the contrast is verj' pleasing. 
White flowers. Blooms in June. Very hardy. 
