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WHAT TO PLANT. 
A detailed description of desirable trees and shrubs would be little more than 
a recapitulation of our catalogue lists, to which the reader is referred. A group- 
ing together according to the time of flowering, or size of growth, will, how- 
ever, be found useful. 
Flowering Shrubs— Daphne Mezereon, pink ; Pyrus Japonica, white and 
scarlet, Foreythia Viridis-sinia, yellow ; Dwarf Almond, white; these bloom in 
March and April. Deutzias, white and rose ; Weigelas, rose ; Spireas, white 
and pink ; Globeflower, yellow ; Indigo Shrub, puriile ; bloom in May and 
June. Hydrangeas, white and rose ; Dwarf Horse Chestnut, long spikes of 
white flowers ; Rose Acacia, pink ; and the Hypericum, yellow ; bloom in 
J uly and August. 
Flowering Trees, or Large Shrubs— Dogwood, white ; Shadberry, white ; 
Magnolias, white and purple ; Lilac, white and purple ; Cornelian Cherry, yel- 
low : Judas Tree, Pink ; Wild Plum, white ; Flowering Peach and Plum, pink 
and red ; Silver Bell Tree, white ; all these blossom in early Spring. The White 
and Purple Fringe Tree ; Tartarian Honeysuckles, red and white ; Laburnum, 
yellow ; Philadclphus, white ; bloom in early Summer. Rose of Sharon, white 
and pink ; August and September. Sweet Scented Shrub, purple ; at intervals 
during the Summer. 
Several others, like the Snowberry, Burning Bush, Berberry and Bufl'alo 
Beny, are valued for their colored berries in Autumn. 
DECIDUOUS TREES, 
The White Elm, Rock and Scarlet Maples and Lindens are well known favo- 
rites ; Chestnuts and Walnuts make noble specimen trees, but are difficult to 
transplant, on account of their tap roots, unless first grown and transplanted 
in the nursery. The Ash, very regular in its foliage ; the Gum Tree (Liquid- 
amber) south of New York grows finely and makes a noble shade tree; its 
shining, arrow-shaped leaves and prickly balls are very curious. Honey Lo- 
cust, fragrant blossoms and beautiful foliage, but inelined to sucker ; Purple- 
leaved Beech, very striking ; Maiden Hair Tree, curious fan-shaped leaves ; 
Red Stem Dogwood, white berries in autumn; Cut-leaved Weeping Birch, a 
beautiful tree ; the Larch, and Swamp Cypress, the latter a charming shade of 
green; and the American and Kilmarnock Willow, both verj' fine. 
EVERGREENS. 
Among the shrubs are Mahonia Aquifolia, yellow blossoms ; Kalmias and 
Rhododendrons, rose color ; Tree Bo.x, often used for shearing into fantastic 
shapes ; Dwarf Arbor Vita! ; Juniper Procumbens, low and spreading ; Juniper 
Squamata, running on the ground ;Stone Pine and Siberian Pine, both hardy 
and fine colored. 
The Norway Spruce and American Arbor Vit® arc the best known of ever- 
greens. Either as single trees or in hedges they arc indispensable. The Hem- 
lock Spruce is, perhaps, the finest of the large evergreens, and nursery-grown 
transplants as well as those just mentioned ; the Black and White Spruce 
vary in shade of color, as their names indicate. The White Pine, light and 
