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FEW TREES AND SHRUBS IN FLOWER IN JULY 
The month of July is one noted for 
the great heat accompanying it, heat 
that makes out-door life less desired 
than the cooler months preceding, 
and as if knowing this, nature gives 
us a scanty list of trees and -shrubs 
in flower this month. There are some 
trees which often are a little out ol 
date in their blooming, some of the 
June ones running into July, and 
some of the August ones appearing 
in late July, but aside from these oc- 
casional variations there are two trees 
we always class as to be looked for 
in July, the Andromeda arborea, 
known also as Oxydendron arboreum, 
and the Koelreuteria paniculata. The 
Andromeda bears curved drooping 
flowering besides others that overrun 
their time and are found in flower in 
this month. The standard July ones 
are Albizzia Julibrissin, Abelia rupes- 
tris. Ericas of several kinds, Hyper- 
icum aureum, Kalmianum, Moserian- 
um, and others, Kerria (Corchorus) 
Japonica, Pavia macrostachya. Rho- 
dodendron maximum, Rhodotypos, 
kerrioides, Spiraea Anthony Waterer 
and Syringa Pekinensis pendula. The 
two last are represented by illustra- 
tions herewith showing a specimen of 
each in flourishing condition. 
Spiraea Anthony Waterer is a vari- 
ety of S. Bumalda. It is one of the 
best summer and fall flowering 
shrubs we have, for it blooms inces- 
dens; the flower heads and flowers 
are not unlike those of the privets, ex- 
cepting that they are on a larger 
scale. Let grow as it will it makes 
a large bush, as will be seen by no- 
ticing the cut. It can be made into a 
small tree by training it up to a single 
stem, and then by letting it branch 
instead of making height the weeping- 
form is made. It is not truly a weep- 
er, but more of a horizontal grower; 
but let its shape be what it will it is 
a good thing. Then, too, it often 
flowers for the second time, late in the 
autumn. 
Regarding the rest of the shrubs 
mentioned, Albizzia has yellowish- 
SPIR^A ANTHONY WATEKER. 
SYRINGA PEKINENSIS PENDULA. 
racemes of white flowers, which are 
very pretty; and because of the ap- 
pearance of the flower it is known to 
some under the name of the lily-of- 
the-valley tree. Coming from the 
mountains of Virginia it is an exceed- 
ingly hardy tree, and adding to its 
value is the fact of its foliage chang- 
ing to an attractive red color in Au- 
tumn. 
The other July tree is the varnish 
tree, so called, Koelreuteria panicu- 
lata, which bears very large panicles 
<>i yellow flo-w^ers. It is a Japanese 
tree, and one greatly admired, not 
alone for its flowers, but also for its 
pretty compound leaves and brown- 
colored pods of seeds wdiich succeed 
the flowers. The seeds are brownish- 
black, hard, and not unlike those of 
the canna. 
There are some half-dozen or more 
of sliruhs which may be termed July 
santly from early summer until the 
close of autumn, especially so if the 
flow'ers are cut off as .fast as they de- 
cay. The flowers are almost crimson 
when they expand, but change to 
rosy pink with advancing days. It is 
a conspicuous shrub wherever planted, 
and is especially well placed when in 
a situation such as the one the cut 
represents. Florists find it useful- as 
a pot plant, but it must be well fed 
when so grown, for unless with 
strong shoots there will be but few 
flo-w'ers. 
Our photograph shows a fine one 
growing on a private lawn near the 
house, where it is a conspicuous orna- 
ment to the grounds. 
The other photograph represents 
the weeping lilac, so called, Syringa 
Pekinensis pendula; “so called” is 
used because although botanically a 
lilac it is not the lilac of our gar- 
white flowers; Abelia, very light pink; 
Ericas, light pink; Hypericum, all 
yellow; Kerria, yellow; Pavia, white; 
Rhododendron, pale pink or white; 
Rhodotypos, white. Kerria and Rho- 
dotypos are continuous flowering, 
commencing before July and having 
some flowers all the rest of the sea- 
son. 
Albizzia flourishes well at Wash- 
ington, D. C., and has been known to 
grow on to a flowering age at Phila- 
delphia when in a protected place. 
Abelia may not do well much north 
of New York City, but that far north 
it i.s a hardy shrub of good relial.)le 
qualities. 
Referring again to Spiraeas, llicr,- 
are many of the summer blooming 
varieties that flower more or less the 
season through when growth is kept 
up consequent on frequent rains. 
JOSEI’H 
