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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
TREES AND SHRUBS THAT FLOWER IN AUGUST 
MAGNOLIA TRIPETALA. 
August is considered a month of but 
few flowers among trees and shrubs 
yet there are quite a number of speci- 
mens in bloom to be met with by the 
one who looks for them. It is be- 
cause the eye is distracted by the 
number of annuals and perennials in 
bloom that the impression finds lodg- 
ment that in the arborescent class but 
little is to be seen. Seeking for trees 
in flower we shall find the Aralia 
spinosa, Aralia Japonica and their 
near relative the Dimorphanthus 
Mandshuricus. Also the Sophora Jap- 
onica, and in its charm of rose colored 
fruit the Magnolia tripetala. In shrubs 
there are the Clethra alnifolia, hydran- 
geas in many species and varieties, the 
Autumn flowering Tamarix, Ceanothus 
Americanus and Spiraeas, continuing 
their summer display. Then there are 
many vines in flower at the time, not- 
ably the Menispermum Canadense, the 
Bignonias and the late flowering hon- 
eysuckle, Halleana. 
The Aralias and the Dimorphanthus 
are grand specimens when in bloom. 
Dimorphanthus differs but little from 
Aralia. All of the species produce 
immense heads of small white flow- 
ers, the heads large enough to fill a 
half bushel measure. As the flowers 
fade, berries succeed them, and in a 
short time the stems of the berries as 
well as the berries, too, take on a rose 
colored tint, making the whole dis- 
play a better one than that of the 
flowers. 
Sophora Japonica is a grand tree for 
summer flowering. The leaves are of 
a compound nature and of a pleasing 
green color. The flowers are in good 
sized panicles, white in color; and, 
usually, a panicle is at the end of 
every branch. The tree does not flow- 
FLOWER OF MAGNOLIA TRIPETALA. 
It has finger-like spikes of white flow- 
ers, usually every shoot bearing one; 
and from the peculiar scent of the 
blossom it is called sweet pepper 
bush. It thrives best in a damp situ- 
ation. 
Hydrangeas of many kinds are in 
flower this month, even the half hardy 
type H. Hortensia and its many vari- 
eties. These will not flower if their 
shoots are winter killed, even though 
they grow vigorously. My own plan 
is to tie the tops together when win- 
ter comes, dig them up and bury them 
underground. Some find it practica- 
ble to bury them under sawdust, when 
they grow. The hardy one, H. pani- 
culata grandiflora, can be grown as 
a shrub or as a standard. In the lat- 
ter case a very strong plant is cut to 
the ground, to have it make a strong, 
straight shoot. Hydrangeas have 
been reinforced by a quite new one, 
a sterile flowered form of the native 
one H. arborescens. In shape the 
heads are like those of the Hortensia 
type; the flowers are white. The dis- 
play of flowers commences toward the 
close of July, and continues by suc- 
cessive heads until the close of Au- 
gust. It is a good thing, and will be 
valuable for florists’ uses as well as 
for lawn planting. 
Among the Tamarix there are two 
classes, one spring flowering, the oth- 
er late summer. In the summer ones 
are Indica, Japonica plumosa and 
Odessana. The delicate foliage and 
delicate pink flowers of these bushes 
make them often sought for. A very 
pretty shrub flowering in early Au- 
FRUIT OF M. TRIPETALA. 
er when young, as many others do, 
but has to be 8 to 10 feet high before 
flowering sets it; but after this it 
blooms nearly every year. 
Magnolia tripetala flowers in early 
June, but it is embraced in this list 
because of its beauty at this time, be- 
decked in its numerous pods of bright 
carmine colored pods. It is prettier 
now by far than it was when in flow- 
er. The foliage is tropical looking, 
while the pods attract the attention of 
every one that passes near them. That 
those unacquainted with this tree may 
better understand our description of 
it we give a photograph of the tree, 
its flower, and its seed pod. The tree 
is in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Mt. Airy, 
Philadelphia. 
Clethra alnifolia, one of the shrubs 
named, is a reliable flowering shrub. 
