HARDY SHRUBS AND SHRUBBERIES 
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A Fine Hydrangea 
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, illustrated at 
the left, is one of our finest hardy shrubs, grown 
either as specimens or in masses on the lawn, in 
the garden, or shrubbery border. The bushes usu- 
ally grow about 4 feet high and produce white 
flowers in massive heads often a foot long, pro- 
vided the soil is rich and the plants have sufficient 
water during the summer. These flowers appear 
in August and remain perfect for several weeks. 
The largest heads of bloom are produced by prun- 
ing the branches back in the winter, leaving about 
two eyes on the old wood, and allowing only the 
strongest new shoots to grow in the summer. A 
greater number of small panicles may be attained 
by allowing all of the new branchlets to flower. 
A Grand “Mock Orange” 
The subject of our illustration on the left is Phila- 
delphus Lemoinei Avalanche, a beautiful variety of the 
old favorite "Mock Orange." This one produces 
branches about 6 feet long that bend gracefully with 
masses of pure white, orange-scented flowers. 
Chinese Flowering Chestnut 
The rare and beautiful shrub, Xanthoceras Sorbifolia, 
illustrated below, forms fine bushes 6 to 8 feet high, 
and bears in April and May a profusion of erect clusters 
of white flowers, marked with crimson and copper. 
