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LAWN AND SHADE TREES. 
variety, there is a broad-leaved sort — latifolia — that for single 
positions is especially attractive from its crimped-like foliage 
and erect habit. 
The Buffalo Tree — Sheperdia. — The peculiar silvery leaves 
of the Sheperdia argentea , or buffalo berry tree as it is commonly 
called, make it very desirable in grouping, as a foreground to 
trees or shrubs of darker greens. It bears the shears well, and 
may be kept at any desired low height, although when left to 
itself it makes a tree or shrub from ten to fifteen feet high. Its 
flowers are yellow, and although not particularly beautiful of 
themselves, yet they are so abundant upon the branches as to 
make the tree attractive at that season ; and in autumn it is very 
showy from its masses of red or bright scarlet fruit, of size about 
like currants. The fruit is very valuable for tarts, and aside 
from its ornamental character renders the shrub one of value for 
all grounds. 
The Bladder Senna — Colutea. — This is a very attractive 
shrub ; one variety having light yellow flowers, another those 
of orange color dotted with red, designated as Pocock’s senna 
and cruenta , with reddish flowers. It commences blooming in 
June, and frequently continues many weeks; but its peculiar 
attraction comes from the delicate light green of its foliage, and 
the bladder or balloon-like pods that follow its flowers. Its 
height is usually four to six feet, but it may be kept down by 
use of the shears in spring. 
The Bladder Nut — Staphylea. — The bladder nut — staphylea 
trifolia — is a very pretty shrub or low tree, with light green 
foliage, and a profusion of small, white bell-shaped flowers in 
May and early June. It has, however, a disposition to sucker 
so much, that it is not best to plant it except where there will 
be little or no stirring of the soil. 
The Clethra. — Although a native shrub, found in some of 
its varieties in the low grounds of most sections of the States, 
