ORNAMENTAL DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 
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the elethra is nevertheless deserving, on account of its beautiful 
and numerous spikes of white flowers, a place in every collection. 
All are perfectly hardy, and with exception of the acuminata , 
make shrubs of height from four to five feet, and blooming 
freely from J uly to September. The alnifolia is most common, 
and perhaps the best of the varieties. It succeeds well in any 
good garden soil. 
The Currant — Bibes . — There are a number of very attractive 
shrubs designated as flowering currants, to distinguish them 
from varieties grown particularly for their fruit. All are more 
or less ornamental, and can be grown in almost any soil or 
situation. 
The crimson flowering variety — sanguineum — is partially 
