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A DDED BEAUTY.—Farmers arc being urged to 
plant shrubs around their homes, because such 
plantings add to the value of their property. It is 
true that all kinds of planting make a home more 
attractive, and thus increase its monetary value, but 
that isn't the best reason why more planting should 
be done. The farm home, like any other home, ought 
to have cheerful, pleasant surroundings. It ought 
to till the owner’s mind with satisfaction every time 
bis eyes rest upon it. It isn’t, necessary to spend 
much money for shrubs, for some of those which are 
most common and least expensive give the best re¬ 
sults. It is desirable, though, to have a variety, and 
especially a selection which will give a constant dis¬ 
play of flowers throughout the season, There is 
nothing bettor than one of our native shrubs, the 
shadlmsh or Juneberry, with which to start the sea¬ 
son. As it. grows wild, it is one of the first shrubs 
to mark the Spring, and in cultivation its masses of 
white flowers are very ornamental. These flowers 
often come before the leaves appear. Its curiously 
marked bark attracts attention nil the season, and 
its blue-black, edible berries will appeal lo the birds. 
IIow many farmers have seen this plant growing 
wild, but have never realized that nurserymen culti¬ 
vate and Kell it as an ornamental plant. 
GOLDEN BELL.—While there are some places 
where the Forsythia or golden bell does not flourish, 
it can be relied upon in most sections. A single 
plant doesn't make much show unless very large, lint 
a tittle group will glorify the Spring months. While 
it blooms early, it is a good-looking shrub through¬ 
out the season, and is sometimes used for hedges. 
The variety called Intermedia is probably the best 
for general use. 
LILACS.—Of course the home grounds are nor 
complete unless they contain a few lilacs, and the 
common purple and white kinds retain their old- 
time popularity. There are a few others, though, 
which are worth growing for variety, 
and because they extend the season. 
Among the good kinds are Marie Le- 
graye, single white; President. Grevy, 
double light blue; Mme. Casimir Perier, 
double white; Charles X., single pur¬ 
ple. Another good kind is the Hima¬ 
layan lilac, called Villosa, which blooms 
after all the other kinds have gone. 
Be sure of one thing when you buy 
these named varieties of lilacs. Insist 
upon plants which have been grown on 
their own roots. Oftentimes lilacs are 
budded or grafted on common varieties 
or on privet, with the result that 
suckers coming up from the roots 
crowd out. the fancy sorts which you 
have purchased. This is really what happens many 
times when people complain that their plants have 
reverted to their common typo. 
WE1GELAS, or as the growers are now calling 
them, Diervillns. also flower early and are showy. 
Probably the best kind is the hybrid Eva Rathke, 
the large flowers of which are deep red and appear 
at intervals until the end of the Summer, although 
making their biggest, show in the late Spring. 
MOCK ORANGE.—When you look into the cata¬ 
logues for that over-popular shrub 
which you call the mock orange or 
Syringa, you will probably find it under 
the botanical name of Philadelphus. It 
is no wonder that amateurs get mixed 
over these names, for to the botanist 
our lilac is a Syringa. If you consult 
any books, therefore, which are at all 
technical, you will always find the 
lilacs under a Syringa heading, and 
the Syringes or mock orange under the 
heading of Philadelphus. Many im¬ 
provements have been made in the 
mock orange of late years, but cur¬ 
iously enough the new kinds with very 
large flowers are seldom fragrant. You 
must make a choice as a rule between 
small-flowered but very sweet kinds 
and large varieties without perfume. 
After all, it is hard to beat the old-time 
mock orange, catalogued as Conmar- 
ius, but some of the newer ones are 
remarkably fine, for example. Bouquet 
Blanc, with immense double flowers; 
Leiuoine's Mock Orange, which is very 
Viburnum in Flower. Fig. US 
fragrant, and Virgiuale, a French hybrid, with pure 
white double flowers of rare beauty. 
\ IBURNUMS.—Many of the Viburnums are native 
plants, and flourish especially well in the Eastern 
States. Some, however, come from other lands, but 
have very distinct merits. Among them is a choice 
new variety called Uarlesi, from Korea, which while 
A Hedge of Hydrangeas. Fig. l>9 
a little expensive is a treasure. It blooms very early, 
usually in May. and the white flowers, tinged with 
pink, exhale a perfume which makes you think 
immediately of mayflowers or trailing arbutus. This 
i. simply a Spring plant, for it has no beautiful 
berries like those of the high bush- cranberry. 
Viburnum opulus. The latter lias pretty white 
flowers in flat clusters, borne in early Summer, but 
its real worth lies in its bright seal-let berries, which 
come in the Fall and often last all Winter, Vibur¬ 
num cassmoides, a native American plant, is another 
good shrub for farmyard grounds. Its creamy white 
flowers are followed by berries which, green at first, 
later become pink and then turn to blue. Sometimes 
green, blue and pink berries are to be found on the 
same bush at the same time. This is the common 
withe-rod, but a most companionable shrub for plant¬ 
ing near the house. The common snowball, which 
is also a Viburnum, is best left alone. It lias too 
many faults to be recommended. The Japanese 
snowball is more satisfactory, but I believe on the 
whole the other Viburnums are better for ordinary 
planting. 
SPIIDEAS.—There are two Spineas which should 
he mentioned. One called Anthony Waterer is a 
very useful although low-growing plant, The flowers 
are bright rosy crimson, displayed in broad beads, 
and appear more or less freely all Summer. This 
is a shrub which can be used close to the house, and 
in masses. Then there is the common Van Houttei 
Spiraea, sometimes called the bridal wreath, although 
that name really belongs to an early-flowering kind. 
r l his shrub grows very large and, when standing 
atone, its arching branches, covered with a growth 
of white blossoms, make a delightful picture. 
OTHER DESIRABLE SUBJECTS.—The fringe 
tree isn’t very well known, but is a charming shrub, 
its white, drooping flowers being almost feathery in 
their lightness. The Tartarian honeysuckle, while 
au old-time plant, is not to be despised. Its pink 
flowers in late Spring are followed by red or orange 
fruits, which last until Autumn. A newer and even 
better variety is called Morrowi. While the large- 
flowered Hydrangea is a showy plant, I prefer to 
leave it for suburban gardens. It seems to be the 
cue plant which every suburbanite wants to grow. 
If you want a late-flowering shrub of this kind, 
why not select Hydrangea paniculata instead? It 
has much the same habit, but its creamy white 
flowers are not so coarse and heavy. 
WINTER EFFECTS.—Use the coral- 
berry and the snowherry for Fall and 
early V inter effects. And by all means 
plant one or two specimens of red- 
twigged dogwood, which will give your 
garden color all through the Winter. 
After all, there is no reason why the 
garden shouldn’t delight the eye in 
M inter as well as during the Summer 
months. You can make a picture which 
will he a delight to look upon every 
time you glance out of the window by 
using these red-stemmed shrubs and 
such kinds as have ornamental berries. 
1 have named several, but the Japan¬ 
ese barberry must have a place, too, 
for its handsome red fruits make it a shrub not to 
be surpassed from Fall until Spring. 
E. I. FARRINGTON. 
The Fringe Tree in liloom. Fig. 70 
Trouble with a Golf Club 
I have a half acre of ground which lies opposite the 
golf ground, named the Country Club of New Jersey. 
Half of uiy ground is used for gardeu every Summer 
for my own use; the other part‘is hilly, and the lower 
end of this is used for henhouses. The golf course runs 
on the slope of tin* hill right along with my slope. They 
hit the balls from the bottom to the top. 
and on the Average they hit one out of 
every eight balls into my garden. When 
I am working in my garden l always 
have to stop and watch that 1 do not get 
hit with our. Some of thr nu»u urr vrey 
friendly, while Others are real mean and 
nervy. I would like to put a stop to 
their coming on my property, and am 
going to build a barbed wire fence. Will 
you tell me in what way I can compel 
them to stay out, and what the law has 
to say about such cases? I have had 
quite a lot of trouble over this case, but 
seem to get no results, because they say 
that they cannot help it, or I am not 
allowed to keep their balls if they hit 
them into my garden. x. B. 
New Jersey. 
Y OU would be surprised to see how 
many of such cases we have. 
Many of them are much worse than 
this one, for some of the golf players 
seem to have no respect for property 
rights. They tramp in wherever they 
please—as if they owned the property. 
Others are friendly and fair, and seem 
to realize that they should come on the 
land only through the courtesy of the 
owners. Under the common law these 
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