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D. gracilis rosea (Slender Pink Dcutzia). D. of hybrid 
origin, closely resembling the Slender Deutzia. Light 
rose-colored flowers in profuse clusters. A pleasing variety. 
D. gracilis aurea (New Golden Leaved Deutzia Gracilis). 
A very beautiful low growing and bushy golden leaved 
shrub. 
D. Lemoinei. New. A remarkably fine hybrid between 
gracilis and parviflora. The branches are entirely covered 
with erect panicles of large snow-white flowers, much 
superior to gracilis and quite distinct from all other 
Deutzias. 
Diervilla. Weigelia 
D. alba. One of the finest plants in the spring, very 
hardy and a rapid grower; flowers white. 
D. amabalis. A pink-flowered variety and one of the 
best. 
D. Candida. It is of vigorous habit, an erect grower be¬ 
coming in time a large sized shrub; flowers pure white and 
produced in great profusion in June and the plants con- 
tnue to bloom during the summer. 
Exchorda. Pearl Bush 
E. grandiflora. A vigorous growing shrub from China 
forming a compact bush 10 to 12 feet high. The flowers 
are borne in slender racemes of 8 to 10 florets each, on 
light and wiry branches. It is perfectly hardy; flowers 
pure white. 
Eleagnus 
E. longipes (Japanese .Silver Thorn). A remarkably 
new shrub from Japan. Foliage glossy, silvery tinge under¬ 
neath, bark covered with peculiar brown spots which 
remain all winter. Flowers not large, but the bush is 
covered in July with large, bright red berries, which are 
edible and of a sprightly and agreeable flavor. 
angustifolia (Russian Olive or Oleaster). Conspicuous 
for the silvery hue of the foliage. 
Euonymus. Strawberry Tree 
See also under Vines 
E. Americanus (American Burning Bush). A tall 
growing shrub with larger leaves than the European, 
turning to scarlet in autumn; fruit large, dark red. 
E. alatus (Cork 
Barked Euony- 
rrous). Of dwarf, 
compact habit; 
wood very corky; 
leaves small. Very 
beautiful in autumn 
when foliage turns 
bright red. 
E. Europaeus 
(European Burning 
Bush). Forms a 
tree sometimes 30 
feet in height. 
Fruit rose-colored. 
Forsythia 
F. fortunei 
Growth upright, 
foliage deep green, 
flowers bright yel¬ 
low. One of the 
best early flower¬ 
ing shrubs, the 
flowers appearing 
before the leaves. 
Very hardy. 
F. intermedia. 
Flowers bright 
golden; foliage 
glossy green like 
viridissima but 
hardier. 
Ever blooming Hydrangeas 
D. Eva Rathke. A popular new kind, of erect form and 
vigorous habit. The deep carmine red flowers are the best 
of the red-flowering sorts. 
D. Desboisii. A deep rose colored or red variety, similar 
in growth to Weigela Rosea, but darker. 
D. floribunda. Of erect habit. Dark reddish purple. 
One of the best. A compact, slender grower. 
D. Hortensis rubra, syn. japonica. Abundant light 
crimson flowers. 
D. rosea. A beautiful and hardy shrub, with rose- 
colored flowers rich in profusion, introduced from China; 
very hardy; blooms in June. 
D. Nana variegata. A conspicuous variety, with foliage 
finely marked with yellow and green; very ornamental. 
Of dwarf habit; flowers very light pink. 
D. Seiboldii variegata. Very much like the above ex¬ 
cept that the variegation is not so yellow and the plant is 
somewhat more erect in growth. 
D. Van Houttei. Clear carmine flowers, profuse bloomer. 
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F. suspensa 
(Weeping For¬ 
sythia). Resembles the Fortunei in its flowers, but the 
plant has a drooping habit. 
F. viridissima. A fine shrub, with bright yellow flowers, 
very early in spring. 
Hamamelis. Witch Hazel 
H. Virginica. Large foliage, with downy surface and 
showy yellow flowers, appearing after the ripening of the 
leaves in November. 
Hydrangea 
H. Otaska. From Japan. Corymbs of flowers of very 
large size, deep rose color; foliage larger than other varie¬ 
ties of the species. Growth vigorous, very attractive. 
Needs protection in winter. 
H. paniculata grandiflora. One of the most valuable 
hardy shrubs. It attains a height of 5 to 6 feet, and is per¬ 
fectly hardy everywhere. The flowers are white, borne in 
immense pyramidal panicles, nearly a foot in length. 
