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The Cornels are all desirable and easily cultivated; 
the flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida), with its large 
flower-like involucres in the spring, followed by 
bunches of red berries, and later by the most brilliant 
autumn foliage, is one of the best. The Red Osier 
(Cornus stolonifera), has as brilliant red bark in winter 
as C. sanguined of Europe, as well as attractive white 
flowers. The alternate-leaved Cornel (Cornus alter- 
nifolia) is a very picturesque shrub, with a distinct hori¬ 
zontal, fan-like arrangement of the branches, white 
branches and steel-blue berries. 
The Viburnums, of which we have the High-busli 
Cranberry (Viburnum opulus) and its variety the Snow¬ 
ball, in cultivation are all desirable. The Withe-rod 
(Viburnum nudum) and especially its variety Cassin- 
oides, are fine with dark, glossy-green leaves and a neat 
habit of growth and cymes of white flowers. The 
leaves of the Maple Leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acer- 
folium) turn in autumn to peculiar shades of mauve and 
purple, and those of Viburnum dentatum to a bright 
yellow in addition to the white flowers. 
The Dwarf Horse-chestnut (pavia macrostacliya) is 
another attractive native with massive foliage, out of 
which appear long slender spikes of white flowers with 
very long projecting stamens tipped with red. 
The brilliant autumn colors of the Sumacs, that add so 
much to our autumn scenery, should be transported to 
the garden. The Dwarf Sumac (Rhus copallina) is the 
choicest in its autumn foliage colors, the Stag Horn 
Sumac (Rhus typhina) gives a fine tropical appearance 
when it is cut back each season, and allowed to push a 
vigorous new growth, and added to the summer foliage 
is the autumn show of color. Rhus glabra is between 
the two in size ; the great red bunches of seeds hold on 
all winter. 
The False Indigo Shrub (Amorpha fruticosa) is worthy 
of cultivation, it is seen all along the gravelly banks of 
the Mississippi, through Iowa and Minnesota, it is a little 
coarse,. but the dark-purple spikes of flowers, with 
purple anthers, are interesting and unique. 
The Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens) is a gem among 
dwarf shrubs; the leaves are almost white with woolli¬ 
ness, and cover the branches closely, especially at the 
ends where the spikes of richest violet-purple flowers, 
with bright-orange anthers, appear—a beautiful contrast 
to the whiteness of the small pinnate leaves. 
Another beautiful shrub, more dwarf and rarer than 
the last, is the Heather (Calluna vulgaris) found only in 
a few localities along the New England coast, and first 
discovered by Jackson Dawson of the Arnold Arbora- 
tum in Tewksbury, Mass., where it grows on a low 
strip of land under a growth of Hazel, along the banks 
of apietty running brook. The ground is matted with its 
mossy-like stems and delicate racemes of pink flowers. 
We frequently see the Strawberry Tree (Euonymus) 
with its pretty red berries holding on until mid¬ 
winter, and possibly some may have heard of the 
enterprising agent who only asked five dollars each for 
a new tree, the “ Strawberry Tree,” on which the berries 
could be picked in abundance from the branches; when 
the trees came they were Strawberry Trees, but the 
berries were not Strawberries, and the purchaser had to 
take a part of the value of his money in the knowledge 
gained. 
Our native American Strawberry, or Staff Tree (Eu¬ 
onymus atropurpureus), is a better grower, with equally 
showy berries, smooth bark and very brilliant autumn 
leaves. 
The shrubby St. John’s-Avorts are very desirable shrubs, 
Avith yellow flowers in late summer. Hypericum prolifi- 
cum has been cultivated for many years to a limited ex¬ 
tent, and is very pretty, with its mantle of yellow blos¬ 
soms almost hiding the foliage. Kalius Hypericum (Hy¬ 
pericum Kalmianum) has larger flowers, and the Golden 
St. John’s-wort (Hypericum aureum) is the finest of 
them all, Avith flowers nearly an inch in diameter, pro¬ 
duced all summer, and into the fall the leaves are 
almost evergreen. 
The White Alder (Clethra alnifolia) is another late- 
floAvering plant, Avith exquisitely fragrant spikes of 
Avhite flowers and bright-yellow autumn foliage. 
I Avill close the list with the shrubby Cinquefoil 
(Potentilla fruticosa) with its pinnate leaves, brown 
stems and clusters of yelloAv flowers in September 
when most shrubs are preparing to drop their summer 
clothing of leaves. 
I might mention many more natives equally fine, but 
as I have covered the whole season, and tried to show that 
there is in our native shrubs sufficient beauty to demand 
a place in our gardens. There are many climbers that 
are valuable to break hard and straight lines with their 
festoons adding grace and beauty wherever they are 
placed, but they deserve an article devoted to them 
alone. Warren H. Manning. 
Reading, Mass. 
SEED AND PLANT GROWERS. 
Part II. 
In the continuation of our articles on “Seed and 
Plant Growers,” it is our desire to give our readers an 
exact idea, not only of the extent of the business, but 
the manner in Avhich it is carried on. 
Our present notice is of Peter Henderson & Co.’s 
establishment, which Ave have recently visited. Here, 
from the perfect system and order manifested in all 
the departments, one is more reminded of avast manu¬ 
factory than a plant house; plants seem to be made 
here instead of being grown. All the details are carried 
on with the precision of machinery, each man has his 
specific work as in the workshop. 
There is perhaps no name in horticulture, either in 
this country or Europe, that is better known than that 
of Peter Henderson. Although a Scotchman by birth, 
Mr. Henderson is truly American. His fame as a 
horticulturist has been Avholly developed in this country, 
upon the slender groundwork laid in Scotland. Arriving 
here some forty years ago when about twenty years of 
age, he commenced his successful gardening operations. 
