THE LADIES’ FLORAL CABINET. 
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Floral Design for Easter. 
A DOZEN PRETTY FLOWERING SHRUBS. 
A MONG this dozen I have not included deutzias, 
spireas, lilacs, Japan quince, altheas, double flower¬ 
ing almond, diervillas, and some other of our most charm¬ 
ing and showy bushes, but have confined myself to a few, 
which are not so common unless it be the golden bell and 
hydrangea; nevertheless, they are of sterling merit and 
among the choicest of garden plants. We have all of 
them in our garden here, and before now I have grown 
and flowered every one of them year after year. 
Deciduous ornamental shrubs, as a rule, prefer open 
sunny places ; very few of them thrive and flower freely 
when grown under the shade of trees or other shrubs. 
But some evergreens, on the other hand, for instance, 
kalmias and andromedas, do not object to a little shade. 
Shelter from frosty winds is of primary importance in 
the cultivation of handsome garden shrubs, and a mulching 
over their roots in summer is of great importance in pre¬ 
serving the moisture in the soil. If we would have good 
