FORSYTHIA. Golden Bell 
Indispensable choice spring-blooming shrubs of easy culture, vigorous growth 
and free-flowering habit. They are among the earliest to bloom, sometimes flower¬ 
ing in March ; the bright golden blossoms are produced before the foliage. 
F. Fortunei. ( M ) Of upright growth, broad, deep, dark green foliage 
and bright yellow flowers in April. (See Plate on page 75.) 
F. Fortunei, var. aurea variegata. Golden-leaved Forsythia. ( M) A 
fine novelty. The deep green leaves are margined with deep yellow, and, con¬ 
trary to most plants with variegated foliage, it shows best when planted in 
sunny places. 
F. intermedia. ( L ) A form with erect, arching branches, foliage re¬ 
sembling F. viridissima , and blossoms like F. Fortunei. Very floriferous. 
F. suspensa. (M) A beautiful weeping form with long, pendulous 
branches, pretty green foliage and golden yellow flowers in early April. 
F. viridissima. (M) Of rather straggling growth, with good green foli¬ 
age and deep yellow flowers in early April. 
HAMAMELIS 
H. Virginiana. Witch Hazel. ( L ) Tall shrub; oval, slightly downy 
leaves, like the hazel; flowers yellow, remarkable for their appearance late in 
autumn, just as the leaves arc turning and about to fall. The foliage turns 
to brilliant yellow-orange and purple shades. 
HIBISCUS SYRIACUS. Althaea; Rose of Sharon 
One of the best-known ornamental shrubs, thriving best in good soil, and 
valuable for their late blooming. The foliage rich green, and the flowers large and 
showy. A valuable hedge plant, as it submits readily to clipping. See Plates on 
pages 76 and 82. 
Var. Boule de Feu. (L) Single, violet-red flowers; showy. 
Var. camellseflorus. ( L ) Double; white, with light pink center. 
Var. Count de Flandre. (L) Double; dark red. 
Var. Jeanne d’Arc. (L) Double; pure white. A superior variety. 
Var. Lady Stanley. ( L ) Double; blush white. 
Var. Leopoldi. ( L ) Double; flesh shaded to rose. 
Var. purpurea foliis argentea marginata. ( M) Double, purple flowers; 
leaves margined with a deep band of creamy white. 
Var. rubus. Ruby. ( L) Large, well-opened, ruby-red flowers. 
Var. totus albus. ( L ) Single; pure white. One of the best. 
HIPPOPHAE. See Buckthorn 
H. rhamnoides. ( L) A stiff, irregular shrub, with grayish green foliage, 
quite silvery beneath. Flowers in May are small and yellow, but the chief 
beauty is the peculiar foliage and the showy orange-colored fruits, ripening in 
September. 
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