Viburnums 
These are among the most 
showy and attractive of our flow¬ 
ering shrubs. We are indebted to 
Europe and Japan for additions 
to the list, and of these we 
mention: 
A typical cluster of flow¬ 
ers of Viburnum Sieboldi 
ripen to 
Viburnum Sieboldi. A strong, upright- 
growing shrub, with stout branches, 
oblong leaves of thick texture and 
dark, shining green color. In late May 
it is covered with great panicles 
of white flowers, following which are 
the enormous clusters of bright pink berries, changing as they 
bluish black, and sometimes showing the blue with the pink. It is exceed- 
ingly valuable where rich foliage or brilliant fruit effects are required. 
Viburnum Opulus (High-bush Cranberry). One of the showiest varieties 
of the Snowball, indispensable for the shrubbery border and excellent as a 
specimen. The large white flowers are borne in profusion at the end of 
May, and are followed by clusters of showy scarlet berries, which retain 
their color until late in the autumn. The foliage is large and handsome, 
turning in the autumn to rich shades of bronzy purple. 
Red Bud 
(Cercis Canadensis) 
While considering our native flowering trees, we must not 
neglect the Red Bud. We 
highly recommend it for 
planting in connection with 
pines, hemlocks, dogwoods 
and native thorns, and es¬ 
pecially in groups of 
smaller trees. Of medium 
growth, it forms a round- 
headed tree, of an attract¬ 
ive habit of branching, with 
large, heart-shaped, leath¬ 
ery foliage of dark green, 
and bearing clusters of deep 
purplish pink flowers all 
along the branches before 
the leaves appear in the 
Berries of Viburnum Opulus Spring. 
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