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much better than the old-fashioned 
Tatarian bush honeysuckle. 
In the next selection foliage and berry 
effect are equally divided— Viburnum 
lantana var. rugosum has heavy, large, 
rugged foliage and red fruit. 
Spiraa Van Houttei, when well grown 
makes a good individual specimen, and 
is fine when in bloom, and the foliage is 
fair, except for a time after blooming, 
when it is somewhat marred by the pres¬ 
ence of the fading flowers. All of 
these shrubs require a space of fully ten 
feet in diameter devoted to them, except 
the spiraea. 
Xanthoceras sorbifolia and Buddleia 
variabilis both failed with me, being 
winter-killed. Hedysarum multijugum, 
also failed, but I may not have given it 
drainage enough. I have never grown 
the Scotch laburnum as I did not 
imagine it hardy enough to stand our 
climate, it is L. alpinum from the moun¬ 
tains of Europe, and is the hardiest of 
the family. Why not try a couple of 
plants each of these four kinds, planting 
in a reserve place and watching results ? 
PLANTS FOR A SHADY SITUATION 
I have a shrubbery border facing 
northwest, and in full view of the house. 
The shrubbery lines are sinuous and have 
flowers beds in the rather deep bays 
facing the porch. I want to grow some¬ 
thing in one of these beds that will stand 
some shade and give a good display of 
flowers throughout the season. What 
would you advise L. A. P. 
Presuming that there is no overhang¬ 
ing foliage at the bed in question, I 
would suggest planting started tubers of 
begonias, Duke Zepplin and Lafayette. 
They form strong compact plants eight 
to ten inches high and are free bloomers. 
The flowers are double and a rich scar¬ 
let in color. Of the two varieties I pre¬ 
fer the Duke Zepplin, but both are good. 
Plant them fifteen to eighteen inches 
apart and between them plant sweet 
alyssum. The situation is an ideal one 
for begonias, and the sweet alyssum will 
flower freely there. 
The combination of the scarlet and 
white, when backed by the green of the 
shrubbery will be a pleasing one. Both 
belong to that class of plants that may 
be termed tidy in that they drop their 
faded flowers and always look neat. 
You can buy the tubers in the spring at 
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