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McFarland 
Late in May the fragrant , pan - 
nicle white flowers of the Chi¬ 
nese Fringe Tree completely cover 
the branches of this very distinc¬ 
tive and far from ordinary shrub 
(Below) The Oregon Grape, 
a distant cousin of the common 
barberry, is one of the most 
interesting of the broad leaved 
evergreens, with its yellow flowers 
(Below) Not many shrubs are 
blooming in August when Shrubby 
St. John’s Wort puts out its 
large yellow blossoms against the 
dark glossy green of its leaves 
Both the flowers 
and foliage of the 
Siberian Pea T ree 
are delight fully 
decorative in a deli¬ 
cate sort of way. 
One of the charac¬ 
teristics of spice 
bush is the aromatic 
bark that makes the 
spring woods inter¬ 
esting to children. 
One needs patience after planting the 
Chinese flowering chestnut as it is one 
of the slowest growing of shrubs, but 
a gorgeous thing when it finally 
reaches its beautiful blooming period 
