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LEY CESTERIA 
L. elegans. 12 ft. Rare and handsome shrub of 
strong growth. Flowers white, slightly tinged 
purple, i?i drooping racemes. Berries and bracts 
surrounding them turn vivid purple, making a 
striking contrast with the green foliage and 
branches. 
LIPPI A 
L. citriodcra. LKMOX VERBENA. S. America. 
12 ft. Well-known old favorite. Foliage strongly 
lemon scented. Flowers are lavender or nearly 
white, minute, borne in a delicate, loose panicle. 
LONICERA: Honeysuckle 
L. tatarica. TARTARIAN HONEYSUCKLE. 
Asia. 10 ft. Compact, much-branched, leafy shrub 
of pleasing appearance. Bears small, pink flowers 
of typical Honeysuckle form. Not at all climbing. 
For other Honeysuckles see Climbing Plants. 
M. soulangeana alba superba. Similar to type, 
but with pure white flowers. 
M. soulangeana alexandrina. Growth vigorous 
and erect. Flowers appear very early. Color same 
as type. 
M. soulangeana amabilis. Handsome form with 
nearly white flowers. 
M. soulangeana nigra. Flowers are very dark 
purple, nearly black, not opening widely. 
M. stellata. STARRY MAGNOLIA. 12 ft. En¬ 
tirely distinct from all of the preceding. Petals are 
very numerous, long and very slender, pink in the 
expanding bud, white or slightly flushed when fully 
opened. Shrub is of very slow growth, but starts 
blooming when only a foot or two tall. Unexcelled 
for delicate grace and beauty. 
M. yulan (M. conspicua). 25 ft. Shrub of mod¬ 
erate growth, ultimately becoming a small tree. 
Flowers are pure white or faintly greenish white, 
cup-shaped and exhaling a delicious, spicy fra¬ 
grance suggestive of lemon. Highly prized. 
Magnolia stellata. Starry Magnolia 
MAGNOLIA 
The deciduous or Chinese Magnolias are of 
entirely different habit from the better known 
M. grandiflora or Evergreen Magnolia. The 
large, silky flower buds are formed in the fall, 
carried over winter and ready to open in early 
spring, when before the leaves appear they be¬ 
come a mass of large, showy, sometimes fragrant 
flowers. With no foliage to hide their beauty at 
flowering time, they offer one of the most beau¬ 
tiful sights afforded by any tree or shrub. 
M. obovata (M. purpurea). 15 ft. Of medium 
growth. Flowers purple and do not open widely. 
Makes a beautiful and striking contrast with the 
kinds having lighter colored flowers. 
M. soulangeana. 25 ft. Large shrub or can be 
trained as a small tree. A hybrid between M. obo¬ 
vata and M. yulan. The flowers are very large and 
open to a rather broad cup shape; white, more or 
less freely marked with purple, slightly fragrant. 
This runs into several varieties, among' which are 
the following: 
PAEONIA: Tree Peony 
P. rr.outan. China. 6 ft. Differs from common 
peonies in being a woodv shrub instead of dying to 
the ground each year. Flowers are extremely large, 
borne very early in spring and in a great variety 
of colors, ranging through red, pink, purple and 
white. Growth is very slow, but even the smallest 
plants bloom. 
PALIURUS 
P. spina-christi (P. aculeatus). CHRIST’S 
THORN. Europe: Asia. 12 ft. Hardy shrub 
armed with stipular prickles and having greenish 
yellow flowers in June and July. Supposed to have 
furnished the crown of thorns placed on the head 
of Christ before his crucifixion. 
PHILADELPHUS: Mock Orange; Syringa 
A well-known class of free-blooming, white- 
flowering shrubs of strong and tall growth. 
Flower in early summer after the spring bloomers. 
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