TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
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Syringa - Philadelphus or Mock Orange 
Aureus (Golden Syringa). A compact shrub with bright yellow foliage 
which retains its color well throughout the season. Very effective in 
grouping as a contrast to the darker foliage of others. Ultimate height, 
3 to 5 feet. 
Coronarius or Common Syringa. This is the familiar “Mock Orange.” 
It grows to 6 to 8 feet, sometimes more. The flowers come in May and 
June. Very fragrant creamy white blossoms with a perfume that lingers 
on the air. A fine shrub, standing hardships well, even the smoke and 
dust of cities. 
Lemoinei. A hybrid with pure white, fragrant blossoms in June. Semi¬ 
dwarf habit of growth. 4 to 6 feet at maturity. 
Virginal. Grows 5 to 8 feet tall. An unusual feature of this variety is that 
while it makes its best display of flowers in May and June, it continues 
to blossom into the fall. The white flowers are usually large with rounded 
petals and occasionally double crossed. Individual flowers measure 2 
inches or more in diameter, are of the purest snow white, and excellent 
for cutting. Very fragrant. 
Tamarix 
Grows to a height of 8 to 10 feet. It will thrive in nearly all soils and 
is hardy when established, but while young it is better to protect it from 
too severe weather. A rapid grower, and does well in sandy barren soil. 
Blossoms profusely in April and May with feathered delicate sprays of 
light pink blossoms—good for cutting. 
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Candida (The White Weigela). Bushy in form, growing to 6 to 8 feet in height, and 
as large in diameter. A very vigorous, strong grower, blossoming very profusely in June 
and July with large showy white flowers and less profusely at intervals during the rest 
of the summer. 
Eva Rathke (The Red Weigela). A dwarf form, growing from 3 to 5 feet high. Has 
dark crimson, fragrant blossoms in profusion in June and July, and continuing to bloom 
at intervals till fall. Should be given room to develop naturally and spread out as it 
wants to. It should never be pruned, excepting to take out a dead branch. Does well in 
smoky and dusty places. 
Floribunda. A fine large variety, growing 5 to 8 feet high. It is of erect habit and a 
strong grower. It blooms in June, with a great abundance of dark crimson flowers that 
are small and cinnabar-red in the bud. The flowers are fragrant. This family thrives 
best in a light warm soil. 
Rosea. Not only one of the best of this species, but one of the choicest of all the shrubs. 
It grows 4 to 6 feet high. It has a remarkably showy flower of trumpet shape of a 
brilliant pink color. It blossoms in June and July and at intervals through the summer. 
Does well in smoke and dust, a valuable feature for city planting, and it does best if 
it is not pruned. 
Variegata (Variegated Leaf Weigela). The greenish yellow leaves are striped with 
white, making this a very fine shrub for contrast purposes. It is very striking as a 
specimen plant or in beds and borders. It grows 5 to 6 feet high, has pale pink blossoms 
in profusion in June. 
Weigela Rosea 
Weigela 
