

The Mimosa (Albizzia Julibrissin rubra), with its lacy, 
soft-textured foliage, makes a beautiful lawn specimen. A 
definite advantage is that grass grows easily beneath it. 
In midsummer its fluffy pink flowers are freely produced. 
FLOWERING SHRUBS 
HAMAMELIS MOLLIS. Chinese Witch- 
hazel. Small tree with leaves to 6 inches 
long and yellow flowers from January to 
March. Calyx red inside. 
H. VERNALIS. A shrub 6 feet tall, with yel- 
low flowers from January to March. Calyx 
lined with red. 
H. VIRGINIANA. Common Witch-hazel. 
Shrub 15 feet high, with 6-inch foliage. 
Blooms in September and October. Calyx 
brownish yellow inside. 
HIBISCUS SYRIACUS. Althea; Rose of 
Sharon. Strong, upright shrubs to 10 feet 
high, making fine specimen plants. They 
bloom in August and the flowers last well. 
Illustrated in color on page 36. 
AMPLISSIMUS. Double; red. 
ARDENS. Double; purple. 
BICOLOR. White, red splotch. 
BOULE DE FEU. Double; bright red. 
DUCHESSE DE BRABANT. Double; 
crimson. 
JEANNE D’ARC. Double; pure white. 
LADY STANLEY. Double; blush-pink. 
PZONIFLORUS. Double; white, cherry 
eye. 
PULCHERRIMUS. Double; clear pink. 
RUBIS. Single; red. 
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 
HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS GRAN- 
DIFLORA. Hills-of-Snow. A 4 to 5-foot 
shrub bearing, in July, large heads of white 
flowers. Prune severely in spring. 
H. MACROPHYLLA OTAKSA. French 
Hydrangea. Dwarf plants with immense 
heads of pink and sometimes blue flowers 
in midsummer. The blue color can be ob- 
tained by adding iron filings to the soil. 
Illustrated in color on page 31. 
H. MACROPHYLLA, FRENCH 
HYBRIDS. Fine mixture of pink, blue, and 
wine-red colors. 
H. MACROPHYLLA, TROPHEE. A red- 
flowered variety of the French Hydrangea 
which is very pleasing. 
H. PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. Pee- 
gee Hydrangea. The familiar small tree- 
like shrub that grows 8 to 10 feet. Great 
heads of white flowers which gradually turn 
pink. For large flowers, give it plenty of 
water in summer. Illustrated in color on 
page 35. 
HYPERICUM AUREUM. Golden St. John’s- 
wort. Shrub to 4 feet with golden yellow 
flowers in July and August. 
H.CALYCINUM. Aaron’s-beard. A spread- 
ing sort which is a useful ground-cover 
and bears yellow flowers in mid-summer. 
One of the best and hardiest, doing well 
in both sun and part shade. 
HYPERICUM DENSIFLORUM. Shrub 
growing 5 feet tall, with yellow flowers in 
August and September. 
H. MOSERIANUM.  Gold-flower. Half- 
evergreen shrub 12 to 15 inches high bearing 
golden yellow flowers with a soft brush-like 
center from midsummer until fall. Makes a 
nice low hedge. 
H. PROLIFICUM. An evergreen shrub to 
5 feet with yellow flowers in cymes. 
JASMINUM FLORIDUM. Showy Jasmine. 
A low, spreading evergreen shrub with at- 
tractive yellow flowers through the summer 
and fall. 
J. NUDIFLORUM. Winter Jasmine. A 
small, spreading shrub bearing bright yellow 
flowers early in the spring before the foliage 
appears. 
KERRIA JAPONICA PLENIFLORA. 
Double-flowered Kerria. A graceful 6 to 
8-foot shrub bearing double pompon-like 
yellow flowers in May and June. Bushy in 
habit of growth. 
KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS. Beauty-bush. 
A very upright shrub to 6 feet high with 
slightly arching branches covered with gay 
light pink bells in May and June. It grows 
easily even in rather poor soil, and is very 
hardy. Good foliage. 
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