DlICIDUOUS SHRUBS 0,. 'HB K. A. C. CA. P U 8 • George X. Chadsey. . '01. Deciduous 8hrub. of the I. A. C. Campus. -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- This thesis on the deciduous shrubs of the Iichigan Agricultural College campus does not by any means exhauat the number round here, but the greater number of those especialll adapted for landscape purposes or those haying some peculiar merit for purposes of grouping or use as single specimen., I haYe endeavored to describe not in a strictly botanical class- ification but as they are seen b1 the casual obserYer or as one who recognizes them as·a whole without a careful scrutiny of their parts. 80me of our most valuable species of shrubs have been found to contain so many varieties that a description of each would be impossible in a mere cursory reyiew as this thesis at tempts to be. lfepec:tally is this true of tl1e roses and lilacs where the varieties run tar up into the hundreds. The following list then, in a general way describes the species commonly known in cultivation, such as are found in our gardens and par~s and described only so far as the eye takes them in at a glance. AmelallChier Botryapium (Dwarf'June-berry) sJn. A. cana- densis of'ten assumes a tree f'or.mfif'teen to thirty feet high, very showy, tlowering middle of April in short racemes of'pure white tlowers so dense as to almost hide the toliage and branch- es trom view. Leaves and tlowers appear at same time, the latter las~ing about two weeks. In autumn the toliage takes on beautitul golden yellow tints comparable in beauty to the f'lower- ing period in spring. Amorpha f'ruticosa (Indigo Shrub) a shrubby spec ies common- ly known as the f'alse indigo on account of' its indigo-blue or dark bluish purple blossoms. The leaves are elliptical oblong the lower ones petioled while the upper ones are nearly sessile. They are glabrous and slightly pubescent. The blossoms appear in June and July in ter.minal spikes. the shrub grows six to eight teet high, veryf'reely branching at the root. Aralia sieboldii (Japanese Aralia) a small species grow- ing three to six f'eet high and nearly as broad. The tinely cut leaves are glossy, digitate twelve inches across and are borne on stout petioles about a toot long. The small white tlowers f are exceedingly numerous. This is one of the truly ornamental species of'our gardens 1 2. A. spinosa (Hercules' Club) a tall growing species twelve to sis~een feet high. Many branches arise from the root, making from the one sta1k a large group. these may be n!moved, however, thus allowing the plant to assume a tree for.m. The woody part of the plant ia covered with short, stout prickles. When in leaf it presents a very tropical appearance the leaves being twice or thrice pinnate and borne on petioles fifteen to twenty inches long. Immense clusters of white flowers tinted with green appear in mid-sunmer. The leaves and branches drop in the fall leaving only a tall bare pole till the following spring. The plant does well in most situations and soils though it has a slight preference for shady, moist places. B.erberi8 !hunbergii, a low Japanese shrub three to five feet high,. very showy, with single reddish axillary flowers followed by brilliant red berries which persist till following spring. The leaves are small, obova te or spoon shaped, dark, glossy green in spring and summer, assuming in autumn a v:ariety of tints of crimson, orange and bronze. The plant 1s valuable • either for single specimens or in groups. , B. vulgaris (Common Barberry) a low, bus~y shrub, Single yellow flowers borne in drooping, many flowered racemes about Kay tenth and lasting three weeks; followed by small oblong red berrie,s hanging on the plant till the following spring. 3. The leaves are oblong tringed with closely set bristle teeth appearing in latter part ot April. B. vulgaris purpurea (Purple leaved Barberry) a shrub similiar in most respects-to B. vulgaris except in its toliage which is a violet purple. This is a very attractive shrub, perhaps the best ot the purple leaved species. It is used with good etfect in the border where contrast is desired. Calycanthus tloridus (Sweet Shrub) a small compact shrub about tour to six teet high, otten much taller. The toliage is composed ot oblong shaped leaves, deep green, somewhat coria- ceous and slightly downy. The tlowers are deep blue, shading to purple and from one to two inches in diameter. They appear early in spring and remain well into summer. / Caragana arborescens (Siberian Pea Tree) a shrub or small tree ten to twenty ~eet high. Flowers numerous, in clus- ters ot two or three,pale yellow, appeart'ng about )lay tenth and lasting about two weeks. Leaflets four to six pairs, downy, oval, appearing latter part ot April and remaining throughout the season. Cephalanthus occidentalis (Button Bush) a tall shrub common among ponds-, and streams in thtscountry. The leaves are Lance oblong or ovate, pointed on petioles either in pairs or y 4. threes. The large white flowers appear in ,globular heads in July. Chionanthus Virginica (Fringe Tree) a shrub or low tree ten to eighteen ~et high of rather spreading habit and light colored bark. Leaves entire, oval, three to rive inches long, lower surface downy and appear about first or Kay. Plowers appear in latter part or Kay in long drooping panicles of deli- cate bloom with elongated, narrow, thread-like ~hite -petals. -This shrub never rails to attract attention. C1ethra a1nifolla (Sweet Pepper Bush) a small shrub two to four feet high. It grows best in wet places but does well in rich garden soil. It is rather slender in habit, not much branche., the bark when young light green and downy, later turn- ing dark purple striped with grey. The leaves are inver.ely egg- shaped and the large, fragrant white blossoms are borne in pro- rus ion in terminal pa.n-t e Les and from the axi1s of the upper leaves and side shoots. It b looms from July till October. Colutea arborescens (Bladder Senna) a hardy and thrirty growing shrub well adapted to dry land. It grows from rive to ten feet high with a rather open well rounded head. The leaves are compound with from seven to nine elliptic lear1ets which hold their glaucous green color well into autumn. The blossoms 5. are yellow and continue in bloom all summer. This shrub is widely planted and proves to be a desirable plant for seneral plant Ing, Comus florida (Plowering Dogwood) a shrub or tree fifteen to thirty feet high. Leaves appear about April twenty-third and are four to five inches long by two to three inches wide, oy~te, sharp pointed, somewhat pubescent along midrib. Plowers appear in clusters of ten or twelve in a head at the ends of the branch- es, supported by short, club-like stalks. They are small and of little consequence for floral display. The involucre of four pure white petal-like leaves surrounding the flowers are very showy and attract considerable attention. The flowering period lasts about four weeks, followed by closely bunched scarlet berries which together with the autumnal tints of pur- ple and crimson foliage, make this a most desirable shrub for the whole season. C. mas (Corn&lian Cherry) a shrub or low tree comparable in many respects for landscape purposes to the Flowering Dog- wood. The flowers appear early in the spring in advance of the foliage, in small bright yellow clusters along the whole length of the branches. The handsome oblong fruit is a reddish color persisting well in the winter and is ed ible. 6. c. sanguinea (European Red Osier) a shrub of six to eight feet in height,very conspicuous on account of red bark of branches, especially shown in winter and early spring and is used auch for winter decorative effects. The flowers are greenis white, una~tractive, in open, flat cymes. The fruit is a small, inconspicuous black berry; the leaves are good, making it a valuable plant tor summer. c. sericea (Silky Dogwood) a low shrub rarely rising higher than tive or ten feet, tather spreading and tound growing best in wet places. Leaves are large,- two or three inches long ovate or oblong, silky or downy on lower surface. The white cymose flowers are followed by pale blue globose berries. The young branches are ot a purplish cast, sprinkled with white and covered with a silky down. C. atolonitera (Wild Red Osier) a shrub three to six feet high, growing freely in wet, marshy' places. Similiar in most respects to C. sanguinea, main stem prostrate, throwing up numerous shoots six to ten feet in length. Leaves are large and .roundish, terminating in an abruptly sharp point, appearing about twentieth ot April. The flowers are in small cymes, in- conspicuous, and lasting from llay twenty-eighth, to June tenth. 7. The smooth bark in summer is dull green or reddish but in autumn and winter takes on a flaming red color, making a very striking contrast to surrounding objects. Crataegus coccin •• (Scarlet Thorn) a amall tree ten to twenty feet high, of good, erect habit and proportion. The leaves are heart shaped, thin, sharply cut toothed on slender pet.'ioles, appearing about April twenty-fifth and turning to various shades of red and yellow in autumn. The large, corym- bed white flowers appear at the same time as the English haw- thorn but last a few days longer. The bright scarlet berries following hang late in the fall and add much to the beauty of the tree during the latter season. Both thorns are very sp·iny. c. Oxycantha (English Hawthorn) a small tree fifteen to twenty feet higb and one ot the finest specimens for landscape purposes we have. The leaves are oboYate, deeply lobed and toothed, somewhat wedge shaped at the base, ~ooth and glossy appearIng about April twenty-tifth. The fragrant white or pink single or double flowers are in beautiful sprays arranged in corymbs, appearing about Kay fourteenth and lasting about two weeks. The tlowers are followed by small ovoid coral red truit persisting till tall. This tree is most excellent as a single specimen being hardy and vigorous and of upright habit, also groups well with other plants. 8. Deutzla crenata, a medium shrub six to eight feet high, throwing up many shoots from the roots, making a well rounded, compact fOMB. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate minutely CFenate- serrate, rough from a flne pubesence on the surface and rather formal or stiff. The white and pink flowers are borne in numer- our panicles and present a charndng appearance. D. gracilis is a smaller species about two teet high with ovate lanceolate serrated, bright green and smooth leaves. The flowers are rather small, snow white, ~ry abundant, disposed along the whole length at the stem, giving the shrub the appear- ance of a large boquet. This tor.m is very desirable to fill in spaces among larger shrubs and along borders. I Diervilla sessifolia, a small shrub with lanceorate sessile leaves. The flowers are yellow and numerous, borne on peduncles. They are not showy and the shrub is not greatly planted. Dlrca palustris (Leatherwood) a small shrub growing three to five teet high but usually assuming a tree tona. The tlowers appear In advance ot the foliage. The smooth leaves are lanceo- late and ot a yellowish green color. This Leatherwood is interesting on account of the peculiar, spongy bark and is cul- tivated largely as a curiosity. ~. B1aeagnus Hortensis Yar. Songorica (Russian Olive) a tall shrub or small tree cultivated for its cottony shoots and the silvery-white under surfaces of its lance ovate, mostly obtuse leaves. The flowers are small and yellow and are very fragrant, so much so that the odor is detected for a considerable distance. This shrub presents a striking effect whenever a breese ruffles the leaves so as to show the silvery surface underneath. B. long2ipes a shrub three to five feet high with numer- ous slender branches covered with brown scales. The leaves are thick, dark green above and silvery beneath. The flowers are small and inconspicuous but the brilliant red fruit is very showy and hangs long on the stem making a fine contrast with the autum- nal foliage. Iuonymus atropurpureus (Burning Bush) a tall shrub six to fourteen feet high, somewhat spreading though often assuming a tree form. The leaves are brigh t green,oblong, serrate and nearly sessile, appearing about June twentieth. The dull purple flowers cOming mostly in fours appear about June twenty-fifth and last nearly three weeks. The flowers are rather showy but the chief use and attraction of this shrub is on account of the brilliant scarlet berries which persist till late in autumn. Few plants possess the merit of this shrub for late autumn effects. 10. R. Buropaeus (European Spindle Tree) a lower shrub than the E. atropurpureus and far inferior for planting effects. The leaves are lance-oyate or oblong, on short petioles. The three flowered peduncles have four greenish oblong petals followed by smooth four lobed red or orange-yellow fruits. E. nanus is a dwarf shrub two to three feet high and rather spreading. The leaves are linear (one to two inches long) margin revolute and of a leathery texture. The fruit is abundant and showy. bochorda grandiflora (Pearl Bush) a shrub growing eight to t en feet high in the north, Itather stalky and naked if allowed to grow at will. The flowers which are pearly white are the chtef attraction of this shrub. '!'heyare large and numerous but not of long dUration. This plant, d~s well in the back ground of a border where lower shrubs will hide the naked portion of the steas. Porsythia suspensa (Golden Bell) a fine growing shrub of rather spreading habit, the branches are long, sleDder and nearly terate and many p.ndent and bearing corky dot-like elevations. The leaves are simple and tr,1t'oliate I often on the same bush (if compound the lateral leaflets small) broadly ovate. The flowers are yellow bell shaped but not numerous. It is used much for training on walls and trellises and has a graceful effect. 11. F. vlridisslma (Golden Bell) a vigorous, hardy shrub with yellowish angled branchea covered in early spring with showy bell shaped yellow tlowera. !he leaves are simple lance-oblong and ot a rich deep green. It is a desirable shrub tor the many places to which it adapts itselt. Halesia diptera (Snowdrop !ree) an American species about ten teet high. !he leaves and blossoms appear together in the spring. !he leaves are coarsely serrate, oval and rather downy. The tlowers come in a protusion ot white blosso •• , covering the whole plant. !his shrub is now being more largely planted than tor.merly tor ita general adaptability as well as its ornamental character. HaEa melis Virginica (Witch Huel) a low tree or shrub ten to twenty teet high, bushy and tor.ming an open, broad bead in consequence ot its sending up tree11 branching stems trom a common root. !he bright yellow tlowers appear in axillary clusters ot three or tour and are quite intaresting trom both a botanical and horticultural point ot view. Nicholson describes it thus: -During the autumn and winter they expand before the leaves ot the previous summer drop ott, and continue en the bush through the winter; atter the petals drop otf in the spring, the persistent calyces .~main until the leaves reappear in April." Two celled pods containing edible nuts follow the flowers and 12. mature in the following season at tlowering time. This shrub is not so ornamental as it is interesting. HJdrangea paniculata grandltlora, a vigorous growing pa:.iclea ot creamy white spread ing shrub prod uc ing iJlll'llenae flowera later turning to pink. These immense pyramidal heads measuring ten to titteen inches in length and often as many inches in diameter, appear in July and c antinue till the frost cuts the. ott. Itlcut back each year to prevent a too rampant growth and ragged appearance, this shrub is rarely surpassed for single specimen plants or tor the edge at a lawn where it pro- duces a marked bold effect. It should not be crowded but given all the roam required tor best ettect. Hypericum moserianum 'St. John's Wort) a low growing shrub two to three teet high, of a tree graceful habit. The stems are much branched, leaty to the base and drooping at the ends. The tlowers are trom two to two and one-half inches in diameter, _right yellow and bloom continuously tor the entire season. This shrub is espeCially etfective in the border and is not without me rt~ as a single spec Imen, H. proliticum is a shrub four to six teet high with a , - wide spreading head. The bark is ot a light reddish cast !hich .. -.- ~- separates into numerous thin scales. The f~owers are large and "' showy and appear in terminal clusters from July to September. 1', 13. The fruit persists till the following spring and is not unsight- ly although not particularly attractiTe. Ilex 'Yertici11ata (Black Alder) a deciduous species of the Holly, growing about six feet high. It has orate, wedge shaped leaves, &ather pointed, somewhat .errata and downy on the veins beneath. The chief excellence of this shrub is on accounl of its crimson scarlet berries which appear in the fall and after the leaves are gone, making this shrub very attractive for early winter effects. Its merit is for winter effects rather than for BUmmer flower and foliage. Kerria Japonica is an erect, free growing, hardy shrub three to six feet high. The flowers are orange yellow with five obtuse spreading petals. The foliage is bright glossy green, smooth above and slightly hairy in the under side. This shrub 1s an early spring b looaer and is well adapted for a wall or fence. Ligustrum myrtifolium a species known by a variety of names. It grows about three feet high with warty branchlets. The leaves taper at both ends. The flowers are in many branched paz):ic'les. 'this species is half hardy but is rather graceful. L. 'Yulgare (Privet) a compact shrub six to ten feet higb used largely for hedges and fencing. !he small, shiny,dark green leaves are e11iptic;a;:anceolate and of a waxy texture. The white tlowers-(tading reddish) are in pa,nlcles and mostly tenninal, and emit a heavy odor. The truit tollowing is a small black berry ot no merit tor or~tmentation. This shrub does well in the open where it assumes a well rounded tree torm but is used mostly tor hedge purposes. Lonicera Orientalis, a tree growing shrub attaining a height ot ten teet, almost glabrous. The leaves are elliptic or ovate to oblong-orate, dark green above, pale or glaucescent beneath, two to tour inches long. The pale violet or pinkish tlowers are borne on short peduncles. The truit is black. t L. P~lomelae, a shrub about sixteen teet high, almost glabrous. !he leaves are roundish-orate to bolong-oy~te, , ciliate, bright green otten with reddish margin. !he peduncles are slender, nodding and usually tlowered. The truit is rather large, pendu- , lous and bright red. This is a very gracetul species. L. t'a:.tarica(Tartarian 'Honeysuckle) & tall shrub six to eight teet high composed ot thickly growing stems and branches increasing in _umber rapidly each season. !he dull green leaves are cordate-oval and not particularly attractive. !hepinkish white tlowers appear in April and May in abundance and are arranged in pairs at the summit ot slender axillary peduncles. The fruit following is very attractive and to their brilliant e frec t much of the meri t ot this shrub is due. 'he double, 15. ~erry like fruit is cherry red and persists till late in autumn. L. Ta~arlca grandiflora. 8imiliar in most respects to L. Tartarica. The Jarge flowers are pink and white. Jryrica.cerifera (Wax Myrtle) a low shrub two ~to eight feet high with fragrant lance-oblong or lanceolate ~eaves becoming glossy above. The fruit 1s bluis and waxy and is found in the axils of the stems and along the branches. This shrub is rather unattractive but is largely used for barren, bleak situations or along the seashore. Philadelphus aureus (Golden Leaved Philadelphus') is a ~' I showy shrub six to ten feet high well rounded and compact. The leaves are distinctly :yello. and hold their color throughout the season. This shrub is one of the best foliage plants, for which it is chiefly grown. It makes a good, single specimen as well as in groups where contrast is desired. P. coronar1us (Mock Orange) is the representative of this genus. 'he shrubs grow erect and in a compact form to a height of twelve feet, displaying a wealth of fragrant blossoms resemb- ling the oraqge flower, whence the name. The creamy white or straw colored flowers appear about May tenth. The leaves are ovate, sharply pointed and serrate. 16. P. Gordonianus is a very tall growing shrub and spreads to width equalling its height. It is entirely hardy and therefore a seneral favorite. The leaves are ovate, pointed and slightly serrate. The scentless flowers are borne in ter.minal racemes of from fiTe to nine blossoms and appear about ten days later than the other sorts, affording a very'pretty effect after most of the others are through flowering. Prunus cerasifera, yare Pissardi (Purple Plum), a small tree or shrub much grown for its purple bark and foliage. 'he bark on the new shoots in spring is deep purple and the bursting leaves violet crimson. Later in t he season they turn dark pur- pIe which they retain throughout the season. The flowers and fruit are of no importance and are scarcely seen. P. Japonica alba plena (Flowering Almond), a dwarf species bearing double flowers along the whole length of the stem, making this one of the showiest of the early flowering shrubs. Its companion plant P. Japonica rubra plena is the same except that its blossoms are rose colored. Pyrus Japonica (Japan Quince) a thorny, wide spreading shrub, cultivated for the large, sessile, single red and whdt e flowers which appear in clusters on side spurs. The leaves are oval or ob~~te, serrate, smooth, very glossy and dark green in color. The flowers appear before the leaves, in profusion and 17. for an early flowering shrub it has no superior. ~u3cathartica (Sea Buckthorn) a tall shrub or low tree ten to twenty feet high with a smooth stem and grey or olive tinted branches. The branches are numerous, stiff and thorny. The leaves are oy&te, notched,smooth on the upper surface, marked by hairy veins beneath. The flowers are small and numer- ous appearing in clusters of variously colored pink and white blossoms followed by persisting 'black berries. The shrub is an more useful as a hedge plant than for ornamental species. Rhus copalllna (Dwarf ,Sumach) a low shrub one to five feet high, spreading by subterranean shoots. The leaves are com- popnd consisting of from nineteen to twenty-one leaflets, oblong or lance-o"ate,oblique, entire or serrate, thickish and shining above. !he stalks and branches are downy, the flowers are white in large compact terminal pa:Jlt'lclesin early summer followed by a mass or crimson fruit. It 1s used to advantage to cover rocky and barren places. R. cotinus (Smoke free or Venetian Sumach), a shrub five to nine teet high. The .leaves ana obo~te or slender petioles. The mostly sterile flowers are in loose, ample pa.nicles and present a tea thery appearance. This shrub i8 an invaluable spe- cies for it is aeen at its best when moat others are looking dull •. 18. The shrub is a yery singular one and never fails to attract attention even from the most casual obserYer. R.glabra laciniata (Cut-leaved Sumach) a small plant three to five feet high. The compound leaves with their finely cut leaflets resemble yery much the fern. In autumn these take on brilliant crimson colors. This shrub has a decided ornamental effect. Ribes aureum (Golden Currant) a free growing rather spread~ ing shrub four to eight feet high, leafing out in the latter part of April. !he leaves are three-lobed, toothed, cl~1ated, at the hase, shiny and of good color. !he bright yellow, spicy scented: flowers appear soon after the leaves and last three or four weeks. This is a very attractive shrub and 1s largely planted. R. Gordonianum (Pink Currant) is a hybrid between the R. aureum and R. sanguineum and partakes of the good q~lities of both species. It is the most abundant bloomer of the flowering currants and its flowers hang in racemes of crimson and yellow in early June. Rosa rugosa a very free srowing rose attaining a height of five to ten feet and almost equal in width. The foliage is abundant, dark green, pl1cated and dense throughout the entire 19. season and tar into autumn. The ter.minal tlowers are single, three to tour inches in diameter, deep red with a center ot yellow stamens and came in profusion in June and July. The large scarlet cri~on heps tollowing continue long into autumn, giving the shrub an appearance comparable in beauty to its tlowering season. 'he best use that this shrub affords is in the border though it serves well in the lawn. Rubus fruticosus, var. laciniatus (Cut-leaved Blackberry) a low shrub of trailing habit having the toliage deeply cut. The flower clUsters are small and are pubescent. The stems have re- curved prickles. This shrub is quite ornamental. Saabucus Canadensis (Elderberry) a rank growing species attaining a height ot five to ten teet. It grows best in moist places but r-'dily adapts itselt to most situations. The stems are pithy and well bunched. The compound leaves consist ot five to eleven leaflets, mostly smooth and three parted. The flowers are white, gathered in tlat cymes, tollowed by purple or black berries. s. nigra (Black Elder) a rather larger species than S. Canadensis, attaining a height ot twenty to twenty-tive teet in some cases. It has a large, well rounded, bushy bead. The flowers are small, white and in tlat cymes, tive or six inches 20. broad followed by &mall, berry like fruit in great abundance. s. nigra var. aurea (Golden Leaved B1der) one of the best yellow foliaged plants in use for decorative purposes. The color is solid and does not fade as the season advances. It- does best in a sunny position and when well cut back each year it produces a fine effect. Spiraea Bi11ardi a variety ot S. sa1icifo1ia, a low shrub two to three feet high, bushy, smooth, with wedge-lanceolate leaves, simply or doubly serrate and very showy pink flowers, which keep in bloom most of the sUJllller.This shrub is a golden leafed variety. S.Bumalda, a very choice dwarf of vigorous habit. It grows two to three feet high and has very slender branches. The bush i8 well covered with foliage which las ts throughout the season. 'he crimson or rose pink flowers come in profusion which make it a very attractive shrub whether seen as a single speci- men or in the border. It is admirably suited to bedding purposes. It blooms from mid=summer till autumn. s. callosa, one of the best spiraeas grown. Itis a low shrub with numerous slender branches and produces an abundance of pink or rosy blossoms in flat corymbs in June, which continue to appear most of the summer. 21. s. chwmedrlfolia, a low spreading bush with smooth oyate or oblong leayes, usually blunt and cut-toothed at least toward the summit. The flowers are small and in simple corymbs. s. opulifolia is a free growing species from six to seven feet high. The stem is rugged, the loose grey bark peeling off whence the name. The branches are recurved, the leayes three- lobed and doubly serrate and the flowers white followed by pods which turn to purple in autumn. A variety of this is S. o. aur- rea a golden leaYed sort which is especially desirable as a foliage plant. 'he flowers are double and appear in June. S. prunifolia (White Bridal Wreath) one of the best spi- raeas grown. It grown from six to ten feet high in bushy form with numerous long, slender br_nches. The leaves are small, ovate, finely and sharply serrated, smooth above and minutely downy beneath. 'he double white flowers are produced in abundance. S. Reevesii a yery beautiful flowering sort. It is an early bloomer and the flowers are rather larger than the early flowering kinds. The blossoms are pure white and exceedingly abundant. It grows better farther south. s. salicifolia (Common Meadow-sweet), a slender shrub two to three feet high growing best in wet places. It is rather bushy with smooth wedge lanceolate leaves, simply or doubly 22. aerrate. !he tlesh colored tlowers are in upright tenninal pa.n·icles appearing in JulJ and continuing throughout August. 8. aorbifolia, a very hardy shrub three to four feet high. The leayes are pinnate conaistin«ot seyenteen to twenty-one leafleta, lanceolate, taper pointed, doubly and sharply aerrated. The white flowers are large, in terminal pan 1cles appearing in July and August. s. tr~bata a usually low shrub rather spreading with rounded crenately cut three-lobed leaves. The white flowers ~ are compact in umbel.-like corymbs appearing in May. 8. !hu~ergii a low bushy shrub three to five feet high with a dense, bushy head. !he leaves are numerous and small which in autumn turn to shades of gold bronze and green. The flowers in threes are small and completely cover the bush and appear early. This 1s a very useful plant for the border and does well in many situations. s. Van Routii (an improved for.m of 8. trilobata) a low spreading shrub four to six feet high with drooping branches. Its tor.. is well rounded and the abundance ot the bloaa is remarkable. It is ve ry easy to grow and transplant. 'l'hisis.one of the most yaluable al'x around spec l8a. 23. Syringa Josekae (Hungarian Lilac) a vigorous growing shrub five to seTeD teet high, compact and 01' good habit. The leaves . are na~row, Qy~te, tapering at the base, margins rugose, dark green in color on the upper surtace and silvery beneath. The flowers are light to dark purple in slender open PIlu·1cles. !hey appear about &month later than the CaRDon L11ac. The general appearance of the shrub 1s slender and refined. S. Pers ica (Fersian Lilac) i8 a low shrub tour to six feet high, similiar in habit to S. Josekae. The leaves are small, lanceolate, holding their bright green color tor the entire summer. The tlowers are purple with a bluish cast and appear in Kay. 8. vulgaris, (ColIIDonLilac) an old fashioned specie. very COBDon in cultivation and always a favorite. The ]eaves are ovate and more or less heart shaped. 'he large, showy lilac or pale violet flowers appear in large pa n -icles in )(a.y. This specie. grown frequently from ten to twelve teet h1gh. - !amarix Africana,an early flowering shrub for this genus. The branches gro. very lODg and slender and are covered in the blooming season with beautiful pink tlowers affording a fine contrast to the soft, feathery foliage. 24. Viburnum dentatum (Arrow-wood) a shrub tiye to ten teet high growing commonly in wet soil. The bark is light colored and smooth. The leaves are pale and broadly ovate, eyenly sharp toothed on slender petioles. The dark blue tlowers are large and showJ tollowed by purple truit that persista long on the branchea. Though it grown mainly on low grou~, with enriched soil it grows well on high land. v. nepalense is a yery robust growing species. The white tlowers appear much l~ter than do the others. v. opulus (High Bush Cranberry) is a yigorous shrub tiye to ten teet high, yery showy in both tlower and truit. The three to tivedbaed leaves are lobed and these pointed. In Kay .and June the tlowers appear at the ends ot the branches in broad cymes ot sott, delicate tlowers. The red truit tollowing is very pretty and continues to deepen in color as winter app- roaches. v. opulus sterilts (Common Snowball), a variety ot the V. opulus. It resembles the parent quite closely but is somewhat tiner in toliage and habit. The t~ower8 appear in large globular cymes ot pure white sterile blossoms. Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste Shrub) a small neat appearing shrub three to six teet high with long narrow pointed leaves and pan·icles ot bright lilac tlowers somewhat above the toliage 25. This shrub is rather tender 80 far north but when seasons are tavorable this is a very attractive shrub both trom its late summer flowerins season and for the aromatic fragrance which it emits. JAnthoceras sorbitolia, a Chinese shrub growins tour to eight teet high not generally known in this country. the foliage rese.abes the mountain ash. The large flowers are tive petaled, white but copper colored at the base, disposed in racemes about eight inches long and appear in April and Kay with the leaves. They tlower abundantly when young. This shrub is tender in the north.