Callicarpa Americana - Flowers very small and insignificant. In October the branches are covered with beautiful purple berries. Propagated by divisions of the root and cuttings.

Daphne Mezereum - Most fragrant of all the flowering shrubs. Blooms in March, and is succeeded by bright scarlet berries. Propagated by layers and seed.

Enonymous Americanus or Burning Bush, sometimes called Strawberry Tree - A tall, growing shrub, covered with bright scarlet berries. E. Frncto Albo bears white berries, and forms a pleasing contrast to the former. It is very easily propagated by seeds, cuttings, layers and division of the root.

8ymphoricarpus Racemosus, more commonly known under the names of Waxberry and Snowberry; the flowers are insignificant, but the berries are rather pretty in the fall. Symphoria Vulgaris, commonly called the Coral Plant - the berries are red, and bear a slight resemblance to coral beads, easily propagated by layers and divisions of the root.

Berberis Atropurpurea - A variety of the common berberry, with dark purple leaves. In spring it bears a profusion of flowers, of a yellowish color, quite pretty, succeeded by berries of a dark color, of no great beauty, yet it should be in a collection, on account of its hardiness, retaining its foliage for a considerable length of time during winter. Propagated by cuttings and divisions of the root.

Amygdalus Persica, or double flowering peach - The new crimson one is a splendid addition to our collection of flowering shrubs. It frequently bears double fruit, but they never mature. To perpetuate it, it requires to be budded on the common peach or plum stock.

Amygdalus Pumila is the old double pink-flowered almond, too well known to need any description.

Amygdalus Pumila Alba Plena, the new double white flowering almond, is also a great addition. No choice selection of shrubs is complete without it. It is extremely hardy and easy to propagate by cuttings of the root.

Andromeda Calyculata - A dwarf shrub, retaining its leaves all winter, and covered with white flowers in the spring. Andromeda Florabundii grows taller than the above, flowers larger and more abundant. Propagated by seeds, layers or cutting.

Azalea Calendulacea, Orange colored Azalea - Very showy, but not as fragrant as the Azalea Viscosa or nudiflora, which grows wild in most parts of the country.

Cercis, Japan Judas Tree - This is probably the most showy of all the early flowering shrubs in cultivation. The flowers are of a rosy pink, and produced so profusely as to cover the branches entirely. Propagated by layers.