Japanese Quince, Cydonia (Or Pyrus) Japonica

An old favorite blooming in earliest spring, in advance of the leaves; not hardy at Lansing, Mich.; 4-5 ft.

Maule's Japanese Quince, C. Maulei.t

Bright red; fruit handsome; hardier than C. Japonica; 1-3 ft.

Daphne, Daphne Mezereum

Produces rose-purple or white flowers in abundance in earliest spring before the leaves appear. Should be planted on the edges of groups; leaves deciduous; 1-4 ft.

Garland Flower, D. Cneorum.(Recommended)

Pink flowers in very early spring and again in autumn; leaves evergreen; 1-1½ ft.

Deutzia, Deutzia Scabra (Or Crenata) And Varieties

Standard shrubs; the variety "Pride of Rochester," with pinkish flowers, is perhaps the best form for the North; 4-6 ft. Of this and the next there are forms with ornamental foliage.

Small Deutzia, D. Gracilis

Very close little bush, with pure white flowers; 2-3 ft.

Lemoine's Deutzia, D. Lemoinei

A hybrid, very desirable; 1-3 ft.

Weigela, Diervilla Japonica And Other Species

Free bloomers, very fine, in many colors, 4-6 ft.; the forms known aa candida,(Recommended) roaea,(Recommended) and Sieboldii variegata,(Recommended) are hardy and good.

Leatherwood, Dirca Palustris*

If well grown, the leatherwood makes a very neat plant; blossoms appear before the leaves, but not showy; 4-6 ft.

Russian Olive, Oleaster, Elceagnus Angustifolia.(Recommended)

Foliage silvery white; very hardy; becoming a small tree, 15-20 ft.

Wolf-Willow, E. Argentea.*(Recommended)

Large and silvery leaves; suckers badly; 8-12 ft.

Goumi, E. Longipes (Sometimes Called E. Edulis)

Attractive spreading bush, with handsome clible cranberry-like berries; 5-6 ft.

Burning-Bush, Euonymus Atropurpureus*

Very attractive in fruit; 8-12 ft., or even becoming tree-like.

Several other species are in cultivation, some of them evergreen. In the North, success may be expected with E. Europoeus (sometimes a small tree), E. alatus, E. Bungeanus, E. latifolius, and perhaps others.

Exochorda, Exochorda Grandiflora

A large and very showy shrub, producing a profusion of apple-like white flowers in early spring; 6-12 ft; allied to the spireas.

Forsythia, Forsythia Viridissima

Blossoms yellow, appearing before the leaves; requires protection in many places North; 6-10 ft.

Drooping Forsythia, F. Suspensa

Makes an attractive mass on a bank or border; 6-12 ft.

Dyer's Weed, Genista Tinctoria.(Recommended)

Yellow pea-like flowers in June; 1-3 ft.

Silver-Bell Tree, Halesia Tetraptera*

Bell-shaped white flowers in May; 8-10 ft.

Witch Hazel, Hamamelis Virginiana*

Blossoms in October and November; unique and desirable if well grown; 8-12 ft.

Althea, Rose Of Sharon, Hibiscus Syriacus (Atthoea Frutex)

In many forms, purple, red, and white, and perhaps the best of late summer-blooming shrubs; 8-12 ft.

Hydrangea, Hydrangea Paniculata, Var. Grandiflora.(Recommended)

One of the best and most showy small flowering shrubs; 4-10 ft.

Downy Hydrangea, H. Radiata*

Attractive in both foliage and flower.

Oak-Leaved Hydrangea, H. Quercifolia*

This is especially valuable for its luxuriant foliage; even if killed to the ground in winter, it is still worth cultivating for its strong shoots.

The greenhouse hydrangea (H. Hortensia in many forms) may be used as an outdoor subject in the South.

St. John's Wort, Hypericum Kalmianum,*(Recommended) H. Prolificum* And H. Mo8erianum

Small undershrubs, producing bright yellow flowers in profusion in July and August; 2-4 ft.

Winter-Berry, Ilex Verticillata.*(Recommended)

Produces showy red berries, that persist through the winter; should be massed in rather low ground; flowers imperfect; 6-8 ft.

The evergreen hollies are not suitable for cultivation in the North; but in the warmer latitudes, the American holly (Ilex opaca), English holly (/. Aquifolium), and Japanese holly (/. crenate) may be grown. There are several native species.

Mountain Laurel, Kalmia Latifolia*

One of the best shrubs in cultivation, evergreen, 5-10 ft., or even becoming a small tree south; usually profits by partial shade; thrives in a peaty or loamy rather loose soil, and said to be averse to limestone and clay; extensively transferred from the wild for landscape effects in large private places; should thrive as far north as it grows wild.

Kerria, Corchorus,. Kerria Japonica

A bramble-like shrub, producing attractive yellow single or double flowers from July until September; twigs very green in winter. There is a variegated-leaved form. Good for banks and borders; 2-3 ft.

Sand Myrtle, Lenophyllum Buxifolium*

Evergreen, more or less procumbent; 2-3 ft.

Lespedeza, Lespedeza Bicolor.(Recommended)

Reddish or purple small flowers in late summer and fall; 4-8 ft.

Lespedeza, L. Sieboldii (Desmodium Penduliflorum).(Recommended)

Rose-purple large flowers in fall; killed to the ground in winter, but it blooms the following year; 4-5 ft.

Lespedeza, L. Japonica (Desmodium Japonicum)

Flowers white, later than those of L. Sieboldii; springs up from the root.

Privet, Ligustrum Vulgare, L. Ovalifolium (L. Californicum), And L. Amurense.(Recommended)

Much used for low hedges and borders; 4-12 ft.; several other species.

Tartarian Honeysuckle, Lonicera Talarica.(Recommended)

One of the most chaste and comely of shrubs; 6-10 ft.; pink-flowered; several varieties.

Regel's Honeysuckle, L. Spinosa (L. Alberth).(Recommended)

Blooms a little later than above, pink; 2-4 ft.

Fragrant Honeysuckle, L. Fragrantissima

Flowers exceedingly fragrant, preceding leaves; 2-6 ft.; one of the earliest things to bloom in spring.

There are other upright honeysuckles, all interesting.