. Popular deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, for planting in parks, gardens, cemeteries, etc., Evergreens; Trees; Shrubs. 112 LAWN AND SHADE TEEES. beautiful. It combines in planting harmoniously with the laburnum, snow-ball, thorn, and others, but its best position is just against or intermixed on the outskirts of a group of Austrian or Norway pines. There its profusion of bright pinkish red flowers, early in April and before the leaves have grown, borne all along on its branches, and often even on the main stem, are brought out so finely against the green of the pines, that it b
. Popular deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, for planting in parks, gardens, cemeteries, etc., Evergreens; Trees; Shrubs. 112 LAWN AND SHADE TEEES. beautiful. It combines in planting harmoniously with the laburnum, snow-ball, thorn, and others, but its best position is just against or intermixed on the outskirts of a group of Austrian or Norway pines. There its profusion of bright pinkish red flowers, early in April and before the leaves have grown, borne all along on its branches, and often even on the main stem, are brought out so finely against the green of the pines, that it becomes one of the most pleasing and prominent of ornamental trees. There are two species in culti- vation, "the American, 0. Canadenm, and the European, Fig. 58.—ST0ABT14. siUquaatrum. The European blooms rather more freely than the American, and of a shade deeper in color. Any well-drained soil suits it. The Snow Bebrt—SympTwricarpus.—^The snow berry or St. Peter's wort is a common well-known old shrub, considered troublesome, when planted by itself or near borders, on account of its numerous suckers. It is a good shrub to use in rock-work,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elliott, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. New York, G. E. Woodward
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