. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent;. Landscape gardening; Trees; Suburban homes. [from old catalog]. THE WEIGELA. Weigela. This noble shrub, which was introduced from Japan as late as 1843, has already found a place in most home-grounds from Maine to California. Its robust habit, profuse bloom, and easy culture, have combined to rank it in popular estimation with those dear old shrubs the lilacs and the honeysuckles. The foliage is, how- ever, less smooth and elegant, and more allied to that of the syrin- gas and deutzias ; and like these shrubs, the bushes as they
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent;. Landscape gardening; Trees; Suburban homes. [from old catalog]. THE WEIGELA. Weigela. This noble shrub, which was introduced from Japan as late as 1843, has already found a place in most home-grounds from Maine to California. Its robust habit, profuse bloom, and easy culture, have combined to rank it in popular estimation with those dear old shrubs the lilacs and the honeysuckles. The foliage is, how- ever, less smooth and elegant, and more allied to that of the syrin- gas and deutzias ; and like these shrubs, the bushes as they grow old break into fine masses of light and shade. Most of the weige- las are erect when young, but form graceful, bending, wide-spread- ing bushes when old, where they have room for expansion. The varieties are increasing rapidly in number, and though June and July are their natural blooming season at the north, sporting plants are being propagated which will add greatly to the length of their blooming time and the variety of their colors. The following are among the best sorts: The Rose Weigela. W. rosea.âThe original species. Fig. 159 shows the characteristic form of a bush four or five years Fig. 160. .-Â¥â *!. 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 Scott, Frank Jesup, 1828- [from old catalog]. New York, D. Appleton & co.
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