. Ornamental shrubs for garden, lawn, and park planting, with an account of the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited to cultivation in the United States. Shrubs. i6 Ornamental Shrubs. our own times, but the good qualities are still recognized in many directions. In extreme cases the European el- der grows to a height of from twenty to twenty-five feet, with a well-rounded, bushy head half as broad. The flowers are small, white, and in flat cymes five or six inches across, followed by sm
. Ornamental shrubs for garden, lawn, and park planting, with an account of the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited to cultivation in the United States. Shrubs. i6 Ornamental Shrubs. our own times, but the good qualities are still recognized in many directions. In extreme cases the European el- der grows to a height of from twenty to twenty-five feet, with a well-rounded, bushy head half as broad. The flowers are small, white, and in flat cymes five or six inches across, followed by small, black, berry-like fruit, in great abundance. There are several varieties of this species which are especially ornamental in European as well as in American gardens. One of these, 6". 7t. aurea, golden elder, is one of the very best yellow-foli- age plants in use for decora- tive purposes. The color is solid and far more perma- nent than with many others which start out well and then fade away. For best ' effects it must occupy a sunny position, and be well pinched back, so as to com- cuT-LEAVEo ELDER. pel a dwarfish habit. Thus planted and maintained, when grown in masses it is un- excelled. Another sort, 6". n. laciniata, or parsley-leaved elder, has its leaflets curiously and finely cut into segments, which retain their natural color, and produce a good effect. It, too, is a fine shrub for massing or edging. 6". n. variegata has its foliage in the typical form, but marked with white, the contrasts being so sharp as to render the plant a decided curiosity as well as a thing of 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 Davis, Lucius Daniel, 1826-1900. New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons
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