Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1874 — Flowering. Shrubs. [ARTICLE]

Flowering. Shrubs.

A cor respond ent of the American Aejriculturisl writes: “This spring I have had a great show ot flowering shrubs, and am more than ever convinced that not half enough attention has been given to these.-© The most of my shrubs have now been out lor four years, and being well established, they flower with wonderful profusion. . A good selection of shrubs can be had at .•'twenty-five to fifty cents each, just about the price of some bedding plants, which last only for one season, while shrubs are practically for a life time. If asked to name twelve of the best, I should be puzzled, as the number is not large enough to comprise all the really desirable things. If my list wera twelve, six, or even three, I know three that I could not leave out : Wei'jela Deboisiana, Deutzia crenata, the double, and Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. Of all the Weigelas, and I think I have them all, Debois is by far the finest; it is so florifereach stem is a dense mass of dark rose-purple flowers, and neither stem nor leaf to be seen.— A bush which stands well above the fence, was, when in flower, a bright landmark, that could be seen a great way off. The double Dent.zia is not so s-howyy-but is one of those, charming shrubs that one is never tired of. Its flowerbuds are purple-tinted, and the contrast of the unopened buds .at the top of a cluster, with the pure white of the fully opened ones below is very pleasing. As to the greatflowered panicled Hydrangea, I have praised that so often, I am afraid it will be thought that I have plants to sell. As! have bus one plant, and that the largest I have seen, and never sold a plant of any kind in my life, 1 may be allowed to say that if restricted to" just one Shrub it would be this. It only comes in August when most shrubs are through.”