number of
| | |flowering shrubs that are
| | |at their best during the
| | |latter part of September is
| | |very limited, the blooming
| | |of this variety of the
| | |Clethra at that time makes
| | |it valuable. The varietal
| | |name of tomentosa is
| | |derived from the whitish
| | |down on the undersides of
| | |the leaves, which serves to
| | |readily distinguish it from
| | |the other forms. The
| | |flower-spikes, too, are
| | |rather larger, while the
| | |blossoms are as in the
| | |others--white. The Clethras
| | |all form rather
| | |loose-growing bushes from 3
| | |feet to 5 feet high, and
| | |delight in a moist soil of
| | |a peaty nature, such as
| | |that in which
| | |Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and
| | |others of that class
| | |flourish.
| | |
C. canescens (Syn. |Japan |Milky |A very handsome species
C. barbinervis) | |white; |with dark-green leaves and
| |Summer |panicles of blossom. Well
| | |worth attention, but is yet
| | |rare.
| | |
Colutea arborescens|Mediterranean |Yellow; |A perfectly hardy, free
(Bladder Senna) |region; |May and |growing, deci