| |*Abel Carriere, bright
| | |rose; and *Eva Rathke,
| | |claret crimson, which lasts
| | |in flower more or less from
| | |May till the end of the
| | |Summer. Other good
| | |varieties are: Dr. Baillon,
| | |red; Groenewegenii, rose
| | |and white; hortensis nivea,
| | |white, spreading habit;
| | |Looymansi aurea, golden
| | |leaves; praecox, rose,
| | |earlier than any of the
| | |others; and P. Durchartre,
| | |purplish red. In any
| | |selection of flowering
| | |shrubs some of the Weigelas
| | |must certainly have a
| | |place.
| | |
D. middendorfiana |Siberia |Yellowish |Remarkable among Weigelas
| | |for its distinct yellow
| | |flowers. Though pretty in
| | |itself, it is likely to
| | |prove of more value in the
| | |production of new varieties
| | |by crossing it with the
| | |older kinds.
| | |
Enkianthus |Japan; |Dark red |A very charming and
campanulatus |Ericaceae | |interesting shrub
| | |resembling one of the
| | |Andromeda. A tree in its
| | |native country. The
| | |flowers are pendent and in
| |