the manner of
| | |ivy. It has flattened
| | |clusters of flowers.
| | |Being so distinct from all
| | |the rest, it at once
| | |attracts attention.
| | |
H. quercifolia |North America |White |A shrub about a yard high,
| | |with large lobed leaves.
| | |The flowers are less showy
| | |than some of the others. It
| | |needs a moist soil and a
| | |very sheltered spot.
| | |
H. radiata |North America |White |The flowers of this are not
| | |at all showy, but the
| | |leaves are clothed on the
| | |under sides with a dense
| | |white felt-like substance,
| | |which renders it very
| | |noticeable when ruffled by
| | |the wind.
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[Illustration: _HYDRANGEA PETIOLARIS. A GROUP IN WOODLAND._]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
Hypericum |Europe; |Yellow |A free-growing deciduous
Androsaemum |Hypericineae | |shrub from 2 to 3 feet
(Tutsan, Syn. | | |high, with a mass of small
Androsaemum | | |flowers, but not very
officinale) | | |showy. It will grow in the
| | |shade better than many
| |