shade.
_April_
Barberry _Berberis- 2-4 ft. Yellow Prefers dry soil. Berries
_Thunbergii_ all winter.
Golden Bell _Forsythia_ 5-8 ft. Yellow Flowers appear before
_suspensa_ leaves. Hardy; free
from insects.
_May_
Red-osier _Cornus_ 4-8 ft. White Red branched. Plant
Dogwood _stolonifera_ in moist soil.
Japanese Snow _Deutzia_ 1-3 ft. White Very beautiful when
Flower _gracilis_ flowering. Needs well
drained soil.
Japanese _Viburnum_ 8 ft. White Not as likely to have
Snowball _plicatum_ lice as common
snowball. Larger
balls.
Lilac _Syringa_ 15 ft. Purple Very fragrant. Will
_vulgaris_ grow anywhere even in
some shade.
_June_
Deutzia _Deutzia_ 1-3 ft. White Hardy; flowers showy.
_Lemoinei_
Weigela _Diervilla_ 6 ft. Pink May have white or red
_Florida_ White flowers. Flowers under
Red trees. Lives where
other shrubs die.
Spirea _Spiraea_ 4 ft. White Most showy of spireas.
_Van Houttei_ Grows anywhere.
Mock Orange _Philadelphus_ 10 ft. Varieties Fragrant;
_Coronarius_ of different makes good screen.
colours.
Smoke Bush _Rhus cotinus_ 4-10 ft. Purplish Hardy. Beautiful all
summer. Purple colour
changes to smoke
colour.
_July_
Spirea _Spirea_ 3 ft. White Flowers run from white
_Bumalda_, to deep pink. Late
var._Anthony_ flowering.
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