CONTENTS xiii 



PAGB 



D — Trees and shrubs for allees 146 



a. Pleached 146 



b. Not pleached (open allees) 147 



1. Deciduous 147 



2. Evergreen 147 



XVII. Plants for Natural, Informal Effects 148 



XVIII. Low-Growing Plants Along the Inner Side of Curving 



Roadways and at Entrances 150 



A — Evergreen 151 



B — Deciduous 151 



XIX. Trees and Shrubs for Different Flowering Effects . . . 152 

 A — Producing flowers in early spring before leaves 



appear 154 



B — Producing flowers in early spring after leaves 



appear 154 



C — Producing flowers during early summer . . . 155 

 D — Producing flowers during late summer and early 



autumn 156 



E — Producing flowers in shades of red and pink . . 156 



a. Early-flowering sorts 157 



b. Late spring and summer-flowering sorts . . . 157 

 F — Producing yellow flowers 157 



a. Early-flowering sorts 157 



b. Late spring and summer-flowering sorts . . . 158 

 G — Producing white flowers 158 



a. Early-flowering sorts 158 



b. Late spring and summer-flowering sorts . . . 158 



H — Producing blue flowers 159 



I — Continuous bloom from twelve shrubs . . . . 159 



XX. Plants Valuable for the Characteristics of Their Fruit. . 160 

 A — Producing fruit of peculiarly interesting form or 



size 161 



B — Producing fruit valuable for its colour effects. . 162 



C — Producing fruit valuable during the winter months 163 



D — Producing fruit valuable for attracting birds. . 164 



a. Fruiting in summer 165 



b. Holding fruit into the winter months . . . 166 



c. Birds attracted by fruits 166 



E — Producing fruit which attracts birds away from 



other fruits 167 



F — Producing fruit which often makes the plant unde- 

 sirable in landscape planting 167 



