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rose of Sharon, and the groundsel tree, which will produce flower 

 effects. 



LIST OF TREES AND SHRUBS FOR DIFFERENT FLOWERING 



EFFECTS 



A. Producing Flowers in Early Spring Before the Leaves 

 Appear. The trees and shrubs included in this group produce, when 

 in bloom, a very interesting colour note in a landscape which has been 

 uninteresting during the winter months. Most of these plants pro- 

 duce their best effect when used in small masses; their effect in large 

 masses is increased only in proportion to the extensiveness of the 

 landscape setting in which they are planted. Many interesting 

 colour effects can be produced by the proper selection of plants from 

 this group. 



Acer rubrum Forsythia (in variety) 



Red Maple Golden Bell 



Amelanchier oblongifolia Hamamelis japonica 



Shad-bush Japanese Witch Hazel 



Azalea lutea Lonicera fragrantissima 



Flame-coloured Azalea Early Fragrant Honeysuckle 



Azalea nudiflora Lonicera standishi 



Pinkster Flower Standish's Bush Honeysuckle 



Azalea vaseyi Magnolia (Asiatic varieties) 



Carolina Azalea Magnolia 



Benzoin aestivale Mahonia aquifolium 



Spice Bush Oregon Grape 



Cercis canadensis Prunus (in variety) 



Red-bud Japanese Flowering Cherry 



Chaenomeles japonica Prunus triloba 



Japanese Quince Flowering Plum 



Cornus florida Salix caprea 



Flowering Dogwood Goat Willow 



Daphne cneorum Spiraea arguta 



Garland Flower Hybrid Snow Garland 

 Spiraea prunifolia flore plena 

 Bridal Wreath 



B. Producing Flowers in Early Spring After the Leaves Ap- 

 pear. Through a careful selection of plants the season of bloom from 

 flowering trees and shrubs can be made almost continuous. There 

 are many trees and shrubs which flower during the early spring after 

 the leaves appear. Only those trees and shrubs which produce an 



