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THE FLORISTS MANUAL. 



Syringa Villosa, the Tree Lilac. 



put it in contact with the roots when 

 planting. A little experience of mine 

 of twenty-five years ago will be in 

 structive. On both sides of a Norway 

 spruce hedge, as near as I could get to 

 the stems, I forked in at least two 

 inches of rotten stable manure. It 

 was done in May. The trees made a 

 fine growth and in attempting to lightly 

 fork up the surface the following 

 spring I found on both sides at least 

 three feet from the stem, that the roots 

 were just a mat close to the surface, 

 and you might as well have tried to 

 fork up a wire spring mattress. 



You should acquaint yourself with 

 the many varieties of flowering shrubs 

 and their habits, heights and time 

 of flowering, so that they can be ar 

 ranged properly. The tallest growing 

 should be in the background, etc. 

 Some of them make fine groups or beds 

 when planted of just one kind. This is 

 decidedly true of the favorite Hydran 

 gea paniculata, which makes a fine bed 

 of a dozen or more plants, or even a sin 

 gle specimen on a lawn. 



A bed of shrubs that pleased me very 

 much this summer was very gay near 

 the entrance of our Forest Lawn ceme 

 tery. The center was the common pur 

 ple barberry with an edging of the 

 golden philadelphus. Another bed was 

 Primus Pissardii surrounded with the 

 variegated cornus. Tn large grounds 

 masses of one species are often planted, 

 but in private grounds the mixed col 

 lection of shrubs is most desirable, for 

 with a proper selection there are al 

 ways some in flower. But the flower is 

 only a part of their beauty. I cannot 



afford space to give more than a list of 

 the very best shrubs, in recommending 

 any of which you will not go wrong, 

 and here thev are: 



Altha3a in several varieties. 



Berberis vulgaris and Thunbergii. 



Calycanthus floridus. 



Corchorus Japonicus. 



Cornus (dogwood), several species. 

 The variegated cornus is one of the 

 best of all variegated shrubs. 



Cydonia (Pyrus) Japonica. 



Deutzia crenata, gracilis and scabra. 



Exochorda grandiflora. 



Forsythia, several species; the earli 

 est shrub in flower. 



Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora; 

 there are two or -three new species of 

 this type, all fine. 



Ligustrum (privet) ; the Calif ornian 

 ovalifolium is most desirable. 



Lonicera Tatarica, Tartarian honey 

 suckle. 



Magnolias; these are dwarf trees and 

 deserve a place on the lawn alone, 

 where they, can show off their great 

 beauty; several species. 



Philadelphus grandiflorus; the mock 

 orange. 



Rhus cotinus, purple fringe. 



Khus glabra laciniata, the cut-leaved 

 sumach, a most beautiful shrub or 

 dwarf tree. 



Sambucus aurea, or golden elder. 

 Most showy in early summer. 



Spiraea; this large genus has given 

 us some of our finest flowering shrubs. 

 Billardii, bumalda, Douglasii, prunifo- 

 lia, Reevesii, Thunbergii and Van Hout- 

 tei are all grand, splendid shrubs. 



Staphylea colchica; the bladder nut. 



Symphoriearpus, the snowberry; of 

 several species. 



Syringa; the well known lilac. Sev- 



Showing the Marvelous Diversity of Foliage in Lilacs. 



