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How to Make a Flower Garden 



Four shrubs between twelve and twenty feet 

 high: 



Amorpha, Fragrant, Amorpha jruHcosa 

 var. fragrans. 



Burning-bush, Euonymus atropurpureus. 



Swallowthorn, Hippo pha'e rhamnoides. 



Tamarisk, Tamarix Chinensis. 

 Four shrubs with white flowers: 



Deutzia gracilis. 



Exochorda, Exochorda grandiflora. 



Pepperbush, Clethra alnijolia. 



Silverbeil, Halesia tetraptera. 

 Four shrubs with purple flowers: 



Daphne Mezereum. 



Indigo, False, Amorpha jruticosa. 



Flowering Raspberry, Rubus odoratus. 



Smoke-tree, Rhus Cotinns. 

 Two shrubs with blue flowers: 



Amorpha herbacea. 



Callicarpa Americana. 

 Pour shrubs with yellow flowers: 



Barberry, Common, Berberis vulgaris. 



Currant, Golden, Ribes aureiim. 



Goldenbell, Forsythia suspensa. 



Rose, Japanese, Kerria Japonica. 

 Four shrubs with red flowers: 



Currant, Red-flowered, Ribcs sayiguineum. 



Diervilla, spp. ^ 



Quince, Japanese, Cydonia Japonica. 



Spiraea Douglasii. 

 Ten of the most popular hedge plants: 



Arbor- vitcB, American, Thuya occidentalis. 



Hemlock, Tsuga Canadensis. 



Holly, Ilex crenata, var. microphylla. 



Honeysuckle, Tartarian, Lonicera Tatarica. 



Locust, Honey, Gleditschia triacanthos. 



Osage Orange, Madura avirantiaca. 



Privet, California, Ligiistrum ovaliflorum. 



Quince, Japanese, Cydonia Japonica. 



Spruce, Norway, Picea excelsa. 



Thorn, Cockspur, Cratcegus Crus-galli. 

 Four evergreen I edge plants: 



Arbor-vitce, American, Thuya occidentalis. 



Hemlock, Tsuga Canadensis. 



Holly, Ilex crenata, var. microphylla. 



Spruce, Norway, Picea excelsa. 

 Four flowering hedge plants: 



Barberry, Thunberg's, Berberis Thunbergii. 



Deutzia 'gracilis. 



Quince, Japanese, Cydonia Japonica. 



Spircea prunifolia. 

 Four deciduous hedge plants: 



Buckthorn, Rhamnus caihartica. 



Honeysuckle, Tartarian, Lonicera Tatarica. 



Lilac, Syringa vulgaris. 



Thorn, Cockspur, Cratcegus Crus-galli. 



TREES (See Chapter IV) 



Ten of the most popular trees: 

 Basswood, Cilia Americana. 

 Button wood, Platanus occidentalis. 



Most popular trees — Continued 



Chestnut, Castanea Americana. 



Elm, American, Ulmus Americana. 



Horse-chestnut, .Esculus Hippocastaniim. 



Locust, Robinia Pseudacacia. 



Locust, Honey, Gleditschia triacanthos. 



Maple, Sugar, Acer sacharum. 



Pine, White, Pinus strobus. 



Spruce, Norway, Picea excelsa. 

 Six trees with ornamental foliage: 



Angelica-tree, Chinese, Aralia Chinensis. 



Catalpa speciosa. 



Coffee-tree, Kentucky, Gymnocladus Cana- 

 densis. 



Cucumber-tree, Large-leaved, Magnolia 

 macro pliylla. 



Locust, Honey, Gleditschia iriacantJws. 



Papaw, Asimina triloba. 

 Six trees with fragrant floVers: 



Linden, American, Tilia Americana. 



Locust, Black, Robinia Pseudacacia. 



Magnolia, Yulan. 



Magnolia, Hypoleuca. 



Pterostyrax hispida. 



Yellow-wood, Cladrastis tinctoria. 

 Six trees with large individual flowers : 



Dogwood, Flowering, Cornus Florida. 



Gordonia pubescens (not fully hardy). 



Magnolia, Hypoleuca. 



Magnolia, Yulan. 



Papaw, American, Asimina triloba. 



Tulip-tree, Liriodendron Tulipifera. 

 Six trees covered with small but numerous 

 flowers: 



Catalpa speciosa. 



Goldenchain, Laburnum vulgare. 



Laurel, Great, Rhododendron maximum. 



Lilac, Japanese, Syringa Japonica. 



Maple, Red, Acer rubrum. 



Yellow-wood, Cladrastis tinctoria. 

 Six trees with attractive autumn foliage: 



Maple, Sugar, Acer sacharum. 



Oak, White, Quercus alba. 



Pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica. 



Sassafras, Sassafras officinale. 



Sweet-gum, Liquidambar styracifiua. 



Tulip- tree, Liriodendron Tulipifera. 

 Four evergreen trees: 



Holly, American, Ilex opaca. 



Laurel, Giant, Rhododendron maximum. 



Pine, White, Pinus strobus. 



Spruce, Norway, Picea excelsa. 

 Four deciduous trees, attractive during 

 winter: 



Birch, Paper, Betula papyrifera. 



Pagoda-tree, Japanese, Sophora Japonica. 



Sumac, Staghom, Rhus typhina. 



Willow, Yellow, Salix Viiellina. 

 Four trees with showy fruits: 



Cucumber-tree, Large-leaved, Magnolia 

 macro phylla. 



Holly, American, Ilex opaca. 



