FLOWER GARDENING 235 



chrysanthemums, verbenas, scarlet sage, canna, cosmos, and 

 marigolds. 



Classification of Flower Garden Plants. In a general way 

 we may group the plants ordinarily found in flower gardens as 

 follows: (1) shrubs, (2) bulbs, (3) corms, (4) tubers, (5) rhizomes, 

 (6) herbs, (7) vines. By a proper combination of these plants we 

 may have beautiful lawns and flower gardens from early in the 

 spring until late in the fall. 



Shrubs. There are many kinds of shrubs that can be grown 

 easily, but one of the most common and satisfactory shrubs will 

 be found in the common lilac. It makes an ornamental bush and 

 bears great bunches of fragrant lavender-colored flowers. It 

 requires but little care, grows rapidly, and is healthy and long- 

 lived. The Japan quince with its glossy foliage and rich scarlet 

 flowers makes a good hedge or border screen. The weigelias with 

 their large bushes loaded down with red, rose, and white flowers in 

 June and July always prove attractive wherever they may be 

 placed. The double-flowering plum, the flowering almond, and 

 the flowering currant are also very attractive shrubs. For late 

 blooming the hydrangea will be found very satisfactory. The 

 syringa or mock orange is a popular plant which grows to a 

 height of eight or ten feet and bears fragrant white flowers in great 

 profusion. The flowering sumach, the purple-leaved barberry, and 

 the elders are frequently used to good effect. 

 Besides the plants just mentioned there are 

 many varieties of roses that should adorn 

 every lawn and garden. For porch screens 

 and arbor effects nothing better can be found 

 than the crimson ramblers interspersed with 

 yellow and white ramblers. 



Bulbs. A bulb may be regarded as a bud 

 with fleshy scales on a short stem. The onion 

 is a good example of a bulb with which every 

 one is familiar. The bulb of the wild lily is Bujb> 



likewise a good example. 



As a rule they produce flowers earlier than other plants. The 

 snowdrops begin to bloom at the very beginning of spring and are 

 closely followed by the hyacinth, the narcissus, and the tulip. 



