Flowering ^Shrubs 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



Bayberry, Sumach, Acacia, Indigo Shrub, Indian 

 Currant, Huckleberry, Bearberry. For seaside 

 exposure, drifting sand and bluffs, see Introduc- 

 tion, page 5. 



To brighten up shrubberies, in August and later 

 when most are past blooming, we have grown 

 many varieties of late-blooming shrubs and tall 

 herbaceous plants, as well as those conspicuous 

 for foliage and bright berries. 



In pruning shrubs, avoid the prevalent dome top 

 or balloon-shaped style. It results in few flowers, 

 for flower-buds are made the previous year, ex- 

 cepting those of theAlthea, Hydrangea and other 

 late bloomers. Prune out the oldest and most 

 scraggy branches immediately after flowering, or 

 take out a few each winter. 



Houses completed in May or June need shrubs 

 around them. We have shrubs prepared for suc- 

 cessful transplanting at any time. 



ACACIA (Rose Acacia) 



Robtnia hispida 



An old-fashioned shrub of open, irregular habit, 

 3 feet high, with clusters of deep pink flowers re- 

 sembling sweet peas in June and July. It will 

 grow in poor soil and is useful for seaside planting. 



ALTHEA (Rose of Sharon) 



Hibiscus Syriacus 



A new solution of the service court and laundry paddock 

 problem. Court sunk to the basement level and having ver- 

 tical walls of foliage, thus preventing a view from the street. 

 The walls are 1 ill at a steep angle by laying sod, like bricks, 

 with HoneysuckU between, and weeping Forsythia at the top. 

 Residence of Mr. Alexander C. Humphreys, North Country 

 Colony, Glen Cove, L. I. 



In late summer the Altheas and Hydrangeas are 

 the brightest ornaments to the shrubbery. The 

 hollyhock-like flowers range in color through white, pink and red, double and single. As a garden 



hedge it may be pruned each year and yet flouer 



freely. 



AZALEA (Rhododendron) 



The Azaleas are the deciduous or leaf-dropping 

 members of the Rhododendron genus. They are 

 so beautiful that a collection of varieties is an essen- 

 tial in any scheme of lawn decoration. All the 

 Azaleas when wild are under-shrubs in the woods, 

 and, therefore, are well adapted for massing along 

 the borders of woodland, or edges of streams and 

 springy places. 



A. amoena. See Broad-leaved Evergreen Shrubs. 



Chinese. A. mollis. A vigorous round bush, cov- 

 ered in early May with large trusses of blossoms 

 resembling the Rhododendron in form. The 

 colors are lemon, yellow, salmon, orange and 

 orange-red. 



Flame. A. calendulacea. The brilliant colors of 

 this species, ranging from yellow to orange-red, 

 render it particularly attractive when planted in 

 the shadowy borders of the woods. 



Ghent. A. Ponlica. A class of numerous varieties 

 that are hybrids between the species of this 

 country and that of the Himalaya mountains. 

 They represent all the colors of the genus in 

 many variations, beautifully shaded, and are both 

 single and double. The flowers have the form 

 of our native Azalea, and are especially pleas- 

 ing in delicacy of color. 



Althea trimmed to tree form, with hardy perennial phlox 

 growing below. 



