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Flowering ^Shrubs 



JAPANESE, MAPLE,, 

 continued 



Cut-leaved. A. palma- 

 tum, var. dissectum. 

 The foliage is so finely 

 divided as to resemble 

 a delicate fern. Itgrows 

 in graceful, wide-arch- 

 ing sprays 2 to 3 feet 

 high and greater in 

 width, being typically 

 Japanese in its form. 

 Its growth is slow, but 

 it is well worth the 

 necessary waiting. 



Purple Cut-leaved. A 

 palmatmn, var. dissec- 

 tum purpnrcum. Re- 

 sembles the above, ex- 

 cept that the foliage is 

 red and purple through- 

 out the season. 



NEW JERSEY 

 TEA 



Ceanothus Hmericanus 



A small shrub covered 

 with fleecy white flowers 

 in July. It will grow in 

 rocky and dry situations. 



PLARL BUSH, See Ex- 

 o chorda. 



PRIVET 



Ligustrum 



Amoor. L. Amurensis. 

 From the Amoor river 

 in Manchuria. It comes 

 from a climate very 

 similar to our own and 

 has proven perfectly 

 hardy in the severest 

 winter. It is an upright 



Magnolia Soulangeana. (See pieceding page. 



Prostrate Privet. Ligustrum regelianum 



AMOOR PRIVE.T, continued 

 shrub with lighter foliage and bark than 

 the others. It should be largely used. 



California. L. ovalifoliiwi. The use of Privet 

 as a hedge plant is well-nigh universal, 

 taking the place of Arborvitae, Osage 

 Orange and other plants. Its one defect 

 is the tendency to become thin at the base 

 when not properly trimmed. We are de- 

 veloping a new method of growing to 

 overcome this defect, producing plants 

 with numerous stems at the base. These 

 when planted 6 inches deeper make a 

 thick base devoid of the three-cornered 

 open spaces frequently seen._ It is eco- 

 nomical as a smaller number is required. 

 In the after trimming it is advisable to 

 keep the lower portion of the hedge wider 

 than the top, so as to permit the sun to 

 shine on and encourage the lower branches. 

 Privet is one of the best plants to use 

 in exposed windy situations and where the 

 salt spray flies, as the thick glossy leaves 

 will remain uninjured and make luxuri- 



