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a list of so-called "lining-out stock," which it offers at from $25 to $50 

 per 1000 plants, according to the variety. These plants usually 

 consist of rooted hardwood cuttings and the nurseries don't care 

 whether another nurseryman or a florist buys them. They also 

 realize that the more florists handle nursery stock, the more will be 

 sold. The few shrubs a florist grows on are usually the smallest part 

 of his requirements in nursery stock, so there is no reason why those 

 who have the land shouldn't go into the growing on of a few of the 

 shrubs they need. 



Almost any rooted cutting planted out in fair soil and kept 

 cultivated, will by the end of the second season, develop into bushy, 

 salable 2- to 3-ft. stock. Some of the plants will be even larger. If 

 you have use for such stock, why not grow it? It will pay better 

 than a lot of other things that take up bench space and demand a lot 

 of your time. To me anything that doesn't need coal during Winter 

 looks good. Besides, there is an ever-increasing demand for shrubs 

 and other hardy stock. 



To the beginner I might say that there are among the shrubs 

 certain varieties which everybody knows. It is these that you 

 should consider first, and of which you should plant most as you 

 go along. Then keep on adding to your assortment. 



TWENTY POPULAR SHRUBS 



The following is a list of what, to my mind, are twenty of the 

 most widely used shrubs. They are arranged not so much according 

 to their popularity as to the amount you need of each. For instance, 

 the Lilac is far more popular than the Japanese Barberry, yet you 

 will need ten Barberries to one Lilac on the average home ground; 

 so it is with Japanese Quinces and Honeysuckles. In my experience 

 with shrubs, they rank in importance and in the quantities most 

 used about as follows: (1) Japanese Barberry; (2) Spiraea Van- 

 houttei; (3) Bush Honeysuckle; (4) Philadelphus ; (5) Hydrangea; 

 (6) Weigela; (7) Forsythia; (8) Red-twigged Dogwood; (9) Snow- 

 berry; (10) Lilac; (11) Rosa rugosa; (12) Persian Lilac; (13) Golden 

 Dogwood; (14) Althaea; (15) Highbush Cranberry; (16) Snowball; 

 (17) Kerria; (18) Japanese Quince; (19) Golden Elder; (20) Cutleaf 

 Elder. I don't claim that this list will suit everybody, yet I am sure 

 it will be a good guide for those starting out to go by. I am also 

 sure that hardly ever will anyone have a surplus of any one of the 

 first twelve named, no matter how many of each he grows on; and 

 even less often of the first six. 



Besides the above twenty varieties there are, of course, a great 

 number of other good ones and still others that are used for hedges 

 but are not mentioned here. But those who once get started, will 

 soon find their way. 



