SHRUBS 205 



Japanese barberry, Thunberg's spirea, Stephanandra, and yellow- 

 root (Xanthorrhiza) . The first thing the beginner thinks of is 

 the spice such as purple-leaved barberry and variegated dog- 

 wood. It should be the last to enter into the garden scheme. 



When planting time comes interlace your big masses instead 

 of keeping each kind in an absolutely solid mass. For instance, 

 suppose you have twelve cranberry bushes that are to stand next 

 to twelve common barberries. Place one or two cranberries a 

 little inside the barberry mass and vice versa. Then your mass 

 effects will be just as pure and strong as ever, but they will not 

 seem too studied. That is the last touch that foresight can give. 

 The crowning loveliness age alone can bring.* 



* Apgar's "Ornamental Shrubs of the United States" tells how to recognize 621 wild and cultivated kinds. For fuller 

 descriptions and for cultivation Bailey's "Cyclopedia of American Horticulture" are generally the most helpful. As to 

 landscape value the following articles are valuable. 

 (G. M. and C. L. mean The Garden Magazine and Country Life in America. The numbers refer to volume and 



page.) 

 "Shrubs and Where to Put Them," C. L. 4:207 12:48 



'How to BujV'Trees and Shrubs Economically," C. L. 12:48. 



'What Must be Planted in Spring, not Autumn," G. M. 7:140. 



'Shrubs for Fall Planting," G. M. 6:129 and 131. 



'Planting for Winter Comfort and Beauty," C. L. 9:155. 



'Plants Attractive both in Flower and Fruit," C. L. 13:490. 



'Ornamental Fruits," G. M. 7: 296, 344; 8:10, 70, 134, 184, 236, 392. 



'Flowers the Year Round," C. L. 11:534. 



'Shrubs That will Bloom This Year," C. L. 13:500. 



'Trees and Shrubs that Bloom Before the Leaves," G. M. 5:138. 



'Flowering Shrubs from April to November," G. M. 3:30. 

 Azaleas, C. L. 11:495, and G. M. 5:218. 

 Barberries, G. M. 4:122. 

 Cornus, C. L. 11:35. 

 Hydrangeas, G. M. 2:66. 

 Lilacs, G. M. 1:232. 

 Spireas, G. M. 3:206; 7:284, 384. 

 Viburnums, C. L. 11:38. 

 "Prune Your Own Shrubs," G. M. 1:235. 

 "How to Prune Shrubs," C. L. 3:164. 



