Secrets of Ornamental Planting 



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VIBURNUM DENTATUM, Arrowwood. A 

 native shrub with slender, smooth branches. 

 Flowers in June; creamy white, borne in 

 flat clusters, sometimes 6 in. in diameter and 

 followed by dark blue berries. Height 6 ft. 

 Suitable for damp places in the border; 

 succeeds well in shade. 



VIBURNUM LANTANA, Wayfaring Tree. 

 An upright growing 

 shrub of compact 

 habit, to 10 ft. White 

 flowers in May, fol- 

 lowed by pink berries 

 which later turn red, 

 then black. Very 

 attractive fruit. 

 Good for tall border 

 planting. 



VIBURNUM OPU- 

 LUS, High Bush 

 Cranberry. A showy 

 shrub bearing flat 

 clusters of pure white 

 flowers. The bright 

 red berries, resem- 

 bling the cranberry, 

 make it one of the 

 best red berried 

 shrubs for winter 

 effect. Height 8 ft. 



Viburnum lantana 

 with its misty appear- 

 ance and splendid 

 bloom. 



VIBURNUM OPULUS STERILIS, Snow- 

 ball. A variety of the above, but much 

 more attractive, with its large, round heads 

 of pure white sterile flowers, which are so 

 familiar on Decoration Day. Makes a 

 fine specimen plant and is good in the border 

 where it attains the height of 10 or 12 ft. 



VIBURNUM TOMENTOSUM PLICA- 

 TUM, Japanese Snowball. A free growing 

 shrub of spreading habit, often attaining 

 8 ft. in height. Flowers pure white, n June, 

 produced in large clusters. 



the best and most popular of all hybrids of 

 this genus. We can recommend but few 

 other plants that will give such uniyersal 

 satisfaction as this and the other species of 

 Weigela; they are hardy and of easy culti- 

 vation. 



YUCCA FILAMENTOSA, Adams Needle. 

 A hardy plant with broad pointed sword- 

 shaped foliage. Flowers are creamy white, 

 thickly set, on a tall stem, in June. Very 

 showy when in blossom. Good for planting 

 in front of border or in groups separately. 



Paeonies 



This favorite of the old fashioned garden, 

 which our grandmothers called the "Piney," 

 is increasing in popularity each year. The 

 many new valuable varieties give an ever- 

 increasing interest to 

 7 their planting. The 

 largest blooms of 

 any of the hardy 

 garden flowers. Can 

 be planted in front 

 of the shrub border. 

 In full bloom Dec- 

 oration Day and are 

 grown for profit with 

 great success. Require 

 little care. Descrip- 

 tion of other hardy 

 flowers, page 19. 



ASSORTED VARI- 

 ETIES. Our own se- 

 lection of many kinds. 

 The best varieties we 

 grow and repre- 

 senting the most 

 harmonious colors. 



High Bush Cranberry 



(Viburnum Opulus) 



Valued for bloom and 



red berries. 



FESTIVA MAXIMA. Probably the largest 



and most popular Paepny. Borne on long, 



stiff stems; white, slightly suffused shell 



pink; late. 



EDULIS SUPERBA. Large, rose-pink, 



fluffy bloom. A charming flower and one 



of the earliest blooming. 



EUGENE VERDIER. Broad, full flowers; 



white, evenly tinted with shell pink. A 



fine sort. Late. 



Wisteria Sinensis 



Admired for porches and pergolas', purple and 

 white bloom. An excellent climber and fast grower. 



OFFICINALIS RUBRA. Rich, deep 



crimson. Known as the "Decoration Day 

 Peony," because of its blooming season. 

 QUEEN VICTORIA. Magnificent white, 

 edged with pink. Faultless in form and 

 very popular. 



FELIX CROUSSE. Large, round, per- 

 fectly double. Deep crimson, marked with 

 cardinal at base of petals. Late. 



Edulis Suberba. 



One of the leaders 

 very early. 



WEIGELA ROSEA, 



Rose Weigela. A 



spreading shrub with 



arching branches; large 



tubular flowers in early 



June, varying from 



light to dark rosy-pink 



color, freely borne on 



the stout branches. 



Height 6 ft. Leaves 



dark green. Thrives 



in any soil, but 



prefers damp and 



somewhat shaded 



positions in a good garden soil. A delightful 



shrub for massing about foundations when 



kept pruned in. Useful as specimens, and 



desirable for groups or masses. 



WEIGELA CANDIDA, White Weigela. A 

 free-flowering, white variety of the preceding. 

 Strong, upright grower to 6 ft. Continues 

 to bloom throughout the summer. 



WEIGELA H YBRIDA var. EVA RATHKE, 



Red Flowering Weigela. A shrub to 4 ft. 

 with clusters of brilliant, carmine-red 

 flowers on erect branches in spring and 

 autumn. An attractive border plant; easily 



Vines and Climbers 



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sunlight; it is best to leave the other sides partly open. In other words, 

 ' train your vines around the columns and across the top, thus making 

 | a frame with vines, and leaving an open space in the middle for the view. 



Festiva maxima 



growing in our fields 



very late. 



ASIATIC CREEPER, Ampelopsis Heterophylla. Hardy vine with 



heart-shaped leaves and greenish-white flowers, in July, followed by 



blue berries. Good on low walls or trellis. 



AMERICAN IVY, Ampelopsis Quinquefolia. An excellent climber with 



beautiful green, divided leaves which turn a bright crimson in autumn. 



Fine for covering old tree trunks, trellises, stone walls, etc. A 



rapid grower and perfectly hardy. 



BOSTON IVY, Ampelopsis Veitchii. A 



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hardy vine with small, neat, compact foliage. 

 A familiar vine used extensively for covering 

 churches, stone or brick residences and walls. 

 Clings tightly to any support. A rapid 

 > JB grower, but produces a lighter vine than the 



preceding. 



DUTCHMAN'S PIPE, Aristolochia Sipho. 

 ji^.r'* " A tall, rapid growing, twining vine, bearing 



-Hi* curious pipe-shaped flowers of a purplish- 



brown color. Leaves very large, affording 

 a dense shade. A fine porch climber. 



BITTER SWEET, Celastris Scandens. A 

 vigorous growing native vine. Very at- 

 tractive in winter with its bright crimson 

 berries. Large leaves and yellow flowers. 



CLEMATIS "HENRYI." A free bloom- 

 ing, creamy-white variety. Flowers large 

 and attractive. One of the best. 



CLEMATIS "JACKMANNI.' A rich, 

 violet-purple flower of large size. A free 

 growing vine which blossoms abundantly. 

 Fine for trellis or porch. 



Queen Victoria Paeony worthy of its name. 



Paeonies have been the favorite perennials for 



three generations. 



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