406 TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, AND FLOWERS 



ornamental as the roses themselves. The plant is very 

 hardy and especially beautiful when planted in masses. 

 It grows to a height of four to five feet and does well even 

 in partly shaded locations. 



Lilac (Syringa vulgaris}. --The lilacs are hardy plants 

 and are especially desirable for backgrounds of shrubbery 

 masses and for screens. 



Japanese Snowball (Viburnum tomentosum plicatum). 



- The flowers of this shrub are similar to the common 

 snowball, but seem larger and of a purer white against the 

 heavy dark-green foliage. It grows to a height of eight 

 to ten feet and thrives well along the north side of buildings 

 or other partly shaded locations. It is not entirely hardy 

 in the northern districts. Unlike the common snowball 

 it is seldom troubled with plant lice. 



Spirea Anthony Waterer. -- This spirea is a low, summer- 

 flowering shrub, blooming from the middle of June until 

 fall. It is an excellent hardy shrub for summer effect and 

 especially adapted for the foreground planting of shrub- 

 bery masses. 



Ornamental Vines. Vines are as necessary as trees 

 and shrubs in landscape decoration. By toning down the 

 stiff, bold angles and bare surfaces of buildings, they pro- 

 duce a harmonious effect that can be obtained in no other 

 way. On small places they are particularly valuable. They 

 grow rapidly where other ornamental plants would have no 

 room for development, and display their beauty on steep 

 walls, columns, and trellises. If correctly placed, they 

 embellish rather than conceal the architecture. By plant- 

 ing the less sightly portions and leaving the more beautiful 

 elements of the building exposed, even the most ordinary- 

 looking houses may often be made attractive. 



