GARDEN GUIDE 



May. After the growing season begins they are somewhat weakened 

 by not being in the soil; besides, they should be well estab- 

 lished before the hot weather arrives. To make a good effect the 

 shrubs should be planted almost twice as closely as they should stand 

 permanently. It is, therefore, advised to plant only part of your place 

 the first year and plant it thickly. By the time you are ready to plant 

 the other part you can draw upon the first planted beds for your stock. 

 Gardens, unlike houses, can be changed and rearranged easily. Shrubs 

 rarely suffer from transplanting if done at the right time and watered 

 thoroughly. 



PRUNING. See chapter on Pruning. The proper tune of pruning 

 is very important 



CERTAIN OF THE BEST SHRUBS. For general screen planting few 

 , shrubs compare with the Lilac. It is ex- 



ceedingly hardy and the flower is always 

 a favorite. If the good varieties of Lilacs 

 are used, the individual blooms will be 

 important. The only way to grow good, 

 large blooms is to keep all the suckers 

 from the base of the plant removed; 

 plants so treated will resemble trees. 

 Here is a selection of varieties of Syringa 

 vulgaris, the common garden Lilac 

 by Prof. Ralph Curtis: 



A planting diagram of the National Rose Society. The whitened parts of 

 the stem indicate the depth to which a standard and a dwarf Rose 

 should be planted; that is, the same depth as they were when in the nursery 



