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 PLANTING LIST. 



The following is offered as a selected list of trees and shrubs 

 for the Iowa planter. Only reputable and well established vari- 

 eties of known hardiness are named. The list is not complete and 

 is meant only to be suggestive. Many of our native trees and 

 shrubs deserve special mention in this connection as they are not 

 only hardy and comparatively free from insect and fungous 

 pests but also have good decorative qualities, as attested by the 

 fact that they command a ready price in the nurseries in the 

 regions to which they are not native. It is further suggested in 

 making up the list of shrubbery that attention be given to the 

 matter of the succession of bloom periods. The Juneberry blos- 

 soms very early in the spring, for example, other varieties in late 

 spring, midsummer, and so on. In this way something attractive 

 can be had in flower throughout the open season. 



SHADE TREES. 



Much of the early tree planting in Iowa was of quick growing 

 and short-lived types such as the box elder and soft maple. Future 

 plantings should be on a more permanent basis and of a better 

 class of trees such as the white elm and oaks. 

 White elm, Black cherry, 



Hard maple, Basswood, 



Soft maple, Ohio buckeye, 



Plant Shrubbery in Clumps; do not Scatter single Specimens over the Yard. 



