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DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 



HE judicious planting of shrubs adds greatly to the beauty and value of 

 property, and contributes a wealth of pleasure and interest to the home. 

 There are a few hard and fast principles, yet simple ones, governing the 

 artistic arrangement of these beautiful ornamentals, that should be more 

 strictly observed. In general, individual specimens, those grown wholly for 

 the characteristic grace or attractiveness of the specific subject, should rarely 

 be isolated from the body of the design. Irregular groups or masses ar- 

 ranged against buildings, fences or property lines, or as border plantations 

 along walks or drives, are much more effective. A good arrangement of 

 shrubs invariably provides wide open stretches near the center of the lawn. 

 From the comprehensive list of shrubs which follows, it is possible to select 

 plants adapted to a wide range of conditions and requirements. Our collec- 

 tion is extensive but extremely practical, carefully grown and the plants 

 vigorous and healthy. In propagating, it is our practice, so far as it is 

 perfect the selection, to handle only the offspring of desirable and noteworthy specimens. 



Acanthopanax The Five- 

 leaved Angelica 



A hardy ornamental shrub with prickly branches, 

 in habit much resembling an Aralia. It is excellent 

 for planting on rocky banks or slopes, thriving in 

 almost any well-drained soil. 



Acanthopanax pentaphyllum (Aralia pentaphylla). 

 FIVE-LEAVED ANGELICA. Of compact, graceful out- 

 line, usually attaining a height of 5 to 8 feet. Native of 

 Japan. Leaves compound, consisting of 5 to 7 leaflets, 

 bright green and shining. Flowers greenish, borne in 

 long-stalked clusters. The effect of the luxuriant glossy 

 foliage crowning the arching branches is very beautiful. 



Adelia The Adelias or Amer- 

 ican Privets 



Hardy shrubs with handsome dark green foliage, 

 thriving best in moist loamy soil. Very attractive 

 hedges may be made by planting the pointed- 

 leaved Adelia in single rows, keeping it clipped 

 to formal outline. 



Adelia acuminata (Forestiera acuminata). POINTED- 

 LEAVED ADELIA. A twiggy, almost spiny shrub, at- 

 taining a height of 6 to 8 feet. Occurs naturally from 

 Illinois to Georgia and Texas. Leaves 2 to 3 inches 

 long, pointed at the apex, rich dark green. Flowers 

 small, nearly yellow, appearing in early spring before 

 the leaves. 



A. ligustrina (Forestiera liguslrina). PRIVET-LEAVED 

 ADELIA. A spreading shrub of irregular outline, reach- 

 ing a height of about 6 feet. Distributed naturally from 

 Tennessee to Florida. Leaves obtuse at the tips, dark 

 green, about an inch long. Flowers small, in tiny clus- 

 ters, expanding before the leaves unfold. 



The Dwarf Horse- 

 chestnut 



A singularly attractive hardy shrub, producing 

 long spikes of showy flowers. Planted in groups 

 on the lawn, or in connection with other shrubbery, 

 magnificent floral results may be obtained. It 

 thrives best in porous, loamy soil. Other species 

 are described under "t)eciduous Trees." 



AEscnlus parviflora (yf. macrostachya). DWARF 

 HORSE CHESTNUT. A free-flowering shrub usually at- 

 taining a height of 5 to 8 feet. Native of tibe Southern 

 States. Leaves compound, consisting of 5 to 7 dark 

 green leaflets. Flowers creamy white, often suffused 

 with pink, produced in narrow spikes 10 to 16 inches 

 long. One of the handsomest of ornamentals. 



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Alnus The Shrubby Alders 



Small hardy shrubs with handsome foliage, 

 adapted to waterside planting, especially on the 

 banks of rocky brooks. They thrive in any moist 

 soil. 



Alnus alnobetula (A viridis). GREEN, OR MOUNTAIN 

 ALDER. Seldom exceeds 4 or 5 feet in height. Widely 

 distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Leaves 

 broadly oval, rich lustrous green above, pale beneath. 

 Catkins drooping, long and slender, flowering in early 

 spring. Very pleasing. 



A. rugosi. SMOOTH ALDER. A shrub or small tree 

 occurring from Maine to Minnesota, Florida and Texas. 

 Leaves green on both sides, oval m outline, minutely 

 toothed. Flowers in earliest spring or late winter, the 

 staminate ones drooping in long, slender catkins. Very 

 attractive in spring. Grows 10 to 15 icet high. 



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