538 SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



Shrubs suitable for the base of the house- 

 Japanese Barberry, Thunbergs, Waterer's and Van Houttes' Spirea, Red-Twigged 

 Dogwood (C. alba), Dwarf Deutzia, Hydrangea, Kerria, Lespedeza, St. John's 

 Wort, Regel's Privet, Japanese Rose (Rugosa), Snowberry, Stephenandra, 

 Mahonia, Rhododendron, azaleas, Eulalias (ornamental Grasses), and hardy 

 perennials. 



Shrubs suitable for general border 'plantings: 



Blooming in early spring: Amelanchier, azaleas, daphne, calycanthus, forsythia, 



cercis, cornus mas, cydonia, lindera, lonicera fragrantissima, almond. 

 Blooming in late summer: Althea, baccharis, aralia spinosa, caryopteris, cephel- 



anthus, elethra, hydrangea, hypericum, lespedeza, Sambucus canadensis, 



spirea Bumalda, tamarix, vitex agnus castus, rosa rugosa. 

 For winter berries: Rosa rugosa, berberis, corylus, crateagus, euonymus, ilex, 



cephelanthus, callicarpa, physocarpos, symphoricarpos, viburnum opulus, 



ligustrum, rhodotypos. 

 For winter bark color: — Cornus alba, stolonifera, lutea, Euonymus alata, kerria, 



eleagnus, tamarix. 



Suitable hedges: 



Japan barberry, privet-calif ornia, common and for untrimmed hedge, Regellianum. 

 Flowering hedge. — Spirea van houttei, Althea, rosa rugosa, cydonia, deutzia 



gracilis, lilacs. 

 Protective hedge. — Barberry, rhamnus, Crataegus, gleditsia. 

 Evergreen hedge. — American arborvitae, hemlock, white pine (for a broad hedge), 



Norway spruce. 



Suitable for windbreaks: 



Evergreens. — Norway spruce, Douglas spruce, Scotch pine, Austrian pine, arbor- 

 vita?. 



Deciduous. — Poplars, willows, box elder, larch, birch, ailanthus, mulberry, osage 

 orange, and other tree species set out about ten feet apart to form a belt 

 at least twenty feet wide. 



REFERENCES 



"The Practical Flower Garden." Helen Ely. 

 "A Woman's Handy Garden." Helen Ely. 

 "Gardening for Beginners." Cook. 

 "Landscape Gardening." Waugh. 

 "Landscape Gardening." Maynard. 



