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THE GARDEN BEAUTIFUL 



able to California, none is lovelier than the common 

 bridal wreath, Spirea Cantonensis, also known by 

 the trade name of S. Reevesiana. For the large gar- 

 den a few scarlet-flowering quinces, grown in a mass 

 or thicket, are almost indispensable. In favorable 

 locations lilacs and snowballs are in order, but not 

 everywhere do they thrive, and the same is true of 

 the syringa or mock orange, philadelphus. Crataea- 

 gus, berberis, cotoneaster, weigelia, deutzia, snow- 

 berry, sweet shrub, dogwood, althea and a host of 

 others might be listed that will thrive here. 



As a rule all 

 deciduous shrubs 

 (also trees) grow 

 much more lux- 

 uriantly in the 

 country than city. 

 Owners of coun- 

 try homes will 

 find northern 

 slopes very fav- 

 o r a b 1 e to the 

 growth of nearly 

 all deciduous 

 shrubs and some, 

 as the hardy hy- 

 drangea, H. pani- 

 c u 1 a t a grandi- 

 flora, are quickly 



burned up by our dry, continuous spring heat. The 

 Japanese snowball is another subject for cooler 

 slopes, and is seldom happy in the city garden. The 

 proper time to -prune deciduous shrubs is immedi- 

 ately after flowering, giving them a chance to make 

 growth of flowering wood for another season. 



THE RIGHT AND THE AVRONG WAY 



The bolt above shows proper treatment for 

 a splitting fork. The lower part shows 

 what will happen if a band is used. 



