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and where space is available, seeds can be sown and the plants thinned out, 

 but plants started in pots are comparatively inexpensive and can be bought 

 in the quantities needed, and set out immediately. A border devoted entirely 

 to annuals is a joy to the owner all the season, especially if he or she does the 

 planting. Because of the large number of annuals available, in every possible 

 form, color and texture, no attempt will be made here to list them. The 

 reader is referred to other books dealing particularly and in detail with these 

 subjects; for example, "The Little Book of Annuals," by Alfred C. Hottes. 



SUCCESSION OF BLOOM IN FLOWERING 

 SHRUBS 



While shrubs are planted mainly for foliage efTect, it is a decided advantage 

 to have a continual display of flowers from early Spring until late Fall, and the 

 following table is submitted to make this possible. By comparing notes taken 

 from year to year the author has found that shrubs do not consistently follow 

 the same order of bloom each year. For instance, one year the Shadbush will 

 be in full bloom a week or ten days before the Starry Magnolia opens, while 

 another year the latter will precede by some days; sometimes the Japanese 

 Quince leads the Golden Bell, but the following year the order may be reversed, 

 etc. The actual date of blooming in the same place also differs considerably 

 from year to year, dependent of course upon weather conditions, but these 

 dififerences will not interfere with a general selection made for continual bloom. 



Common Name Botanical Name Dominant Color 



Japanese Witch Hazel Hamamelis japonica .... '. Deep yellow 



Blooms sometimes late in February but generally late in March. 



April 



Common Name Botanical Name Dominant Color 



Garland Flower Daphne Mezereum Light purple 



White Garland Flower Daphne Mezereum album Creamy white 



Cornehan Cherry Cornus mas Yellow 



Golden Bell Forsy thia intermedia Yellow 



Fortune's Golden Bell Forsythia Fortunei Yellow 



Drooping Golden Bell Forsythia suspensa Yellow 



Japanese Quince Cydonia japonica Scarlet 



Starry Magnolia Magnolia stellata White 



Standish's Honeysuckle Lonicera Standishi i White 



Fragrant Honeysuckle Lonicera f ragrantissima White 



Early May 



Shad Bush Amelanchier canadensis White 



Red Bud Cercis canadensis Rosy purple 



Tamarisk Tamarix aestivalis Pink 



Bridal Wreath Spirsea prunifolia, fl. pi White 



Flowering Plum Prunus triloba Pink 



Wild Azalea Azalea Vaseyi Light pink 



Flowering Peach Prunus persica, fl. pi Various 



Blue-fruited Honeysuckle Lonicera coerulea White 



Fine-leaved Spiraea Spiraea arguta White 



Thunberg's Spiraea Spiraea Thunbergii White 



Wild Currant Ribes aureum Yellow 



Garland Flower Daphne Cneorum Pink 



Soulange's Magnolia Magnolia Soulangeana Rose pink 



Japanese Cherry Cerasus serrulata Pink and white 



Lilac Syringa obiata Lavender 



Rhodora Azalea canadensis Purple 



Beach Plum Prunus maritima White 



Flowering Almond Prunus Amygdalus White and pink 



