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or more, the same general results can be had. In planing for the Hardy 

 Border great care should be exercised in the selection of not only excep- 

 tionally hardy, desirable shrubs, but also of those that will bloom reg- 

 ularly and profusely throughout the season. The writer has thought best 

 to aid the reader m this selection. About the first shrub to bloom in the 

 bpring IS the Bush Honeysuckle (FraKrantissimai. This is often in bloom 

 before the snow disappears and is closely followed by that beautiful 

 shrub, the Japan Quince, the blossoms covering every branch and twig. 

 Then comes the White and Pink Almonds, producing double flowers be- 

 fore the leaves appear. Next we have the Thunbergi Spirea, blooming 

 profusely. Then the Sweet Shrub, the flowers and wood being 

 fragrant, closely followed by the Weeping Golden Bell, which produces 

 yellow flowers in great profusion. The Japan Snow Ball blooms 

 about this time with its large and beautiful clusters of white flowers, fol- 

 lowed by the Pearl Bush, producing large, white flowers along in the mid- 

 dle of May, and Silver Bell, another beautiful shrub with bell-shaped 

 flowers. Then we have that beautiful family of Spireas, such as Bumaldi, 

 Prunifolia, Van Houttii and others, that cover the entire season of bloom, 

 and the Weigela in many charming varieties, all good. The Mock Orange 

 is charming with its rich green foliage and white fragrant flow- 

 ers, followed by Mountain Laurel, that beautiful native ever- 

 green shrub with clusters of pink flowers; next is the Japan 

 Oleaster with its beautiful silver foliage laden with fruit. Then 

 we have that magnificent old fashioned family of Altheas, com- 

 monly called Rose of Sharon, which we have in all the 

 colors, white, pink, crimson, blue and a host of other shades, each one 

 seeming more beautiful than the other. We have that magnificent, grateful 

 Hydrangea, Paniculata Grandiflora, the best of all Hydrangeas; this bears 

 a profusion of white flowers one foot in length from mid-summer unitl 

 along in November when the flowers change to pink color; they can be 

 then cut and brought to the house and will last pretty well through the 

 Winter. All these species of shrubs that I have specified are hardy, 

 reliable, desirable and valuable. For full descriptions of each you 

 are referred to pages 100-lOC of this work. Under the heading of Hardy 

 Ornamental trees we give instructions about planting these shrubs. They 

 need annual pruning; it is best to keep them well headed back each 

 year, studying the individual characteristics of the plants in performing 

 this work. In forming a border we should set our shrubs six feet apart 

 every way, which will give them an opportunity to develop properly and 

 admit the light and air; thus giving them every advantage for best 

 results. In the arrangement of this border we should avoid any prear- 

 ranged or studied plan, locating the different species promiscuously 

 around the border; in this way we are more apt to bring about the nat- 

 ural order of things, and our border will be correspondingly more unique, 

 and consequently more beautiful and appreciated. 



Where it is impossible to establish a border such as above, we can 

 get very good and satisfactory results by grouping a few of the hardy 

 shrubs together, and when we can make two or three of these groups 

 we can work in a charming list of hardy flowering shrubs that will give 

 us very gratifying results. 



EVERGREEN TREES. 



Evergreen trees produce an efllect in ornamental planting not to be 

 obtained in any other way. It is inexpressible how much they add to the 



