•I'A YAKD AND GARDEN 



Khus ( smoke-busli ) August 



Hydrangea September 



Hamamelis ( « itch-liazel ) October 



All these shrubs are perfectly hardy and will 

 respond graciously to ordinary treatment in 

 any good garden soil. Moreover, good plants 

 of large size may be obtained at small expendi- 

 ture, the whole collection costing from one to 

 two dollars, according to their age. 



It would hardly be possible to prepare a list 

 of the essential qualities which should be de- 

 manded of shrubs for the home embellishment 

 — the preparation of such a list would require 

 consideration of the individual places to be 

 planted. Still, whether grounds are large or 

 small, whether many plants are required or 

 few, and whether shrubs are desired for bloom 

 or foliage value, to obtain the best effects from 

 their use, plant them as a general rule in 

 masses. Use them liberally, for they possess 

 more actual value than perennials in that they 

 are more permanent and, compared with an- 

 nuals, they demand but little attention. In a 

 word, you may plant annuals for a season, per- 

 ennials for a few years, trees for posterity, 

 but shrubs you plant for yourself for imme- 

 diate effect and for practically the whole of 

 your own lifetime. 



