CHAPTER XII. 



WHAT TO PLANT. 



THIS chapter should be carefully read in connection 

 with the preceding one. After the general layout 

 is planned, the natural question is, "What shall we 

 plant?" It is not necessary nor wise to answer this ques- 

 tion by any set lists. Many shrubs do equally well under 

 the same conditions. Select those you most admire. The 

 following lists are by no means complete. They com- 

 prise shrubs that are perfectly hardy and will help sug- 

 gest plants to select. Remember that the food and care of 

 a plant is as important as the exposure. Often sun lov- 

 ing plants will do fairly well in shade if they have good 

 care (good soil well fertilized and tilled). 



tall plants — 6 feet and higher 



FOR SHADE OR NORTH SIDES 



Common Barberry 



Berberis vulgaris 

 Purple Leaf Barberry 



Berberis var. purpurea 

 Azalias 



Nudiflora and viscosa 



(Peaty Soil preferred, no lime) 

 Judas Tree or Redbud 



Cercis Canadensis 

 Sweet Pepper Bush 



Clethra Alnifolia 

 Red Twigged Dogwood 



Cornus Stolonifera 

 Blue Dogwood 



Cornus alternifolia 

 Flowering Dogwood 



Cornus Florida 



FOR OTHER EXPOSURES 



Common Barberry 



Berberis vulgaris 

 Purple Leaf Barberry 



Berberis var. purpurea 

 Siberian Pea 



Caragana aborescens 

 Button Bush 



Cephalanthus occidentalis 

 Red Bud 



Cercis Canadensis 

 White Fringe 



Chionanthus Virginica 

 Sweet Pepper Bush 



Clethra Alnifolia 

 Red Twigged Dogwood 



Cornus Stolonifera 



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