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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1910 



Spirea arguta 



Japan Snowball 



Scotch broom 



E-ose acacia 



Tree peony 



FLOWERING SHRUBS FOR CONTINUOUS EFFECTS — Continued 



Common Name 



Tamarisk 



Tree peony (2) 



Common lilac (2) 



JUNE 



Wild rosemary* 



European Juneberry 



White azalea 



Deutzia 



Hydrangea P. 



Regel's privet 



Pernettya * 



Ninebark spirea 



Rose bay* 



Rose 



Common elder (2) 



Ash-leaved spirea 



Spirea 



Stephandra 



Storax 



Lilac 



Snowball 



Spanish bayonet 



Wild senna P. 



Weigela •. 



Dyer's greenweed 



Globe flower (Japanese 



Corchorus) 



Shrubby cinquefoil 



Upright bush honeysuckle O 



Sweetbriar 



Carolina allspice ?* 



Smoke bush 



Hedysarum P. 



Sheep laurel *» 



Hardy rhododendrons. . . S* 



Botanical Name 



Tamarix parvi/lora. 

 Pceonia Mouian. . . . 

 Syringa vulgaris 



Andromeda polijolia.. . 

 Amelanchier vulgaris . 



Azalea viscosa 



Deutzia Lemoinei 



Hydrangea radiata.. . . 



Liguslrum Ibola, var. 



Regelianum 



Pernettya mucronata . . 



Physocarpus opuli- 

 jolius 



Rhododendron maxi- 

 mum 



Rosa arvensis irepens). 



Sambucus Canadensis. 

 Sorbaria sorbijolia. . . . 

 Spira'a decumbens. . . . 

 Stephandra flexuosa . . 

 Styrax Americana. . . . 

 Syringa Pekinensis. . . 



Viburnum molle 



Yucca filamentosa 



Cassia Marylandica . . 

 Diervilla Lonicera. . . . 



Genista iinctoria 



Kerria Japonica 



Potentilla jruticosa. . . . 



Lonicera Tatarica 



Rosa rubiginosa 



Calycanthus floridus. . : 

 Rhus Colinus 



Hedysarum mulli- 

 jugum 



Kalmia angustijolia . . 



Rhododendron Calaw-. 

 biense 



Col. 



Pi. 

 R. 

 Pu. 



W. 



w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

 w. 

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Y. 



Y. 



Y. 



Y. 



Y. 



Pi. 



Pi. 



R. 



Pu. 



Pu. 



Pu. 



Pu. 



Character oj 

 Flower 



Many small 



spikes 

 Single 



Large, dense . 



Single 



Short 



Variable 



Large, broad.. 



Globular 



Drooping .... 



Single 



Thick, round. 



Large 



Few-flowered 



Flat, dense. . . 



Thick, upright 



Small, thick . . 



Loose, droop-. 



ing. v 



Few-flowered 



Dense, large. . 



Roundish .... 



Tall, loose . . . 



Loose 



Flat, crowded 



Long, erect . . . 



Single 



Single 



Small, many. . 



1-3-flowered. . 



Single, large . . 



Feathery 



Long, droop- 

 ing 



Dense 



Many-flow- 

 ered 



Height oj 

 Plant 

 (leel) 



6-15 ft. 



3-6 



it. 



5-10 ft. 



~h~ 2 



ft. 



2-4 



ft. 



4-8 



ft. 



i-3 



ft. 



4-10 ft. 



4-8 



ft. 



24-2 ft. 



4-10 



ft. 



3-6 



ft. 



2-4 



ft. 



5-1: 



ft. 



3-5 



ft. 



i ft 





2-5 



ft. 



4-8 



ft. 



6-1; 



ft. 



5-15 ft. 



3-6 



ft. 



3-4 



ft. 



2-3 



ft. 



i-3 



ft. 



4-8 



ft. 



i-4 



ft. 



4-10 ft. 



3-6 



ft. 



3-6 



ft. 



4-10 ft. 



2-5 



ft. 



1-3 



ft. 



3-10 ft. 



Habit 



Erect 



Branching 



Branching. . . 



Low, spread- 

 ing 



Upright 



Branching 



Spreading. . . 



Erect 



Dense 



Branching 



Spreading. . . 



Shrubby . 



Trailing . 



Shrubby 



Upright 



Procumbent . 



Fountain-like 



Spreading. . . 



Spreading. . . 



Upright 



Lily-like .... 



Erect 



Spreading. . . 



Erect 



Spreading. . . 



Branching . . . 



Upright 



Dense 



Erect 



Branching. . . 



Straggling. . . 



Shrubby .... 



Branching 



Remarks oj Special Interest 



Graceful, feathery foliage and long, loose inflorescences into summer. T. Gallica 

 more spreading. Later. Fine for seashore planting. Will stand salty sand and spray. 



The only peony shrub. Easily cultivated and hardy in deep, rich, well-drained soil. 

 Water generously, especially when blooming. Has huge, rich red blossoms May, June. 



The well-known garden lilac. Supplies the most beautiful of purple, lilac, and red 

 flowers at end of May and early June. Many varieties. Hardy and grows anywhere. 



Dainty, nodding flowers in some forms pinkish. Is well adapted to planting with 



rhododendrons, and azalea. Peaty soil best. 

 A dwarf form. Ornamental racemes and later blue-black berries even more showy. 



Has wide range of soils and climates. 

 Abundant flowers white or rose-tinted 1 to 3 in. For other color effects A. Ponlica 



yellow and orange, A. Albrecti, purple, and different varieties of A. Gandavensis. 

 One of the hardiest and most vigorous. Flowers profuse and showy. Excellent to 



follow D. gracilis in border being more beautiful. 

 With H. arborescens, the hardiest early species. H. arborescens, var. slerilis is Hills 



of Snow. Best in rich, moist, sunny location. Cut back for larger flower clusters. 

 The best privet for flower effects. Low and dense. L. ovalijolium (California privet) 



stiff but best for hedges, flowering later. /-. Amurense and vulgare also hardy. 

 A low, pretty evergreen, with drooping flowers and berries, white to purple, in winter. 



Prefers porous, peaty soil, with sunlight. Good for rockeries in the south. 

 An easily grown, graceful shrub. Profuse clusters of white flowers and inflated or 



red pods very attractive. P. Amurense more vigorous. Almost any soil satisfactory. 

 One of the hardiest, most reliable species for this season. Varieties range from white 



to pink and rose. Splendid for massing. Rich, well-drained, but moist soil. 

 A white-flowered, deciduous, low shrub. Some branches trailing. Hardy in New 



York. Good for walls or rockeries, where fairly good soil is supplied. 

 Very free-blooming and handsome, both with flowers and purple, edible fruit. Hardy 



vigorous, will grow anywhere. A beautiful shrub deserving more cultivation in gardens. 

 Showy terminal panicles of white flowers. Handsome foliage early in spring. Good 



for wood or shrub border or along stream. In suitable soil spreads rapidly. 

 A pretty form for rockeries. 5. Van Houtei, Cantoncnsis, bracteala, etc., are, perhaps, 



blooming at this time. 5. Japonica has light to dark pink flowers. All hardy. 

 Attractive, hardy shrubs for borders or banks. Easily grown and transplanted. Small 



flowers so abundant as to make whole plant showy. In 5. Tanakce foliage colors. 

 Thrive best in light, porous soil. Are handsome in flower and loose, spreading habit. 



5. Obassia, and Japonica are other hardy, vigorous species. 

 This species and 5. Amurersis, with yellow-white flowers, are nearly the latest and 



among the largest lilacs. Fine for lawn specimens. Same culture as 5. vulgaris. 

 A later species than V. dentalum (arrow wood) but with more beautiful dark green 



foliage. Blooming with V. iomentosum and V . Opulus, but continuing later. 

 Spreading, narrow leaves form a base from which stalks rise, bearing huge clusters of 



white flowers like giant lilies-of-the-valley. Desires a sandy loam, if possible. 

 A hardy shrub with showy bright flowers and finely cut, light green foliage. Not par- 

 ticular as to soil, but delights in sunny exposure. 

 Thrive in any fair soil, preferring moisture and shade. D. sessijolia slightly larger 



and hardier. Some other species with pink to crimson flowers. 

 Bright and ornamental when in bloom. This and a smaller spiny species, G. German- 

 tea, not entirely hardy, but in sheltered place and with winter protection will thrive. 

 An attractive shrub all the year. Var. flore pleno has double, more showy flowers. 



Hardy in well-drained, slightly sheltered position. Flowers are better in shade. 

 A vigorous, hardy, useful shrub. Flowers all summer. Prefers moist, but will grow 



in dry soil. P. argenlea for dry, rocky soil. P. tridentata, low evergreen. 

 One of the rqost effective bush honeysuckles. Delicate flowers, coral berries August. 



Like sunny situation, any fair soil. Several varieties with flowers lighter and deeper. 

 Handsome, hardy compact rose. R. lucida more upright, attractive foliage. R. Carolina 



(Swamp Rose) fine for low, marshy place. All have large, bright fruits in winter. 

 Handsome foliage and very sweet, large reddish-brown flowers. Almost hardy North. 



Any well-drained, rich soil, in either sun or shade. 

 A peculiarly beautiful shrub all summer. The feathery purple clusters become gray 



and smoky against the coloring leaves till late fall. Hardy and thrives in drained soil. 

 A hardy, sun-loving, low shrub of easy culture any where. Showy purple flowers. 



H. coronarium a familiar red-flowered species. Former is especially good for rock-work. 

 A dwarf form following K. latijolia. With light green foliage and simple or com- 

 pound flowers. Several varieties with white and pink or red blossoms. 

 For New York the hardiest and best species; includes a number of varieties of all shades, 



white to purple, as Purpureum grandiflorum, Roseum elegans, John Waterer. 



Lemoines deutzia 



White azalea 



Common lilac 



Flat hydrangea 



Common elder 



