November, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



175 



Gingko 



China berry 



Magnolia stellata 



Ash-leaved maple 



American linden 



Black walnut 



Deciduous Trees— Continued. 



STANDARD AND 

 NURSERY NAMES 



COMMON NAMES 



DISTANCES. 

 S — STREET 

 G — CROUPS 



TROUBLES AND REMEDIES 



MERITS, ETC. 





Flowering cherries 





Caterpillars. (Arsenate.) Scale. (Lime- 

 sulphur or kerosene emulsion.) . . . 



Double-flowering sorts beautiful in early spring. Plant the weeping form. If dwarfs 



are top worked, set 10 ft. apart; if worked low, 6 to 8 ft. 

 Quickest oak for street planting North, but grows slower South. Foliage scarlet and 



yellow in autumn. Plant North in spring; South early autumn preferred. 

 The only willows of value in the Middle South are the weeping (Babylonica) and the ring 



leaved (annularis). Former best for moist situations. Many thrive North. 

 Flowers yellowish white in large panicles. Bees make very delicate honey from them. 



Leaves very large. Bright green bark conspicuous in winter. Rapid grower. 

 Our native species best for general planting. Needs rich soil and abundance of humus. 



Then symmetrical and healthy. Does not grow rapidly in sandy soils. 

 For streets select elms of erect and more or less compact growth, rejecting those with 



pendulous branches or small leaves. Burn leaves every fall to prevent fungus. 



Quercus palustris 



Salix 





Willow... 



Singlv 



30 (S) 





Sterculia platanijolia. 



Japan varnish or para- 







Four 



Leaf fungus. Elm leaf beetle. 

 Borers 





Linden or lime 



Elm 



Ulmus Americana.... 



25 to 40 (S) 



Deciduous Shrubs 



The season of planting is the same as trees and the same remarks apply about distances. Always prune shrubs somewhat 

 when planting in the fall. Shortening in decreases the percentage of losses and makes the bushes more compact. 



AS IN THE PREVIOUS TABLE 



SIGNIFIES STREET AND "g" GROUP PLANTINGS. "h" INDICATES HEDGES AND "w" WINDBREAKS 



SCIENTIFIC AND 

 NURSERY NAMES 



Azalea 



Callicarpa Americana.. 



Chionauthus Virginica 



Citrus trijoliata 



Cydonia Japonica 



{Pyrus Japonica)... 

 Exochorda grandiflora. 



Genista juncea 



Diervilla 



Hibiscus Syriacus. 



l.4llha:a jrutex).. .. 

 Hydrangea 



Lager sir amia Indica.. 



Loniccra 



Pliiladclplius 



Puuica Granatum 



Spiraa 



Syringa 



Tamarix 



Viburnum 



COMMON NAMES 



Azalea 



French mulberry 



White fringe 



Japanese hardy lemon. 



Japan quince. Flower 

 ing quince 



Pearl bush (Spiraa 

 grandiflora) 



Spanish broom 



Weigela 



Althea. Rose of Sharon 



Hydrangea 



Crepe myrtle 



Bush honeysuckle .... 

 Syringa, mock orange- 

 Pomegranate 



Spirea 



Lilac 



Tamarisk 



Viburnum 



TIME OF 

 FLOWERING 



March to May... 



Fruit in winter. . 



April to May 



March 



February to May 



Early in March.. 



April 



April to autumn. 



May to October.. 



May to October.. 



June to October. 



February to Jan- 

 uary 



April and May... 



April to June.. . . 



February till au- 

 tumn 



March, April. . . . 



April to October. 



April to June . . . 



DISTANCE 

 APART 



(feet) 



6 lo 8 



8 to io 



IO tO 12... 



2(H) 



6 to 8 (S) 



2 lo 3 (H). 

 6 to 8 (G) 



Singly 



6 to io.. . . 



3 to 4 (G) 



Dwarfs to . 



4 to 6 

 8 to io (G) 



15 t0 20(S) 



6 to 10 ... 

 6 to 10. . . . 

 6 to 10 



4 to s (S) 

 Dwarfs (H) 



4 to 6 



10 (W) . . 



5 to 15 



OTHER POINTS 



All hardy to New York and easy to transplant. Mollis, Ghent and calendulacea showiest. Plant South in 



October to November and March, in partial shade and soil rich in humus. 

 Flowers inconspicuous, but bright purple berries in axillary cymes in great profusion. A variety with white 



berries is no less conspicuous. Both last well into the winter. 

 Delicate, fringe-like flowers. Hardy North. Found in wild abundance South in rich oak woods. Should be 



planted oftener in South. Plant singly and feed well. 

 Showy in early spring. Myriads of white flowers. Fruit inedible, but beautiful South in winter. Best defen- 

 sive hedge plant for South. Blooms again sparingly in summer. Specimens show best. 

 For many years only the red-flowered form was known. Hence the name "fire bush." Now white, pink, yellowish, 



orange and crimson varieties. Fruit good for jellies where common quince fails. 

 A well-cared for plant, 8 to 10 ft. high, looks like a snowbank when in bloom in early spring. Flowers large. 



Hardy North. Plant South in fall. 

 This is as showy as the pearl bush when laden with innumerable golden flowers in April. Unfortunately, this 



is not hardy outside of the Middle South. 

 Taller-growing sorts, e. g., the amabilis section, attain 10 ft. Some are only 4 ft. high. White, to pink, crim- 

 son and dark red. Some varieties bloom spring and autumn. 

 An invaluable shrub. Forty varieties. Tall or dwarf, single and double; white, pink, red, crimson, purple, 



lavender, and bluish. Free from insects. By selection flowers may be had nearly five months. 

 Hortensis on east side of house will bloom from May to autumn. Grown North in tubs. H. paniculala, var. 



grandiflora, often trained as a tree, is the favorite North. 

 Crimped flowers of darkest crimson, purple, light and dark pink and pure white. Only a dwarf bush at New 



York, but attains 20 ft. South. Cover plants with straw during winter. 

 Fragrant flowers and pretty red or yellow fruits. Fragrantissima February. Belgica, when trained in bush form, 



blooms profusely in March and April, and less so all summer. L. brachypoda for slopes. 

 Twenty kinds now, single and double; some very large and hardly fragrant, but the old coronarius is still best 



for general planting. It is very fragrant. 

 Double red, white and variegated, very showy. Single varieties do not bloom so long, but bear beautiful edible 



fruit. Not hardy above middle Georgia but a fine tub plant North. 

 The early spring-blooming varieties give a wealth of white flowers. The summer bloomers are often pinkish . 



and flower continuously till fall. Some dwarfs fine for low hedges. 

 To have more flowers and make them last longer plant in rich, loamy soil. Fifty varieties now in many colors, 



single and double, and with large trusses. Double flowers last longer. 

 Exceedingly delicate. Feathery foliage and pink flowers in loose panicles throughout summer. T. Japonica 



more compact than others. Very hardy, resisting dust of city streets and good for seaside. 

 Japanese snowball better than European, more profuse of bloom and more compact in growth. Single flowered 



kinds have attractive berries, red or black, some lasting all winter. 



White fringe 



Viburnum 



Japanese hardy lemon 



Syringa 



Pearl bush 



