The dining-table is the place for short branches of 

 shrubs. Flowering Dogwood with Japanesque effect 



IT IS a great mistake to think that the only 

 proper decorations for the home are 

 expensive flowers bought at the florists 

 shops. Greenhouse Roses and Carna- 

 tions are lovely flowers indeed, but Roses and 

 Carnations the year round are monotonous 

 and especially when with a minimum of 

 expense and care every one can have both 

 garden and cut flowers from April to October. 

 Have a border of permanent shrubbery 

 as a source of cut flowers instead of putting 

 all you- energies into flowers that must be 

 raised anew every year. Make a selection 

 of a kind that will give bloom and color every 

 month of the growing 

 season — and then . 

 don't let an ignorant 

 laborer trim the 

 bushes into "balls" 

 or round heads every 

 March. Let them 

 grow naturally and 

 when they come into 

 bloom, cut off sprays 

 to decorate porch, 

 parlor and living 

 room. This is the 

 way to keep your 

 bushes young and 

 full of flowers. In 

 other words, prune 

 your shrubs while they 

 are in bloom, not 

 before. 



Shrubs are par- 

 ticularly appropriate 



Indoor Decorations 

 From the Garden 



AUGUSTA D. EVANS, 



Illinois 



Remember to Prune Shrubs While 

 In Bloom and Have an Ever-Chang- J£. 

 ing Succession of Beauties Appropriate L 

 to the Season for Indoors 



where large masses of flowers are needed. Cut 

 long, arching sprays of Bridal Wreath, Weigela, 

 Viburnums, and fruit blossoms to bank against 

 the mantle and hang down in graceful festoons. 

 Heap them in the unused fireplace to hide its 

 smoke-blackened walls. Use them in the 

 umbrella stand to brighten a dark hall. Put 

 them in tall vases on the tables where they 

 spread gracefully. Long sprays quickly fill 

 up empty spaces and give an effect which 

 could not be secured from florists' material 

 except by great outlay of money. 



Use shrubs for the dining table by arranging 

 short stems in baskets or bowls. Nothing is 

 more effective for the dining table than Flower- 

 ing Dogwood with its Japanesque effect, ar- 

 ranged in a brass bowl; or the delicate pink 

 wild Crab with its gnarled branches arranged 

 in a simple, inexpensive basket. Mock Orange, 

 w 7 ith its waxy blooms and fragrance, and 

 Weigela, with its deep pink blossoms, are 



An idea for porch decoration. Lilacs in a market 

 basket containing two one-pint glass jars 



SHRUBS THAT WILL FURNISH DECORATIVE MATERIAL FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 

 (Arranged in Order of Importance and Time of Blooming) 



COMMON NAME 



BOTANICAL NAME 



COLOR 



TIME OF 

 BLOOM 



HEIGHT 



(FEET) 



APPROXI- 

 MATE COST 

 2-3 FT. 



Bridal Wreath 



Golden Bell 



Lilac 



Snowball 



High Bush Cranberry 



Spiraea Van Houttei 

 Forsythia suspensa 

 Syringa vulgaris 

 Viburnum 

 Viburnum Opulus 



White 



Yellow 



Lilac and White 



White 



White 



April-May 



March 



April-May 



May-June 



June 



3-4 



6-7 



6-12 



10 



7 



$ .25 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 



Flowering Dogwood 



Cornus florida 



White; brilliant foliage and berries 



J April 

 I Sept.-Oct. 



15-20 



.35 



Mock Orange 



Philadelphus coronarius 



White 



May- June 



5-7 



.25 



Weigela 



Weigela or Diervilla 



Rosea pink; Candida white 



J May 

 I July 



6 

 6 



.30 

 .35 



Japanese Rose 



Rosa rugosa 



White, pink red hips 



I June- July 

 1 Aug.-Oct. 



4-6 • 



.25 



Rose of Sharon 

 Buddleia 



Hibiscus syriacus 

 Buddleia variabilis 



White, blue, rose, red, purple 

 Delicate lilac 



Aug.-Oct. 

 Aug.-Sept. 



7-10 



4-5 



.20 

 .35 



Red-fruited Barberry 



Berberis vulgaris 



Yellow; brilliant foliage and berries 



1 May 

 1 Sept.-Oct. 



5-6 



.20 

 .20 



Staghorn Sumach 



Rhus typhina 



Red berries; brilliant foliage 



Autumn 



5-6 



.25 





$3.20 



13 varieties, one plant of a kind, for approximately S3. 20. For S5, 2 plants of a kind can be purchased in most cases. 

 For brilliant autumn and winter effects use Dogwood, Red-fruited Barberry, and Staghorn Sumach in the border 



particularly appropriate for table decoration. 

 A novel idea is the use of baskets of shrubs 

 for porch decoration. This is the best use for 

 masses of informal flowers like the Lilac, and 

 for wayside flowers like Asters, Buttercups 

 and Daisies, Goldenrod and Queen Anne's 

 Lace. A market basket containing two one- 

 pint Mason jars filled with water will keep 

 the flowers fresh for days. 



Top-heavy shrubs, like the Snowball, on 

 account of their weak stems are not so gener- 

 ally used as they might be. But they ar- 

 range admirably in baskets where their stems 

 are supported by a solid foundation and 

 where they droop 

 ===^=^= gracefully over the 

 sides. Elders, Vibur- 

 nums and Peonies 

 with weak stems 

 arrange to the best 

 advantage in baskets. 

 Every shrub border 

 should also contain 

 some Lilies or Irises 

 for decorative pur- 

 poses. One of the 

 best uses for Iris is 

 to bank it in a moss 

 filled box on the 

 mantle. Use a box 

 from which one side 

 and the ends have 

 been taken away, fill 

 it with wet spagnum 

 moss and stretch 

 wire across the top. 



For the mantelpiece use arching sprays two or three feet long like this Spiraea Van Houttei, 

 Weigela, or Golden Bell. All old shrubs produce long arching sprays 



Top-heavy and "floppy" flowers like Snowball look best in baskets where they receive 

 support. Elders, Viburnums, and weak-stemmed Peonies may thus be used 



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