STAR GUIDE TO GOOD SHRUBS 



Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 



The bare spots and ugly places around your 

 home will achieve a mellow beauty when planted 

 with hardy, ornamental shrubs. And when this 

 change has been made, the value of your property 

 will be increased, as well as the joy of living 

 in it. 



Ornamental shrubs can be used around the 

 house, the base of the porch, to hide the vege- 

 table-garden, or to break the drabness of the 

 garage, and almost from the first the "raw" ap- 

 pearance will give way to an attractive beauty. 

 Just plant carefully, assure plenty of room for 



the roots, and water them well. Then, each year, 

 after the flowering season, remove all the dead 

 wood and shape them up. No other care will be 

 necessary. 



The following pages list the most popular va- 

 rieties, with sufficient description to enable you 

 to choose wisely. The Abelias, some of the 

 Deutzias, and the Spireas, are low and spreading, 

 while all the other varieties are tall shrubs. 



Invest in this inexpensive improvement to 

 your property early this spring. A season lost is 

 a year lost. 



ABELIA grandiflora (Bush Arbutus). See illustration. The delicately fragrant, exquisite white flowers, faintly 

 flushed with pink, almost cover the bush all summer. Grows to about 4 feet, and has beautiful glossy foliage that 

 stays until late in the season. 35 cts. each; larger size, 75 cts., postpaid. 



ALMOND (Prunus), Double-flowering Pink. Grows 4 to 5 feet. Blooms before the leaves appear, with tassel- 

 Iike flowers the whole length of the branches. 2-yr. and 3-yr. sizes only. 



ALTHEA or ROSE OF SHARON (Hibiscus syriacus). The Altheas flower at a time when there are few other 



flowers blooming — during July and August. They grow erect, 6 to 8 

 feet high, and are useful for tall hedges. When in full bloom, they are 

 extremely beautiful and where an upright, tall, formal hedge is wanted, 

 one that will produce quantities of bloom, Altheas are recommended. 

 They are not spreading in growth so should be planted 12 to 18 inches 

 apart. We have three varieties: 



A., Banner. Flowers richly striped with pink and crimson. A hedge of this 

 lovely Althea looks like a hedge of hardy pelargoniums. 



A., Jeanne d'Arc. Large, double, pure white flowers like roses. No 3-yr. 

 size. 



A., William R. Smith. Magnificent, snow-white, single flowers of giant 

 size from July till late in September. 



BUTTERFLY BUSH or SUMMER LILAC (Buddleia variabilis magnifica). 

 Produces masses-of bloom the first season it is set out. Its freedom of 

 bloom, attractive deep violet-rose color, and delightjul Jragrance create a 

 demand for it everywhere. 



BARBERRY, Box (Berberis Thunbergi minor). An edging plant. See page 49. 



B., Japan (B. Thunbergi). Splendid for hedges. See page 48. 



B., New Red-leaved (B. Thunbergi atropurpurea). A real novelty in shrubs. 



Offered and described on page 49. 

 B., Wilson's (B. Wilsonse). Unusual, small, glossy foliage and tiny golden 



yellow flowers produced in dense masses, followed by salmon-red berries. 



It makes fine specimen plants. It is used extensively as a hedge plant. 



Hardy south of Philadelphia. No 3-yr. size. 



BOXWOOD, Evergreen. Dwarf, for edging. The neatest and best plant 

 for edging walks or flower-beds. Described and offered on page 49. 



CALLICARPA purpurea (Beauty Fruit). Pink flowers in August, followed 

 The Bush Arbutus, Abelia grandiflora by dainty clusters of brilliant light purple berries that line the branches. 



Pri/«oc ni QlvHukkAiMr except where noted, 1-year size, 35 cts. each, 10 for $3, postpaid; 2-yr. size, 60 cts. each, 

 I IILC5 OI OlirUUUery, i f or $5; extra-heavy, 3-yr. size, 90 cts. each, 10 for $7.50. Delivery not prepaid. 



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