Deciduous Shrubs TOWSON NURSERIES, Inc. 



Deciduous Shrubs 



fORGEOUS blossoms, bright berries, handsome foliage and variety 

 of shapes are the characteristics which make ornamental deciduous shrubs so 

 valuable in our landscape. Although they are leafless during the winter 

 months, many of them provide colorful berries and twigs, and all of them 

 compensate for their dullness of the winter in the following spring, summer 

 and autumn seasons. 



Various combinations of color and a continual succession of bloom from 

 the opening of spring to late autumn may be had with the use of the proper 

 varieties. 



ACANTHOPANAX pentaphyllum (Bush Ara- 

 lia ) . You probably have a dry shady place 

 in which you would like to plant some shrubs. 

 Bush Aralia, with its glossy, deep green leaves 

 and light gray twigs, makes a desirable shrub 

 for such a situation. 



EACH PER 10 



3 4 feet 



4 5 



5 6 



.75 

 1.00 

 1.50 



5.00 

 7.50 



if 



In the accompanying illustration, note the effect obtained with deciduous shrubs as 

 a secondary background, seeming to tie the large trees with the perennial border 

 and the stretch of lawn; combining the whole into a harmonizing unity. 



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