Bolgiano's Garden Guide for 1929 



SHRUBS 57 



Hardy Flowering Shrubs 



Shrubs are very necessary in planting the home-grounds. They can be used in many ways, as a dividing-line between the lawn and 

 the vegetable- or flower-garden, hiding unsightly buildings, a background for the flower garden, or foundation planting. 



Dwarf varieties should be planted at least 3 feet apart and the taller ones 5 feet. As a general rule, shrubs should be pruned just 

 after they have finished flowering. The best time to plant is early spring, as soon as the ground can be worked, until about May 10. 

 We have offered below some of the most popular flowering shrubs, but will be pleased to correspond with any of our customers desirous 

 of getting other varieties. 



Abelia 



Grandiflora. A lovely, rounded bush, almost evergreen, which 

 can be kept trimmed to any shape or allowed to grow at will. 

 It is not hardy in the North. White, heather-like flowers, 

 tinted lilac, completely cover the plant. 



Calycanthus (Allspice) 



Floridus. Sweet-scented or Strawberry Shrub. Bears great num- 

 bers of double, dull brownish purple flowers of exquisite, aro- 

 matic, strawberry-like fragrance. 



Cornus 



Alba sibirica. Red-barked Dogwood. Vivid, bright red bark, 

 making it very showy in winter. 



Cydonia (Pyrus) 



Japonica. Japanese Flowering Quince. Spiny shrubs with green, 

 glossy leaves and large, showy, scarjet flowers during May 

 and June. $1 each; $10 per doz. 



Deutzia 



Crenata flore-pleno. Double Deutzia. A tall shrub with double 



pinkish flowers during June. 

 Gracilis. Dwarf shrub with pendulous white flowers in June. 



Height 12 to 18 inches. 



Forsythia (Golden Bell) 

 Viridissima. Green-barked Forsythia. A free-flowering, spread- 

 ing shrub with yellowish green bark, and bell-shaped, yellow 

 flowers in very early spring. 



Hydrangea 



Arborescens sterilis. Snowball Hydrangea. Large, full heads 

 of snow-white flowers in lavish profusion, from late June until 

 late August. 



Paniculata grandiflora. The white flowers are borne in cone- 

 shaped heads, 6 to 12 inches long, in August and September, 

 and later turning to pinkish bronze. Grows in full sun but 

 requires plenty of water. 



Any of above Shrubs, 75 cts. each; 



Hibiscus (Shrub Althaea; Rose of Sharon) 



Syriacus. Tall, hardy shrubs valued because of their blooming 

 from August to October, when few shrubs are in flower. They 

 are extensively used as hedge plants. Red, Pink, White, and 

 Purple. 



PhiladelphuS (Syringa) 



Coronarius. Mock Orange. An upright shrub that produces, in 

 June, a wealth of white, fragrant flowers. A very popular old- 

 fashioned shrub that everybody likes. 



Spiraea 



Bumalda, Anthony Waterer. Flowers bright crimson. It is of 

 dwarf, dense growth, 30 inches in height, and blooms the entire 

 summer and fall, if the old flower-heads are removed. 



Van Houttei. Bridal Wreath. The grandest of all the white 

 Spireas. The compact plants are a beautiful ornament for the 

 lawn at any season, but when in flower a very beautiful sight, 

 the white blooms almost entirely covering the foliage. 



Syi 



Tinga (LUac) 



Vulgaris. Comrnon Purple Lilac 

 Vulgaris alba. 



Purple. 

 Common White Lilac. White. 



Viburnum (Snowball) 



Opulus sterile. Common Snowball; Guelder Rose. Strong 

 grower of spreading habit. In late May and early June it bears 

 large, round clustes of pure white flowers. Height 2 to 3 feet. 

 $1 each; $10 per doz. 



Plicatum. Japanese Snowball. A compact, upright shrub with 

 highly ornamental foliage, dense clusters of pure white flowers 

 in great profusion during late May and early June. $1 each; 

 $10 per doz. 



Weigela 



Rosea. An ornamental shrub of spreading habit, with more or less 

 arching branches and rather large leaves. The pink flowers are 

 trumpet-shaped and appear in May and June. 



VOLCK. A non-poisonous spray that is most effective 

 for blight and insects on shrubbery and evergreens. 

 See page 62. 



$7.50 per doz., except where noted 



