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How to Have an Uninterrupted Succession of Bloom 



FROM the appearance, the first warm days of March, of the cheery yellow Forsythia to the tragic 

 death of the persistent little Chrysanthemum, after holding out bravely against the assaults of Jack 

 Frost, you need have scarcely a week without some appropriate blooms. 

 If your preference does not incline toward a formal hedge for bounding your property lines, use instead 

 a graceful, curving border of Shrubbery and Hardy Perennials, which may be interspersed with Hyacinths, 

 Narcissus, Tulips, Jonquils, etc. The Forsythia comes first, supported by the ubiquitous bulb, followed 

 b\- the fragrant Bush Honeysuckle, Azaleas, Spireas, Weigelias, Deutzias, Snowball, and a bewildering 

 procession of riotous loveliness to aid which everything seems to conspire. 



Before these Shrubs have past their bloom the Hardy Perennials are aglow with flowers and hold our 

 interest throughout the Summer. With the passing of these in the Autumn some Shrubs again attract us 

 with the gorgeous color of their foliage, and later some varieties surprise and even delight us with their 

 bright-colored bark and brilliant berries. 



In selecting varieties to give an uninterrupted succession of bloom, the reader may be guided by the 

 time of flower, which is mentioned with the description of each flowering plant that we offer in this cata- 

 logue. These seasons of bloom, of course, vary in different localities and somewhat each year, according to 

 weather conditions, yet in general, the time that we have indicated their blooming will be found correct. 

 I The color of flower is also given so that it will be possible not to place glaring magentas beside vivid reds 

 that bloom at the same time; other equally unappropriate combinations can be avoided by carefully study- 

 ing the descriptions. 



In arranging a border planting that is to give an uninterrupted succession of bloom, the heights of the 

 plants must also be taken into consideration. Those that grow the tallest should be in the background, 

 the medium-sized in the middle, and the smallest in the front. The height to which the different plants 

 may be expected to grow is also given in the description of varieties, thus enabling persons to arrange their 

 shrubbery more intelligently. 



There is a pleasure in havang a "thought-out" planting that will give an uninterrupted succession of 

 bloom. The pleasure is all the greater for the person who studies the arrangement himself, and what does 

 it matter if he makes a few mistakes, the fun is all the greater in the continual surprise that such a planting 

 holds in store for each succeeding week, when from some unexpected place a new flower of different color 

 peeps forth. If persons do not care to study out their own plantings to give an uninterrupted succession 

 of bloom we shall be willing to help those who are really interested with lists of varieties suitable for their 

 purposes if the area available for such planting and the measurements of it are given to us. It is, perhaps, 

 needless to say that we can give greater thought and study to this work ahead of the planting season than 

 we can in the midst of it, when there is always a rush of other things that claim the nurseryman's attention. 

 It will be found preferable, when our assistance is desired, if we might have the inquiry early. 



Some of the Shrubs and Perennials most frequently used for an uninterrupted succession 

 of bloom are found in the following suggestive list that will flower about in the rotation 

 named: 



SHRUBBERY Page 



Golden Bell 72 



Japan Judas 65 



Lilacs 83 



Diervillas 69, 70 



Snowballs 84 



Spirea, Reevesiana and Van Houttei 82 



Deutzias 68 



Mock Oranges 78 



Sweet Shrub 64 



Summer Flowering Spireas 81 



Styrax Japonica 82 



Hypericums 75 



Altheas (Rose of Sharon) 73 



Hydrangea, Great Panicled 74 



Witch Hazel 72 



OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS Page 



Mountain Pink 107 



Columbine 98 



Paeonies 106 



Iris 105 



Sweet William 102 



Hardy Pinks 102 



Hollyhocks 104 



Larkspurs 101 



Bell Flower 99 



Phlox 107 



Blanket Flower 103 



Shasta Daisy 100 



Anemones . / 98 



Asters 99 



Chrysanthemums 100 



