Making the Most of All the Seasons 

 in the Garden 



Is yours a "one season" garden? How many- 

 gardens are planned so that during the Summer 

 months they are ablaze with flowers and at other 

 times of the year either a mass of woody, brown 

 stems or an expanse of bare soil is all that greets 

 the eye. 



There are always some plants in our nurseries 

 that have a special interest at all times of the year. 

 Early in the Spring we begin to look each morning 

 for the first blossom of the Golden Bell. Long 

 before this we have brought some of the branches 

 indoors and watched them come out in water, but 

 after the first one has bloomed out of doors it 

 gives one a cheerful feeHng that Spring is really 

 here. After the Golden Bell, other early blossom- 

 ing shrubs and trees, the dogwoods, bush honey- 

 suckles and others, appear in constantly increasing 

 numbers and varieties until in May and early 

 June we are surrounded with the bloom of the 

 Lilacs, Mock Oranges, Weigelas and all the other 

 favorites. 



With July comes the myriad colors of the Phlox, 

 and the earliest Altheas begin to burst into bloom, 

 and through August and into September and Octo- 

 ber these familiar shrubs bear an abundance of 

 vari-colored flowers. Just before the early frosts 

 turn the leaves of the Japanese Barberry, dogwoods, 

 oaks and maples to the brilliant scarlets and 

 oranges, the hardy Chrysanthemums unfold their 

 buds and display their rich reds and bronzes and 

 clear pinks and whites in defiance of Jack Frost. 



After the leaves begin to fall the berries of the 

 different shrubs appear; there are the waxy white 

 Snowberries, the brilliant scarlet clusters of the 

 High Bush Cranberries and the deep blue of the 

 Kegel's Privet and the Cornels. Then, too, the 

 bright colored branches of the cornels and the 

 white bark of the birches add to the interests of 

 this time of the year. 



The Lombardy Poplars and Willows, with their 

 grayish-green branches, show up well at this time of 

 the year and the interesting habit of growth of 

 many other trees can be appreciated. 



In the Fall and Winter the birds, which can be 

 attracted by the "berry bearing" or fruiting plants, 

 make an interesting addition to your garden. If 

 simple bird houses are provided you will soon take 

 an interest in learning the new birds that will 

 take advantage of the attractions. 



When the snow is on the ground and clinging to 

 the deep green of the Pines and Spruces, with 

 here and there a gleam of red from the Holly or 

 Winterberry, there is a beauty and appeal which is 

 hard to resist. 



It is easy to have all these attractions in 

 your garden. Below are lists of plants which 

 will give you an uninterrupted succession of 

 bloom. 



For plants with attractive Autumn foliage see 

 the list on page 77. Varieties valuable for Winter 

 effects are partially listed on page 76. Flowering 

 Trees are listed on page 77. 



The lists below are of flowering shrubs and hardy perennial flowers, while the spaces opposite show 

 the average time of bloom. 



Shrubs 



Althea, Rose of Sharon 



Azalea 



Bush Honeysuckle, Fragrant. 

 Bush Honeysuckle, Morrowi . 

 Bush Honeysuckle, Tatarian . 



Deutzia 



Elder 



Golden Bell 



Golden Currant 



Guelder Rose 



Hydrangea, Hills of Snow . . . 

 Hydrangea, large flowering. . 



Hypericum 



Japanese Snowball 



Lilac 



Mock Orange in variety 



Prairie Rose 



Red Bud 



Rosa Rugosa 



Spice Bush 



Spirea Anthony Waterer . . . . 



Spirea Arguta 



Spirea Billardi 



Spirea Douglasi 



Spirea Reevsiana 



Spirea Thunbergii 



Spirea Van Houttei 



Styrax Japonica 



Tamarix Africana 



Tamarix Gallica. var. Indica . 



Wayfaring Tree 



Weigelia 



White Kerria 



Witch Hazel 



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Perennials 



Achillea, the Pearl 



Anemone Japonica 



Aquilegia 



Aster 



Baby's Breath 



Balloon Flower 



Blanket Flower 



Bleeding Heart 



Canterbury Bells 



Chrysanthemum 



Columbine 



Coreopsis 



Cornflower 



Delphinium 



False Chamomile 



Foxglove 



Fimkia 



Golden Tuft 



Helenium 



Helianthus 



Hardy Pink 



Hollyhocks 



Iberis 



Iris (German) 



Iris (Japanese) 



Larkspur 



Peony 



Phlox 



Purple Cone Flower 



Rock Cress 



Shasta Daisy 



Btonecrop in variety . . . . 



Sweet William 



Yellow Day Lily 



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