Flowering Shrubs '^ ^^^QQrU ^p// .Ggrt^ons^ 



Planting of Deutzias 



Flowering Shrubs 



Hardy flowering shrubs dc\ elop very quickly and are, therefore, indispensable where it is desir- 

 able to make an immediate showing. 



It is our aim to produce everything in flowering shrubbery that is useful, hardy, and worthy of 

 cultivation. A good shrub collection will present the greatest variety of color throughout tlie season, 

 both in flower and foliage. Even in winter the shrubbery is attractive, because of the gracefulness of 

 its stems and branches and the color of the bark. Many N arieties also bear highly colored and showy 

 fruit, which, in many instances, hangs on the entire winter. 



There are a few hard and fast, yet simple principles, governing the artistic arrangement of these 

 subjects, and these should be more strictly observed. In general, individual specimens should rarely 

 be separated from the body of the design. Irregular groups or masses, arra 

 fences, or property lines, or as border plantations along walks or (lri\i-^, arc 

 arrangement of shrubs invariably provides wide, open strctciics lu ar tlic ccntci 

 list which follows, it is possible to select plants adapted to a wide ran^c of r< 



As soon as nursery stock is unpacked, a trench should be chi^ and tlic r 

 with moist earth until they can be |)iantcd. Many failures result Ironi ciisi-c;. 



Before planting, the soil sliould l)e thoroughly spaded and enriched. The holes should be made 

 of ample dimensions and of sullicient depth so that the roots can be spread out and the plant stand in 

 the same position as w hen it \\as growing in the nursery. It is important to pack the soil very 

 firmly around the plant so that all the roots will come in contact with it. Failures are often prevented 

 by nuilcliing the new plantiii^^s so as to preserve the moisture in the soil and prevent damage from 

 the alternate freezing and thawing in winter. 



d against buildings, 

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set In and covered 

 lis sim|)le rule. 



Althaea • Rose of Sharon 



Attractixc hardv sliruhs with large, handsome 

 flowers; r\U nsi\( ly eiilti\ated in American gar- 

 dens, flowiilng HI tile late summer months — 

 August to November — when tiiere are but few 

 shrubs in blossom. 



Baiinor. Flowers white, richly marked crimson and 

 piiik, mil milikc a pelargonium. Each 



■• i I $o 35 



i 1 50 



.Icimiu- il' \rc. Double, pure white. 3 to 4 inches 

 ai r.. I. . IN III III); a rose; very fine. Each 

 $0 35 



1 I" I I'-' i 50 



Rosea. Large flowers of a beautiful shade of rose- 

 pink. Each 



2 to 3 feet $0 35 



3 to 4 feet 50 



Red. 



AIth;va, continued 

 Large, well-formed, double, rub; 



-red flowers. 



Each 



2 to 3 feet $0 35 



3 to 4 feet 50 



Amelanchier 



Shad Biisli, or Junchcrry 

 Free-flowering, hardy shrubs of great adapt- 

 ability. The ilowers e\i)and very early in spring 

 and are soon followed by a bountiful crop of 

 blue-black, edible berries. They thrive in almost 

 any well-drained soil. Fine for woodland planting. 



Canadensis. Native shrubs with masses of white 

 flowers, very often before the leaves appear. 2 feet, 

 35 cts. each. 



