Flowering Shrubs 
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ISAAC HICKS & SON 
Dvvaif Horse-chestnut. 
If you are tired of the monoiotiy of the shrubbery in July, here is the remedy, 
healthy foliage and large graceful white flowers. 
A rare shrub of 
JAPANESE. MAPLL, continued 
Cut-leaved. A. palmatum, var. dissectum. The 
foliage is so finely divided as to resemble a 
delicate fern. It grows in graceful, wide-arching 
sprays 2 to 3 feet high and greater in width, being 
typically Japanese in its form. Its growth is 
slow, but it is well worth the necessary waiting. 
Purple Cut-leaved. A. palmatum, var. dissectum 
purpureum. Resembles the above, except that 
the foliage is red and purple throughout the 
season. 
PEARL BUSH. See Exochorda 
California Privet, continued 
thick base devoid of the three-cornered open 
spaces frequently seen. It is economical, as a 
smaller number is required. In the after trim- 
ming it is advisable to keep the lower por- 
tion of the hedge wider than the top, so as to 
permit the sun to shine on and encourage 
the lower branches. Privet is one of the best 
plants to use in exposed windy situations and 
where the salt spray flies, as the thick glossy 
leaves will remain uninjured and make luxuri- 
PRIVLT. Ligustrum 
Ibota. L. Ibota. This has proved 
perfectly hardy here and north- 
ward. It is native of China and 
Japan. The California Privet is 
also nitive of Japan, but near 
the coast. The reasons why it 
thrives and makes such a vigor- 
ous growth near the coast on 
Long Island are given on page 5. 
California. Z. ovalifolium. The 
use of Privet as a hedge plant is 
well-nigh universal, taking the 
place of Arborvitse, Osage 
Orange and other plants. Its 
one defect is the tendency to be- 
come thin at the base when not 
properly trimmed. We are de- 
veloping a new method of grow- 
ing to overcome this defect, pro- 
ducing plants with numerous 
stems at the base. These when 
planted 6 inches deeper make a 
Grading with shrubs is cheaper than with soil. Here is a concavity on a steep 
sidehill filled out so that the house does not look too near the edge. The shrub 
is the prostrate privet which is solid from the grgun^ up, agd very tjaydy. Ever- 
greens would be still better. * 
