HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 
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DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
Proper planting has broken the stiff architectural lines and made this house part of the landscape 
FALL PLANTING 
Aside from certain trees, shrubs and other hardy 
plants which Nature demands shall be transplanted in 
spring, the greatest success follows the transplanting of 
many growing things in the cool days of autumn. There 
is good reason in this, too, for many plants make a fall 
growth of fibrous roots, to carry them over the winter, 
and when they are moved to new locations while the 
ground is still warm, they settle down comfortably and 
soon make themselves at home. They arc well prepared, 
too, to withstand the bad effects of the dry spring 
weather we are likely to have in this climate, and which 
is so detrimental to newly planted stock. 
The great advantage of fall planting is more fully 
realized the following spring, when the new plants awake 
and respond to the warm rays of the sun. Then, with 
bounteous foliage and flower they greet the returning 
spring and continue to thrive and grow as if they had 
never been moved. 
The saving of time, too, is a most important factor, 
for fall planting, in many cases means a full year gained. 
Another important item is the ability of the planter to 
anticipate desired effects, as it is much easier to deter- 
mine this with the mind full of the memory of summer 
than it is in the cold, raw days of early spring. 
Still another vital feature of fall planting lies in the 
fact that it can be done when time is plentiful, and one is 
not burdened with the rush of the thousand and one 
things which demand attention all at one time in the 
spring. 
Spiraea Van Houttei 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
In making lip this selection of Ornamental Shrubs, particular care 
has been taken to name only the very best and most useful varieties. 
Shrubs can be planted either as individuals on lawns, or in beds and then 
be allowed to develop into perfect specimens, or they can be put to use 
for borders and screen plantings and for groups and mass effects. The 
full beauty of any ground cannot properly be expressed until Deciduous 
Shrubs have been planted liberally and judiciously. 
The method of propagating and cultivation of our Shrubs is such that 
only the hardiest, most vigorous and perfect-rooted stock is being 
produced, and they will create an immediate effect in any planting. 
AESCULUS 
/Esculus parviflora; syn., Pavia macrostachya (Dwarf Horse- 
chestnut). A broad-spreading shrub of great beauty, with deep green 
foliage. Is a mass of beautiful, upright spikes of white blossoms in July. 
iJ 4 to 2 ft., $i. 
AIMELANCHIER 
Amelanchier botryapium (Juneberry). An early-flowering, showy 
bush; the white flowers are succeeded by purplish fruit. Well adapted for 
wild effects and rocky soil. 2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, S3 for 10; 3 to 4 ft., 
50 cts. each. $4.50 for 10. 
A. Canadensis (Shad Bush). A fine native variety, with oval, shining 
leaves. 2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, $3 for 10; 3 to 4 ft., 50 cts. each, $4.50 
for 10. 
AMORPHA 
Amorpha fruticosa (Falso Indigo). A strong and easily grown shrub, 
with compound feathery foliage and spikes of indigo-blue flowers in 
June. 2 to 3 ft., 25 cts. each, $2 for 10; 3 to 4 ft., 35 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
ARALIA 
A. pentaphy lla ; syn., Acanthopanax pentaphyllum. Splendid 
for mass plantings and on rocky slopes. Bears shining green leaves 
until late in fall. 2 to 3 ft., 25 cts. each, $2 for 10; 3 to 4 ft.. 35 cts. each, 
$3 for 10. 
A. spinosa (Hercules' Club). Very odd and yet ornamental; stout, 
thorny branches; leaves 2 to 3 feet long; enormous, fiat corymbs of white 
flowers in August. 3 to 4 ft., 35 cts.; 5 to 6 ft., 50 cts. 
AZALEAS 
A group of extremely showy shrubs when in bloom. Indispensable for 
landscape work and well suited for damp and boggy soils. 
Azalea arborescens (Fragrant White Azalea). A valuable native 
variety, with white flowers, tinged with rose; very fragrant. i>a to 2 ft., 
$1 each, $7.50 for 10. 
A. mollis (Chinese Azalea). The size of the flowers of these little 
plants resemble those of the rhododendron. In April and May they are 
literally covered with large trusses of all shades of red, white, yellow and 
orange. Very hardy. 1% to 2 ft.. Si; 2 to 2 >2 ft., Si. 50 to $2. 
A. nudiflora (Pinxter Flower, or Wood Honeysuckle). A native 
Azalea, with deep reddish pink flowers in May. Does well in swampy 
places. i>2 to 2 ft., Si each, S7.50 for 10. 
BENZOIN 
Benzoin odoriferum; syn., Lindera Benzoin (Spice Bush). A 
splendid native shrub, especially valuable for mass effects in natural 
plantings. Early in spring the small yellow flowers appear before the 
leaves develop; the bright scarlet berries later are quite attractive. A 
good shrub for wet or moist places. 2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, $3 for io; 
3 to 4 ft., 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
