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CLIBRANS’ 
EVERGREEN, DECIDUOUS and 
FLOWERING SHRUBS. 
Lovely effects may beattained by the judicious use of many of our evergreen, 
deciduous, ornamental flowering and fruiting Shrubs. Upon the various forms 
of Shrubs, perhaps more than any other class of plant, we are dependent for the 
beauty of our gardens and pleasure grounds. Why it should continue to be so 
common a practice of using such objects as Common Privet, Laurels, &c., for 
the planting of gardens and pleasure grounds, to the almost total exclusion of 
the many beautiful and highly ornamental Shrubs of other families, is a mystery. 
Whatever effect may be required, either an evergreen appearance, floral beauty, 
spring or autumn tints, or plants producing ornamental fruits, can easily be 
obtained by the use of a careful and judicious selection of Shrubs. 
The following pages contain a select and comprehensive collection of all 
that is choicest and best in Shrubs, many of them of great rarity ; we commend 
their perusal to all lovers of Shrubs and admirers of natural beauty. 
PRUNING OF SHRUBS. — To be successful, this operation requires a considerable amount 
of care and knowledge of the subjects to be dealt with. 
Summer pruning can be carried out with advantage immediately the flowering season is 
over, on plants that produce flowers on wood of the previous year’s growth. We refer to such 
subjects as Philadelphus, Deutzia, Forsythia, Lilac, Weigela, etc. ; in these cases pruning 
should be confined to the cutting away of old wood that has produced flowers, and so admit 
light and air to the growth that will produce flowers during the following season. 
Winter pruning can be performed satisfactorily on Shrubs that flower on the current 
season’s young growth, and also on other subjects if they have exceeded the space allotted them. 
All marked (*) should be planted in Sheltered Situations. 
For American Plants, Shrubs and Rhododendrons, see pages 42 to 48 
ABELIA 
*2 rupestris, white, very free ; suitable for walls. 2/6 and 3/6 each. 
ABUTILON 
*4 vitifolium (Vine-leaved), flowers porcelain-blue ; in autumn the leaves are golden. 
Hardy in the South of England and Ireland, but should have protection from 
frost in the North. 3/6 each. 
* 5 album, a white-flowered form of the preceding. 3/6 each. 
ALTH/EA, see Hibiscus syriacus, page 28. 
AMORPHA 
119a canescens, dark blue, dwarf habit. 2/6 each. 
119 fruticosa, dark bluish purple flowers in June. 2/6 each. 
AMYGDALUS 
134a Georgica, an early flowering shrub, with deep rose flowers. 5/- each. 
ARBUTUS (Strawberry Tree) 
*167 Croomei, scarlet flowers, very free ; showy. 3/6 and 5/- each. 
*164 Unedo, beautiful in late autumn when its dense mass of greenery is mingled with 
flower clusters and large, scarlet strawberry-like fruit. 3/6 and 6/- each. 
AUCUBA (Variegated Laurel). One of the best evergreens for towns. 
F. signifies Female. M. Male varieties. 
173 JAPONICA (F), the well-known beautifully mottled type, one of the hardiest of ever- 
greens. 1 to U feet, 1/- each, 10/6 per do*. ; U to 2 feet, 1/9 each, 18/- per do*. ; 
2 to 2i feet, 2/6 each, 27/6 per do*. ; 2J to 3 feet, 3/6 and 5/- each ; larger, 7/6 
to 21/- each. 
Prices of the following, except where stated, 2/6 to 5/- ; larger, 7/6 to 21/- each. 
176 Bruanti (F), recommended for the unusual abundance of berries it produces, 
and the extremely brilliant foliage. 
