of Pleasing Grace and Variety 
(TlieNe are Group 1 Slirulis at the Same Prices Shown on Previous Page) 
Mock Orange (Philadelphus) — No 
garden is complete without the delight¬ 
ful fragrance and pure white blossoms 
of the Mock Orange. 
—Old Fashion —8' to .12'— A hardy 
vigorous shrub of upright growth. 
Single flowers pure white, frag¬ 
rant and borne in great profu¬ 
sion. Endures shade. 
—LcMoine — 4' to 6' — Erect fine 
leaved, slender stemmed. Creamy 
white flowers with a distinct 
fragrance. Good foundation shrub. 
—Virginal —-(See Group No. 2.) 
Ninclinrk (Physoearpus Opulifolius) 
—8' to 10'—A quick growing shrub 
with fragrant white flowers in late 
May. Excellent for screens and borders. 
Ninebark, Golden (Physoearpus Opu¬ 
lifolius Aureus) — 8' to 10' —• Showy 
golden leaves turning to bronze in fall. 
White flowers in May. Excellent for 
contrast with green variety. 
Pearl Bush (Exoehorda Grandlflora) 
—8' to 10'—If you want an unusual 
shrub for your border, large pure white 
flowers in great profusion. Buds re¬ 
semble pearls along stems and when in 
full bloom plant has appearance of 
snowbank. 
Privet, Regels (Ligustrum Rege- 
lianum) —4' to 6'—A very hardy type 
with dark, shiny leaves. Numerous 
branches are horizontally spreading 
with graceful drooping ends. Very 
desirable for foundation plantings 
and endures shade. 
Rugosa Rose—6' to 8' —Exception¬ 
ally' hardy shrubs which thrive under 
difficult conditions. Branches spiny 
and foliage is a shiny dark green and 
not susceptible to attacks by insects. 
Flowers in May followed by red or 
orange-scarlet fruits which hang on 
until winter. Makes good hedge or 
Is fine in massed plantings. 
—Rosa Rugosa Alba — Large clear 
white flowers. 
—Rosa Rugosa Rubra- —-Has large 
rosy crimson flowers. 
- —Sir Thos. Lipton —5' to 6'—The best 
double white, blooming in June 
and intermittently through sum¬ 
mer. 
- —F. J. Grootendorst — (See Special 
Group.) 
Snowball (Viburnum Sterile) —8' to 
12'—This old fashion shrub grows most 
anywhere and always flowers so abun¬ 
dantly. It is indeed beautiful and 
should be in everyone’s yard. Beautiful 
large clusters of white flowers. 
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos Race- 
mosus) —3' to 4'—A graceful plant with 
small foliage, dense twiggy branches 
which bear in the fall a profusion of 
waxy white berries. Good for shady 
locations in foundation planting. 
Sumac, Smooth (Rhus Glabra) —10' to 
15'^-Grows to small tree with beauti¬ 
ful foliage which colors brightly in 
autumn; inconspicuous flowers in June, 
followed by attractive crimson brown 
fruits. 
Sumac, Staghorn (Rhus Typhina) — 
10' to 15'—Picturesque and rugged with 
brilliant foliage in fall. 
Spirea, Anthony Waterer —2' to 3'— 
Would you like a shrub that is of dense 
rounded growth, beautiful dark small 
foliage, that blossoms with large bril¬ 
liant rosy crimson flower clusters all 
summer? If you would, you can’t go 
wrong on this one as it is exceptionally 
hardy. 
Spirea Froebeli— 3' to 4'—Similar to 
Anthony Waterer, but taller. 
Spirea Billardi— 4' to 5'—An upright 
grower with dense spikes of rose pink 
flowers that crown sparsely twigged, 
erect branches. 
Spirea Thunbergi —4' to 6'—We think 
this one of the best shrubs grown for 
foundation plantings. Forms a dense, 
feathery bush, with a pleasing shade 
of yellowish green foliage changing in 
fall to bright red and orange. White 
single flowers in April. Surely a most 
valuable shrub. 
Spirea Prunifolia —6' to 8'—Blossoms 
early with small double white blooms. 
Dark green foliage turning orange in 
fall. 
Spirea Van Honttei —6' to 8'—The 
most popular of all Spireas. Graceful 
drooping branches in late spring com¬ 
pletely covered with fleecy white 
blossoms. Will endure partial shade. 
Tamirix Africana —8' to 12' — A 
large grower with fine feathery blue 
green foliage and long panicles of 
pink flowers in May. 
Weigela Rosea —6' to 8'—This is an 
old favorite with abundant showy 
trumpet shaped flowers of light pink 
in May. Rather coarse foliage, but very 
effective in groups or mass planting. 
Weigela Eva Rathke —3' to 5'— 
Most distinct variety blooming in 
June with deep carmine red flowers. 
Correct Pruning Preserves Beauty 
The object of seasonal pruning is to 
maintain the natural form and to pre¬ 
serve the flower and fruit bearing 
wood. Shrubs that bloom in spring or 
early summer should be pruned within 
two weeks after flowering. Those that 
bloom in late summer or fall, like 
Althea, Butterfly Bush, Hydrangeas 
and Snowberry, should be pruned in 
late winter or early spring before 
growth starts. 
The Hydrangeas are pruned lightly 
for numerous small blossoms and are 
cut back severely if larger but fewer 
flowers are desired. 
Butterfly Bush and Desmodium usual¬ 
ly die back to the ground so the tops 
should be cut off entirely in late win¬ 
ter. The tops spring up quickly and 
make nice bushy specimens. 
Shrubs valued for colored bark like 
Siberian Dogwood (Cornus alba Si- 
berica), Globe Flower (Kerria Japon- 
ica), etc., should have some of the older 
canes removed each spring to' encour¬ 
age new growth which has the best 
color. 
Lilacs and flowering Dogwood 
(Cornus Florida) should not be pruned 
except to remove dead or diseased 
branches. 
Most pruning may be confined to re¬ 
moving dead wood, cutting out short 
weak growth and heading back 
branches that are too long and tend to 
destroy the natural form of the shrub. 
With old shrubs it may be necessary 
to cut out the old wood down to the 
base of the plant, encouraging the new 
growth from the roots. 
Fig. A shows a large, overgrown 
shrub which is “leggy,” i. e., presents a 
bare effect at the base. Flowers are 
These illustrations are from 
“The Complete Garden” and 
are used by permission of the 
author, Mr. Albert D. Taylor. 
borne in the top branches on the old 
wood. 
Fig. B. The same shrub properly 
pruned to permit the new shoots to de¬ 
velop from the base of the shrub and 
to form a new top. 
Fig. C. The same shrub two or three 
years after proper pruning. A more 
handsome shrub in form and with bet¬ 
ter bloom. 
Fig. D shows incorrect pruning of 
shrub in Fig. A. 
Fig. E shows the results of incorrect 
pruning illustrated in Fig. D. 
— B — - C - 
— D — — E, - 
After Care of Shrubs 
Keep surface soil loose and moist and 
at even temperature by a 3 to 4 inch 
mulch of manure or by keeping a dust 
mulch by repeated cultivations. During 
a drought, water thoroughly even 
though mulch is applied. 
Winter Protection 
It is alternate freezing and thawing 
that does the damage. Prevent this by 
a heavy mulch of straw, leaves or 
manure put on after ground freezes. 
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