WHERE AND WHAT TO PLANT 
FOR SHADY 
LOCATIONS 
Arrowwood 
Japanese Barberry 
Coralberry 
Snowberry 
Deutzias 
Hydrangea A. G. 
Regels Privet 
Dogwoods 
Honeysuckles 
Jetbead 
Spirea Van Houttei 
Pearl Bush 
Witch Hazel 
Mahonia 
Japanese Yew 
Pfitzers Juniper 
FOR COVERING LOW 
BANKS AND 
TERRACES 
Japanese Barberry 
Cotoneaster Horizontalis 
Snowberry 
Deutzia Gracilis 
Forsythia Suspensa 
Fragrant Sumac 
Wichuriana Rose 
FOR DRY SOILS 
Sumacs 
Snowberry 
Coralberry 
Desmodium 
Rosa Rugosa 
Tamarix 
Butterfly Bush 
Spirea Thunbergi 
Spirea Frobels 
Beauty Berry 
Pearl Bush 
SHRUBS VALUED FOR 
THEIR BERRIES 
Arrowwood—Blue 
Barberry—Red 
Honeysuckle-—Red 
Snowberry—White 
Coralberry—Red 
Beauty berry—Violet 
Dogwood—White 
Cotoneaster—Red 
Rugosa Rose—Red 
Win ter berry— 
Bright Red 
VALUABLE FOR 
THEIR FALL 
COLORING 
Japanese Barberry 
Euonymus Alatus 
Fragrant Sumac 
Smooth Sumac 
Staghorn Sumac 
Arrowwood 
Mahonia 
FOR MOIST SOILS 
Dogwood 
False Spirea 
Arrowwood 
Winterberry 
Mock Orange; Pliiladelphus Virginalis. 
Hydrangea; Arborescens Gramliflora 
berries following bloom. Gray- 
green foliage. Especially suited 
for foliage screen. Does well in 
most any soil. 
Hydrangea, Arborescens Grandiflora 
—4' to 5'—A most popular shrub with 
flowers similar to the familiar “Snow¬ 
ball” in appearance, snowy white and 
imposing. July-September. By cutting 
bush to the crown each spring, it can 
be kept round and dense at 3' to 5'. 
Endures partial shade. 
Hydrangea, Paniculata Grandiflora— 
5' to 6'—Produces massive plumes, first 
snow white, then pink, then reddish 
bronze and green, from August until 
October. Beautiful as specimen shrub 
or in masses. 
Hugonis Rose —6' to 8'—A dense at¬ 
tractive shrub with slender branches 
covered with single clear yellow flow¬ 
ers. Foliage turns purple in fall. Well 
adapted for either specimen or mass 
planting. 
Hypericum (St. John’s Wort) —3' to 4' 
—Grayish-green foliage and bright 
yellow blossoms in July-August. 
Jetbead (Rhodotyphus Iverroides)— 4' 
to 5'—One of the best shrubs for plant¬ 
ing in shaded locations. A rounded 
shrub with beautiful yellowish green 
corrugated foliage and large, single 
white flowers in May, followed by 
shiny black berries or seeds. 
Kerrla Japonic.'! (Globe Flower) —4' 
to 6'—Bright green stems and attrac¬ 
tive foliage. The blossoms are bright 
yellow, double or single and unusually 
attractive. Blooms in May and a few 
blooms all summer. 
Lilac (Syringa) —You can have Lilacs 
wherever you live, as they are very 
hardy, vigorous and grow with little 
attention, giving masses of beautiful 
bloom in the spring; in three varieties: 
— Old-Fashion Purple —8' to 12'—This 
old-fashion shrub is still a fav¬ 
orite with its fragrant flowers 
and attractive foliage. Excellent 
for hedges or background. 
-— Persian —6' to 8'—A graceful shrub 
with pale lilac flowers in broad 
panicles in late spring. Rich 
green foliage. Blossoms second 
season after transplanting. 
- —French or Hybrid Lilacs —6' to 8'— 
These are budded types having 
small leaves and larger blossoms, 
bloom later in season. Blossom 
second season after transplant¬ 
ing. Wine, single; Blue, double; 
White, double. 
Mock Orange (Pliiladelphus) —- No 
garden is complete without the delight¬ 
ful fragrance and pure white blossoms 
of the Mock Orange; in two varieties: 
- —Old-Fashion —8' to 12'—A hardy, 
vigorous shrub of upright 
growth. Single flowers pure 
white, fragrant and borne in 
great profusion. Endures shade. 
—LeMoine —4' to 6'—E rect fine 
leaved, slender stemmed. Creamy 
white flowers with a distinct 
fragrance. Good foundation 
shrub. 
Mock Orange, Virginal (Pliiladelphus 
Virginalis) —6' to 8'—A wonderful new 
variety. Good foliage and flowers run 
double, semi-double and single, are 
largest and most sweetly fragrant of 
any known variety, with longest early 
and intermittent blooming season. 
Mock Orange (White Boquet) —Grows 
about 4' tall—Small leaves, profuse 
white flowers in May. 
Ninebark (Pliysocarpus 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'—S h o w y 
golden leaves turning to bronze in fall. 
White flowers in May. Excellent for 
contrast with green variety. 
Pearl Bush (Exocliordn Grandiflora) 
—8' to 10'—If you want an unusual 
shrub for your border, large pure 
white flowers in great profusion. Buds 
Here is an effective shrub planting, binding the house to the lawn, softening angles and hiding the low foundation 
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