No Home Planting is Complete Without Shrubs 
Unusual anil Worthwhile Slirnhs 
Daphne mezereum (February Daphne) —Is a bright spot of color 
welcome the first warm days of spring? Here is a lit tle shrub grow¬ 
ing no higher than 4' whose branches are thickly set with reddish 
lilac, fragrant llowers as early as the Crocuses. 11 likes partial shade 
and a well drained soil. 9-12", 50c each. 
Hypericum —For late summer bloom. Neat and densely massed shrubs 
2-3' tall with dark green leaves which are held late in the fall. Single 
flowers, rich buttery yellow, with a mass of golden stamens at the 
center, bloom from July to Sept. These are not hardy north of Mass. 
II. patulum henryi —A spreading shrub with flowers 2-2Vo" across. 
18-24", 50c each. 
H. patulum forresti —A splendid new shrub with smaller leaves 
but larger flowers than above. 18-24", 50c each. 
Berberis vernae 
Berberis vernae —Long, slender branches 
sweep the ground and make this small shrub 
a fountain of delicate green. Its clusters of 
yellow flowers in June and pretty coral red 
fruits in September make it one of the most 
attractive shrubs we know. Furthermore, it 
is perfectly hardy, grows in almost any soil 
with no special care. It has no troublesome 
diseases but only the highest recommenda¬ 
tions from those who know the plant. 
18-24", 75c; 2-3', $1.00 each. 
Photo—Courtesy A. M. Leonard & Son 
Stewart ia 
Stewartia pentagyna (Mountain Stew- 
artia) —This rare and beautiful native plant 
has been difficult to obtain and expensive, 
but we have succeeded in growing some 
fine young specimens and have priced them 
modestly. Stewartia makes a tall shrub 
10-12' high. During summer snowy white 
flowers, 3-4" across, with bright orange 
anthers at the center make a striking con¬ 
trast with the handsome foliage. In autumn 
the leaves are brilliant with red and orange. 
It likes a woodsy location but is not hardy 
north of Mass. 12-18", 75c each. 
Cytisus scoparius (Scotch Broom) 
—Lovers of the sun and wind, thriv¬ 
ing anywhere, even on poor, sandy 
soil, provided drainage is good, with 
a wealth of flowers, mostly bright 
yellow, in May and June. Use them 
for seaside plantings or sunny, barren 
banks. They are not reliably hardy 
north of Mass. Cut back heavily, 
about two-thirds of the previous 
year’s growth, after flowering. 
C. scoparius — 6-8'. Bright yellow, 
pea-shaped flowers. This is the var¬ 
iety often found naturalized along 
our eastern coast. 4" pot plants, 50c; 
6" pots, 75c each. 
C. scoparius andreanus hybrids— 
These new shrubs are a twiggy mass 
of green 5-6' high, and the flowers are 
ruby red, flaming orange, golden yel¬ 
low, white, and marvelous combina¬ 
tions of all. They are very showy and 
so desirable that you must not let 
your garden lack a few of these lovely 
Brooms. 5" pot plants, 75c each. 
Cytisus (Scotch Broom) 
Ilex serrata (Finetooth Holly) —A holly 
with red berries in profusion during the 
fall and winter is a marvelous shrub to 
have both for winter color in the garden 
and for winter bouquets. Plant a group 
among your evergreens and you will be 
delighted. This is similar to our native 
Black Alder, but it does not grow quite 
as tall, and the berries are larger and 
more abundant, crowding the stems 
thickly. 12-18", 75c; 15-18", $1.00; 
18-24", $1.50 each. 
Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia)— 
This is one of the early shrubs, blooming 
just after the Forsythias, with an abun¬ 
dance of dainty white star-like flowers. 
The leaves are a dark, glistening green. 
It grows slowly, forms a spreading bush 
6-8' high and will add beauty and dis¬ 
tinction to any home. B & B, 18-24", 
$2.50; 2-2)4', $3.00 each. 
Vitex macrophylla (Chaste Tree) —A 
fine, tall, and graceful shrub with long, 
terminal racemes of pretty lavender- 
blue flowers from July to frost. This 
is a choice and unusual shrub which will 
be welcomed for any shrub border. 
Strong 2 year plants, 50c each. 
Rhus cotinus (Smoke Bush)—A large, 
picturesque shrub, which at maturity at¬ 
tains a height of 15 feet. In habit, it is round 
and bushy, often broader than high. The 
foliage is fine-textured, dense and dark 
green, and in autumn assumes various shade 
of yellow and purple. The plant also bears 
small, inconspicuous purple flowers in 
loosely arranged clusters. In July, the plant 
is enveloped in clouds of delicate, lavender, 
fluffy stems which look like swurls of smoke. 
18-24", 50c; 2-3', 75c; 3-4', $1.00 each. 
Bhus cotinus 
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