SHRUBS 
Consider the expensive homes that you have admired 
. . . What makes them so attractive? The Groun 
S hrubs form the background for most plantings, 
and from the wealth of material they supply almost 
any desired etfect may be produced with them. By 
choosing carefully for blooming season, height and na¬ 
ture of growth your shrub planting will be a source of 
continued interest and beauty. 
Use shrubs for screens to confine the outdoor liv¬ 
ing room and separate it from the other sections of the 
lawn and garden. Use them for backgrounds for the 
perennial beds. Use them as screens to cover unsightly 
fences and buildings. Use shrubs, too, for foundation 
planting to soften the architectural lines of your home. 
ALMOND 
CARAGANA 
DOUBLE UINK. A. very attractive shrub in 
early spring, it is in full bloom before its 
leaves appear. The flowers are small, double 
and bright pink. 
DOUBLE WHITE. Flowers are small double 
and pure wfiite. It blooms in early spring 
and the bush is very full of blossoms. 
ALTHEA 
ROSE OF SHARON. A very free grower and 
does well on most any type of soil. Blooms 
late in August and September with many 
large and brightly colored flowers. These 
plants are among- the more choice of the fall 
blooming ones. These may be obtained in 
named varieties and true colors. Double pur¬ 
ple, double red, double pink and double 
white. 
SIBERIAN PEA SHRUB. A strong vigorous 
grower which makes a flne showing with its 
bright green leaves and many clusters of 
bright yellow flowers. Very hardy and is 
often used in hedges. 
CLETHRA 
ALNIFOLIA. Sweet Pepper Bush. A small 
shrub very fragrant in August and Septem¬ 
ber when covered with long showy wands of 
creamy white flowers. It is used well when 
placed in the front of a border because it is 
dwarf and is often liked beneath a window 
where its pleasing odor may come into the 
house. 
CYDONIA 
JAPONICA. .Tapaii (liiiiice. One of the earliest 
spring flowering plants we have. It is com¬ 
pletely covered with bright scarlet flowers, 
which are followed by small quince shaped 
fruit that are quite fragrant. A specimen by 
itself, with good green foliage and protect¬ 
ing thorns. 
Buddleia or Butterfly Bush 
BUDDLEIA 
Bl'T'I’ERFLY BUSH. This shrub will mature 
and bloom the first year. A single plant will 
show the first year as many as fifty flower 
spikes of a beautiful lilac color. It is a late 
summer bloomer and makes a gorgeous dis¬ 
play when planted alone or in a group. 
ILLE DE FRANCE. A new plant in this group 
not widely known as yet but greatly praised 
by those to whom it is familiar. The flower 
spikes are long and graceful and of a reddish 
purple color. The foliage is a good green and 
the plant is a good strong grower. It could 
hardly have a substitute in any planting. 
CALYCANTHUS 
SWEET SCENTED SHRUB. The wood is frag¬ 
rant, and the foliage rich. It blooms in Au¬ 
gust with small clusters of pink flowers, 
these are followed with violet colored clus¬ 
ters of berries. 
CORNUS 
ELEGANTISSIMA. Variegated Dogwood. Pur¬ 
plish red branches, with beautiful silver vari- 
eg-ated foliage. A beautiful plant in both 
summer and winter. Very showy in a group 
planting". 
MASCULA. This plant is often known by the 
common name Cornelian Cherry. The small 
button shaped flowers appear in early spring 
before the leaves. In the fall the oblong 
scarlet fruit is very attractive. 
PANICULATA. Gray Dogwood. Upright but 
compact grower covered with good sized 
white flowers in June. The bark and the 
under side of the leaves are gray, making a 
flne showing in both summer and winter. 
SIBERICA. Coral Dogwood. The leaves are 
pointed, dark green and gray beneath. The 
branches are stout, bright coral red blotched 
with a frosty colored bloom. Flowers creamy 
white followed in July by bluish white round 
fruits. 
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