HOW TO PLANT 
0 NOT make the mistake of planting at random. A fine, well-cut lawn is one of the handsom¬ 
est features of a place. Trees may be planted along a lane or avenue leading to the house, 
or dotted about the lawn on lines radiating from it. This will secure light and air, with good 
views. When practicable, upright shrubs and roses should be planted in beds, each class by 
itself, about the borders of the grounds. These beds should be well cultivated and the plants annually 
pruned. When the growth of the plants has made them very thick some should be taken out. It will 
not do to plant so little that years must elapse before a fine effect will be produced. A surplus 
should be planted at first, and this gradually taken out. Vines should be planted near to and allowed 
to climb upon and about the house, or they may be trained on posts, arbors or stakes, placed in suitable 
locations on the lawn. 
WHAT TO PLANT 
A detailed list of desirable ornamental trees and shrubs would be little less than a recapitulation 
of our entire list, but as few have room for all, we here present a list of the most desirable in each class, 
and refer the reader to the proper places in the Catalogue for descriptions of them: 
FLOWERING TREES 
Named in the order in which they 
MAY 
Almond Davidiana. 
Amelanchier. 
Cherry, Large Double-flowered. 
Judas Tree. 
Chinese Magnolia, in variety. 
Almonds, Large Double-flowered. 
Cornus florida, White and Red. 
flower; embracing some of the choicest 
Horse Chestnuts. 
Crabs, flowering. 
Peach, Double-flowered. 
Bird Cherry. 
JUNE 
Mountain Ash. 
Thorns, in variety. 
Laburnum. 
species. 
White Fringe. 
Locust, White. 
Virgilia Lutea. 
Catalpa. 
Lindens, in variety. 
JULY 
Chestnut, American. 
Chestnut, Sober Paragon. 
TREES WHICH PRODUCE ORNAMENTAL FRUIT SUCCEEDING THE FLOWERS 
Celtis occidentalis. Dull red fruit as large as peas. Crataegus. Scarlet and yellow fruit in Sept, and Oct. 
Cornus florida. Oval fruit in a head. Pyrus Sorbus (Mountain Ash). Scarlet fruit in Sept., Oct. 
TREES WITH BRIGHT COLORED BARK IN WINTER 
Betula alba, White Bark. Salix vitellina var. britzensis. Red Bark. 
“ alba var. laciniata. White Bark. “ vitellina variety from Russia. Yellow Bark. 
Salix vitellina aurea, Yellow Bark. " Colorado. Blue Bark. 
FLOWERING SHRUBS WITH VARIEGATED OR COLORED FOLIAGE 
Described in their respective places in the Catalogue. 
Berberis (Barberry), vulgaris var. purpurea. 
Cissus Variegata. 
Cornus (Dogwood), alba var. elegantissima variegata. 
“ Mas. variegata. 
“ Siberica foliis alba marginatis. 
“ Spaeth ii. 
Corylus (Filbert), atropurpurea. 
“ aurea. 
Diervilla (Weigela), rosea var. nana fol. var. 
Diervilla, rosea var. Sieboldii alba marginata. 
Euonymus, radicans variegata. 
Hibiscus (Althaea). Syriacus var. fl. pi. fol. variegata. 
Kerria (Corchorus), Japonica argentea variegata. 
Philadelphus (Syringa), foliis aureis. 
Prunus (Plum), Pissardi. 
Ptelea (Hop Tree), trifoliata var. aurea. 
Sambucus (Elder), Canadensis var, aurea. 
Spiraea, opulifolia aurea. 
FLOWERING SHRUBS 
Named in the order in which they flower, embracing some of the choicest species. 
APRIL 
Daphne Mezereum. 
MAY 
Forsythia. 
Japan Quince. 
Prunus Pissardi. 
“ triloba. 
Almond, dwarf double-flowered. 
Spiraea prunifolia flore pleno. 
JUNE 
Halesia tetraptera. 
Deutzia gracilis. 
Lemoineii. 
Spiraea lanceolata. 
Viburnum Opolus var. sterilis. 
“ tomentosum. 
Viburnum plicatum. 
Weigelia, in variety. 
Cornus alba. 
Lilac Josikaea. 
“ Japonica. 
“ villosa. 
Hydrangea, arborescens grandiflora 
alba. 
Syringa. 
Rhododendrons. 
Spiraea arguta. 
“ Thunbergii. 
Lilacs. 
Spiraea Van Houttei. 
Viburnum lantana. 
rugosum. 
Mahonia. 
Honeysuckle Tartarian. 
Wistaria. 
Paeonies Herbaceous. 
Clematis, in variety. 
Elder. 
Deutzia crenata flore pleno. 
Pride of Rochester. 
JULY 
Spiraea Billardii. 
Anthony Waterer. 
callosa alba. 
“ callosa* 
AUGUST’and SEPTEMBER 
Anemone. 
Althaea, in variety. 
Hydrangea, in variety. 
Clematis paniculata. 
SHRUBS WHICH PRODUCE ORNAMENTAL FRUIT SUCCEEDING THE FLOWERS 
Barberry, scarlet and violet fruit in September. Cornus alba, white berries in September. Cornus Mas, fruit red, very 
large and showy in August. Elaeagnus longipes, red fruit. Euonymus, red and white fruit. Euonymus latifolius, red fruit Lon- 
icera, in variety; showy red and yellow fruit. Mahonia, bluish berries in July. Rhamnus, black fruit. Sambucus Canadensis, 
purple fruit, changing to black in August and September. Sambucus racemosus, red fruit. Symphoricarpus racemosus, white 
berries all winter. Symphoricarpus vulgaris, red fruit. Viburnum cassinoides, black fruit. Viburnum dentatum, black fruit. 
Viburnum dilatatum, scarlet fruit. Viburnum lantana, dark purple, nearly black in September. Viburnum molle, black fruit. 
Viburnum Opulus, red fruit; very ornamental. Viburnum rugosum, very showy fruit in September. Holly, red fruit, autumn 
and winter. 
SHRUBS WITH BRIGHT COLORED BARK IN WINTER 
CORNUS—Alba, bright red. Alba elegantissima variegata, bright red. Alba Siberica, the mo^tjoriir int red of all. 
Sanguinea, var. viridissima, green. Stolonifera, dull red or purplish. Stolonifera, var. flavitftmea -r*right yellow. 
KERRIA—Japonica, green. Japonica flore pleno, green. 
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