Deciduous Shrubs 
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effectiveness at one season or another. Such borders at the sides and front 
of any place will also lend an appearance of greater breadth to the lawn 
and will assure a greater privacy than the common practice of hedge¬ 
planting. It is well always to keep in mind that the charm of the very 
early spring bloomers and those shrubs with bright fall and winter twigs 
and berries is enhanced by the contrasts secured by the judicious planting 
of evergreens in masses in the borders or as specimens at the edges of the 
lawn. 
It is rather hard to draw arbitrary lines in any classification of plants 
that will define their principal attractions, as the uses of all plants on 
closer acquaintance are so many and varied; but we have cataloged our 
shrubs according to their greatest effectiveness, broadly speaking, in 
spring, summer, fall, and winter. This we believe will be most practicable 
for the greatest number of our customers. 
Particular attention is called to that class of shrubs suitable for ground- 
covers, and we strongly urge careful consideration of these plants in the 
planting of shrubbery borders. Nothing is more unsightly than a shrubbery 
border where little attention has been paid to the ground-cover, and by 
reason of this oversight the planting is made with those shrubs which 
have a more upright growth, thus showing the bare stems of the plants 
and the uncovered ground beneath. 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
Shrubs for Spring Effects, page 101. 
Especially Choice Varieties, page 101. 
Spring Flowers in the Shrubbery, page 109. 
Midsummer Effects, page 129. 
Fall and Winter Effects with Shrubs, page 135. 
Ground-Covers and Special-Purpose Shrubs, page 139. 
An effective boundary planting oj tall shrubs, showing a judicious use of evergreens 
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