Struts for Spring Effects. Spring FI owers 
m tte Struttery 
T HROUGH the winter’s cold we enjoy the promise of spring that 
is held out by the tiny closed buds and bright twigs of the decid¬ 
uous shrubs, and this promise is amply fulfilled, especially by the 
earliest flowering sorts. It seems as though some ol them clothe their 
bare limbs overnight to dazzle us next day with the beauty of their gay 
apparel of abundant flowers. 
These shrubs furnish us a varied list to choose from, for shrubbery 
borders, screen plantings of medium height, and well-formed specimens. 
Not only are they valuable on account of their spring flowers, but many 
of them furnish us with rich foliage effects in midsummer, later add the 
charm of attractive berries in fall, and lend warmth to the winter land¬ 
scape with their bright-colored twigs. These latter are especially effective, 
as are also the earliest flowering sorts when planted in combinations with 
evergreens, which serve as an admirable background for them. 
Bush Aralia Acanthopanax spinosus (Aralia pentaphylla ) 
Holds its dark green leaves till late in the fall, making it valuable for screen 
planting; flowers inconspicuous yellowish green. Each 10 100 
3 to 4 ft .$0 5° $3 50 $20 00 
Dwarf June Berry 
Amelanchier botryapium 
Pretty red fruit follows the bloom of white flowers. 
2 to 3 ft. 
3 to 4 ft. 
Each 10 100 
$0 50 $3 50 $30 00 
75 5 00 40 00 
Service Berry 
Amelanchier vulgaris 
2 to 2 H ff 
Each 10 100 
$0 35 $3 00 $25 00 
NO CHARGE FOR PACKING 
