ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS—Pages 19 to 26 
Hardy Flowering Shrubs develop very quickly, and 
are therefore indispensable where it is desirable to make 
an immediate showing. Whether it is a seasonable or 
all-year-round effect that is desired, it can be obtained 
by a judicious planting of shrubs. A good shrub collec¬ 
tion will present the greatest variety of color through¬ 
out the season, both in flower and foliage. 
Shrubs are used for grouping around the foundations 
of the house to take off the sharpness from the corners 
and connect the landscape with the architecture. The 
home seems to nestle cosily in a nest of green instead 
of springing up suddenly from the lawn like a “Jack-in- 
the-box.” 
For filling in the angles of a house and the corners be¬ 
tween its steps and sidewalks, for extending architec¬ 
tural lines that end too abruptly, for helping to conceal 
faulty design, for softening hard, uncompromising 
masonry, such as high retaining walls, for giving color 
to the winter landscape, for making entrances inviting, 
for taking the curse off wire fences and red brick walls 
and for framing in the landscape by planting along 
borders—that is what shrubs are used for. 
By having a ready reference to the list given in this 
book, salesmen are enabled to sell their customers “the 
right shrub for the right place” and in turn create 
greater satisfaction—that all important element—in 
working up and maintaining a permanent trade. 
The sizes listed in this book after each variety are 
those considered proper for first class plants suitable 
for transplanting. The sizes vary according to the habit 
of growth of the shrub, as some are naturally dwarf in 
habit and others medium and large growing. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Low growing shrubs such as Spirea Froebella and 
Spirea Anthony Waterer should be planted about 1 y 2 
feet apart. Medium size shrubs should be planted 2 y 2 
to 3 feet apart and the taller growing varieties from 3 
to 4 feet apart, depending on whether an immediate 
effect is desired. 
Height of Shrubs 
(D) Denotes shrubs which are dwarf in habit of growth. 
(M) Denotes shrubs which are medium tall in growth. 
(T) Denotes shrubs that are tall in habit of growth. 
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