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ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
P ROBABLY no class of plants are so useful as the hardy shrubs. They combine all the artistic and practical 
advantages with few, if any, disadvantages. They are easily grown, thrive on most any soil, give quick 
effects and are capable of a wide variety of uses and combinations. The foliage is wonderful in spring, summer 
and autumn. With care in selection, flowers can be had from April to November. Combinations of colored twigs 
bark, fruits, etc., give color and life to the winter landscape. They are used as specimens or in mass plantings. 
Useful for covering rocks, steep banks, hiding objectionable views, also as screens, and wind breaks. 
We should all know the common shrubs, for to know them is to enjoy them,and to profit by their wide adapt¬ 
ability'. Among the most desirable shrubs and ones that 
thrive the best in this portion of the country are the fol¬ 
lowing. The figures denote the average height they 
reach at maturity. They are strong thrifty plants, well 
rooted and carefully handled in every way: 
ARALIA: ANGELICA TREE 
Aralia Pentaphylla (Five-leaved Aralia), 8 to 10 feet. 
A very handsome shrub with long prickly branches that droop 
gracefully to the ground. The foliage is a bright shining green, 
until late in autumn. A very useful plant as a specimen on the 
lawn or for rocky banks, slopes, hedges and mass plantings. 
3 to 4 feet 
75 c. 
A dump of Common Elder showing masses of Mowers 
Aralia spinosa (See Trees). 
