TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
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Ornamental and Flowering 
Shrubs 
Almond 
(Amygdalus) 
The flowers are very 
showy, produced in great 
abundance and useful for 
their earliness. Fine plants 
to use in grouping or for 
lawns. 
Double Pink. Small, dou¬ 
ble pink flowers borne 
in abundance in May. 
Double White. Small, 
double white flowers 
borne in abundance in 
May. 
Althea 
(Rose of Sharon; 
Hibiscus) 
The Altheas are free 
growers and not particu¬ 
lar as to soil. Large, bell¬ 
shaped flowers of striking 
color in August and Sep¬ 
tember, when but few 
other sorts are in blossom. They attain a height of from 6 to 
10 feet. 
Double. Purple, Red, Pink, and White. Very large and double. 
Aroma - Chokeberry 
Floribunda. An ornamental shrub with white flowers, fol¬ 
lowed by black berries and leaves turning red in autumn. 
Barberry - Berberis 
Thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). Valuable for low hedging or 
grouping. The plant is dwarf, with spreading or drooping 
branches; foliage in the spring is a bright green, changing 
to brilliant crimson in autumn. Ultimate height, 5 feet. 
Thunbergi Atropurpurea (New Red-Leaved Japanese Bar¬ 
berry). The foliage is of a rich, lustrous bronzy red, becom¬ 
ing more brilliant as the season advances, turning to shades 
of red, orange and scarlet in the fall. Ultimate height, 5 feet. 
Does best in sunny locations. 
Beauty Bush - Kolkwitzia 
Amabilis. An exceedingly handsome, ornamental shrub; flow¬ 
ers resemble those of the Weigela, blush-pink and borne in 
the utmost profusion on great arching spraylike branches, 
giving the bush the appearance of a perfect shower of blos¬ 
soms. Height, 6 feet. 
BIGNONIA. See Vines. 
Buddleia - Butterfly Bush; Summer Lilac 
Of quick bushy growth; when the lovely bloom spikes appear 
in July, the shrub, which had probably died down during win¬ 
ter, is a well-branched specimen radiating a delightful perfume 
and glowing with the tints of the Lilac. Height, 5 feet. 
Calycanthus - Sweet Scented Shrub 
Very desirable. Wood is fragrant, foliage rich, flowers of a 
chocolate color having an agreeable odor. They blossom in 
June and at intervals afterward. 
Amorpha - Indigo Bush 
Fruticosa. Bears heavy clusters of deep purple flowers in 
June. 8 to 10 feet. 
Aralia 
Pentaphylla. A graceful shrub with arching, spiny branches, 
and bright green, shining foliage; leaves 5- to 7-lobed. Green¬ 
ish white flowers. 
Caragana - Siberian Pea Tree 
Arborescens. A shrub or low tree. Native of Siberia and 
China. Pea-shaped yellow flowers in May. 
Cephalanthus - Button Bush 
Occidentals. Height, 6 feet. 
A Suggested Planting Plan for a Center 
Entrance Home 
Attractive But Not Expensive 
PLANTING KEY 
(1) 9 Spirea Van Houttei 
(2) 2 Hydrangea Arborescens 
(3) 6 Spirea Anthony Waterer 
(4) 4 Rosa Rugosa 
(5) 3 Syringa, Virginal 
(6) 3 Hydrangea Paniculata 
Grandiflora 
(7) 3 Spirea Thunbergi 
(8) 4 White Snowberry 
