Spirea Van Houttei 
QUINCE - Cydonia Japonica 
Japan Quince has double orange-scarlet flowers in early 
spring, before the foliage. Needs winter protection. Four 
to six feet. 
RHODOTYPOS - Jetbead 
Sometimes called White Kerria. Showy white flowers in 
May, followed by jet black fruits that last all winter. 
Three to five feet. 
RIBES - Alpine Currant 
This is a dwarf, compact and dense shrub, growing 
three to four feet high. Alpine Currant leaves out in 
early spring. Inconspicuous yellow flower in June. Ex¬ 
cellent for hedges, either trimmed or untrimmed. Does 
well in shade, and in poor and sandy soils. 
RHUS - Sumac 
Luxuriant foliage of a tropical effect. Splendid for fall 
color in the landscape. Grow well in almost all soils. 
SMOOTH. An improved type of the common or wild 
Sumac. Six to eight feet. 
STAGHORN. A taller growing and more tropical look¬ 
ing form of the above. Eight to ten feet. 
CUT LEAVED. A cut-leaved or fern-leaved variety of 
the common Sumac. 
FRAGRANT. A shrub type of Sumac—unlike other 
varieties—in that it has many branches coming up from 
the ground like ordinary shrubs. Has sweetly scented 
foliage, turning red in fall. A dwarf shrub, of a semi¬ 
spreading habit. Three to five feet. Very good in 
native planting shrub borders and in poor soils. 
How to Plant Shrubs 
SPACING SHRUBS 
IN 
ORZIG ZAG THEM. 
PLANT THREE OR MORE OF A KIND TOGETHER.. 
PLANTING DISTANCES 
Low shrubs .U /2 to 2 x /% feet apart 
Medium shrubs.3 to 4 feet apart 
High shrubs .4 to 6 feet apart 
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PLACING ALTERNATE 
SMALL" 
SHRUBS CLOSE TOGETHER, 
BIG SHRUBS FAR APART. 
SPIREA 
The Most Widely Planted Shrubs in the Universe 
This family of shrubs furnishes a variety of form, size, color of foliage and blos¬ 
soms, and times of blossoming. They bloom with a riotous luxuriance that makes 
them very striking and beautiful. All the varieties are extremely hardy and easy 
to grow in almost any soil or situation. 
ANTHONY WATERER. (A variety of Bumalda.) 
Grows to a height of two to three feet. Has red 
flowers in July in showy flat clusters, borne on strong, 
erect stems. If the blossoms are cut as they fade, 
Anthony Waterer will continue to blossom until frost. 
It is fine in front of larger shrubbery and is very 
hardy, and will succeed in any soil. A very profuse 
bloomer. 
ARGUTA (Garland Flower). In early May its branches 
are completely covered with small white flowers. Bush 
is of a light open habit with small leaves. Three to 
four feet. 
BILLIARDI. Long plumes of soft pink bloom cover the 
plant in July and August. The bush itself grows 
compact and shapely four to five feet high. It is very 
fine in the border. Will grow almost anywhere. 
FROEBEL’S. Pink flowers. This variety 
is quite similar to Spirea Anthony 
Waterer but just a little more vigorous 
and slightly taller growing. An excel¬ 
lent kind to use for foundation plantings 
and for setting ahead of taller growing 
shrubs. Ultimate height 3 feet. 
KOREAN (Spirea Trichocarpa). It is 
strong growing, attaining a height of 
four to six feet, forming a large, globe- 
shaped bush which is covered with large 
rounded clusters of snowy white flowers 
marked with darker eyes. Blooms about 
two weeks later than the popular Spirea 
Van Houttei. It is perfectly hardy. It 
retains its beautiful glossy green foliage 
late into the autumn. 
OPULIFOLIA (Ninebark Physocarpus). 
It bears large clusters of white flowers 
soon after the Bridal Wreath season. 
These are followed by reddish seed 
pods, which are very ornamental later 
in the summer. The bark peels in nar¬ 
row strips like the birch bark. Use in 
mass plantings for screens and back¬ 
grounds. Grows five to eight feet. 
OPULIFOLIA NANA (Dwarf Ninebark). 
A dwarf form of the ordinary Ninebark, 
growing 3 to 5 feet high. A compact, 
bushy shrub, makes excellent hedges. 
SORBIFOLIA. Sometimes called Ash- 
Leaved Spirea for its handsome, fern¬ 
like foliage is quite similar to that of the 
Mountain Ash. In June and July the 
vigorous, branching bush is covered 
with lovely feathery panicles of creamy 
white blooms. In bloom or out, it 
is always attractive. Four to six feet. 
THUNBERG’S (S. Thunbergi). Dwarf 
habit and rounded graceful forms; 
branches slender and drooping; flowers 
white and borne the entire length of 
the twigs; foliage narrow and long. 
VAN HOUTTEI. Bridal Wreath, as it 
is commonly called, is undoubtedly the 
most popular shrub we have. About 
Decoration Day the bush is a perfect 
mass of white flowers, carried on long 
graceful drooping branches. It is a fa¬ 
vorite shrub the country over—so hardy, 
so easy to grow, answering so many 
purposes. Used for foundation plant¬ 
ings, borders, or as trimmed or un- 
trimmed hedges it meets every purpose. 
Its foliage is attractive all through the 
season. Grows four to six feet high. 
Spirea Anthony Waterer 
water 
PLANTING SHRUBS 
1. PLANT: Firmly, in large holes, 
with roots spread out in good 
rich soil (from garden if neces¬ 
sary) . 
2. WATER: Soak hole with water 
several times before filling in 
soil completely. 
3. PRUNING: Cut off at least one- 
third of tops, as shown in dia¬ 
gram. 
4. MULCH: Use hay, straw or 
leaves. 
Note: We furnish complete in¬ 
structions for planting, pruning, and 
care of plants with every order. 
PROMINENT MADISON DAIRY 
PLANTS McKAY STOCK 
Jamiary 20 th, 1939 . 
McKay Nursery Company, 
Madison. Wisconsin. 
Gentlemen: We consider the landscape 
program outlined by the McKay Nursery 
Company for the beautifying of the grounds 
of our farm dairy one of the best investments 
we have made. 
While it may seem a bit removed, there is 
no doubt about the fact that this development 
has actually helped our business. During a 
period of six months we devoted much of our 
advertising to the beauty of our grounds on 
the theory that people are human and that 
they like beautiful things. As a result, hun¬ 
dreds of city people have visited us who 
would not have called otherwise. 
Needless to say, the great variety of nurs¬ 
ery stock we purchased from the McKay 
Nursery Company has more than lived up 
to our expectations. 
Yours very truly, 
BOWMAN FARM DAIRY 
By Duane F. Bowman 
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