C[|K national 'nur8er;)inan. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated 
Vol. XXV. HATBORO, PENNA., FEBRUARY, 1917 
BASE PLANTING 
I N our last issue we dealt with the use of evergreens 
for the base or foundation planting of houses. 
While this type of planting is undoubtedly the best 
w hen conditions permit, the use of shrubs give vtuy ef¬ 
fective results and are much less exitensive. 
The use of Berheris Thunhergh for this jmrjtose has 
become very general, and not without reason. It is a 
plant that wdll thrive in dry, hot jiositions, such as aie 
Hydrangea paniculala grandiflora, Deutzia gracilis and 
Deatzia Lemoinei, and along the seashore there is no 
shrub equal to the Hydrangea Hortensia Olaksa, hnt this 
does not seem so dependable iidand. 
These are small or medium grow ing kinds. Among 
the larger ones which are usually adaptable are the For¬ 
syth ias, Philadelphus, Tamarix, Weigela, Berheris vul¬ 
garis, Hydrangea gu.errifolia. Spiraea primifolia. Spiraea 
Showing the effective use of floivering shrubs along the founchdion of a house. 
For analysis of the material used see text. 
often found at the base of buildings, and the plant is 
always attractive in habit and the added feature of the 
red berries hanging on the greater part of the winter 
make it an extremely valuable plant for this purpose. 
Other good shrubs for sunny positions are Spiraea 
Van Houttei, Spiraea Thunhergii, Spirea Anthony Wa- 
lerer, Ligustruiu Begelianum, Kerria .taponica, Sym- 
phoricarpos racemosus, Philadelphus Lemoinei erectus, 
Reevesii, Syringa Persica, Viburnum lomenlosutn. Vi¬ 
burnum Sieboldi, etc. 
Of course, it goes w ithout saying that there arc* a host 
of other kinds that may he used satisfactorily, hut the* 
above will he found to he among the* most adaptable* to 
the conditions usually found. 
The elfective use of shrubs for foundation planting 
dej)ends very much on the selection and placing. The 
