TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR THE HOME 7 
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. 

Aronia - Chokeberry 
Floribunda. An ornamental shrub with white flowers, fol- 
lowed by black berries and leaves turning red in autumn. 
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. 
Ornamental and Flowering 
Shrubs 
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. 
Caragana - Siberian Pea Tree 
Arborescens. A shrub or low tree. Native of Siberia and 
China. Pea-shaped yellow flowers in May. 
Cephalanthus - Button Bush 
Occidentalis. 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 

