
| VIBURNUM burkwoodi 
| 
KOLKWITZIA 
Beauty 
Bush 


SYRINGA 
e Lilacs are 
\ specially 
_ described and 
priced. (page 31) 





PRUNE 
¥3 Wood 
including 
\interfering 




Wimy 
Wypwyyi 


Pack loose soil Fill remaining hole 
around roots. with water. 
Pressdown firmly. Wait until it settles. 
(4) Then fill remaining hole 
with earth, leaving a 
shallow Cup. Water again. 
PLANTING 
SMALL SHRUBS 
1 Loosen Soil. 
2 Dig Hole. 
Tramp as you 
fillin. 
4) Cut to Ground. 
NW sae 





Ta Deciduous 
SHRUBS 
Bloom young, usually in second year. But after ten 
years they need 6 feet of space for best appearance. So 
plant 3 feet apart and arrange that every second shrub 
can be removed in later years. (Dwarf shrubs take just 
half this spacing.) Prune shrubs always by removing 
old stems completely at the ground, leaving only new 
vigorous shoots. Prune when in bloom. Shrubs grow 
quickly, so small sizes (see page 10 for some special 
offers) are practical for mass effects. Most of the showiest 
kinds are in the table below and may be found described 
and priced in following 6 pages. 
PRUNING SHRUBS 
Flowers come on old wood, so the rule is to prune when in bloom or 
just afterward. Thus no potential bloom is lost. Natural shrub shape 
is to have many main stems in a clump all ascending from the ground, 
so prune out old branches completely at the ground line thus en- 
couraging plenty of new vigorous shoots. Branches in flower can 
be taken for house decoration at the time of pruning. 

