







Cornus Sibirica (Red Twig Dogwood) 
CORNUS - Dogwood 
Splendid Material for Winter Effects 
and So Desirable in Mass Plantings 
Here are hardy and vigorous shrubs, most of which thrive in moist, 
fertile soils. In addition to the showy flowers and fruits which char- 
acterize most of the species, all are very attractive in winter because 
of the brilliant colored bark of the young shoots and twigs. © 
BAILEY’S. A very handsome variety of upright growth with dark red branches. 
The fall color of foliage and winter color of twigs are unequaled. Well adapted to 
sandy soil. 5 to 6 feet. 
PANICULATA (Gray Dogwood). 
Adapted to dry and sandy soils. 
SIBERIAN DOGWOOD (Alba). 
most interesting plants for the wintertime landscape. 
White flowers in June followed by white berries in September. 
excellent foliage. 
A good shrub for backgrounds or mass plantings. 
STOLONIFERA. A hardy shrub with bright red branches in winter. 
clusters of white flowers in June followed by white berries. 
YELLOW DOGWOOD (Lutea var. flaviramea). 
ticularly effective when planted with the red-branched Dogwood. 


How to Plant Shrubs 
IN PREPARING SHRUB 
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KEEP SHRUBS 20 7 
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IN PLACING ALTERNATE 
OR ZIG ZAG THEM. 
PLANT THREE OR MORE OF A KIND TOGETHER. 
PLANTING DISTANCES 
Towsbrulbs seis essiclelsisir 14% to 24% feet apart 
Medium shrubs ....... 3 to 4 feet apart 
High shrubs..........- 4 to 6 feet apart 
Gray-stemmed Dogwood, 
round headed with a profusion of creamy white flowers in June, followed by white 
fruits borne on bright red stems. The leaves turn red in fall. Grows 4 to 5 feet. 
Showy blood-red branches make this one of the 
Bright yellow bark in winter; par- 






DEUTZIA 
LEMOINE. This variety is dwarf, attaining a height 
of 3 to 4 feet. It has spreading branches, bright 
green leaves, and handsome large white flowers in 
clusters in June. 
PRIDE OF ROCHESTER. Blooms in May. Flowers 
double, white, tinged with rose on the outside. In 
some localities should be given winter protection. 
ELDER - Sambucus 
CANADENSIS (American Elder). A large shrub 
with ornamental foliage. White flowers borne in 
large panicles in June, followed by lasting reddish 
purple berries. 
CUT-LEAF ELDER. One of the best cut-leaved 
shrubs. A valuable variety with elegantly divided 
leaves. Height 4 to 6 feet. 
GOLDEN ELDER. The golden yellow beauty of its 
foliage contrasts with the green of other shrubs; 
large flat, white flowers. A handsome shrub for 
contrast or massing. 6 to 8 feet. 
KERRIA .- Jetbead 
Large single white flowers, 144 inches wide, in 
June; followed by clusters of shining jet black fruits 
in the fall. Beautiful dark green rugose foliage. 3 to 
pmereet 
thickly branched, 
In summer it presents an 
5 to 6 feet. 
Fragrant 
6 to 8 feet. 
PRIVET 
Ligustrum 
It is as a hedge plant that Privet is 
pre-eminent. It is the most extensively 
used of all hedging plants. Privet 
hedge may be kept at any height, short 
or tall, and regular shearing will pre- 
serve a perfectly even surface. 
A single row of plants will make a good 
hedge; a fuller and more compact one can 
be made by planting two rows zig-zag with 
the plants at apexes of nine-inch (approx.) 
triangles. When set out, the plants should 
be cut back to a few inches. The next spring 
they can be cut back to 6 or 8 wmches. This, 
repeated, will form a dense and widely branch- 
ing growth, In this latitude in severe winters 
the tops may kill back but soon recover. 
AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET. The 
hardiest of the Privets and the best of the 
hedging plants. Hardy foliage, glossy green 
holding its color well into the fall. Recom- 
mended for Southern Wisconsin, 
REGEL’S PRIVET. A low, dense growing 
shrub 3 to 4 feet in height, with graceful hor- 
izontal branches. It has small flowers, fol- 
lowed by beautiful blue berries that last 
through the winter. A hardy and an admir- 
able shrub for most every purpose. 
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Hedge of Privet Amoor River North. 
FORSYTHIA - Golden Bell 
In All Its Golden Splendor, 
Gives Early Spring a Royal Welcome 
The yellow flowers of the Forsythia are 
the first reminders of spring, usually bloom- 
ing in late April; sometimes even before the 
snow is gone. They grow strong and vig- 
orous with their many branches covered 
with bright yellow flowers. 
OVATA. The newest, hardiest and prettiest Golden 
Bell. Grows in a compact oval bush. Magnificent 
sprays of bright yellow flowers in late April. Here 
is a Forsythia that can be used as a specimen plant. 
4 to 5 feet. The hardiest of the Forsythias. 
FORTUNE’S. A _ handsome form, with slightly 
drooping branches, growing from 3 to 7 feet. Semi- 
hardy. 
INTERMEDIA. A larger and more erect variety of 
the above, growing from 6 to 8 feet. Hardy. 
QUINCE - Cydonia 
Japan Quince has double orange-scarlet flowers in 
early spring, before the foliage. 
tection. 
Needs winter pro- 
4 to 6 feet. 

THE USES of HEDGES 
Hedges play an important part in the development 
of a home. They can be used to enclose a property, 
giving it a sense of unity; to edge the sides of a 
lot forming a barrier to trespassing; to screen out 
unsightly views; or as a windbreak. 
They can be grown trimmed or untrimmed. 
Usually the lower growing types of hedges are 
trimmed, while the taller kinds are left to grow 
natural. 
The closer together the plants are planted, the 
sooner and the better hedge they form. 
The following plants can be considered for hedge 
planting: 
Planting 
Height 
of Hedge Distance 
Alpine Currant to 3 eto, 
Barberry: Thun. or Red Die o to 2 
Privet Amoor River North .. eles 
Spirea Opulifolia Nana 
Cotoneaster 3 1 
Philadelphus Lemoine 3 f 3 
Spirea Van Houttei 3 
Viburnum Dentatum 
Lilacs: Common and Persian . 
Honeysuckle: Upright form 
Chinese Elm 
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