
Evergreens for the Open Lawn 
The selection of Evergreens is an investment in dignity and 
permanence. Choose them carefully with an eye to the future. 
Give them plenty of room. Plant in well drained soil. 
Austrian Pine 
Mountain Pine 
Black Hill Spruce 
Colorado Spruce. 
American Arborvitae 
Dundee Juniper 
Red Cedar 
Douglas Fir 
Evergreens for Around the House and Buildings 
Plantings at the doorway and around the house foundation will 
delight you in all seasons with their green color. Do not crowd. 
Plant in fertile well drained soil. 
Savin Juniper 
Andorra Juniper 
Mugho Pine 
Yew (Dwarf) 
Pyramidal Arborvitae 
Siberian Arborvitae 
Chandler Silver Cedar 
Pfitzer Juniper 
Lawn Trees 
Careful thought given to selecting the best varieties for a par- 
ticular use and location is important. They may be used as accent, 
for shade, shadows, and to supply flower, fruit and foliage. 
American Linden 
Mountain Ash 
Birch in variety 
Flowering Crabs 
Horse Chestnut Hackberry 
American Elm Red Maple 
Maples in variety Crataegus 
Early Flowering Trees 
Flowering trees are a part of the glory of Spring. There is no 
waiting for a show of flowers and color. Recommended—Speci- 
mens. Flowering Crabs are outstanding. 
Dolgo Crab Mountain Ash 
Flame Crab Hawthorn-Crataegus 
Hopa Crab Purple Leaf Plum 
Red Silver Dbl. Flowering Plum 
Betchel’s Dbl. Flowering Crab Horse Chestnut 
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Trees, 
Evergreens 
and Shrubs 
APPROPRIATE FOR 
LANDSCAPE PLANTING 
Shrubs with Exceptional Flowering Qualities 
This group contains many of the old favorites as well as many 
of the new varieties. Your border will be aglow with summer color 
when these varieties are planted in groups. 
Dbl. Flowering Almond Hybrid Rugosa Roses 
Yellow Flowering Currant Bridal Wreath 
Forsythia ovata Spiraea Anthony Waterer 
Honeysuckle in variety Spiraea Snow Garland 
Hydrangea, Large Flowering Tamarix 
Virginal Mockorange Weigelia 
Snowflake Mockorange Dbl. Flowering Plum 
Hybrid French Lilacs Persion Lilac 
Low Shrubs, for House and Border 
Plantings 
Flowering and foliage shrub plantings near the house should 
consist of low and medium compact slow growing plants. They 
provide a transition from house to ground and from background 
shrubs to lawn area. Recommended varieties: 
Green Barberry Rugosa Roses 
Red Barberry Dwarf Ninebark 
Alpine Currant Spiraea Thunbergi 
Hydrangea Spiraea Anthony Waterer 
Golden Mockorange Snowberry 
Colorful Shrubs for Accent in the Border. 
Use these shrubs in sunny exposure. They will spotlight the 
border and house plantings with exciting beauty. Plant in groups 
of three and five. 

fruit attractive to birds. 
important and ornamental. 
Red-leaved Barberry 
Euonymus alatus nana 
Variegated Dogwood 
Dbl. Flowering Plum 
Purple Leaf Plum 
Golden Mockorange 
Russian Olive 
Golden Ninebark 
Tamarix 
Rubrifolia rose 
Fruiting Shrubs and Small Trees that Attract Birds 
There are a number of plants which produce edible seeds and 
Barberry 
Buckthorn 
Cotoneaster 
Dogwood 
Elderberry 
Highbush Cranberry 
Arrowwood 
The ones enumerated below are the most 
Euonymus 
Yellow Currant 
Honeysuckle 
Snowberry 
Russian Olive 
Mountain Ash 
Crataegus 
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