COMMON KINDS OPPOSITE PAGE. UNUSUAL KINDS NEXT THREE PAGES. 
Bloom young, usually second year. But after ten years 
need 6 feet space for best appearance. So space 3 feet 
So that every second shrub can be removed in later years. 
(Dwarf shrubs take 
just half this spacing.) PANG le 
PRUNE 
Shrubs grow quickly, so ] ¥3 Wood 
J 4 Pp 9 Dig Hole Se Xx including 
small sizes (see Page 32 \ interfering 
Branches 
for some special offers) 
are practical for mass 
effects. Most kinds are 
in the table below and 
described and priced in 
following pages. 
Thunberg's Barbery is slow las 
shrubs go) yet the 1-year seed- 
ling grew into the full specimen 
in six years! Plant small shrubs 
now and save 80% of what 
they would cost 3 years hence. 
Pack loose soil 
around roots. 
Press down firmly. 
(4,) Then fill remaining hole 
with earth, leaving a 
Shallow Cup. Water again. 
Fill remaining hole 
with water. 
Wait until it settles. 
FLOWERS ALL YEAR —A TIME-TABLE OF SHRUBS 
EARLY SUMMER 
*Deutzia (all kinds) 
*Enkianthus campanulata 
Exochorda grandiflora 
Kolkwitzia 
*Lonicera (shrub kinds) 
Philadelphus virginal 
Potentilla fruticosa 
Rhododtypus kerroides 
Spiraea trichocarpa 
Syringa josikea 
*Weigelia (all kinds) 
SPRING 
*Amelanchier 
*Benzoin aestivale 
Chaenomeles (Cydonia) 
*Cytissus scopfrius 
*Daphne Mezereum 
*Forsythia (all kinds) 
*Hamamelis mollis 
Spiraea von Houttei 
Syringa (most lilacs) 
Tamarix africana 
*Viburnum carlesii 
LATE SUMMER 
*Albizzia julib. rosea 
Buddleia (varieties) 
Calycanthus floridus 
Cephalanthus 
*Clethra alnifolia 
Hydrangea A. G. 
Hypericum prolificum 
Spiraea A. Waterer 
(fruits) 
*Lonicera (shrub kinds) 
AUTUMN 
Hibiscus syriacus 
Hydrangea P. G. 
Vitex agnus castus 
(fruits) 
*Berberis thunbergii 
Callicarpa purpurea 
Photinia villosa 
Rhus cotinus 
*Symphoricarpus 
Viburnum (many kinds) 
* 
SHRUBS THAT TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES gain no 
improvement whatever trom cultivation—plant ‘em and 
forget ‘em! 
Living Fence 
ROSA MULTIFLORA 
ALBIZZIA julibrissin rosea (Hardy 
Mimosa). 12 ft. Zone V. Very rare. In- 
teresting pink flower. An unshapely 
shrub, but delicate Acacia leaves and 
‘'bottle-brush'!’ blooms when blooms 
are scarce in July. 
*5 ft. $3.00 each, 6 ft. $4.50 
AMELANCHIER Canadensis. 20 ft. 
Zone IV. Thin, bushy shrub or tree. 
Gay white show in early July. 
No repdirs, no maintenance prob- 
lems, it just grows. No animals can 
get through, yet birds and small 
game can use it for refuge. It does 
not get out of hand, about 5 feet 1940 WE a Bacay aye 25: tored/-00 1002 $22.50 
high, width not over 8 feet. DatOPOrtl eee be ea ay OntOLOri teres b4o7> 
Plant a single row, | foot apart. BENZOIN aestivale (Spice Bush), 
Cut back roots to 8 inches, tops to 3 
or 4 inches on planting. Mulching is 
very beneficial—leaves, hay, saw- 
dust, or whatever you have. Effec- 
tive in three or four years, mature 
in seven. 
12 ft. Zone IV. Damp. A mist of pale 
yellow in April. Red berries. 
K2> 1 Sire? > for 65700; 100. $16.00 
3-4 ft. $1.50 4-5 ft. $2.00 
BUDDLEIA davidi (Butterfly Bush), 
Zone V. 6 ft. June-Aug. Drain. 
CHARMING. Pink. 
Supply limited and in heavy de- 
mand. Order NOW: 
(100) (1000) 
Lvear.Catol lS cine... os 5.50 40.00 ELEANOR. Blue. 
(minimum order 100) ILE DE FRANCE, Claret purple. 
WHITE BEAUTY. Fine white. 
PHOTOS at right: ROYAL RED. Rich dazzling red. 
Top: ALBIZZIA Prices on above 5 varieties: 
Bottom: AMELANCHIER Davros eas any 5 for $5.25 
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