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DECIDUOUS FLOWERING SHRUBS 
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ACID SOIL LOVING PLANTS 
In building an out of doors living room or a foundation 
planting these shrubs are indispensable. They are the 
basic material of temperate climes. Careful selection will 
give plants for almost any soil, site or use. By generous 
use of flowering shrubs one gets grand color effect as well 
as great variation in foliage so that the effect desired can 
readily be obtained, whether it be a heavy tropical ap- 
pearance or a light airy one. Then too, there are all sorts 
of berries; reds, blues, blacks, yellows and whites. Some 
of them are attractive to birds. Others remain on the 
plant all winter and give, with the many colored barks 
and evergreens, winter pictures that can be seen and en- 
joyed from your living room windows. 
Most of the list that follows is perfectly hardy. A few 
need protected locations. The broad leaved evergreens for 
the most part require a place where the winter sun can 
not burn down on them when the foliage is frozen. For 
the acid lovers like the azaleas, heathers, rhododendrons, 
etc., suitable soil has to be prepared and of course the 
evergreen forms of these too need a bit of winter shade. 
ABELIA GRANDIFLORA—This is a broad leaved evergreen 
that is fairly hardy in protected places. With small 
foliage and lovely pinkish white bloom it is very attractive. 
24-30 in. $5.00 
AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS—The well known flowering al- 
monds are easily among the most popular of spring 
flowering shrubs with their masses of pink or white 
bloom along the branches before the leaves appear. 
Pink Almond 18-24 in. $1.00; 2-3 ft. $1.50; 3-4 ft. $2.00 
White Almond 18-24 in. $1.00; 4-5 ft. $2.50 
‘.AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS—Shadbush is a large shrub 
or small tree whose snowey wreathes chronicle the ar- 
rival of spring. The berries ripen in June in great masses. 
They are eagerly eaten by birds so do not last long. 
12-18 in. $1.00 
, ALTHEA—See Hibiscus. 
~.ARONIA ARBUTIFORIA—Red berried aronia has attractive 
white flowers, smooth foliage and shining red berries in | 
the fall. Fall foliage brilliant. 
3-4 ft. heavy plants $2.00 
THE AZALEAS 
These are among the showiest of shrubs, giving masses 
of color in the garden or shrub border if used in quantity. 
They are very effective against evergreens. They require 
an acid soil which can be prepared with peat moss and 
aluminum sulphate or sulphur. We have been growing them 
for years in a number of species. : 
AZALEA KOSTERS BRILLIANT—A red form of Azalea Mollis 
12-15 in. $4.50; 15-18 in. $5.00 
AZALEA MOLLIS—Chinese azalea is notable for the variety 
and delicacy of its numerous shades of yellow, apricot, 
terra cotta and golden salmon bloom. Unless in blossom 
one cannot be sure of the color of the individual plants. 
15-18 in. $3.50; 18-24 in. $5.06; BB 
