DECIDUOUS FLOWERING 
SHRUBS 
Beauty AU Year 
TIME-TABLE OF SHRUBS 
SPRING 
tAmelanchier 
tBenzoin aestivale 
Chaenomeles (Cydonia) 
{Cytissus scopfrius 
TDaphne Mezereum 
tForsythia (all kinds) 
tHamamelis mollis 
Spiraea von Houttei 
Syringa (most lilacs) 
Tamarix africana 
Viburnum carlesii 
EARLY SUMMER 
tDeutzia (all kinds) 
TEnkianthus campanulata 
Exochorda grandiflora 
Kolkwitzia 
fLonicera (shrub kinds) 
Phitadelphus virginal 
Potentilla fruticosa 
Rhododtypus kerroides 
Spiraea trichocarpa 
Syringa josikea 
tWeigelia (all kinds) 
LATE SUMMER 
Bloom young, usually in second 
year. But after ten years they need 
6 feet of space for best appear- 
ance. So plant 3 feet apart and 
arrange that every second shrub 
can be removed in later years. 
(Dwarf shrubs take just haif this 
spacing.) Shrubs grow quickly, so 
small sizes (see Page 11 for some 
special offers) are practical for 
mass effects. Most kinds are in the 
table below and described and 
priced in following pages. 
We price two general sizes:—One 
marked * which is small not well 
shaped (but will quickly grow so) 
and one not marked * which is 
fully shaped for a young plant. 
The larger size we will sell one or 
more; the smaller cannot be sold 
in less quantity than catalogued— 
one must buy 5 (10 rate) or 50 
(100 rate). 
LARGER} SIZES 
Pack loose soil 
around roots. with water. 
Press down firmly, Wait until it settles. 
(4) Then fill remaining hole 
with earth, leaving a 
shallow Cup. Water again. 
Fill remaining hole 
Planting small sizes marked “*”’ 
in this catalog is much simpler 
(see page 7) but the same in 
principle. 
fAlbizzia julib. rosea 
Buddleia (varieties) 
Calycanthus floridus 
Cephatanthus 
tClethra alnifolia 
Hydrangea A. G. 
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 encouraging plenty of new vigorous shoots. Branches in flower can 
Hypericum prolificum 
Spiraea A. Waterer 
(fruits) 
tLonicera (shrub kinds) 
AUTUMN 
Hibiscus syriacus 
Hydrangea P. G. 
Vitex agnus castus 
(fruits) 
tBerberis thunbergii 
Callicarpa reat 
Photinia villosa 
fRhus cotinus 
tSymphoricarpus 
TViburnum (many kinds) 
Shrubs that take care of 
themselves are marked in 
the tables above with a 
“+”. These literally gain 
no improvement whatever 
from cultivation—plant ‘em 
and forget ‘em! Some are 
very beautiful indeed. 
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be taken for house decoration at the time of pruning. 
