. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 378 The American Florist. Oct. 20, bare ground during the late fall, winter and early spring, and in summer they are not seen. They conserve moisture and furnish plant food. They will also pro- tect certain early spring flowers which naturally find a home near shrubs, out of reach of chilling winds, such as snow- drops, crocuses, bloodroots, erythroni- ums, trilHums and hepaticas. Frequently the greater portion of the shrubs needed for boundaries and mar- gins ot ponds can be taken from the sur- rounding country.
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 378 The American Florist. Oct. 20, bare ground during the late fall, winter and early spring, and in summer they are not seen. They conserve moisture and furnish plant food. They will also pro- tect certain early spring flowers which naturally find a home near shrubs, out of reach of chilling winds, such as snow- drops, crocuses, bloodroots, erythroni- ums, trilHums and hepaticas. Frequently the greater portion of the shrubs needed for boundaries and mar- gins ot ponds can be taken from the sur- rounding country. The panicled dog- wood with its rich foliage and white berries on little red stems, the red- branched'dogvyood, the witch hazel, the viburnums of diflferent kinds, the com- mon hazel, the elderberries, both the red and the black-berried species; the spiraeas of diflferent kinds, the chokeberry, the diflerent sumachs, varying in size from the small, aromatic form to the staghorn which is almost atree; the prairie, swamp and meadow roses, and the New Jersey tea are examples of attractive shrubs that are found almost everywhere in the northern states. In favored localities the evergreen shrubs, including the rho- dodendrons and laurels, make a beautiful addition to the list. But, of course, we should take advantage of the beautiful shrubs that come to us from other coun- tries. The forsy thias, covered in spring with a profusion of yellow flowers, the Japanese quince following with bright red flowers, the honeysuckles, lilacs, syringas, spira;as, viburnums, roses, bar- berries, etc., that fill our nurseries are all delightful and should be used in abund- ance. If I should make but one suggestion for beautifying our cemeteries, it would be to use more of these smaller, woody plants which clothe the ground so attractively and feast the eye with a profusion of flowers, leaves and fruit, and which even in wintertime soften the outlines of a landscape and often catch and hold the snow
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