Archive image from page 43 of Descriptive catalog (1910). Descriptive catalog . descriptivecatal1910shen Year: 1910 40 THE SHENANDOAH NURSERIES, SHENANDOAH. IOWA Boston or Japan WISTARIA Chinese Purple Wistaria (W. Sinensis)—One of the most elegant and rapid-growing of all climbing plants; attains immense size; has long, pendulous clusters of pale blue flowers in May and June; also blooms late in au- tumn. Chinese White Wistaria (W. S. var. Alba)— Flowers are pure white and is regarded as one of the best varieties. HEDGES FOR ORNAMENT American Arbor Vitae (T. Occidentalis)—A beautiful nati
Archive image from page 43 of Descriptive catalog (1910). Descriptive catalog . descriptivecatal1910shen Year: 1910 40 THE SHENANDOAH NURSERIES, SHENANDOAH. IOWA Boston or Japan WISTARIA Chinese Purple Wistaria (W. Sinensis)—One of the most elegant and rapid-growing of all climbing plants; attains immense size; has long, pendulous clusters of pale blue flowers in May and June; also blooms late in au- tumn. Chinese White Wistaria (W. S. var. Alba)— Flowers are pure white and is regarded as one of the best varieties. HEDGES FOR ORNAMENT American Arbor Vitae (T. Occidentalis)—A beautiful native tree, especially valuable for screens and hedges. Barberry—One of the most interesting family of shrubs, varying in size from two to six feet high; flowers are showy and of differ- ent colors. Very ornamental in the autumn and winter. See cut on page 32. Japan Quince—Has bright scarlet crimson flowers in great profusion in the early spring; foliage is bright green, glossy and retains its color the entire summer. It is especially recommended for ornamental hedges. Ivy. (See page 38.) Norway Spruce (A. Excelsa)—Extremely hardy and of pyramidal form; one of the popular sorts for planting as single specimen or in masses for effect and shelter; one of the best of the evergreen hedge plants. Spirea Van Houttii—Makes a nice hedge to divide lawns from garden; foliage is beauti- ful at all seasons; perfectly hardy; branches droop gracefully and are covered with bloom the latter part of May. Spireas—See description on page 36. FOR SCREENS American Arbor Vitae—See description on page 30. Carolina Poplar—See description on page 27. Norway Spruce—See description on page 29. Tartarian Honeysuckle—See description on page 34. SHELTER BELTS Austrian Pine—See description on page 30. Norway Spruce—See description on page 29. Scotch Pine—See description on page 30. HARDY ROSES HINTS ON ROSE CULTURE SOIL—Roses delight in a clay loam, enriched with well-rotted barn
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