The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.Shaw, Ellen Eddy
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The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
Shaw, Ellen Eddy
Gardening -- Juvenile literature
Japanese _Viburnum_ 8 ft. White Not as likely to have
Snowball _plicatum_ lice as common
snowball. Larger
balls.
Lilac _Syringa_ 15 ft. Purple Very fragrant. Will
_vulgaris_ grow anywhere even in
some shade.
_June_
Deutzia _Deutzia_ 1-3 ft. White Hardy; flowers showy.
_Lemoinei_
Weigela _Diervilla_ 6 ft. Pink May have white or red
_Florida_ White flowers. Flowers under
Red trees. Lives where
other shrubs die.
Spirea _Spiræa_ 4 ft. White Most showy of spireas.
_Van Houttei_ Grows anywhere.
Mock Orange _Philadelphus_ 10 ft. Varieties Fragrant;
_Coronarius_ of different makes good screen.
colours.
Smoke Bush _Rhus cotinus_ 4-10 ft. Purplish Hardy. Beautiful all
summer. Purple colour
changes to smoke
colour.
_July_
Spirea _Spirea_ 3 ft. White Flowers run from white
_Bumalda_, to deep pink. Late
var._Anthony_ flowering. Hardy.
_Waterer_
Sweet Pepper _Clethra_ 3-10 ft. White Moist soil or sandy.
Bush _alnifolia_ Late blooming;
fragrant flowers.
_August_
Althea, Rose _Hibiscus_ 12 ft. White to Very hardy. Plant in
of Sharon _Syriacus_ purple any good garden soil.
_September_
Hardy _Hydrangea_ 8 ft. White to A showy shrub. Flowers
Hydrangea _paniculata_ pink remain on all winter.
_October_
Witch Hazel _Hamamelis_ 6-20 ft. Yellow Grows anywhere. Likes
_Virginiana_ moisture. Fruit
"explodes."
"Certain shrubs are good to use for hedge purposes. A hedge is rather
prettier usually than a fence. The Californian privet is excellent for
this purpose. Osage orange, Japan barberry, buckthorn, Japan quince, and
Van Houtte's spirea are other shrubs which make good hedges.
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