Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-14
TIME TO PLANT SHRUBS:
NAMES AND BLOOMING DATES

1t is time to plant shrubs just as
soon as the soil will not stick to the
Ispade. For those who distrust their
own Judgment there is another simp-
Ter rule-that of dates. An expert
says that shrubs may be planted any
time from April 10 to 20. If very
be still in the ground at the first
date, il is safer to wait till near the
end of this ten day period of plant
ing. At any rate. flowers we must
have, and here's little list that
may make choosing easier. We will
stick To the color side. as with most
of us color counts in blossoms; if we
don't know the color how are we TO
Iget good effects? We shall also set
down the time when these shrubs
may be expected 70 bloom.
Atheas of various shadings, which
will show their Rose of Sharon"
flowers in August and September.
Azaleas. in any number of vivid
shades. come in April and May.
Cercis Canadenss and japonica and
cydonia iaponica are trio that
blush rosily in April.
Cerastus, cornus florida ruhra and
two Deutzias (crenata and gracils
rosea) reserve their rosy showing for:
April.
Calyeanthus, deep mahogany red,
blooms in June. while Daphne Cuee-
rum knows no rest from April to No
vember.
pones its dressing mp till September
and October.
Towering almonds adorn their
long branches in delicate pink for
April.
In April. too. comes the Louicera
Albert, magnolias soulangeana and
Jennie, as well as the prunus triloba
and the Japanese Towering prunus.
Rosa rugosa stands for loneliness
from May TO November. three other
varieties limiting their treat.
Spireas likewise are generous. An
thony Waterer is a mass of featherH
loveliness from May to November.
So is Bunealda and Frobell, colosa
ceasing with September.
There are nalf dozen sorts of
syringa that blossom i'm June
\ month earlier does the tamariN
throw out its lovely shafts of feath-
cry pink bloom. There are some va
rieties that blossom up TO Novem-
Der.
June finds the wonderful Weigelias
a mass of delicate beauty. and the
Eva Rathke keeps it up TO October.
Most city people have trouble in
keeping rhododendrons in good or
der, but even without them this list
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favored colors) is beautifully lengthy.
Golden yellow blossoms may be en-
joyed from April to October isy choos-
ing the right following shrubs. Cy-
tisus laburnum blossoms in June, the
Forsythias splashing on their gay
millinery in April. July finds hyperi- !
cum denifiorum out. and moserijas !
minum nudihorum lasts until 0cto-
Der. In April jasminum auditorium
comes out. The Kerria japonica |
lasts from May To October, while the |
potentilla fruticasa flowers in July |
and August. and the RIDES aurcum in |
May. April and May sees the azeleas
flaming.
In these colors one may have al |
thetas august and September) amor
phas (Jure.) Buddleia variabilis
(August). caryopterfs mastacantha |
(September and October) Daphne |
Mezereum (ApriD. and lilac syringas
(June).
There are any number of snow
white flowers and many think they
are the Ioveliest
In August and September there are
white altheas, white Towering al
nondS arriving i'm April. while Andro-
media arborea waits till September
and October. All through April and
MAY the azeleas are like snow banks
The magnolias acuminata and CON
spicua bloom in April.
Nav is the month of chionanthus
Virginia. corna florida. Deutsia gra-
ellis, and couple of Halesias (Which
last through June.)
In June comes the Deutzlas sea-
bra and Pride of Rochester, as well
as the Pavia macrostachyre.
August finds the floral war still
on with the clethra alaffolia, the by
drangea, panculata (this last through
and the magnolias par
vifolia and hypoleuca (also through
participating.
The magnolia glauca blooms from
April to September. the Baccharis
holding off until Octo-
Der.
No wit will he easy to rejoice in
ones favored color all the time by
choosing from these hardy shrubs
and shrublike trees.
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