The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-06
TO PLANT
Present Day Advantages of
Making a Garden
Array of Plants Which Will
Bloom This Year Large
To Obtain Effect Varie-
ties Should Be Chosen to
Come Into Bloom in Sue
cession.
lNaW York SUM-


"People who are making a garden
can easily get shrubs that will flower
from March to September this year
without waiting three and often four
years as we used to do said the wo-
man assistant in large nursery
near New York. There are between
40 and so varieties of Towering shrubs
that can be had at 81 or less each
and will bloom the year they are
planted, and fully 100 more varieties
that are slightly more expensive.
1.-THE secret is getting the shrub old
enough to bloom. At one time the
garden maker had to take small plants
even a few blooms. That was be-
cause it was hard to get plants of
blooming size, but now that the de-
mand has become so urgent for larg-
er bushes the nurserymen are all
growing them by thousands, and un-
less they are oversold plants of bloom
ing size, that is from four to five feet
in height, can often be had for less
than the price have named.
There is nothing that will take
away the rawneSS Of a new place like
transplanting large trees or shrubs.
Large trees are always expensive both
in price and in removing, for it must
be done by experienced men. But
large shrubs are quite another propo-
sition. The cost is not much. and
even a person who knows nothing
about gardening can set them out.
among the varieties, that may be
planted out any time this month IN
the vicinity of New York to bloom
during the month comes first of all
Halls magnolia. This is the showiest
of all early blooming shrubs except the
forsythia 1t blooms when it is two
feet high. Its blossoms are three in
ches across and very attractive. Ii
should be planted In rich, well drain
ed soil.
of the early blooming shrubs blossom
before the leaves come on and that
they may be safely moved while in
full bloom.
'The winter honeysuckle is the
most fragrant of March blooming
shrubs. The flowers are not very
snowy, however. 1t is a half ever
green in the vicinity of New York.
1.-The spice bush is another shrub
that can be counted on to bloom in
March. Though the blooms are not
very snowy the mass is attractive in
effect. It has effective autumn fol-
iage and attractive red berries.
Though the cornelian cherry is
numbered among the March bloom
ers it is often April before the bios
SONS really come. Its flowers are
small but come in such profusion AS
to make the bush appear a yellow
mass of bloom. 1t also gives mass
of snowy scarlet fruit during the
summer.
I'm April you can have this year
two varieties of magnolias, the red
bud and the golden bell. The gold
en- bell has the attraction of being
low in price as well as attractive in
appearance. Well shaped bushes four
feet high should not cost more than
half dollar at the outside. The red
bud is also an inexpensive plant.
Though 1t is found growing in the
woods in many places my experience
proves that it is better to pay rs
cents or 81 for nursery grown plant
from four to six feet in height, as
those taken from the woods are much
are so numerous that the tree ap-
pears a sheet of crimson pink.
1.-The vulan magnolia has the larg-
est white flower of any of the early
blooming shrubs. The whole tree is
covered The magnolia soulangeana
has the largest colored flower of any
early blooming shrub. These are
about six inches across and the whole
bush is covered.
I'm transplanting magnolias one
should be careful with the roots, as
they are spongy and quite easily bro
ken. All magnolias require good
rich soil, as they are heavy feeders.
I'm May you can have this year
Van Houtte's spirea. Thunberg' s
spirea, bridal wreath, golden chain,
Japan bush honeysuckle. Tartarian
honeysuckle, yellow Powered currant,
Towering crab, weigelia, sheepberry,
wayfaring tree, arrow wood, lilac, Sci
bold's viburnum and several other
less desirable shrubs. OF the spireas
Van Houtte's is considered the love-
Hest and most graceful. The branch
es are long, willowy and covered with
a mass of white blossoms. They
curve over and touch the lawn, Civ
ing the whole bush an attractive ap-
pearance.
"+The Thunberg is also a profuse
bloomer and is especially valuable for
the seaside garden. The Towering
crab is covered with rose and red
flowers at the blooming season and
later with small, red fruit. The lilac
is about the most expensive of all the
varieties mentioned, because ths
growth is much slower than most of
the shrubs that bloom during May
I'm June this year the garden ma
ker can have in bloom the mock or
ange, Japanese SNOWFALL, the guelder
rose, rugosa rose, lead plant, false in