Ornamental Flowering Trees And Shrubs 3rd Edn

By treating exclusively of about 1300 species and varieties of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs, the volume opens a host of choice for planters and provides the necessary botanical information on these species, to the students of floriculture. Contains in a concise form: the descriptive notes hints on cultivation, selected lists of trees and shrubs for various special purposes; and the calendarial list indicating the flowering season of the different species—made readily accessible by means of a comprehensive index. While enumerating the various species, wherever possible are given the synonyms, the date of introduction, and the native country. Both with regard to the genera and species, an alphabetical arrangement has been adopted to fecilitate the work of reference to the pages of the volume. Contents Chapter 1: Planting a Shrub Group; Chapter 2: Pruning Flowering Shrubs; Chapter 3: Golden-leaved Trees and Shrubs; Chapter 4: Trees and Shrubs with Autumn-tinted Foliage; Chapter 5: Climbing and Wall Shrubs; Chapter 6: Berry-bearing Trees and Shrubs; Chapter 7: Winter-flowering Shrubs; Chapter 8: Shrubs for the Shade; Chapter 9: Shrubs for Peaty Soil; Chapter 10: Trees and Shrubs for Town Planting; Chapter 11: Trees and Shrubs for the Seaside; Chapter 12: Shrubs Suitable for Hedges; Chapter 13: The Flowering Seasons of Trees and Shrubs.