TREES AND SHRUBS FOR DIFFERENT FLOWERING EFFECTS : Page 381

possible, the summer-flowering types of trees and shrubs. For thisreason, various groups have been outlined to embrace trees and shrubsproducing flowers in the early spring before the leaves appear, andproducing flowers in the early spring after the leaves appear, such asthe spirea and the lilac; producing flowers during the summer months,such as the weigela and the mock orange; and producing flowersduring the late summer and autumn months, such as the rose of Sharonand the hydrangea. It is therefore important in connection with ourvarious plantations of trees and shrubs to consider specifically theperiod during the blooming season, when the maximum effect of flowersis desired.