Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 154 Webster, Angus D. 1855 1931 Webster, A. D. (Angus Duncan) Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs" by Angus D. Webster is a horticultural reference text published in the late 19th century. The book aims to educate and encourage gardeners and landscape planners to diversify the variety of flowering trees and shrubs used in public and private gardens, arguing against the overreliance on common species like Elm and Oak. Webster emphasizes the existence of many hardy yet lesser-known flowering species that can be cultivated easily and provide exceptional aesthetic value. The opening of the text consists of an introductory preface, where the author outlines the purpose of the book: to inspire a greater appreciation for a wider array of flowering trees and shrubs, while also addressing the lack of literature on this topic. Webster discusses the renewed interest in hardy flowering plants aided by a decline in coniferous tree cultivation and the significance of nomenclature and taxonomy within horticulture. Additionally, he mentions the structured and accessible format of the book, featuring an alphabetical arrangement of over thirteen hundred species and varieties, which includes cultivation notes and flowering calendars to assist gardeners effectively. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Flowering trees Flowering shrubs SB Text Botany Natural History Horticulture Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 421098 2025-07-05T05:18:00.110953 text/html 432042 2020-12-21T10:09:37 text/html 577434 2025-07-05T05:18:10.650868 application/epub+zip 577439 2025-07-05T05:18:03.799929 application/epub+zip 211074 2025-07-05T05:18:02.405925 application/epub+zip 825732 2025-07-05T05:18:15.313873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810336 2025-07-05T05:18:09.492900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448319 2022-08-05T08:36:59.025007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378124 2025-07-05T05:17:58.559971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358224 2024-10-28T18:12:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379501 2020-12-21T10:09:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379492 2020-12-21T10:09:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21290 2025-07-05T05:18:15.466856 application/rdf+xml 16992 2025-07-05T05:18:02.940914 image/jpeg 3971 2025-07-05T05:18:02.668958 image/jpeg 131896 2020-12-21T10:09:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 439137 2020-12-21T10:09:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 131873 2020-12-21T10:09:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 538060 2025-07-05T05:18:00.171919 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog