SHRUBS, VINES, PLANTS AND BULBS 



PYRUS JAPONICA (Japanese Quince; Burn- 

 ing Bush). Plant in spring or fall. Blooms in 

 May. A very handsome shrub when it is in 

 full bloom, for it is then one mass of brilliant 

 red flowers. 



ROSA RUGOSA (Ramanas Rose). 2 to 6 

 feet. Plant in early spring or fall. Blooms 

 almost all summer. A very healthy shrub of 

 the rose family. The large blossoms are sin- 

 gle and double, and pink, white and crimson. 

 Later in the year they are followed by red 

 seed-pods. It is often used for hedges. 



RHUS COTINUS (Purple Fringe, or Smoke 

 Tree). 8 to 15 feet. Plant in the spring. 

 Blooms in July. A tree-like shrub. When it 

 is in bloom, the great featheriness and pecu- 

 liar pinkish gray of the blossoms make the 

 bush look as if it were enveloped in a cloud 

 of smoke or morning mist. 



SPIRAEA ANTHONY WATERER, PRUNIFOLIA, 

 BRIDAL WREATH, THUNBERGII and VAN 

 HOUTTEI. 4 to 8 feet. Plant in early spring 

 or fall. Blooms the end of May and early in 



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