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Elaeagnus umbellata, continued 



silvered foliage. It is a suitable shrub for seaside 

 planting. In Japan the children go about nibbling 

 branches of the sweet red berries which here are 

 attractive to the birds and poultry. 



. longipes. Introduced a few years ago as a fruit 

 of the cranberry and currant class. It is a showy 

 berry-bearing shrub in early July. The fruit is 

 over % inch long, brilliant red and pleasantly 

 acid when ripe fully. It grows about 4 feet high. 

 We have an unusual stock of old plants. 



Exochorda Pearl Bush 



Exochorda grandiflora. A rare shrub of great 

 beauty. The pure white flowers are so abundantly 

 borne as to cover the plant. They are about \% 

 inches in diameter, in long, pendent racemes, 

 appearing with the foliage in May. It is a tall 

 shrub, attaining 10 feet, but as it is rather awk- 

 ward in shape, it is best at the background of a 

 group. 



Forsythia Golden Bell 



The Golden Bells stand in a class by themselves, 

 and, with the Magnolias, are the first showy shrubs. 

 Early in April they are a wealth of brilliant golden 

 yellow. In one of the Boston parks there was a 

 gravel pit that has been transformed to such a thing 

 of beauty that many make a point of visiting it. The 

 foliage is entirely healthy and the growth vigorous. 

 Beautiful winter bouquets are made by standing 

 the twigs in water in a window where it comes in 

 bloom in a few days. 

 Forsythia Fortunei. F. suspensa, var. Fortunei. 



A tall, arching shrub, reaching 10 feet in height. 

 F. suspensa. Almost indistinguishable from the 



above, except that the slender branches hang 



Forsythia suspensa, continued 



perpendicularly from old plants. It is excellent 

 for bordering groups of shrubs. 



F. viridissima. The foliage and habit of this is 

 very distinct, being more like the California 

 Privet in its upright, vigorous growth and glossy 

 dark green foliage, retained late in autumn when 

 it turns to a purple shade. The flowers are slightly 

 smaller than the two above species and it also 

 differs in hardiness. The tips and flower-buds 

 were winter-killed in the unusually severe winter 

 of 1903-04. 



Fringe 



White. Chionanthus Virginica. An Indian rubber 

 plant outdoors. There is no other hardy shrub 

 resembling it and yet it harmonizes with other 

 planting, being native from New Jersey south- 

 ward. It grows to a height of 15 feet or more and 

 has a sturdy, enduring appearance. It has 

 hitherto been rare in cultivation and used as 

 single specimens. Now that we offer it in large 

 quantities, it should be used extensively in border 

 plantings the same as the Dogwood tree and the 

 large-growing shrubs. It is free from insects or 

 fungous attacks and its luxuriant, dark and hand- 

 some foliage gives a touch of elegance not con- 

 tributed by the average shrub. 



When in blossom in June, the tree appears as 

 if it were festooned with the most delicate white 

 lace. It is only occasionally that a bargain like 

 this is available, as the seed crop is irregular. 

 Those who take advantage of it will be proud of 

 their White Fringe Trees. There are many such 

 bargains in this Catalogue, where valuable stock 

 is offered at lower rates than usual, and lower 

 than they are likely to be in the near future. 



The problem of -planting along drives in the forest is here solved by using Forsythia suspensa. On the road from the 



residence of Mr. Harry Payne Whitney to Harbor Hill 



