LIST OP HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR 1915. 



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DFXTZIA GRACILIS. 



DEUTZIA. 



Very handsome and exceedingly useful Japanese 

 shrubs, hardy and well adapted to all ordinary soils 

 and situations. 

 D. Gracilis — Flowers double ■white, produced in racemes 



4 to 6 inches long, in June and July. 



D. Crenata — Double white and pink flowers; very de- 

 sirable. 



Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



EUONYMUS — Spindle Tree. 



Large shrubs or small trees especially valuable for 

 the great beauty of their foliage, when it assumes its 

 bright and varied tints in fall, and for the brilliant 

 rose-colored or orange seed-vessels "which clothe the 

 plant as with a mantle of fire. Hence the popular name 

 of the following species: 



E. Americanos (American Burning Bush) — Shining 

 foliage and deep scarlet fruit. 



E. Europaeiis (European Burning Bush) — An excellent 

 variety with fine foliage and brilliant berries. 



Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



FORSYTHIA — Golden Bell. 



Pretty shrubs, producing drooping yellow flowers in 

 the early spring before the leaves appear. 

 P. Fortuneii — A very handsome variety, with shining 



foliage and trumpet-shaped, pendulous, bright yellow 



flowers. 



F. Siispensa ("Weeping Forsythia) — Similar to the 

 above in the form and color of its flowers, but the 

 habit of the plant is drooping, the branches being 

 long and pliant. Very useful on verandas and trellises. 



F. Viridissima — Similar to Fortuneii, but has deeper 

 green bark and foliage and lemon-yellow flowers. 

 Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



HALESIA — Silver Bell. 



A large shrub of robust habit, very valuable for lawn 

 planting. Foliage dense and light green. Flowers pure 

 white, pendulous and bell-shaped, very" beautiful. 

 H. Diptera (Snowdrop Tree) — A handsome variety with 



snow-drop-like flowers. Each 40c; per doz. $4.00. 



Extra large, each $1.00. 



HIPPOPHAE — Sea Buckthorn. 

 H. Rlinmnoides — An upright shrub, with narrow, willow- 

 like, silvery foliage, particularly effective in combina- 

 tion with other shrubs. Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



HYPERICUM — St. John's Wort. 



Medium-sized shrubs, their slender wavy "branches 

 and bright flowers being very effective. 

 H. Kalmianuni — Flowers golden yellow of medium size. 

 Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



NOTE — SHRUBS, VINES AND FLOWERING 

 PLANTS stand in the same relationship to the exterior 

 of the home that pictures, decorations anil works of 

 art do to its interior, and all are indispensihle to the 

 creation of the "HOME BEAUTIFUL." 



NOTE — The prices 

 named include boxes, 

 packing and delivery 

 t o transportation 



companies in Mil- 

 waukee. 



CLETHRA — White Alder. 



C. AInifolia — This great favorite .is popu- 

 larly known as Sweet Pepper Bush, and 



is one of the most interesting and most 

 desirable of all hardy shrubs. It is 

 adapted to all soils and situations, par- 

 ticularly in shady places. The flowers 

 are produced in spikes, are creamy 

 white and very sweet-scented. Each 

 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



CORNU S — Dogwood. 



A class of shrubs particularly valuable 

 for ornamental planting, either singly or 

 in masses, some for the striking beauty of 

 their variegated foliage, others for the 

 high-colored bark of their branches. All 

 produce abundance of flowers at different 

 times throughout the summer, followed by 

 handsome berries. 



C. Alba (Red Twigged Dogwood) — A very 

 desirable variety; flowers white. It is 

 very effective in winter, when the leaves 

 are off, its bright red branches being 

 very attractive and ornamental. 



C. Elegantissima Variegata — A very hand- 

 some shrub with beautiful variegated 

 silver and green foliage. Each 50c. 



C. Sanguinea (Red Dogwood) — Fine, hardy 

 shrub, very conspicuous and ornamental 

 in the winter, when the bark is blazed 

 red. 



C. Sericea (Silky Cornel) — A variety highly 

 esteemed for its vigorous habit, purple 

 twigs and pale blue berries. 



C. Spaethii — A late introduction of great 

 merit, much like Elegantissima, but with 

 variegation in pale yellow instead of sil- 

 ver. Each 50c. 



Except where noted, each 25c; per doz. 

 $2.50. 



FonsYTniA For.Tr/NEii. 



EXTRA LARGE, BUSHY PLANTS OF ALL OF THE ABOVE SHRUBS, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED, EACH 50c? PER DOZ. $5.00, 



