LIST OF HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR 1915. 



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PYItUS JAl'ONICA. 



RHODOTVPIS — White Kerria. 



R. Kerrioidcs — This exceedingly useful and very 

 ornamental shrub is a native of Japan, hut 

 perfectly hardy in our climate. It is of medium 

 size with neat, attractive foliage and large, 

 handsome, single white flowers, freely pro- 

 duced in early summer. Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



FLOWERING CURRANT. 

 EXTRA LARGE BUSHY PLANTS OF 



PYRUS — Japan 0,uince. 



One of the most beautiful of flowering shrubs. Grows well in 

 any good soil and any location. It is also useful as a hedge plant. 

 P. Japonica (Cydonia Japonica) — A charming plant; foliage dark 

 green and glossy; flowers deep scarlet, produced in great abund- 

 ance, followed by large pear-shaped fruit. Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



RIBES — Flowering Currant. 



A class of plants highly prized for their graceful habit of growth, 

 fine foliage and beautiful flowers. 



R. Aureuin — An early blooming variety; flowers yellow. 

 R. Sanguineum — Flowers crimson; very desirable. Each 25c; per 

 doz. $2.50. 



RHUS — Sumach. 



Small trees or shrubs, highly ornamental and of much value for 



lawn adornment, either in groups or single specimens. 



R. Cotinus (Purple Fringe or Smoke Tree)— This beautiful shrub is 



'particularly remarkable for the numerous feathery fruit stalks, 



which after flowering usually so completely cover the plant that 



from a distance it is no great stretch of 



imagination to conceive it enveloped in a 



cloud of smoke; hence the popular name. 



R. Glabra (Smooth Sumach) — A 

 strong-growing shrub, excellent 

 for massing; remarkable for its 

 numerous large heads of scarlet 

 seeds in autumn, at which time, 

 too, its leaves are very brilliant. 



R. Glabra Laciuiuta (Cut-Leaved 

 Sumach) — A very handsome 

 shrub, with finely divided fern- 

 like foliage. As an individual 

 specimen, this plant has few 

 equals. Each 40c; per doz. $4.00. 

 Extra large, each 75c; per doz. 

 $7.50. 



Each of above, except where noted, 

 25c; per dose. .$2.50. 

 RHUS GLABRA LACINIATA. 

 (CUT-LEAVED SUMACH.) 



SAMBUCUS — Elder. 



S. Nigra Aurea (Golden Elder) — 

 A most attractive and very or- 

 namental shrub. The foliage is 

 large and of the richest golden 

 yellow; very effective and in- 

 valuable for grouping to pro- 

 duce striking contrasts. 



S. Nigra Variegata — This is also 

 a beautiful shrub, having hand- 

 some foliage variegated with 

 silver and green. • 



Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



SYRINGA — Lilac. 



These old favorites are so well 

 known that any description 

 would seem superfluous. Suf- 

 fice to say that they are indis- 

 pensable. 



S. Persica (Persian Lilac) — A 

 very popular plant; flowers 

 purple. 



S. Vulgaris (Common Lilac) — 

 Larger foliage than the former; 

 flowers purple. 



S. Alba — Flowers pure white. 



S. Charles X. — A robust grower, 

 and very free bloomer, trusses 

 large, flowers reddish. 



Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



ALL THE ABOVE SHRUBS, EACH 50 CENTS: 



LILAC. 

 PER DOZ. !?5.00. 



