LIST OP HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR 1916. 



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HYDKANGEA. 



These handsome shrubs are 

 now considered quite indspensa- 

 ble in any garden. They are 



very easy of culture and succeed 

 well in any rich soil. 



H. Panleulata Grandiflorn — One 



of the grandest flowering 

 shrubs. It is perfectly hardy, 

 requiring no protection what- 

 ever. It begins to flower early 

 in summer and continues until 

 late in fall. Planted singly or 

 in groups it has a charming 

 effect. 



Plants 18 inches high, each 

 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



Plants 24 inches high, each 

 40c; per doz. $4.00. 



Plants 30 to 36 inches high, 

 each 75c; per doz. 7.50. 



KERRIA — Globe Flower. 



K. Japonlca — A very pretty 

 shrub of graceful and delicate 

 foliage. Flowers yellow, very 

 freely produced in summer. 

 Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



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PHILADELPHUS — Syringa or Mock Orange. 



Highly ornamental shrubs, very shapely and beautiful, both 

 in foliage and flowers. 

 P. Coronarins (Garland Syringa) — A great favorite. Flowers 



pure white and very fragrant. 

 P. Grnndiflorus — Large flowered; one of the best. Each 25c; 



per doz. $2.50. 



PVRUS — Japan Quince. 



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. Japonlca (Cydonia Japonica) — A charming plant; foliage 

 dark green and glossy; flowers deep scarlet, produced in 

 great abundance, followed by large pear-shaped fruit. 

 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. 



Glabra (Smooth 

 Sumach) — A strong 

 growing shrub, ex- 

 cellent for mass- 

 ing; remarkable 

 for its numerous 

 large heads of 

 scarlet seeds in 

 autumn, at which 

 time, too, its leaves 

 are very brilliant. 



R. Glabra Laclniata 



(Cut-Leaved Su- 

 much) — 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 doz. $2.50. 



HHOS GLABRA LACINIATA. 

 (CDT-LEAVBD SUMACH.) 



RISES — Flowering Currant. 



A class of plants highly prized for their graceful habit of 

 growth, fine foliage and beautiful flowers. 



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



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

 per doz. $2.50. 



ROSES FOR MASSING. 



Hardy varieties highly desirable and ornamental in the 

 shrubbery border. 



Rosa Rugosa Alba — A very ornamental Rose of Japanese or- 

 igin, perfectly hardy; leaves large and glossy; flowers sin- 

 gle, pure white. 



R. R. Rubra — Beautiful crimson single flowers produced in 

 great abundance and succeeded by large red berries; very 

 ornamental. 



Rosa Rubrifolia — This Rose is remarkable because of its col- 

 ored foliage, which in early spring is a rich reddisff- pur- 

 ple, changing as the season advances into a reddish-green. 



Prices — Strong two-year-old plants of any of the above 

 Roses each 40c; per doz. $4.00. 



SAMBUCUS — Elder. 



S. Nigra Aurea (Golden Elder) — A most attractive and very 

 ornamental shrub. The foliage is large and of the richest 

 golden yellow; very effective and invaluable for grouping 

 to produce striking contrasts. 



S. Nigra Variegata — This is also a beautiful shrub, having 

 handsome 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. Suffice to say that they are indis- 

 pensable. 



S. Persica (Persian Lilac) — A very popular plant; flowers pur- 

 ple. 



S. Vulgaris (Common Lilac) — Larger foliage than the former; 

 flowers rurple. 



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. 



EXTRA LARGE BUSHY PLANTS OF ALL THE ABOVE SHRUBS, EACH 50 CENTS; PER DOZ. $5.00. 



