LIST OF HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR 1911. 



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ROSES. 



Hardy varieties highly desirable and ornamental in 

 the shrubbery border. , 

 Rossi Rugosa Alba — A very ornamental shrubbery Rose 



of Japanese origin, perfectly hardy; leaves large and 



glossy; flowers single, pure white. 

 R. R. Rubra — Beautiful crimson single flowers produced 



in great abundance and succeeded by large red 



berries; very ornamental. 



Rosa Luclda — An excellent Rose for massing in groups 

 or borders of shrubs. Flowers single, bright pink. 



Rosa Nitida — Very desirable for massing with shrub- 

 bery. Flowers red; a profuse bloomer. 



Extra strong plants. Each 40c; per doz. $4.00. 



Rosa Rubrifolia — This Rose is remarkable because of 

 its colored foliage, which in early spring is a rich 

 reddish-purple, changing as the season advances into 

 a reddish-green. The plant is a good grower, per- 

 fectly hardy, and produces quantities of single pink 

 flowers early in summer. Each 30c; per doz. $3.00. 



SAMBUCXJS — Elder. 

 S. jVisra Aurca (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. INigra Variegata — This is also a beautiful shrub, having handsome foliage variegated 



with silver and green. 

 S. diaries X. — A robust grower, and very free bloomer, trusses large, flowers reddish 



purple. 



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 indispensable. 



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. 



Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



SYMPHORI CARPUS. 

 Exceedingly interesting and very ornamental dwarf shrubs, of the easiest culture; ad- 

 mirably adapted for grouping on the lawn or in masses of shrubbery in almost any situ- 

 ation, even succeeding very well in the shade of overhanging trees, where few shrubs will 

 grow at all. They are especially valuable for their ornamental berries, which show to 

 advantage in the fall and winter months. 

 S. Raeemosus (Snowberry) — A very pretty and interesting shrub; pinkish white flowers 



followed by white berries. 

 S. Vulgaris — This variety bears red berries; an excellent shrub. 



Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



VIBURNUM. 



STMPHOEICARPUS RACEMOSUS. 



A class of highly ornamental and very useful strong-growing shrubs of easy culture, well adapted to all good soils. 

 The varieties we offer are quite distinct in habit of growth, foliage and flowers, and are all very desirable. 

 A". Lnntana — Handsome foliage, whitish underneath; flowers white, borne very freely in dense cymes, succeeded by an abun- 

 dance of berries, which are at first red, gradually turning to black. _ . „ , ~ 



V. Opulis (High or Bush Cranberry) — Resembles the 

 common snowball in its wood and foliage. The 

 pure white single flowers are borne in great clus- 

 ters, succeeded in fall by bunches of berries re- 

 sembling Cranberries, which hang on the plants 

 until destroyed by late frosts. 

 V. Opulis Sterilis (Common Snowball) — A well- 

 known favorite shrub of large size, with globular 

 clusters of white flowers in June. 

 ~V. Plicatum (Japanese Snowball) — One of the best 

 shrubs in cultivation; grows upright and bushy; 

 foliage attractive; flowers white, produced very 

 abundantly in large heads. Each 50c; per doz. 

 $5.00. Extra large, each $1.00. 



Each, except where noted, 25c: doz. $2.50. 



WEIGELA. 



Either as a single specimen or in groups the 

 "Weigela is certainly one of the most effective and 

 most satisfactory shrubs we know of. 



W. Candida — A very valuable shrub of upright 

 growth; flowers trumpet-shaped, white. 



W. Floribunda — A profuse bloomer; flowers dark 

 ' crimson. 



W. Rosea — Perhaps the most popular shrub yet in- 

 troduced; bears rose-colored, trumpet-shaped 

 flowers in great profusion. 



W. Rosea Variegata — A beautiful variety of the 

 above; contrasts very pleasingly with other 

 shrubs; foliage green margined with creamy 

 white, flowers pink. 



XV. Rosea Desboisii — Resembles Rosea in habit, but 

 the flowers are much darker; very desirable. 



WEIGELA ROSEA. 



Each, 25c; per doz. $2.50. 

 Extra Large Bushy Plants of all of the Above Shrubs, each 50 cents; per doz. $5.00. 



