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HARDY ORNAMENTAL SERJJBS.—Continued. 



CORNUS alba. (Red-barked Dogwood.) A valuable shrub 

 of spreading habit, conspicuous for its ornamental bright 

 red bark in Winter. 50 cts. each. 



Larger Plants. 75 cts. each. 



Florida. See Ornamental and Shade Trees, page 156. 



sibiriea. (Scarlet Dogwood.) Bark scarlet. 50 cts. each.. 



Larger Plants. 75 cts. each 



Stolonifera. (Red Osier, Red-twigged Dogwood.) Bark 

 usually red in Winter. 50 cts. each ... 



stolonifera var. aurea. (Golden-barked Dogwood.) Bright 

 yellow bark in Winter. Very effective when planted in 

 groups with the red-barked variety. 75 cts. each . . . 



mas, or mascula. (Cornelian Cherry.) A very attrac- 

 tive shrub with bright yellow flowers early in Spring and 

 shining scarlet fruit in the Autumn. 75 cts. each 



Doz. 

 $5.00 



7.50 



5.00 

 7.50 



5.00 



7.50 



7.50 



CORYLUS americana. (American Hazel.) The well- 

 known Hazelnut or Filbert. 75 cts. each ... ... 7 . 50 



avellana var. purpurea. (Purple-leaved Hazel.) Large 



showy shrub with deep purple fohage. $1.00 each ... 10.00 



CYDONIA japonica. (Scarlet Japan Quince.) Bright scar- 

 let-crimson flowers in great profusion in the early Spring. 

 50 cts. each 5.00 



DESMODIUM penduliflorum. (Sweet Pea Shrub.) Red 



and violet pea-shaped flowers. Autumn. 60 cts. each ... 6 . 00 



DEUTZIA erenata fl. pi. Pride of Rochester. Double, 



white, very beautiful; June. 50 cts. each. ... ... 5.00 



erenata rosea. Double pink. 50 cts. each 5.00 



gracilis. White; very free; dwarf; June. 50 cts. 



each. 5.00 



Lemoinei. An excellent hardy shrub, producing pure 

 white flowers, borne on stout branches, which are of 

 upright growth. Habit dwarf, and free flowering. 

 50 cts. each 5.00 



Diervilla. (See Weigela.) 



ELEAGNUS angustifolium. (Oleaster.) A bushy shrub 

 with beautiful silvery leaves and fragrant yellow flowers 

 in June, followed by yellow fruits; valuable for sea- 

 side planting. 50 cts. each ... ... ... ... 5 . 00 



longipes. (Japnese Oleaster.) One of our best shrubs, 

 having long arching branches closely set with small oval, 

 rich green leaves, which retain their fresh appearance late 

 into the Autumn. In July it bears innumerable trans- 

 lucent reddish edible fruits of an agreeable pungent 

 flavor; these with the deep green foliage make the shrub 

 exceedingly ornamental. 50 cts. each ... ... 5.00 



Larger Plants. 75 cts. each 7 . 50 



EUONYMUS alatus. (Cork-barked Euonymus.) This shrub 

 is most attractive in Autumn, when its fohage becomes 

 briUiant crimson-scarlet and when it is also covered 

 with bright red fruit. The bark is corky and of inter- 

 esting appearance. 50 cts. each 



Deutzia gracilis. 



EUONYMUS— Con^OTwed. 



americana. (Strawberry Bush. ) A slender-growing shrub 

 with shining foliage and deep scarlet berries. June. Doz. 

 50 cts. each 15.00 



europseus. (Burning Bush.) This attractive shrub de- 

 rives its common name from its profusion of red seed 

 pods in Autumn, which open and allow the orange- 

 colored seeds to hang on delicate threads. 50 cts. each; 

 Larger Plants. 75 cts. each. 



5.00 

 7.50 



EXOCHORDA grandiflora. (Pearl Bush.) The unopened 

 flower buds resemble small pearls, hence the common 

 name. The flowers which come in May are in racemes of 

 five or six, pure white with dark green eye, fragrant, very 

 graceful and valuable for cutting. The fohage is of hvely 

 green and very decorative. 50 cts. each 



5 00 



5.00 



FORSYTHIA Fortunei. (Golden Bell.) Upright growing; 



golden-yellow; free; May. 50 cts. each ... ... 5.00 



intermedia. Flowers bright golden-yeUow; fohage glossy 



green. Very early. 50 cts. each. ... ... ... 5 . 00 



intermedia aurea. Deep yellow flowers; fohage yellow. 



50 cts. each ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 . 00 



suspensa. (Weeping Golden Bell.) Pendulous habit; cov- 

 ered with yeUow drooping flowers; April. 50 cts. each; 5.00 



suspensa var. atroeaulis. A new variety differing 

 chiefly in the purple color of the young growth, and in 

 the dark purple or nearly 

 black stems. .$1.00 each. i 



viridissima. A more com- 

 pact variety than the pre- 

 ceding, with deep green bark 

 and flowering somewhat 

 later. 50 cts. each 



Effective Planting of Forsythia. 



HALESIA tetraptera. (Snow- 

 drop Tree. ) A beautiful large 

 shrub with white beUshaped 

 flowers borne in profusion; 

 May. $1.25 each 



HAMAMELIS virginica. 



(Witch Hazel.) A tall native 

 shrub with yellow flowers 

 late in the Autumn. 75 cts. 

 each. 



HIPPOPH.iE rhamnoides. (Sea 

 Buckthorn.) A luxuriant 

 spreading bush with gray- 

 ish fohage, thriving well 

 near the sea. 50 cts. each; 



5.00 



12.00 



7.50 



5.00 



