CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 



For the proper embellishment of the Park, Cemetery and Home Grounds deciduous flowering shrubs are now deemed indispensable. No lawn of large or 

 even moderate dimensions can be considered complete unless at least a few shrubs in groups or single specimens are introduced. In fact, we may truthfully 

 assert that it is next to impossible to produce an artistic finish without them. In small lawns the.y can reallj' be employed to better advantage than the taller- 

 KTowing trees, relieving the barren appearance without crowding or interfering with the growth of grass and flowers, as trees so often do. They are easy of 

 I'ulture, and succeed in almost any soil. Many of the kinds have purple, golden, silver or variegated foliage, which, b,v a judicious arrangement, produce most 

 artistic, striking and pleasing effects. Others bear ornamental fruit, which usually hangs on the plants, when the leaves have dropped in fall, making them doubly 

 interesting. A careful selection will insure a continuous display of flowers or fruit from early spring till late in fall. The following kinds have bei n carefully 

 selected as the best, most ornamental and most popular. Our stock is in excellent condition, the plants being vigorous and bushy. When practicable we send 

 Bhrubs free by mail, when so ordered, but these are necessarily small, and as the soil must all be removed from the roots, they are liable to more or less injury. 

 We therefore advise customers to order shrubs sent by express, as we can send larger plants, and as they can be better packed, are sure to arrive in good condi- 

 tion. Large plants, if in quantities, are usually shipped by freight. 



AMAGDALUS— Flowering Almond. 



One of the earliest apring-flowering shrubs; very handsome, of easy culti- 

 vation in almost any soil and perfectly hardy. 



A. Pumila Alba Plena— Flowers very double, pure white and produced in 

 great profusion. 



A. Pumila Rosea Plena— Like the preceding, an exceedingly free bloomer; 

 (lowers double, color a very delicate rose. 



BERBERIS— Berberry. 



A very valuable class of dwarf shrubs, admirably adapted for massing, also 

 excellent for hedges. The foliage is very ornamental, the flowers are showy 

 •and freely produced, and are succeeded by handsome berries, which remain on 

 the plants all winter. 



B. Purpurea— A beautiful shrub; purple foliage. 

 B. Thunbergii — A dwarf variety with small compact foliage ; very desirable. 



B. Vulgaris — Common Berberry. 



CALYCANTHUS— Spice Bush or Sweet Shrub. 



C. Floridus— This handsome variety is also known as the strawberry shrub, owing to the exquisite, straw- 

 berry-like fragrance of its flowers. These are produced in great abundance in early summer; color a deep 

 chocolate. The plant is dwarf, and the foliage dense and glossy. 



CARYOPTERIS— Blue Spireea. 



C. Mastacanthus — This is without doubt one of the greatest acquisitions among dwarf, hardy shrubs. The 

 -plant is low-growing and compact, the foliage pleasing and the flowers exquisite, the color being a rich lavender 

 blue, a most effective color and so rarely met with among deciduous shrubs. The flowers are produced in 

 wonderful profusion during the summer and until late in fall. 



CHIONANTHUS-White Fringe. 



C. Virginica — One of the most ornamental of shrubs. Flow- 

 ers pure white and very fragrant, produced in fringe-like racemes 

 and are succeeded by grape-like purple berries. 



CLETHRA-White Alder. 



C. Alnifolia — This great favorite is popularly 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, particularly in sbad.y places. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in spikes, are creamy white and very sweet scented. 



CORN US— Dogwood. 



A class of shrubs particularly valuable for ornamental 

 planting, either singly or in masses, some for the striking beauty 

 of their variegated foliage, 01 hers for the high-colored bark of 

 their branches. All produce an abundance of flowers at different 

 times throughout summer, followed by handsome berries. 



C. riascula (Cornelian Cherry) — Flowers yellow, very showy: 

 berries deep scarlet. 



C. JVlascula Variegata — A very handsome form of the above; 

 foliage beautifully marked 

 with white and green. 



C. Sanguinea (Red 

 Dogwood) — Fine, hardy 

 shrub, very conspicuous 

 and ornamental in the 

 winter, when the bark is 

 blazed red. 



C. Sericea (Silky Cor- 

 nel) — A variety highly es- 

 teemed for its vigorous 

 habit, purple twigs and 

 pale blue berries. 



DEUTZIA. 



CARYOPTERIS MASTACANTHUS. 



Very handsome and 

 exceedingly useful Japan- 

 ese shrubs, hardy and well 

 adapted to all ordinary 

 soils and situations. 



D. Qracilis — Flowers 

 double white, produced on 

 racemes-tour to sis inches 

 long, in June and Jul.v. 



D. Crenata — Double 

 white and pink flowers: 

 very desirable. 



EUONYMUS— 



Spindle Tree. 



Large shrubs or small 

 trees especially distin- 

 guished and valuable for 

 the great beaut.y of their 

 foliage when it assumes its 

 bright and varied tints in 

 fall, and for the brilliant 

 rose-colored or orange 



seed vessels, which hang in clusters in such profusion as to clothe the plant as 

 with a mantle of fire. Hence the popular name of the following species. 



E. Americanus (American Burning Bush) — Shining foliage and deep scarlet 

 fruit. 



E. Europseus (European Burning Bush)— An excellent variety, with fine 

 foliage and brilliant berries. 



FORSYTHIA-Golden Bell. 



Pretty shrubs, producing drooping yellow flowers in the early spring before 

 the leaves appear. 



F. Fortuneii — A ver.y handsome variety, with shining foliage and trumpet- 

 shaped, pendulous, bright yellow flowers. 



F, Viridissima— Similar to the above, but has deeper green bark and foli- 

 age and lemon yellow flowers. 



HIPPOPHy^— Sea Buckthorn. 



H. Rhamnoides — An upright, strong-growing shrub, with narrow, willow- 

 like, silvery foliage, which renders the plant partieularl.y effective in combina- 



CLBTHRA ALNIFOLIA. 



C'HIOiNANTHUS VIROINICA. 



tion with other shrubs is 

 groups. It is at home in 

 all kinds of soils and situ- 

 ations. 



HALESIA-Silver Bell 



A large shrub of ro- 

 bust habit, very valuable 

 for lawn planting. Foliage 

 dense and light green. 

 Flowers pure white, pen- 

 dulous and bell-shaped, 

 very beautiful. 



H. Diptera (Snow-drop 

 Tree) — Ahandsoraevariety 

 with snowdrop-like flowers. 



H. Tetraptera (Silver 

 Bell) — Very popular. 

 Fowers bell-shaped. 



HYDRANGEA. 



These handsomeshrubs 

 are now considered quite 

 indispensable in any gar- 

 den. They are very easy 

 of culture, and succeed 

 well in any rich soil. 



H. Panicuiata Qrandi- 

 flora — Pre-eminently the 

 grandest of all the flower- 

 ing hardy shrubs. It is 

 perfectly hardy, requiring 

 no protection whatever. It 

 begins to flower early in 

 summer and continues un- 

 til late in tall. Planted 

 singly or in groups it has 

 a charming effect. 



Strong plants of any of the above hardy shrubs, each 25 cents ; per dozen, $2.50. 



plants, each 50 cents ; per dozen, $5.00. 



Extra large bushy 



