AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1928. 



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HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



Varieties Suitable for Autumn Planting. Ready about October 15th. 



For complete list of Ornamental Shrubs see our Garden Annual. 



The prices quoted for the following shrubs includes careful packing, a 

 service for which we make no extra charge. 



ALMOND. (Amygdalus.) See Prunus. 



ARALIA spinosa. {Hercules' Club, Angelica Tree.) See page 35. 



AZALEA Kaempferi. (Rhdodendron Kcempferi.) This charming 10 

 scarlet-flowered Torch Azalea is wonderfully floriferous, abso- 

 lutely hardy and should be in every collection. 



18 to 24 injhes. $3.50 each $32.50 



24 to 30 inches. $4.50 each 42.50 



Specimen Plants. $5.00 each and upwards. 

 arborescens. A large spreading native Azalea, with handsome 

 foliage and white or blush fragrant flowers coming in July. Easily 



grown in ordinary soil. $3.00 each 27.50 



ealendulacea. {Flame Azalea.) This showy plant is covered in 

 June with masses of flowers, varying from pale yellow to deep 



orange. $3.50 each 32.50 



Vaseyl. Forms a compact bush, covered in June with brilliant pink 



blossoms. $3.50 each 32.00 



BERBERIS thunbergi atropurpurea. {New red-leaved Japanese 

 Barberry.) Rich bronzy-red, a coloring unequalled in any other 

 shrub. $1.00 each 9.00 



Thunbergii. {Japanese Barberry.) Dwarf, handsome shining foU- 

 age which turns coppery-red in Autumn, its bright red berries 

 hang throughout the entire Winter. (See page 43.) 



vulgaris. {Common Barberry.) June. 60cts. each 5.50 



Note. Berberis vulgaris cannot be shipped out of New England on 

 account of wheat rust. 



CALYCANTHUS floridus. {Allspice or Sweet Shrub.) Brown flow- 

 ers; fragrant; June to August. $1.00 each. 



CARAGANA arborescens. {Siberian Pea.) An interesting shrub, 10 

 with ornamental, pea-shaped yellow flowers and light green 

 foliage; vigorous, upright habit. May. 75 cts. each . . . $ 7.00 



CHIONANTHUS virglnica. {Fringe Tree.) White; June. $1.50 



each 13.50 



CLETHRA alnifolia. {Sweet Pepper Bush.) White; intensely 



fragrant; very fine. 75 cts. each 7.00 



COLUTEA arborescens. {Bladder Senna.) A handsome and in- 

 teresting shrub; its bright yellow flowers and large, transparent 

 seed pods appearing throughout the Summer, at a time when 

 few other shrubs flower. 75 cts. each 7.00 



CORNUS alba. {Red-barked Dogwood.) A valuable shrub of 

 spreading habit, conspicuous for its ornamental bright red 

 bark in Winter. 60 cts. each 4 . 50 



Florida. See Ornamental and Shade Trees, page 35. 



albasibriea. {Scarlet Dogwood.) Bark sca,i\et. 60 cts. each. . 4.50 



Stolonifera. {RedOsier.) {Red, twigged Dogwood.) Ba.rkusua.Uy 



red in Winter. 50 cts. each 4.00 



stolonifera flaviramea. {Golden-barked Dogwood.) Bright yel- 

 low bark in Winter. Very effective when planted in groups with 

 the red-basked variety. 60 cts. each 4 . 50 



mas, or mascula. {Cornelian Cherry.) A very attractive shrub 

 with bright yellow flowers early in Spring and shining scarlet 

 fruit in the Autumn. 75 cts. each 7.00 



CORYLUS americana. {American Hazel.) The well-known 



Hazelnut or Filbert. 75 cts. each 6.50 



COTONEASTER horizontalis. Though by no means a new plant, 

 this rare and perfectly hardy Cotoneaster deserves to be most 

 widely planted. It is decumbent or semi-prostrate in habit, 

 grows 3 to 4 feet high, forming a dense bush many yards through. 

 The fruits are bright scarlet changing to crimson and the small 

 leaves, which are dark green and almost round, are retained 

 late into the Fall, and even up to Christmas. It is suitable for 

 planting in rocky positions, and anywhere and everywhere that 



dwarf-growing shrubs are required. $1.00 each 9.00 



horizontalis perpusilla. A prostrate shrub invaluable for 

 rockeries and for clothing banks. It has lustrous green leaves, 

 turning crimson in the Autumn and bright scarlet fruits which 

 remain on the plant all Winter. $1.50 each 13.50 



CYDONIA japonica. {Scarlet Japan Quince.) Bright scarlet- 

 crimson flowers in great profusion in the early Spring. $1.00 

 each 9.00 



Azalea Ksempferi. 



DEUTZIA scabra erenata. Pride of Rochester. Double white, 



very beautiful; June. 60 cts. each 



scabra erenata rosea. Double pink. 60 cts. each .... 

 gracilis. White; very free; dwarf; June. 75cts.eaoh 



Lemoinei. An excellent hardy shrub, producing pure white 

 flowers, borne on stout branches, which are of upright growth. 

 Habit dwarf , and free-flowering. 60 cts. each 



DIERVILLA. {See Weigela, page 42.) 



ELEAGNUS angustifolia. {Oleaster.) A bushy shrub with 

 beautiful silvery leaves and fragrant yellow flowers in June, 

 followed by yellow fruits; valuable for seaside planting. 60 

 cts. each 



10 



$5.40 



5.40 



5.60 



5.00 



5.40 



longipes. {Japanese 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 translucent reddish edible fruits of 

 an agreeable pungent flavor; these with the deep green foliage 

 make the shrub exceedingly ornamental. $1.25 each . . . 11.00 



EUGNYMUS alatus. {Cork-barked Euonymus.) This shrub is 

 most attractive in Autumn, when its foliage becomes brilliant 

 crimson-scarlet and when it is also covered with bright red fruit. 

 The bark is corky and of interesting appearance. $2 . 00 

 each 18.00 



Americanus. {Strawberry Bu^h.) A slender-growing shrub with 



shining foliage and deep scarlet berries; June. 75 cts. each . . 6.50 



europseus. {Burning Bush.) This attractive shrub derives its 

 common name from its profusion of '•'^d seed pods in Autumn, 

 which open and allow the orange-colored seeds to hang on deli- 

 cate threads. 75 cts. each 



6.50 



EXOCHORDA grandlflora. {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 foUage is of lively green and very decorative. 

 75 cts. each 7.00 



Five plants of one variety sold at ten rate 



