AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1929 



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Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 



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Varieties Suitable for Autumn Planting. Ready about October 15 



For complete list of Ornamental Shrubs, see our Garden Annual 



Shrubs are the most important group of plants to produce home-like surroundings and picture-like effects in the garden. They 

 should be chosen not only for graceful habit and season of blooming, but for their variously tinted leaves and berries. Plant them 

 liberally and thickly for quick effects, and thin them out as they begin to crowd each other. They appreciate deep preparation of the 

 soil and liberal feeding with manure or other fertilizer. Keep the ground beneath them cultivated, and do not plant them in holes cut 

 in the sod. Prune them as they increase in age, in the winter cutting out old, decrepit canes entirely, and refrain from snipping at the 

 ends of the shoots. Encourage new growth from the base of the plants at all times. 



Early-fiowering shrubs should be pruned immediately after they have finished blooming to encourage new growth to produce 

 flowers the next spring. If they are pruned in the winter, the buds which were formed the previous summer will be cut off and the 

 quantity of bloom will be seriously reduced. 



Late-flowering shrubs, such as Altheas and Hydrangeas, may be pruned in winter or spring because the flower-buds are formed 

 the same season as they bloom. 



Broad-leaved Evergreens are generally best with no pruning at all. 



Do not attack border shrubs as one would a privet hedge or a box tree. Allow the shrubs to assume their natural, graceful form 

 but do not permit them to become old and crowded at the base. Keep them always growing new and fresh wood from the roots. 



Key to Abbreviations 

 For size, L. M. S. D. (abbreviations: L., large; M., medium; S., small; D., dwarf). 



1 denotes varieties for moderate shade; 2, varieties producing fruit which attracts birds; 3, varieties for seashore planting. 



Not less than 5 plants of one variety sold at the 10 rate 



ALMOND, Flowering (Amygdalus). See Prunus. 



ACANTHOPANAX pentaphyllum. Five-leaved Aralia. A beau- 

 tiful Japanese shrub of rapid growth. Its branches are furnished 

 with spines, leaves palmate, five-lobed and pale green. 75c. each; 

 S5.50 for 10. 



ARALIA spinosa. Hercules Club: Angelica Tree. See page 37. 

 ARONIA arbutifolia. Chokeberry. L23. Very ornamental shrub, 



having bright autumn tints, pure white flowers, and lustrous red 



berries. 75c. each; $6.50 for 10. 



AZALEA (Rhododendron) 



All the Azaleas offered are hardy and are adapted for massing in 

 shrubbery borders and naturalizing in woods. The flowering period 

 extends from May to July. Azaleas, like rhododendrons, do not thrive 

 in a lime soO. 



arborescens. Sweet Azalea. Ml. A large, spreading native Azalea, 

 with handsome foliage and white or blush, fragrant flowers coming 

 in July. Easily grown in ordinary soil. 15 to 18 in. $2.00 each; 

 $18.00 for 10; 13^ to 2 ft., $2.50 each. 



calendulacea. Flame Azalea. Ml. This showy plant is covered in 

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

 orange. $3.25 each; $30.00 for 10. 



canadensis (Rhodora). An excellent variety for moist places. Low- 

 growing and covered with lavender flowers in May. $2.00 each; 

 $18.00 for 10. 



hybrida, Louisa Hunnewell. Ml. This gorgeous new hybrid 

 forms an erect bush crowned with huge flower clusters of glovnng 

 golden yellow. It is perfectly hardy in Massachusetts. Awarded 

 a Gold Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. $3.50 

 each. 



Japonica. Japanese Azalea. Ml. One of the handsomest of all hardy 

 Azaleas, having relatively stout, erect shoots each terminating in a 

 large, globose cluster of orange-red to flame-red funnel-shaped 

 flowers, about 2J-^ inches across. $4.50 each. 



Ksempferi. Torch Azalea. Ml. This charming and wonderfully 

 floriferous Japanese shrub has scarlet flowers and is absolutely 

 hardy. One of the very finest of the introductions to our gardens 

 from Japan. IJ^ to 2 ft., $3.50 each, $32.50 for 10; 2 to 2J^ ft., 

 $4.50 each, $42.50 for 10. 



Schllppenbachi. Royal Azalea. Ml. One of the earliest and most 

 charming spring-flowering hardy shrubs. In general appearance 

 this new plant resembles Azalea indica, having the same general 

 habit of growth, or perhaps somewhat more upright. The flowers 

 are of the same size and bright pink in color, of a shade hardly to 

 be expected in an outdoor hardy shrub. $5.00 each. 



Vaseyi. Pinkshell Azalea. M. A graceful shrub of easy culture, and 

 perhaps the most profuse bloomer of all the native Azaleas. Its 

 pink flowers appear in May before the foliage. Habit, erect and 

 slender; in cultivation it becomes more spreading, but retains its 

 charming light-stemmed growth. In autumn the foliage usually 

 turns a bright crimson, which adds greatly to its value. IJ^ to 2 ft., 

 $3.50 each; $32.00 for 10. 



viscosa. Swamp Azalea. Ml. Sweetly scented white flowers tinted 

 with shades of rose. Prefers a damp situation. June, July. $2.25 

 each; $20.00 for 10. 



BERBERIS brevipaniculata. Short-cluster Barberry. The small 

 flowers are freely produced on erect panicles 3 to 5 inches long. 

 These are followed by masses of salmon-red fruits. One of the 

 handsomest and most distinct of its class. $1.00 each; $9.00 

 for 10. 

 Thunbergi. Japanese Barberry. M23. Handsome, shining foliage 

 which turns coppery red in autumn. 1}^ to 2 ft., $2.00 for 10, 

 $15.00 per 100; 2 to 2}^ ft., $2.25 for 10, $18.00 per 100. 



CALYCANTHUS florldus. Allspice; Sweet Shrub. LI. A favorite 

 shrub found in old-fashioned gardens. Fragrant brown flowers. 

 June to August. $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 



L. An interesting shrub 

 75c. each; $7.00 for 10. 

 M13. White, intensely 



75c. each; $7.00 for 10. 



L. A handsome and in- 



CARAGANA arborescens. Siberian Pea. 



with yellow, pea-shaped flowers. May. 



CLETHRA ainlfolia. Sweet Pepper Bush. 



fragrant flowers. July to September. 

 COLUTEA arborescens. Bladder Senna. 



teresting shrub with bright yellow flowers and large transparent 

 seed-pods throughout the summer. The delicate foliage is of a 

 handsome light green color. 75c. each; $7.00 for 10. 

 CORNUS alba. Red-barked Dogwood. L123. Of spreading habit, 

 conspicuous for its ornamental bright red bark in winter. 60c. 

 each; $4.50 for 10. Larger Plants. 75c. each; $6.00 for 10. 

 alba sibirica. Coral Dogwood. L12. Bark scarlet. 60c. each; 



$4.50 for 10. Larger Plants. 7.5c. each; $6.00 for 10. 

 Amomum (C sericea). Silky Dogwood. M12. Flowers white; 

 fruit blue. Branches deep red and spreading. June. 60c. each; 

 $4.50 for 10. 

 florida. See Ornamental and Shade Trees, page 37. 

 stolonifera. Red Osier Dogwood. L12. Bark usually red in 



winter. 50c. each; $4.00 for 10. 

 stolonifera fiaviramea. Golden-twigged Dogwood. L12. Bright 

 yellow bark in winter. Very effective when planted in groups 

 with the red-barked variety. 60c. each; $4.50 for 10. 

 CORYLUS americana. American Hazelnut. L. The well-known 

 Hazelnut or Filbert. 7.5o. each: $6. .50 for 10. 



Azalea Kaempferi 



Not less than 5 plants of each variety sold at 10 rate; 25 at 100 rate 



