SUMMER CATALOGUE, 1916. 
OTHER NEW AND RARE 
CLETHRA tomentosa. “Woolly Pepper bush.” A handsome 
native shrub growing 5 to 10 feet tall producing in August an 
abundance of pure white flowers. Should be in every garden. 
Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 
COTONEASTER integerrima. A perfectly hardy and highly 
ornamental shrub with spreading branches and roundish leaves. 
The fruit is dark bloomy-red and is very freely produced and 
remains on the plant far into the winter. Each, 75 cts.; doz., 
$7.50. 
CYTISUS praecox. A hybrid Broom with sulphur-yellow flowers 
produced in great abundance in May. Habit similar to the well- 
known C. albus. Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 
ELSHOLTZIA Stauntonii. From the Great Wall of China; 
blooms in August and has terminal and lateral erect racemes of 
rose-purple flowers. Very beautiful and hardy; should be treated 
as a herbacous plant. Each, $1.00; doz., $10.00. 
ENKIANTHUS campanulatus. <A very hardy shrub from 
central Japan, grows 6 to 12 ft. high and is very bushy. The bell- 
shaped flowers, borne profusely in racemose clusters, are yellow, 
deeply stained and striped with salmon and crimson. Leaves 
turn a wonderful color in Autumn. Merits a prominent place 
in every garden. Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 
EUONYMUS radicans Silver Gem. The best variegated form 
of H. radicans we have ever seen. The plants were obtained 
by us from the world famous house of James Veitch & Sons, 
London. We have found it perfectly hardy at our Dedham 
Nurseries. Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 
HYDRANGEA petiolaris. This splendid hardy climber, hitherto 
has been but little known, although it was introduced from Japan 
a generation ago. Once established, it climbs rapidly, clinging 
by rootlets like English Ivy. The foliage is bright green, quite 
massive, and numerous flat flower-cymes are produced which 
average 8 to 10 in. in diameter. The flowers are white, coming 
in the early Summer. Strong plants, each 75 cts.; doz., $8.00. 
LIGUSTRUM macrocarpum. A hardy Japanese privet in 
habit like L. ibota, but with very large shining black fruits. 
Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 
Hydrangea 
petiolaris. 
PLANTS .—Continued. 
Azalea Kempferi. 
LONICERA bella. This Bush Honeysuckle is a hybrid between 
L. tatarica and L. Morrowi and combines the good qualities of 
both parents. It grows 8 to 10 ft. tall and more in diameter and 
flowers and fruits abundantly. The flowers vary from pure 
white to pink, and the fruit, which is ripe in August, is red. Alto- 
gether it is a very handsome and valuable hardy shrub. Each, 
50 cts.; doz., $5.00. oe 
LONICERA Maackii. One of the very finest of all Bush Honey- 
suckles. It grows 6 to 8 ft. tall and is much more in diameter. 
The leaves are relatively large, broadly ovate and the large white 
flowers borne in axillary clusters stand well above the leaves. 
In autumn the plant is covered with scarlet fruit. This shrub 
is absolutely hardy and should be planted in every garden. (Fall 
delivery.) Each, 50 ets.; doz., $5.00. 
MENISPERNUM dahuricum. A very hardy vine with large, 
deep green leaves, and blue-black fruits. Suitable for low trellises 
and for tough growth over rocks. Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 
PHELLODENDRON amurense. Asiatic Cork Tree. A tree with 
broad round head and short trunk clothed with pale, thick, corky 
bark. The green pinnate foliage is never attacked by insects or 
fungi. The clustered black berry-like fruits remain on the trees 
after the leaves have fallen. (Fall delivery.) Each, $3.00. 
PHILADELPHUS Faleoneri. A very graceful, wide-spreading 
shrub up to 8 ft. tall, with slender arching branches and in June 
laden with masses of large, pure white, fragrant flowers. One 
of the finest of all the species of Mock Orange. Each, 50 cets.; 
doz., $5.00. 
SYMPHORICARPUS orbiculatus auroreticulatus. Variegated 
Coral berry. Medium sized, twiggy shrub with leaves variegated 
with yellow; reddish-purple fruit. Each, 35 cts.; doz., $3.40. 
VIBURNUM Carlesi. A Korean plant of recent introduction bear- 
ing large corymbs of sweet-scented white flowers resembling 
those of the Bouvardia. A most desirable shrub. Each, $1.00; 
six for $5.00. 
WASHINGTON ELM. We have growing in our Nurseries a limited 
stock of these Elms which we propagated from scions of the 
original Washington Elm in Cambridge, Mass., under whieh 
Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental 
Troops 1775. Plants3to4ft. (Fall delivery.) Tach, $5.00. 
