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HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS-Cont/nued. 



Deutzia crenata fl. pi. Pride of Rochester. 



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Cornus Mas, or Mascula. Cornelian Cherry. A very 



attractive shrub with bright yellow flowers early in 



spring and shining scarlet fruit in the autumn 



Paniculata. Gray Dogwood. A verj' free-flowering 



variety, with white fruits on red penduncles in 



fall 



Florida. White-Flowered Dogwood 



Florida flore rubro. Red-Flowered Dogwood. Flowers 



suffused with bright red 



Desmodium penduliflorum. Sweet Pea Shriih. Red 



and violet pea-shaped flowers. Autumn . 

 Deutzia crenata fl. pi. Pride of Rochester. Double 



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Crenata rosea. Double pink 

 Gracilis. White; very free; dwarf; June 

 Lemoineii. An e.xcellent hardy shrub, producing pure 

 white flowers borne on stout branches, which are of 

 upright growth. Habit, dwarf and free flowering . 

 £leagnus argentea. Silver-leaved Oleaster. An erect- 

 growing willow-like sh:\ib, with delicate silvery fol- 

 iage and innumerable small deep yellow berries, very 

 ornamental 



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 



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Euon^mus alatus. Cork-harked 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 



Europseus. Burning Bush. This attractive shrub 

 derives 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 . 

 Exochorda grandiflora. PearlBush. The unopened 

 flower buds resemble small pearls, hence the common 

 name. The flowers which come in May are in ra- 

 cemes of five or six, pure white with dark green eye, 

 fragrant, very graceful and valuable for cutting. 

 The foliage is of lively green and very decorative 

 Forsythia Fortune!. Upright growing; golden yellow; 

 free; May 



Suspensa. Weeping Golden Bell. Pendulous habit; 



covered with yellow drooping flowers; April 

 Viridissima. A more compact variety than the pre- 

 ceding with deep green bark and flowering somewhat 



later 



Hippophse rhamnoides. Sea Buckthorn. A luxuriant 

 spreading bush with grayish foHage, thriving well 



near the sea 



Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. The showiest 

 of autumn shrubs, bearing immense heads of creamy 

 white flowers, turning to pleasing shades of red . 

 Extra large plants, 3 years old 



Paniculata. This is the original wild Japanese form. 

 The flower panicles are more erect, and less dense 

 than the grandiflora variety. It is considered more 

 graceful 



Arborescens grandiflora. Snowball Hydrangea. 



Snow-white blooms of large size. June to Aug. . 



Ilex verticillata. Winterberry. Beautiful orange-red 



berries which remain during winter .... 

 I tea Virgin ica. A pretty native shrub producing ra- 

 cemes of pure white flowers; June .... 

 Lilic, Common Purple. Syringa Vulgaris. The lilacs 

 have always been popular on account of their hardi 

 ness, vigorous growth, abundant foliage and graceful 

 and luxuriant sweet-scented flower panicles. The 

 Common Purple and Common White are among the 

 most desirable tall growing shrubs, growing eight to 

 ten feet. The named varieties are somewhat dwar 

 fer in habit 



Common White. Fragrant. May 



Charles X. Reddish purple; trusses large, vigorous. 



Madame Lemoine. Double, white .... 



Marie Legraye. The finest white sort 



Persian Pink. Large and fine 



Persian White 



Rothmagensis. RouenLilac. Reddish lilac. Im- 

 mense flower trusses 



Souvenir de Louis Spaeth. Dark purplish red. 

 LoniceraTatarica. Bush Honeysuckle. The Tartarian 

 Honeysuckle has been esteemed not only for its 

 charming pink fragrant flowers which cover the bush 

 in May, but also for its bright orange-colored fruit in 

 autumn. It attains a height of six to eight feet . 



Ledebouri. Red flowers in May 



Morrowii. White flowers in May, followed by bright 

 red fruit during summer and autumn .... 



Ruprechta. Large pale yellow flowers in May. Large 



red fruit 



Philadelphus coronarius. Mock Orange or Syringa. 

 This variety is known as the 'Garland Syringa.' It 

 is a strong-growing shrub often ten to twelve feet in 

 height, very hardy and like all the Philadelphus is 

 one of the best shrubs for situations which are par 

 tially shaded, although preferring sun. Orange- 

 scented, creamy- white flowers in May and June. 



Grandiflorus. Large-flowered Mock Orange. A 

 more robust form of the preceding with larger, con 

 spicuous white flowers 



Lemoinei. A very neat and compact variety, grow 

 ing four to six feet in height and abundantly covered 

 with white fragrant blossoms in June. . 



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