HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



We make NO CHARGE for PACKING on Nursery Stock. 



BERBERIS Thunbergii. (Japanese Barberry.) Dwarf, hand- Doz, 

 some shining foliage which turns coppery-red in Autumn. 

 See Page 149. 

 vulgaris. (Common Barberry.) June. 60 cts. each . ... S6.00 



BUDDLEIA variabilis. (Butterfly Bush or Summer Lilac.) 

 This shrub grows from four to five feet high, producing long 

 racemes of flowers, rosy-lilac with orange center; Julv to 

 September. 50 cts. each . . ... ... ... ... 5 . 00 



Variabilis magniflea. The individual flowers are larger than 

 those of Veitchiana, intense volet-purple in color, with re- 

 flexed margins and orange eye. One of the finest acquisi- 

 tions of recent years. A fairly rich soil, sunny position and 

 abundance of water are the essentials for the successful cul- 

 ture of the Buddleias. 50 cts. each ... ... ... 6 . 00 



variabilis superba. Perhaps the finest of all the Summer 

 Lilacs. It has erect arching shoots, 5 to 6 ft. tall, and im- 

 mense tails of rich lilac-coloied flowers. 50 cts. each ... 5.00 



variabilis Veitchiana. Flower spikes eighteen or twenty 

 inches long, three inches across; flowers violet-mauve with 

 yellow eye; August to September. 50 cts. each .. ... 5.00 



CALYCANTHUS floridus. (Allspice or Sweet Shrub.) Brown 



flowers; fragrant; June to August. 75 cts. each .. ... 7.50 



CAR AG AN A arborescens. (Siberian Pea.) An interesting 



shrub, flowers yellow, pea-shaped; May. 60 cts. each ... 6.00 

 Larger Plants, 75 cts. each ... ... ... ... 7 . 50 



Azalea or Rhododendron Vaseyi. 



ALTHEA. (Hibiscus.) (Rose of Sharon.) Very ornamental 

 tall-growing shrub producing large, handsome mallow- 

 like single or semi-double flowers that come in the early 

 Autumn, at a time when most shrubs are past blooming. A 

 most imposing plant of strong, robust habit and extremely 

 hardy, it is valuable for use wherever a tall, bushy growth is 

 desired, either as a specimen for lawn decoration or in form- 

 ing a hedge screen. 



CHIONANTHUS virginieus. 

 $1.50 each 



(Fringe Tree.) White; June. 



15.00 



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



fragrant; very fine. 60 cts. each . ... ... ... 6.00 



COLUTEA arborescens. (Bladder Senna.) A handsome and 

 interesting shrub; its bright yellow flowers and large trans- 

 parent seed pods appearing throughout the Summer. The 

 delicate foliage is of a handsome light green color. 75 cts. 



each 



7.50 



Doz. 



Pink, Red or White. September. $1.00 each $10.00 



ALMOND. (Flowering-Almond.) (Amygdalus.) See page 147, 

 listed under Prunus. 



ARALIA pentaphylla. A beautiful Japanese shrub of rapid 

 growth, branches furnished with spines, leaves palmate, 

 five-lobed and pale green. 60 cts. each 6 . 00 



spinosa. (Hercules' Club, Angelica Tree.) A vigorous native 

 shrub with luxuriant foliage and great white flower panicles 

 in August, tropical in effect. $1.25each 12.00 



ARONIA arbutifolia. (Chokeberry.) Very ornamental shrub; 

 bright Autumn tints; pure white flowers and lustrous red 

 . berries. 60 cts. each 6 00 



AZALEA or RHODODENDRON. (See also page 154.) 



Kaempferi. (The Japanese Azalea.) This charming and 

 wonderfully floriferous Japanese shrub has scarlet flowers 

 and is absolutely hardy ; one of the very finest of the introduc- 

 tions to our gardens from Japan. 



J8 to 24 in. $2.50 each 27 . 50 



24 to 30 in. $3.50 each '. . ...38.00 



Specimen Plants. $5.00 each and upwards. 



liybridum Louisa Hunnewell. This gorgeous new hybrid 

 forms an erect bush crowned with huge flower clusters of 

 glowing golden yellow. It is perfectly hardy in Massa- 

 chusetts. Awarded a Gold Medal by the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society. $5.00 each. 



arborescens. A large spreading native Azalea, with hand- 

 some foliage and white or blush, fragrant flowers coming in 

 July. Easily grown in ordinary soil. $3.00 each 33.00 



■ealendulaeea. (Flame Azalea.) This showy plant is covered 

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

 deepest orange. $3.50 each 39.00 



Vaseyi. 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 re- 

 tains its charming light-stemmed growth. In Autumn the 

 foliage usually turns a bright crimson, which adds greatly 

 to its value. $3.00 each 30.00 



riseosa. (Swamp Azalea.) Sweetly-scented white flowers 

 tinted with shades of rose. Prefers a damp situation. June 

 and July. $2.50 each; 27.00 



BERBERIS, purpurea. Dark purple foliage. 60 cents each. . . 6.00 



CORCHORUS japonicus flore pleno. (Kerria.) A very grace- 

 ful dwarf shrub with feathery bright green foliage, flowers 

 double, orange-yellow; June and July. $1.00 each ... 10 .00 



japonicus variegata. Green and white foliage. $1.00 each; 10.00 



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Buddleia. (Butterfly Bush.) 



