CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



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Hardy Ornamental Shrubs. 



For the proper embellishment of the Park, Cemetery and Home Grounds deciduous flowering shrubs are 

 now deemed indispensable. No lawn of large or even moderate dimensions can be considered complete unless 

 at least a few shrubs in groups or single specimens are introduced. In fact we may truthfully assert that it 

 is next to impossible to produce an artistic finish without them. In small lawns they can really be employed 

 to better advantage than the taller-growing trees, relieving the barren appearance without crowding or inter- 

 fering with the growth of grass and flowers, as trees so often do. They are easy of culture, and succeed in 

 almoBt any soil. Many of the kinds have purple, golden, silver or variegated foliage, which, by a judicious 

 arrangement, produce most artistic, striking and pleasing effects. Others bear ornamental fruit, which 

 usually hangs ou the plants, when the leaves have dropped in fall, making them doubly interesting. A care- 

 ful selection will insure a continuous display of flowers or fruit from early spring till late in fall. The fol- 

 lowing kinds have been carefully selected as the best, most ornamental and most popular. Our stock is in 

 excellent condition, the plants being vigorous and bushy. When practicable we send shrubs free by mail, 

 when so ordered, but these are necessarily small, and as the soil must all be removed from the roots, they 

 are liable to more or less injury. We therefore advise customers to order shrubs sent by express, as we can 

 send larger plants, and as they can be better packed, are sure to arrive in good condition. Large plants, if 

 in quantities, are usually shipped by freight. 



AMAGDALUS— Flowering Almond. 



One of the earliest spring-flowering shrubs ; very handsome, of easy cultivation in almost any soil and 

 perfectly hardy. 



A. Pumila Alba Plena — Flowers very double, pure white and produced in great profusion. 



A. Pumlla Rosea Plena — Like the preceding, an exceedingly free bloomer; flowers double, color a very 

 delicate rose. 



BERBERIS— Berberry. 



A very valuable class of dwarf shrubs, admirably adapted for massing, also excellent for hedges. The 

 foliage is very ornamental, the flowers are showy and freely produced, and are succeeded by handsome ber- 

 ries, which remain on the plants all winter. 



B. Purpurea— A beautiful shrub ; purple foliage. 



6. Thunbergil — A dwarf variety with small, compact foliage; very desirable. 



B. Vulgaris — Common Berberry. 



CALYCANTHUS— Spice Bush or Sweet Shrub. 



C. Ploridus — This handsome variety is also known as the strawberry shrub, owing to the exquisite, straw- 

 berry-like fragrance of its flowers. These are produced in great abundance in early summer; color, a deep 

 chocolate. The plant is dwarf, and the foliage dense and glossy. 



CARYOPTERIS -Blue Spirasa. 



C. riastacanthus — This is without doubt one of the 

 greatest acquisitions among dwarf, hardy shrubs. The 

 plant is low-growing and compact, the foliage pleasing and 

 the flowers exquisite, the color being a rich lavender blue, a 

 most effective color and so rarelymet with among deciduous 

 shrubs. The flowers are produced in wonderful profusion 

 during the summer and until late in fall. 



CHIONANTHUS-White Fringe. 



C. Virginica — One of the most ornamental of shrubs. 

 Flowers pure white and very fragrant, produced in fringe- 

 like racemes and are succeeded by grape-like purple berries. 



CLETHRA— White Alder. 



C. Alnifolia — This great favorite is popularly known as 

 Sweet Pepper Bush, and is one of the most interesting and 

 most desirable of all hardy shrubs. It is adapted to all 

 soils and situations, particularly in shady places. The 

 flowers are produced in spikes, are creamy white and very 

 sweet-scented. 



CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA. 



CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICA. 



CORN US— Dogwood. 



A class of shrubs particularly valuable for orna- 

 mental planting, either singly or in masses, some for 

 the striking beauty of their variegated foliage, others 

 for the high-colored bark of their branches. All 

 produce an abundance of flowers at different times 

 throughout summer, followed by handsome berries. 



C. Sanguinea (Red Dogwood) — Fine, hardy shrub, 

 very conspicuous and ornamental in the winter, when 

 the bark is blazed red. 



C. Sericea (Silky Cornel) — A variety highly esteemed 

 for its vigorous habit, purple twigs and pale blue 

 berries. 



DEUTZIA. 



Very handsome and exceedingly useful Japanese 

 shrubs, hardy and well adapted to all ordinary soils 

 and situations. 



D. Gracilis — Flowers double white, produced on 

 racemes four to six inches long, in June and July. 



D. Crenata — Double white and pink flowers; very 

 desirable. 



EUONYMUS-Spindle Tree. 



Large shrubs orsmall trees especially distinguished 

 and valuable for the great beauty of their foliage 

 when it assumes its bright and varied tints in fall, 

 and for the brilliant rose-colored or orange seed ves- 

 sels, which hang in clusters in such profusion as to 



CARYOPTERIS MASTACANTHUS. 



clothe the plant as with a mantle of fire. Hence 

 the popular name of the following species: 



E. Americanus (American Burning Bush) — 

 Shining foliage and deep scarlet fruit. 



E. Europsus (European Burning Bush) — An 

 excellent variety, with fine foliage and brilliant 

 berries. 



FORSYTHIA. 



Golden Bell. 



Pretty shrubs, producing drooping yellow flow- 

 ers in the early spring before the leaves appear. 



F. Fortuneii — A very handsome variety, with 

 shining foliage and trumpet-shaped, pendulous, 

 bright yellow flowers. 



F. Viridissima — Similar to the above, but has 

 deeper green bark and foliage and lemon yellow 

 flowers. 



HIPPOPHy*E-Sea Buckthorn 



H. Rhamnoides — An upright, strong-growing 

 shrub, with narrow, willow-like, silvery foliage, 

 which renders the plant particularly effective in 

 combination with other shrubs in groups. It is 

 at home in all kinds of soils and situations. 



HALESIA-Silver Bell. 



A large shrub of robust habit, very valuable 

 for lawn planting. Foliage dense and light green. 

 Flowers pure white, pendulous and bell-shaped, 

 very beautiful. 



H. Diptera (Snow-drop Tree)— A handsomeva- 

 riety, with snowdrop-like flowers. 



HYPERICUM-St. John's Wort. 



Mediumsized shrubs, valuable for grouping 

 with other shrubs on the lawn or in the shrub- 

 bery border, their slender, wavy branches and 

 bright flowers being very effective. 



H. Kalmianum— Flowers golden yellow, of me- 

 dium size. 



Strong plants of any of the above hardy shrubs, each, 25c; per doz., $2.50. Extra large bushy plants, each, 50c; per doz., $5.00. 



