HENDERSON'S HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS 



♦CORNUS FLORIDA, Dogwood 



Florida. White Flowering. They are lovely in 

 springtime when covered with the large single white 

 flowers and also when the foliage turns in fall. Height, 

 IS to 25 feet. See illustration. 



Price, 3 to 4-foot plants, $1.50 each; $15.00 doz. 



Florida Rubra. Similar to the white form except 

 the flowers are bright pink. 



Price, 3 to 4-foot plants, $3.00 each; $30.00 doz. 



COTONEASTER HORIZONTALS, Rock 



Cotoneaster 



A low-growing shrub for covering banks, rock gar- 

 dens, etc. The small spray-like branches are studded 

 in spring with tiny pink flowers and throughout the 

 autumn and winter with scarlet berries. The foliage 

 persists until midwinter. 



Price, bushy plants 10 to 12 inches high, $1.50 each; 

 $15.00 doz. 



CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA 

 SPLENDENS 



Paul'* Double Scarlet Thorn. A double scarlet 

 variety of the famous English Hawthorn, attaining a 

 height of 15 feet. Very bushy; the flowers are followed 

 with attractive red fruits. 



Price, strong 3 to 4-foot plants. $2.50 each. 



*DEUTZIA 



Very ornamental when planted either singly or in a 

 border. They thrive in any good soil and are profuse 

 bloomers. 



Crenata. Flowers, pure white, tinged rose. Height, 

 6 to 8 feet. Blooms in June and July. 



Gracilis. Covered with white flowers in May and 

 June. Graceful and attractive at all times. Height, 

 2 to 4 feet. 



Pride of Rochester. Large double white flowers in 

 June and July. Height, 6 to 7 feet. 



Price, any of above, 75c each; $7.50 doz. 



EUONYMUS EUROPAEUS, Burning 

 Bush 



Distinguished for the l*agnificence of its brilliant 

 red autumn foliage and its bright pink fruits, which 

 hang from tiny threads. As winter advances the 

 fruits burst open and display their bright scarlet 

 seeds. It attains a height of about 20 feet. 



Price, strong 3-foot plants, $1.00 each; $10.00 doz. 



*FORSYTHIA, Golden Bell 



Spectabilis. The showiest of all; makes a fountain- 

 like growth. Every twig densely covered with golden 

 yellow bells. Height, 6 to 8 feet. Flowers in March 

 or early April, before the foliage appears. 



Viridissima. A little later than the preceding. 

 Vigorous, upright growth. Height, 10 to 12 feet. 

 Price, any of above, 75c each; $7.50 doz. 



HYDRANGEA, Hardy Shrubby 



Arborescens Grandinora. The heads of flowers 

 are snowy white. Begins to bloom in early summer 

 and continues into the fall. Height, 6 feet and the 

 same width, and is literally loaded with its grand 

 panicles of large snowy-white flowers. 



Price, strong two-year-old plants, 2 to 3 feet high, 

 75c each; $7.50 doz. 



Paniculata Grandinora. This is the most pop- 

 ular hardy shrub in cultivation. Height, 8 to 10 feet. 

 The fldwers are white when first open, but change to 

 pink and russet brown. They are borne in immense 

 pyramidal panicles, nearly a foot in length. It com- 

 mences flowering in August. 



Price, strong plants. 2$4 to 3 feet high, 75c each; 

 $7.50 doz. » 



*ILEX VERTICILLATA, Winterberry 



A deciduous member of the Holly family which 

 develops into a spreading bush 6 to 8 feet high and 

 bears brilliant red berries throughout the winter. 



Price, strong plants 2 to 3 feet high, $1.25 each; 

 $12.50 doz. 



KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS, Beauty Bush 



A recent introduction from Asia, discovered by the 

 late E. H. Wilson. Proclaimed the perfect shrub. 

 In early June its sprays of tiny foxglove-like blossoms 

 transform it into a fountain of pink loveliness. Attains 

 a height of 6 feet. A valuable addition to every garden. 

 See illustration. 



Price, 75c each; $7.50 doz. ' 



♦LONICERA, Bush Honeysuckle 



Fragrantissima. A delightful shrub for its tiny 

 creamy-white waxen flowers that are produced before 

 the leaves unfolcl and followed with bright red berries. 

 Very fragrant. The foliage is very decorative. Height, 

 5 to 6 feet. See illustration. 



Price, 75c. each; $7.50 doz. 



MALUS, Flowering Crab Apple 



This group is one of the loveliest of our dwarf- 

 flowering trees. In springtime and again in fall when 

 their glittering clusters of fruits are in evidence. 



IOENSIS BECHTELI, Bechtel's Crab. It is a 



robust, round-headed tree with double pale pink 

 flowers about 2 inches across, delicately scented. 

 Height. 15 to 18 feet. 



Price, 3 to 4-foot plants, $1.50 each; $15.00 doz. 



Sargenti. A dwarf shrubby variety; white flowers, 

 followed by glittering scarlet fruits, which are very 

 attractive to birds, hang on almost all winter. Very 

 ornamental. Height, 8 to 9 feet. See illustration. 



Price, 3 to 4-foot plants, $2.00 each; $20.00 doz. 



Theifera. Said to be the most artistic of all with 

 rigid zig-zag branches that are buried in a cloud of 

 rose-pink blossoms, which slowly change to blush- 

 white. Height, 15 to 18 feet. 



Price, 3 to 4-foot plants. $2.00 each; $20.00 doz. 



Collection of three Flowering Crabs, $5.00. 



MAPLE, Japanese Bloodleaf (Acer pal- 

 matum atropurpureum) 



A high-grade stock of these popular plants. Ours 

 is a true blood-red strain that retains its color through- 

 out the entire summer. Height, 6 to 8 feet. There is 

 nothing more beautiful or more suitable for a lawn 

 specimen. Our plants are well shaped and bushy. 



Price, i}4 to 2-foot, pot -grown, grafted plants, $3.00 

 each. 



*PHILADELPHUS, Mock Orange 



Very desirable free-blooniing shrubs of erect habit 

 and easiest culture in any common soil. 



Coronarius. Sweet-scented, pure white flowers. 

 Height, 8 to 10 feet. June. 



Lemoinei. Compact and. graceful; grows to a 

 height of 6 feet, with semi-double fragrant flowers 

 produced in great abundance. 



Virginal. Rated by many as the finest. Flowers 

 are semi-double, two inches across; very prolific; 

 delightfully fragrant. Main crop of flowers is produced 

 in late May and June, and a scattering of blossoms 

 throughout the summer. Very vigorous. Height, 6 to 

 8 feet. 



Price for any of above, 75c each; $7.50 doz. 



PRUNUS, Double Flowering Plum 



Triloba. A most ornamental, early-flowering shrub 

 of vigorous growth. The light pink, double flowers 

 are produced in early spring before the leaves develop. 

 Height, 4 to 6 feet. 



Price, 75c each; $7.50 doz. 



♦RHODODENDRONS, Hybrid 



As individual specimens or when planted in groups, 

 Hybrid Rhododendrons are the most glorious and 

 aristocratic of our broad-leaf evergreen shrubs. We 

 offer strong, four- year-old, grafted plants, ranging 

 from 15 to 18 inches high. Rhododendrons thrive best 

 when planted in a partially shaded place in a medium 

 loam that is rich in humus; this may be added in the 

 form of pulverized peat moss. After the plants are 

 set out, the soil should be kept mulched with a three 

 or four-inch layer of leaves. Hybrid Rhododendrons 

 attain a height of about 6 feet. 



Album Elegans. A strong-growing, variety with 

 large trusses, which open blush white and change to 

 pure white. 



Dr. Dresselhuys. One of the best; vigorous; 

 a beautiful brilliant crimson; trusses "ef unusual size. 



President Lincoln. The flowers are a lovely violet- 

 mauve. A strong grower. 



Roseum Elegans. Brilliant rose-pink, vigorous, 

 hardy; with beautiful foliage. 



Price, strong 4-year plants, 15 to 18 inches. $5.00 

 each. 



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