HENDERSON'S HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS 
Those marked * may be planted in a shady place. 
KOLK.WITZIA AMABILIS, Beauty Bush SYRINGA, Lilac 
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. 
Price, 85c each; $9.25 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. 
IOENS1S BECHTEL1, Bechtel's Crab. It is a 
robust, round-headed tree with double pale pink 
dowers about 2 inches across, delicately scented. 
Height. 15 to 18 feet. 
Price, 3 to 4-foot plants. $2.00 each; $22.00 doz. 
MAPLE, Bloodleaf 
(Acer palmatum 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, l l A to 2-foot, pot-grown, grafted plants. $3.50 
each. 
•PHILADELPHUS, Mock Orange 
Very desirable free-blooming shrubs of erect habit 
and easiest culture in any common soil. 
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. 85c each; $9.25 doz. 
SPIREA 
Anthony Waterer. Carmine crimson flowers 
from June to November. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Prunifolia. iBridol Wreath.) In May the 
branches are covered with small double white 
flowers. Height, 6 to 8 feet. 
Thunbergii. Of dwarf, bushy habit; rarely 
exceeding 3 feet in height. White flowers in 
April and May. 
Van Houtteii. Flowers of pure white, borne 
in greatest profusion in June. Very showy. 
Height, 8 to 10 feet. 
Price, any of above. 75c each; S8.25 doz. 
SYMPHORI CARPUS 
Racemosus, Snowberry. An old favorite. 
In July and August it has small pink flowers, 
which are followed by great numbers of large, 
pure white, wax-like berries in clusters that re- 
main until freezing weather. 
Price, any of above. 75c each; $8.25 doz. 
HEDGE PLANTS 
Everyone wants lilacs in May; they add 
beauty and sweetness to any surroundings. 
Jan Van Tol. A new French Lilac with pure 
white, single flowers in long trusses. One of the 
finest in cultivation. 
Price, $1.25 each; $13.75 doz. 
Hugo Koster. Single. A superb, soft 
pinHish lilac. The trusses are beautifully 
formed; the contour of the shrub is perfect. 
Price. $1.25 each; $13.75 doz. 
Ruhm Von Horstenstein. It is perfectly 
glorious in the richness of its magnificently 
formed, large, single royal purplish-red flowers. 
Price, $1.25 each; $13.75 doz. 
Vulgaris. (Common Purple Lilac.) The 
popular, old-fashioned purple variety. Height. 
12 to 14 feet. 
Vulgaris Alba. {Common While Lilac.) 
Beautiful pure white flowers. 
Price of Common Lilacs. 75c each; $8.25 doz. 
VIBURNUM 
Carlesi, Fragrant Viburnum. One of the 
choicest shrubs of recent introduction. It is a 
native of Korea and extremely hardy. Some- 
times called the Fragrant Viburnum on account 
of its deliriously fragrant clusters of waxy, 
pink flowers, which are produced in early spring. 
It likes an abundance of sunshine. Height, 
4 feet. Dr. Wilson rated this viburnum as a 
"real aristocrat." 
Price, $2.50 each. $25.00 doz. 
Plicatum, Snowball. The pure white, per- 
fectly round 3 to 4-inch balls, produced in great 
quantities during June, above the artistically 
wrinkled foliage make it one of the choicest — 
one of the most popular. In all, a very com- 
manding specimen. Height. 8 to 10 feet. 
Price. 75c each; $8.25 doz. 
★WEIGELA, Diervilla 
There is no shrub more deservedly popular. 
All of the varieties are very ornamental and 
should be found in every collection. 
Candida. White flowers in great profusion 
from June to November. Height, 6 to 8 feet. 
Rosea. Rich, rose-colored flowers in June 
and July. A beautiful shrub. Height, 6 to 8 
feet. 
Price, any of above. 75c each; $8.25 doz. 
(See description, page 122.) 
a hedge plant on account of its 
BARBERRY. 
It is ideal a: 
dense bushy growth, also because it require 
but little pruning to keep it in shape. 
PRIVET, Ligustrom ovalifolium 
California Privet. Of all the shrubs which 
have been tried for hedging, none can compare 
with this. Of easy growth, and splendid foliage; 
free from insects. 
Price, strong shrubs, 1 feet to 2 feet high, 
$1.50 doz.; $8.00 per 100. Extra strong. 2 to 3 
feet high, S2.00 per doz; $12.00 per 100. 
Our Pamphlet on the Pruning and Care of 
Hardy Shrubs and California Privet sent 
free on application. 
Purchaser pays transportation charges on plants. If you wish your order sent by Parcel Post, please add 10% to value of your 
order for shipments East of the Mississippi River, and 20% for points West of the Mississippi River. 
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Truehedge 
Column berry 
If. S. Plant Patent 
So. no 
Berb«ris Thunbergii 
pluriflora erecta. 
A most remarkable new 
Barberry of dense up- 
right growth with extra- 
heavy foliage giving a 
splendid upright hedge 
of a rich gTeen color 
that changes to brilliant 
autumn tints. Per- 
fectly hardy bearing an 
abundance of berries. 
Immune to rust. 
Price, plants 12-15 
ins. high, $5.50 doz.; 
S25.00 per 100. 
^ SYMPHORICARWfS 
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