FLOWERING 

 SHRUBS 



HARDY DECIDUOUS 



These are all 2 to 3 years, transplanted, and range 

 from IV2 to 3 feet in height, according to variety. 

 In the description of each variety we give the 

 natural heights at maturity, but they can be kept any 

 size desired by pruning. Those marked (*) may be 

 planted in a shady place. They are ready for ship- 

 ment after October 25th. 



AMYGDALUS (Flowering Almond^ 



Double Pink. The miniature double, roselike blossoms cover the 



entire shrub. Very hardy, very graceful; blooms in May. 



Height J to 5 feet. 



ALTHEA 1 Rose of Sharon) 



Hibiscus syriacus. The Althea is an erect shrub 10 to 12 feet 

 high, with a broad head and rather formal appearance. The 

 large, showy flowers are produced in August at a time when 

 few other shrubs are in bloom. Altheas are largely used for 

 landscape masses and screens. They are drought-resistant, 

 hardy, and generally all-round, serviceable shrubs. We offer 

 .the following varieties, Double Red and Double White. 



BERBERIS (Barberry) 



Thunbergi (Green-Leaved Barberry). Small yellow flowers in the 

 spring followed by bright scarlet berries. A valuable hedge 

 plant. Height 4 to 6 feet. Price, 35c each; $3.50 per 

 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Thunbergi afropurpurea (Red-Leaved Barberry). Similar in all 

 respects to the green-leaved Barberry, except that the foliage 

 is bronzy red. Price, plants 12 to 15 inches high, 50c 

 each; $5.00 per doz. 



BUDDLEIA (Butterfly Shrub.) 



lie de France. The flower spikes are a foot long and their color 



is a glowing claret-purple. 4 to 5 feet. Fine cut flower. Blooms 



all summer. 



Magnified. The long, graceful spikes of 

 flowers are of rich violet rose. 



*CALYCANTHUS (Strawberry Shrub) 

 Floridus. A strong, upright grower with 

 large, handsome foliage. Peculiar reddish 

 brown, sweet scent flowers in May. 4 

 to 6 feet. 



CARYOPTERIS (Blue Spirea) 

 Blue Mist. This charming plant is a real 

 contribution to the meagre list of summer 

 and fall flowering shrubs. It is covered 

 from August till late autumn with clusters 

 of powder blue fringed flowers. This shrub 

 grows about 18 to 24 inches tall and is 

 perfectly rounded, making a small mound 

 about two feet in diameter. The foliage is 

 silvery green in color. A truly worthwhile 

 plant for the foreground of the shrubbery 

 border. Price, strong 2-year plants, 

 12 to 15 inches high, $1.50 each; 

 $15.00 doz. 



*CORNUS (Flowering Dogwood) 

 Florida . They are lovely in springtime when 

 covered with the large single white flow- 

 ers and also when the foliage turns in the fall. Height, 15 to 25 ft. Price, 3 to 4 ft. 



flowers are bright pink- 



Daphne, Somerset 



plants, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 



Florida rubra. Similar to the white dogwood except the 

 Price, 3 to 4 ft. plants, $3.00 each; $30.00 per doz. 



CYDONIA (Flowering Quince) 



Japonica. Dense, spreading habit; thorny, irregular branches; brilliant scarlet flowers on 

 short stems in April and May, before the leaves appear; conspicuous yellow fruit. Height 

 6 to 8 feet. 



DAPHNE, NEW HARDY 



Somerset. (Plant Patent No. 3,15.) This deliciously fragrant and easy-to-grow Hybrid 

 Daphne originated in England a few years ago. It has received the highest honors from 

 The Royal Horticultural Society. It has been on test in this country for five years, and 

 has successfully wintered without protection, through all kinds of weather. During May 

 and early June the plants are covered with delightfully scented blush-pink, star-shaped 

 flowers. The fragrance is similar to that of Daphne Cneorum. The foliage is rich, dark 

 green, giving the plants the effect of Boxwood, and it remains green until the beginning of 

 March, when the new leaves push the old ones off the branches. It grows about 3 feet 

 high and 1Y2 feet wide. Price, strong, 2-year plants, 15 to 18 inches high, 

 $2.25 each; $22.50 per doz. 



*DEUTZIA 



Gracilis. Covered with white flowers in May and June. Graceful and attractive at all 

 times. Height 2 to 4 ft. 



Pride of Rochester. Large, double, white flowers in June and July. Height 6 to 7 feet. 

 *FORSYTHIA (Golden Bell) 



Spectabilis. The showiest of all; makes a fountain-like growth. Height 6 to 8 ft. Flowers March or early 

 April. 



Viridissima. A little later than the preceding. Vigorous, upright growth. Height 10 to 12 ft. 

 HYDRANGEA, HARDY SHRUBBY 

 Arborescens grandiflora. The heads of flowers are snowy white. It is a true shrub; begins to bloom in 



early summer and continues into the fall. Height 6 feet. 

 Paniculata grandiflora. It attains a height of 8 to 10 feet. The flowers are white when first. open, but 



change to pink and russet-brown. They are borne in immense pyramidal panicles, nearly a foot in length. 



HYPERICUM PATULUM 



SUNGOLD (Plant Patent No. 568). A hardy, shapely, dwarf, twiggy 



shrub which grows into an almost completely oval globe of 2}^ 



to 3 feet in diameter, and about 18 to 24 inches in height, densely 



covered with foliage that is handsome throughout the summer. It 



bears its cymes of golden flowers at the end of every shoot of the 



summer's new growth. It flowers more freely and much longer than 



any of the Hypericum Patulum now in general use. Its flowers 



are bigger and produced in immense quantities, transforming this 



lovely plant into a small mound of gold when in full bloom. 

 The introducer says: "Of particular interest and value is its 



exceptional hardiness. In our nursery tests over five years it has 



proven its ability to withstand cold weather as well as outgrow 



and outbloom any Hypericum we have ever seen." 



Price, strong 2-year plants 12 to 15 inches high, 



$2.00 each; $20.00 doz. 

 Price for above, except where specially noted: $1.00 each; 

 $10.00 per doz. 



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 Missis- 

 sippi River, and 20% for points West of the Mississippi 

 River. 



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