HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MP. 



Euonymus. A shrub that gets from 5 to 8 feet high. Char- 

 acterized by the most brilliant red and purple leaves in the 

 fall, and by fiery crimson fruit. They are fine when massed, 

 especially with other shrubs that bloom earlier and later. 

 The common names are Burning Bush and Strawberry Bush. 



Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. This well-known 

 shrub gives a splendid effect in a border or as a single specimen. 

 The flowers come late in summer, are borne in great clusters 

 or panicles, and when first opened are pure white, but change, 

 as they grow old, to pink, then to bronzy shades. 



Blue Hydrangea. A smaller form very suitable for 

 masses. The color of the flowers varies from very light to 

 darker blue, the soil and location having certain effects on 

 the color. The foliage is intense, shining green, and the 

 whole shrub is very showy. In the South they stand the 

 winters, but in the North they require protection. 



Cherry Laurel. A small tree with straight stem, twi§ted, 

 bushy branches and large, handsome, shining foliage. It has 

 a straight trunk and a round head Hke a miniature Norway 

 Maple. In April or May it bears hosts of white flowers that 

 look like cherry blossoms. Does well in tubs. Here at Berlin 

 we have them planted along our driveway to the house, and 

 while they are not supposed to stand zero weather none have 

 winter-killed. Sometimes called the mock orange of the South. 



Magnolia, Soulange's. A hybrid tree-shrub, handsome 

 in leaves and flowers. Flowers come and go before the leaves 

 expand. Blossoms are white, with rosy tints, fragrant, large, 

 and cup-shaped. 



Hall's Japan Magnolia (Starry Magnolia). A tree-shrub 

 with spreading branches like the cucumber tree. It has the 

 magnolia habit of blooming in early spring before the leaves 

 come out. Fragrant flowers 3 inches across. 



Rose of Sharon (Althaea). This is in a class with Hydran- 

 geas and Rhododendrons for showiness of blooms. It is a 

 large shrub that naturally grows narrow at the base and broad 

 at the top. The flowers are borne on wood of the current 

 year's growth, and, therefore, the shrub can be pruned as 

 much as you please during the winter without preventing 

 bloom. As the bush is tall, it is fine for setting back of lower 

 shrubs or of flower-beds. They bloom in great profusion. 

 Our plants will bear flowers of all colors, from white to dark 

 maroon. 



Japanese Snowball. A shrub of medium size, with 

 showy flowers and beautiful leaves. 



Spiraea Van Houttei. This is Bridal Wreath, a very grand, 

 very graceful shrub with dark green leaves and white flowers. 

 Grows 5 to 6 feet high, and the branches arch nicely. 



Weigela, Eva Rathke. A showy shrub that blooms in 

 May; sometimes grows 8 feet high. The flowers are trumpet- 

 shaped, deep carmine-red. 



Weigela rosea. A taller variety than Eva Rathke, with 

 many branches. The flowers are rose-colored and come in 

 great numbers. 



Weigela amabilis. Similar to Rosea, except that the 

 flowers are a little darker. 



VINES 



Vines are needed at every home of any size to finish up 

 the planting and the house. No porch can be entirely com- 

 fortable without them, because they both shade and screen. 

 A half-dozen vines cost such a little bit that everyone should 

 buy that many and have them adding their beauty to the 

 rest of the planting and to the buildings. 



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