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CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS 



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Japanese Maples. 



Magnolia Alba Superba. A very choice variety, bearing 

 snow-white flowers in great abundance. Strong, bushy 

 plants, $3.00 each. 



— Consplcua ( GkineHe White Magnolia), A highly prized 

 species, large white flowers, which open about the middle of 

 April. Fine bushy plants, about 3 feet high, $3.50 each. 



— Grandiflora. A magnificent species, with handsome ever- 

 green foliage, producing in June immense white delightfully 

 fragrant flowers. While there are several fine specimens of 

 this tree in the vicinity of Philadelphia, it is not considered 

 reliably hardy north of Washington. Pot- grown plants, 2 

 feet high, 50 ctj. each; 4 feet high, .?1.00 each. 



— Kobus. One of the hardiest species in cultivation. Forms 

 a large tree with white flowers 4 to 5 inches across, blooming 

 in .\pril and May. Strong pot-grown plants, 24 to 30 inches 

 high, 50 cts. each. 



— Macrophylla ( Great-leaved Magnolia). The leaves are 

 of immense size, often 2 feet in length. The white flowers 

 are also very large, frequently 10 or 12 inches in diameter; a 

 superb species producing a tropical effect. Pot-grown plants, 

 50 cts. each. 



— Soulangeana. A Chinese species which, while shrub-like 

 in its young growth, attains the size of a tree in time; its 

 flowers, which are produced early in spring, are cup-shaped, 

 3 to -5 inches in diameter, and are white inside, flushed with 

 purple outside. Strong, heavy plants, $2.00 each. 



Lennei. A variety of the above in which the outside 



petals areof a deep crimson. Strong, heavy plants, $2. 50 each. 



— Stellata. A Japanese species, of dwarf habit and pure 

 white, semi-double flowers during April. The earliest to 

 bloom. Strong plants, $2.00 each. 



Japanese Maples. These are exceedingly beautiful, especi- 

 ally in spring, when they burst into leaf, and the colors of the 

 foliage are deep and decided. 



■ Japonicum Aureum. Golden yellow. 



Polymorphum Atropurpureum. Purple-leaved va- 

 riety, deeply cut. 



Polymorphum Dissectum Atropurpureum. A 



handsome variety; leaves a beautiful rose color when young; 

 change to a deep and constant purple as they become older; 

 deeply and delicately cut, giving them a fern-like appearance. 

 Price. Any of the above Japanese Maples in fine four-year- 

 old pot-grown specimens, 18 to 24 inches high, $1.25 each; 

 two-year-old plants, 6 to 8 inches high, 50 cts. each. 



Mahonia Aquifolia. A dwarf Shrub, with shiny green prickly 

 foliage aud clusters of yellow flowers in May, followed by liluish 

 berries. 50 cts. each. 



Osmanthus llicifolia. A compact, dense Shrub, with deep 

 green, spiny-toothed, shining leaves; thrives best in a partially- 

 shaded, protected position. $1.00 each. 



Philadelphus Conquete. Large single flowers in clusters of 3 to 

 6, completely covering the plant. 25 cts. each. 



— Coronarius ( Garland Mock Orange). This is the popular 

 tall variety; very sweet and one of the first to flower. 26 cts. each. 



— Coronarius aurea ( Golden-leaved Mock Orange). Fine 

 golden-yellow foliage, contrasting beautifully with the dark leaves 

 of other Shrubs. 25 cts. each. 



Qrandtflorus. A large white-flowered, robust grower. 25 cts. 



each. 



Nivalis. A splendid free-flowering single white. 25 cts. each. 



Purpurea Maculata. Large white flowers, with a rosy-crimsoa 



spot at the base of each petal. 25 cts. each. 



Prunus Japonica fl. pi. {Double-fiuwering Almond). A beau- 

 tiful dwarf Shrub, producing its showy double flowers early in 

 May before the leaves appear. We can supply both white and 

 pink. 35 cts. each. 



Pissardi (Purple-leaved Plum). A dwarf Shrub, covered 



with single white flowers in sprmg. When they first appear the 

 leaves are a lustrous crimson, changing to a rich purple. 35 cts. 

 each. 

 — Triloba {^Double-flowering Plum). An interesting Shrub, 

 of medium height, bearing in early spring semi-double delicate 

 pink flowers over an inch in diameter. 25 cts. each. 



Pyrus Japonicus [Japan Quince). A very showy and. 

 popular Shrub, of medium height, which blooms profusely in 

 early spring; flowers dazzling scarlet. Makes an excellent 

 hedge. 25 cts. each. 



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