Choice Hardy Shrubs. 



The collection of Shrubs offered oji the foilowiiig pages is a carefully selected li=t of the most desirable varieties. All are 

 strong, heavy, vigorous plants, which will give qH.iick results, 



iNOTE. — Shrubs will be shipped on receipt of oi-ders. or as soon as tliey can be dug, unless instructed to tlie contrary, i 

 and can only be sent by Freight or Express, at purchasers expense. Tliey are too heavy and large to be sent by mail, j 

 No charge for boxes, packing or delivery to express, freight or steamship lines in Philadelphia. 



OQf"p|lll DDIPCC Having a large stock of Shurbs, we can supply 

 wrtulAL rnlut^. all sorts priced at 25 cts. each •, $2.50 per doz., 

 foi $15.00 per 100, buyer's selection. If the selection of varieties is left to us 

 we will furnish at $2.00 per doz.; $12. 00 per 100. 



Althea (Rose of S/taron). The Altheas are among the most valuable of our 

 hardy Shrubs on account of their late seasbri of blooming, which is from 

 August to October, a period during which but few Shrubs or trees are in 

 flower. They are also extensively used as hedge plants, for which they are 

 admirably adapted. We offer the following twelve choice sorts. (See cut.) 



Double white, crimson 

 Double pur- 



Alba plena 



centre. 

 Atropurpurea plena 



' pie. 



Folia Variegata. Leaves beautifully 

 variegated green and white. 



Qrandifiora superba. Double deli- 

 cate blush with carmine centre. 



Boille de Feu. Double red. 



25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. Set of twelve varieties, $2.50. 



Amorpha Fruiticosa [Fahe Indigo). A strong-growing 

 Shrub, from 6 to 7 feet high, with finger-like spikes of in- 

 digo-colored flowers, three or more spikes in a cluster ; 

 blooms early in June. 25 cts. each. 



Jeanne d'Arc. Double pure white. 

 Lilacea. Double light lilac. 

 Pjeoniflora. Double rosy-purple. 

 Purpurea. Fine single purplish-blue. 

 Rubra plena. Double rose. 

 Totus albus. Fine single pure 



white ; very desirable. 

 Violacea. Double rosy-lilac. 



— Canescens (Lead Plan/). A dense-growing, free-flowering 

 Shrub, producing in June dense terminal spikes of blue 

 flowers. 25 cts. each. 



Andromeda Mariana {Lily of the Valley Shrub). Of dwarf, 

 low growth, bearing early in June panicles of waxy white 

 drooping bell-shaped blossoms. 25 cts. each. 



Andromeda Japonica 



dark evergreen 



A/.,\LI A Ml. 



Althea. Alba Plena. 



ing racemes ot wriite blossom 

 of great beauty. A superb species 

 $1.00 each. 

 Aralia Pentaphylla. • A pretty Japanese Shrub, of . medium 

 size and rapid growth, with fine lobed palmate leaves of a pale 

 green color, branches furnished with spines. 25 cts. each. 

 — Spinosa (Hercules Club, Angelica Tree, or Devil's Walking- 

 stick). A singular native tree-like Shrub, growing from 10 to 15 

 feet high, with very prickly .stems, pinnate leaves and immense 

 panicles of white flowers in the month of August; an odd, tropi- 

 cal-looking plant. 50 cts. each. 

 Azalea Mollis. A Ijeautiful species, from Japan, vk'ith krge flowers 

 of various shades of yellow, orange, carniine, etc., during May. (See 

 cut.) 75 cts. each; $7.50 per dozen. 



— Pontica, or Hardy Ghent. Flowers not quite so large as in A. 

 Mollis, but with a larger range of colors, elegantly adapted to use 

 in conjunction with A. Mollis on the edge of a Rhododendron bed 

 or independently in groups or in the shrubbery border. 75 cts. each ; 

 $7.50 per doz. 



— Amoena. This little gem is practically evergreen, and is 

 the showiest of all dwarf Shrubs. In late spring the plants are 

 literally smothered with masses of rosy-crimson flowers. Bushy 

 plants, 12 to 15 inches high, $1.25 each ; $12.00 per doz. 



— Vaseyi. A beautiful and rare species found in the mountains of 

 North Carolina; produces beautiful pink flowers.. Extra strong 

 plants, $1.00 each. 



Baccharis lialimifolia (Groundsell Tree). A pretty Shrub, which 

 is especially attractive in the fall on account of its fluffy white seed- 

 pods. 25 cts. each. 



Berberis Thunbergii. A beautiful Japan variety of dwarf habit. 

 Small foliage, assuming the most varied and beautiful tints of coloring 

 in the autumn ; very desirable for grouping and a grand hedge plant. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. Plants for hedges offered on page 207. 



— Vulgaris purpurea (Purple Barberry). Violet-colored folinge 

 and fruit. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



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