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HENRTA DRKR -PtHLADELPHIA^raf CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS! 



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liVDRANGEA PaNICULATA GkANDIFLORA. 



Eleagnus Longipes. A very desiral)le, nearly evergreen 

 Shrub, with light foliage, which is silvered on the under sur- 

 face with little white scales. The abundant crop of orange- 

 colored fruit is a very attractive feature during the summer. 

 25 ct.s. each. 



Euonj'mus Europseus {Burning Bush). A very conspic- 

 uous Shrub in the autumn and winter, when loaded with 

 scarlet seed-pods, from which the orange-colored berries hang 

 on slender threads. 25 cts. each. 



— Latifolia Aurea, A beautiful evergreen Shrub with broad, 

 glossy foliage of dark green, bordered with golden-yellow ; 

 not hardy north of Washington. .50 cts. each. ) 



Exochorda GranCAtXora (Pearl Bush). A vigorous-growing Shiub, bearing 



white flowers in slender racemes in §arly spring ; very graceful ; useful for cut 



flowers. 25 cts. each. 

 Forsythia (Golden Bell). The Forsythias are among the best of our very early 



spring-flow-ering Shrubs; the flowers are yellow, drooping, and appear before 



the leaves. 



— Suspensa, Of erect growth, with bright yellow, drooping flowers. 25 cts. 

 each ; $2.50 per doz. 



— Viridissima. Foliage and bark deep green ; flowers yellow ; very early. 

 25 cts. each ; .S2 50 per doz. 



liaiesia Tetraptera {Silver Bell, or Snowdrop Tree). A beautiful large Shrub 

 with pretty bell-shaped white flowers in May ; one of the most desirable 

 Shrubs. 25 cts. each. 

 Hydrangea Paniculata Qrandiflora. This is the finest hardy Shrub in cul- 

 tivation. The flowers, which are borne in dense pyramidal panicles, a foot 

 long, in the greatest profusion, are white when they first open, but gradually 

 change to rose color, and remain in good condition for weeks. (See cut.) 

 Fine bush plants, 25 cts. each ; S2.50 per doz.; §18 00 per 100. 

 Extra " " 50 " " 5.00 " 25.00 



Standard or tree-shaped plants, which will make beautiful specimens for the 

 lawn or garden, 50 cts. each ; %h 00 per doz. 

 Itea Virginica. One of the prettiest native Shrubs ; produces racemes of pure 

 white flowers during June, which have a fragrance not unlike the Pond Lily. 

 25 cts. each. 



Kalmia Latifolia (Motintaiyi Laurel, or Calico Bush). Our na- 

 tive laurel and one of the most valuable evergreen Shrubs, bearing 

 in May and June clusters of white or pinkish- white floweis of 

 great beauty. Strong cultivated plants, 75 cts. each ; §7.50 per 

 doz.; S60.00 per 100. 

 Lespedeza BiCOlor (Bush Clover). A Japanese Shrub, growing 

 about 6 feet high, with effective pea-shaped jdnk and while 

 blossoms, borne in drooping clusters from the axils of the leaves 

 during mid-summer, and in such profusion as to bend the 

 branches with thtir weight. 25 cts. each. 

 Lonicera FragrantiSSima {^Fiagrant Upright Honeysuckle). 

 A spreading Shrub ^^ ilh deep green foliage and fragrant white 

 flowers appearing before the leaves. 25 cts. each. 

 . — riorrowi. A handsome Japanese variety with while flowers 

 during May, but especially valuable for its bright red fruit during 

 the sun^mer and autumn months. 35 els. each. 

 . — Tartarica (Tartarian Honeysuckle). Pink flowers, conlrasting 



! eaulifully with the foliage ; blooms m June, 25 cts. each. 

 . — Tartarica alba ( W-7/7/i' Tartariati Honeysuckle). A creamy- 

 whiie cokreii vr:riely of ihe above, flowering during May and 

 ]une. 25 cts. each. 



— Qrandiflora rosea. A large flowered form with bright red 

 fioweif, sUipcd wiih while ; flowers in June. 25 cts. each. 



flagnolia Glauca ( M/iite Bay, or Laurel). The native Magno- 

 lia of the s^\ nni) s. much admired for the beauty of its foliage and 

 pure white frai;iant flowers. 3 to 4 feet, 75 cts. each. 



— Soulangeana. A Chinese species wliich, while shrub-like in 

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

 which are p>roduced early in spring, are cup-shaped, 3 to 5 inches 

 in diameter, and are white inside, flushed with purple outside. 

 One of the finest. Strong, heavy plants, §1.50 each. 



— Purpurea. Deep purple, ]iink in throat ; a dwarf, bushy \ariely 

 that lilooms at intervals all summer. 75 cts. each. 



Mahonia Aquifolia (Holly-leaved I\Iaho7iia). Valued for its 



shiny green foliage and its clusters of yellow flowers, which 



expand towards the end of April. 35 cts. each. 



Japanese flaples. These are exceedingly beautiful, especially 



in spring and early summer, when they burst into full leaf, and 



the various colors of the foliage are deep and decided, and 



in autumn many varieties deejien in color and a.'^siime very 



beauiifv.l lints. The three varieties oflercd below are the 



'most desirable and 1 est suited to our climate. (See cut.) 



Japonicum Aureum. Scalloped leaves, of a bright 



golden-yellow. 75 els. each. 



Polymorphum Atropurpureum. Purple-leaved 



varietv, deeply cut. 75 els. each. 



Polymorphum Dissectum Atropurpureum. A 



striking and har.dsome variety; leaves a beautiful lose color 

 when young ; change to a deep and constant purple as they 

 become older ; deeply and delicately cut, giving them a fern- 

 • like appearance. 75 cts. each. 



Japanese Maple. 



See Special Prices on Shrubs at end of list on page igi. 



