Choice Hardy Shrubs. 



NOTE.— Shrul>s ^vill be shipped on receipt of oi-ders, or as soon as they can be dug, unless instructed to tlie contrary, 

 and can only be sent by Freiglit or Express, at purchaser's expense. Tliey are too heavy and large to be sent by mail. 

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SPECIAL PRICES: 



U'hen wanted in quantity 

 ■x<e will supply any of the 

 Shrubs pria-d at %1M per doz. at $15.00 /^r Xm^biiyey's 

 selection, if the selection of varieties is left to us %Vl.()Q per 100. 



Althea {^Kose of Sharon). The Altheas are among the most 

 valuable of our hardy Shrubs on account of their late season of 

 blooming, which is from August to October, a period during 

 I which but few Shrubs or trees are in flower. They are also ex- 

 .tensively used as hedge plants, for which they are admirably 

 ^adapted. We offer the following ten choice sorts. (See cut.) 

 ^Alba pl^na. Double white, crimson centre. 

 ^JAtropurpurea plena. Double purple. 

 Boule de Feu. Double red. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Double pure white. 

 Coerulea plena. Double blue. i 



Folia Varlegala. Leaves beautifully variegated green 



and white. 

 ■tirandiflora superba. Double delicate blush with car- 

 mine centre. 

 nJ Rubra plena. Double rose. 



TotUS albus. Fine single pure white; very desirable. 

 nI Violacea. Double rosy-lilac. 



26 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. Set of ten varieties, $2.00. 

 Amorpha Fruiticosa (False Indigo'). A strong-growing Shrub, from 6 to 7 

 feet high, with finger like spikes of indigo-colored flowers, three or more 

 spikes in a cluster ; blooms early in June. 25 cts. each. 

 — Canescens {Lead Plant.) A dense-growing, free-flowering Shrub, pro- 

 ducing in June dense terminal spikes of blue flowers. 25 cts. each. 



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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. 



Japonica. Very rich dark evergreen foliage and drooping 



racemes of white blossoms of great beauty. A superb species. 

 $1.00 each. 



Althe.\ Rubra Plena. 



Aralia Pentaphylla. A pretty Japanese Shrub, of medium 

 size and rapid growth, wilh rlnelobed palmate leaves of a pale 

 green color, branches furnished wilh spines. 25 els. each. 

 — Splnosa (Hercules Club, Angelica Tree, or DeviPs Walking- 

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

 15 feet high, with very prickly stems, pinnate leaves and im- 

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

 cal-looking plant. 50 cts. each. 

 Azalea Hollis. A beautiful species from Japan, with large flowers of vari- 

 ous shades of yellow, orange, carmine, etc., during May. (See cut.) 75 

 cts. each ; $7.50 per doz. 



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

 Mollis, but wilh a larger range of colors, elegantly adapted to use in con- 

 junction with A. Mollis on the edge of a Rhododendron bed or independ- 

 ently 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. 



Baccharis Halimifolia ( Groundsell Tree). A pretty Shrub, which is 

 especially attractive in the fall on account of its fluffy white seedpods. 

 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 foliage and 

 fruit. 25 cts. each ; $13.50 per doz. 



VBuddleya Variabilis. A comparatively ne\, Shruh ; grows 4 to 5 feet 

 hiyh, producing lliroughout the entire summer and fall long racemes of 

 rosy-lilac flowers, with an orange spot in the centre. (See cut on page 

 202.) 25 cents each. 



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