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Hydrangea Pakiculata Grandiflora. 



Eleagnus Longipes. A very desirable, 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 cts. each. 



Euonymus Europaeus {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 Qrandif lora {Pearl Bush). A vigorous-growing Shrub, bearing 



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



flowers. 25 cts. each. 

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



spring-flowering 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 ; $2 50 per doz. 



Halesia 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 Grandiflora. This is the finest hardy Shrub in 

 cultivation. 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 ; §2.50 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 ; $5.00 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. 



Kaimia Latifolia {Mountain 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 flowers of 

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

 doz. ; $60.00 per 100. 



Lespedeza Bicolor {Bush Clover). A Japanese Shrub, grow- 

 ing about 6 feet high, with effective pea-shaped pink and white 

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

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

 with their weight. 25 cts. each. 



Lonicera Fragrantissima {Fragrant Upright Honeysuckle). 

 A spreading Shrub with deep green foliage and fragrant white 

 flowers appearing before the leaves. 25 cts. each. 



— florrowi. A handsome Japanese variety with white flowers 

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

 the summer and autumn months. 35 cts. each. 



— Tartarica ( Tartarian Honeysuckle)^ Pink flowers, contrasting 

 beautifully with the foliage; blooms in June. 25 cts. each. 



— Tartarica alba ( White Tartarian Honeysuckle). A creamy- 

 white colored variety of the above, flowering during May and 

 June. 25 cts. each. 



— Tartarica Grandiflora rosea. A large-flowered form with 

 bright red flowers, striped with white ; flowers m Tune. 25c. each. 



Magnolia Glauca {White Bay, or Laurel). The native Mag- 

 nolia of the swamps, much admired for the beauty of its foliage 

 and pure white flowers, which are very fragrant. 2 to 3 feet, 

 75 cts. ; 3 to 4 feet, $1.00 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. 

 One of the finest of the Magnolias. Strong, heavy plants, $1.50 

 each. 



— Purpurea. Deep purple, pink in throat ; a dwarf, bushy variety 

 that blooms at intervals all summer. 50 cts. each. 



Mahonia Aquifolia {Holly-leaved Mahonia). Valued for its 

 shiny green foliage and its clusters of yellow flowers, which 

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



Japanese Maples. These are exceedingly beautiful, es- 

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

 leaf, and the various colors of the foliage are deep and de- 

 cided, and in autumn many varieties deepen in color and as- 

 sume very beautiful tints. The three varieties offered below 

 are the most desirable and best suited to our climate. 



Japonicum Aureum. Scalloped leaves, of a bright 



golden-yellow. $1.00 each. 



Polymorphum Atropurpureum. Purple-leaved 



variety, deeply cut. §1.00 each. 



Polymorphum Dissectum Atropurpureum. A 



striking and 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. $1.(0 eacr.. 



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See Special Prices on Shrubs at end of list on page 191. 



