GENERAL LIST OF HARDY SHRUBS 
Berberis Thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). A beautiful variety with small foliage, assuming 
the most varied tints of coloring in the autumn and attractive scarlet berries which remain 
A on the plant the greater part of the winter; very desirable for grouping, particularly around 
the base of a porch or veranda to hide the foundation; succeeds in sun or shade, and is the 
best hedge plant we know. 40 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. Plants for 
hedges offered on page 207. 
— Wilsonae. A pretty dwarf species of recent introduction with 
glossy green leaves and long spines, in the fall the foliage takes on 
the most beautiful autumnal tints. 75 cts. each. 
Callicarpa Purpurea (Beauty Berry). A splendid 
berried Shrub for the border or planted in clumps on 
the lawn; it grows about 3 feet high, its branches grace- 
fully recurving; these are covered in August with tiny 
pink-tinted flowers, followed by great masses of violet- 
purple berries, these remain on the plant until mid- 
winter. Strong plants, 60 cts..each. 
Calycanthus Floridus (Sweet or Strawberry Shrub). An 
old favorite with double chocolate-colored strawberry- 
scented flowers in May. 60 cts. each. 
Cercis Japonica (Judas Tree, or Red Bud). A showy tall Shrub 
or small tree. All the branches and twigs are covered with a 
mass of small rosy-pink flowers early in the spring before the 
leaves appear. Plants, 2 to 3 feet high 75 cts., each. 
Clethra alnifolia (White Alder, or Sweet Pepper Bush). One 
of the best of our native dwarf Shrubs, bearing spikes of pure 
white, deliciously fragrant flowers during July and August. 
60 cts. each. 
Cornus Alba Sibirica (Coral Dogwood). A strong growing 
variety, crimson colored branches in winter. 60 cts. each. 
ALTHEA Wo, R,. SMITH 
— Florida (White-flowering Dogwood). An ornamental, spread- 
ing, irregularly shaped tree, producing large white flowers in 
Althea (Rose of Sharon). The Altheas are among the most valu- Goring andisichtormmcontialinseuntanttrimten nei nore 
able of our tall, hardy Shrubs on account of their late season of high, $1.50 each. 
blooming, which is from August to October, a period when but 
fewa SHLubskareninehower — Florida Rubra (Red-flowering Dogwood). A rare variety, the 
flowers of which are rich rosy red. The two varieties make a fine 
We offer the following choice double-flowering sorts: contrast. Plants 2 to 3 feet high, $3.00 each. 
— Alba plena. White, crimson | — Duchesse de Brabant. Dark 
centre. red. 
— Anemonefiora. Dark rose. | — Jeanne d’Arc. Pure white. 
— Boule de Feu. Red. | — Paeonifiora. Rosy purple. 
60 cts. each. Set of 6 varieties, $3.00. 
— William R. Smith. A splendid giant-flowering variety, naturally 
forming symmetrical bushy specimens, while the glistening pure white 
single flowers are of giant size, fully 4 inches in diameter, open out flat 
or salver-shaped quite different from the older types which only partially 
expand; these are produced in great profusion from early in July until 
late in September. Strong plants, 75 cts. each. 
Aralia Pentaphylla. A very distinct ornamental Shrub with graceful 
arching branches and bright green foliage. 60 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 August, followed by attractive black fruit, an odd tropical 
looking plant; $1.00 each. 
Aronia Arbutifolia. A pretty upright Shrub with an abundance of 
white flowers in April and May, its bright red fruits in fall carrying well 
into winter. 75 cts. each. 
Buddleia Variabilis Magnifica (Butterfly Shrub or Summer Lilac). 
One of the most desirable summer flowering shrubs, beginning to bloom 
in July, it continues until cut by severe frost. The flowers are of a 
pleasing shade of violet mauve, and are borne in dense cylindrical spikes 
from 12 to 15 inches in length by 3 inches in diameter; it succeeds every- 
where and flowers freely the first season planted. Good plants from a 
3-inch pots. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. CALLICARPA PURPUREA 
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