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GiGIGE HARDY SHRUBS 



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CalyCantllUS (Sweet or strawberry Shrub) 



Floridus. An old favorite with double chocolate-colored straw- 

 berry-scented flowers in May. 60 cts. each. 



ChionanthuS (white Fringe) 



Virginica. A tall growing native Shrub, blooming profusely in 

 June. The singular flowers resemble bunches of white silken 

 fringe, hung gracefully among the foliage. Strong plants 3 to 4 

 feet, $2.00 each. 



Clethra (WhSte Aider or Sweet Pepper Bush) 



Alnifolia. One of the best of our native dwarf Shrubs, bearing 

 spilces of pure white, deliciously fragrant flowers, during July 

 and August. 60 cts. each. 



CotOneastei* (Rockspray, Quinceberry) 



Very ornamental Shrubs with decorative fruits remaining 

 usually throughout the winter. The dwarfer varieties are nearly 

 evergreen and while especially adapted for rockery plantings are 

 equally effective planted in clumps in front of the shrubbery 

 border or mixed with the dwarfer broad leaved evergreens. 

 Prancheti. Tall upright densely branched Shrub with spreading 



branches. Fruit orange-red; semi-evergreen. 

 Henryana. Half evergreen tall growing variety with bright 



red fruits. 

 Horizontalis. Low growing Shrub with almost horizontal 



branches. Small shiny green leaves and orange-red berries 



produced in great quantity. One of the most effective ever- 

 green plants for rockery or border planting. 

 Humif usa. Prostrate variety of trailing habit. Bright red 



berries: e.xcellent for rockery. 

 Prostrata. A very neat dwarf variety with miniature leaves 



and bright red berries. 

 Salicifolia Flocosa. Large growing Shrub of graceful habit 



and willow-like foliage, bright red fruits extending well along 



the branches. 

 Price. Pot-grown plants $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. One 



each of the 6 varieties for $5.00. 



J iPINESE TlOWERING ChERRY 



BuDDLEiA (Butterfly Shrub) 



Japanese Floweriog Cherries 



The display of Japanese Flowering Cherries at Washington, 

 D. C, in early spring is one of the great sights of our national 

 capital and annually attracts thousands of visitors. 

 These Cherries are among the earliest trees to flower coming into bloom 

 early in April. The different varieties single and double extend the flowering 

 season for fully four weeks, the attractive single-flowered varieties coming 

 into bloom first followed by the double sorts. They are perfectly hardy and 

 will succeed in almost any location. We offer eight choice varieties, six 

 erect growing and two weeping, a selection made for us by one of the most 

 experienced growers. 



Erect Growing Varieties 



Daybreak. One of the earliest to bloom, flowers single pink appearing 



before the leaves in greatest profusion. 

 Naden. One of the prettiest double pinks, the petals are so numerous as to 



make the flower a perfect tuft. 

 Pink Pearl. The earliest of the doubles. Flowers fully 1 J inches in diameter, 



light pink shading deeper at edges. 

 Takasago. Double light pink massed into large compact clusters, very 



showy, blooms before the leaves appear. 

 Ukon. Unique in having yellow flowers slightly tinted green, as the flowers 



mature the veins in the petals change to cerise; late flowering; semi-double. 

 Victory or Shirofugen. Very double, up to 2^ inches borne in racemes 



of about 3 each on long stems; flowers open a delicate pink changing to 



white; late flowering. 

 Price. Any of the above in strong plants 4 to 5 feet high S3. 50 each; the 



collection of 6 varieties for $20.00. 



Weeping Varieties 



Eureka Weeping {Japanese Weeping Rose Flowering Cherry) . A single light 

 pink that has been grown in this country for 50 years, a tribute to its beauty 

 and popularity. 



Park Weeping. Differs from the above in the color of its flowers wliich 

 are of a deep pink and a stronger grower. 



Price. Either of the above two weeping varieties on 4-ft. stems, strong one- 

 year-old heads $5.00 each; or we will supply the entire collection of 8 

 varieties for $25.00. 



Corchorus or Kerria (Giobe-Fiower) 



Japonica FL PL A particularly valuable Shrub on account of its clean, 

 graceful habit of growth and its free and continuous flowering, producing 

 its attractive double golden yellow flowers continuously from June to 

 October. 60 cts. each. 



We will supply all Shrubs priced at 60 cts. each for $6.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. Shrubs cannot be sent by mail 



