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HARDY SHRUBS. 



For want of space I describe but a few of the choicest and most valuable Ornamental Shrubs, and give but b»ief 

 Botes on these, although my assortment is very large and complete. For other varieties see my Manual of Ob»a- 

 me5tal Trees and Plants. 



Flowering shrubs are of the greatest value and importance in the adornment of the home grounds, giving a 

 finished and artistic appearance even to those of only moderate dimensions: there is nothing that will so qniekly. 

 and for the cost, add so much beauty to the surroundings. Those here offered are entirely hardy, bloom at once, 

 and continue to grow lovelier year by year. By a proper selection of kinds, bloom may be secured continuously 

 throughout the season from early spring to late in autumn i, and, with the addition of the variegated and golden- 

 leaved sorts and those bearing ornamental fruit, a continual and varied display of beauty can be obtained. 



^Sott..— Mail plants are handsome, well formed and well-rooted, as large as can be sent by mail, one year er oidtrr 

 not the little, puny things so often sent out by mail. Express plants are two and three years old and are too large H be 

 sent by mail. Prices by the dozen awl hundred will be given upon application. 



ALTHJEA.— Rose of Sharon. AZALEA MOLLIS. 



Popular, showy, flowering shrubs of the easiest cul- 

 ture. Their large, double, bright-colored flowers, pro- 

 duced freely during August and September, resemble 

 Hollyhocks. Owing to their tall growth they are very 

 useful for forming screens or planting for hedges, and 

 especially valuable for lawn and border, as they bloom 

 profusely when few other shrubs are in flower. 



CARNEA PLENA. (TV best double pink.) Large, 

 clear rosy-pink; vigorous grower and very profuse. 



LADY STANLEY. (The best double white.) Large, 

 Yery double, lovely pure white, with a few purplish 

 itains in the throat; extra fine, very free. 



SANGUINEA. {The best double scarlet.') Large, bril- 

 liant crimson; very free bloomer, strong and robust. 

 The above three varieties, mail, ea., 12c: 3 for 30c. 

 " " express, " 20c: " 50c. 



SNOWDEIFT. The best si 'e, and the finest of 



its color for ornamental display. It produces a veritable 

 irift of large, single, bell-shaped flowers, of the purest 

 snowy-white throughout, for two months (August and 

 September i. Plant of vigorous habit; not so dwarf and 

 slow-growing as the popular little Totus Albus, but 

 equally profuse in bloom, and the flowers are more than 

 double the size and of greater purity. It is extremely 

 hardy. Mail, ea., 20c ; erxpress, ea., 30c. 



VARLEGATED-LEAVED. Beautifully and clearly 

 variegated foliage of green and pale yellow, constant 

 throughout the summer and never burning or fading. 

 One of the best of all variegated-leaved shrubs. Mail, 

 ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; express, ea., 30c; 3 for 75c. 



DETJTZIA. 



DETJTZIA CEENATA FL. PL. A strong-growing 

 •hrub, bearing clusters of double white flowers tinged 

 with pink. It blooms late in June, very profusely, and 

 presents an exceedingly handsome app'earance. 'Mail, 

 ea., 12e; 3 for 30c ; express, ea., 20c : 3 for 50c. 



The most valuable hardy shrub in cultivation and the 

 one that produces the most brilliant effect. Of compact 

 and symmetrical growth, completely covered in June with 

 large beautiful flowers of the most vivid colors imagina- 

 ble; varying from the most intense rosy-crimson, through 

 all shades of orange and red, to the palest lemon-yellow. 

 Mail size, ea., 20c: 3 for 50c; Express, ea.. 25c; doz., 

 $2.50. 



BERBERRY.— Berberis. 



JAPANESE BERBERRY [Berberis ThunbergO>. Of 

 low, compact growth and somewhat weeping habit. 

 Leaves small, and of a rich, glossy dark green, changing 

 to intense brilliant crimson in the autumn, at which sea- 

 son the branches are thickly studded with brilliant red 

 berries. Mail, ea., 12c; 3 for 30c. Express, ea., 20e. 



EUROPEAN BERBERRY {Berberis vulgaris). Blooms 

 in spring and early summer, with terminal, drooping 

 racemes of beautiful yellow flowers followed later by 

 bright orange-scarlet berries. Mail, ea., 12c; 3 for 30c; 

 Express, ea., 20c; 3 for 50c. 



PURPLE-LEAVED BERBERRY (Berberis vulgaris 

 atropurpurea). Of upright habit, with foliage of a deep, 

 rich purple throughout the entire season, abundant and 

 always clean. In the fall it is loaded with bright crim- 

 son fruit, which is very ornamental. Mail, ea. . 15c: 

 doz., $1.50. Express, ea., 20c; 3 for 50c. 



NEW JAPAN BERBERRY. Introduced by me front 

 Japan, and as yet without a botanical name, it i* by far 

 the most beautiful of all the Berberries. In habit dense 

 and compact, with round glossy foliage, somewhat like 

 B. Thunbergii. which turns, in autumn, to intense scarlet. 

 When the leaves fall the plant will always be found com- 

 pletely studded with small wax-like, bright coral-red 

 berries, which are gracefully held and give the plant at 

 a distance the appearance of flame, and which remsim 

 upon the plant all winter. Mail, ea., 50c. Express. 75c. 



