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FALL PLANTING SUGGESTIONS FROM 



ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING SHRUBS— Continued 



ITEA 



VIRGINICA.— Of compact dwarf habit, with 

 many dainty racemes of pure white flowers in 

 June. Of delightful fragrance. 12 to 18 in., 

 40c.; 18 to 24 in., 50c. each. 



LONICERA. Honeysuckle 



FRAGRANTISSIMA. Fragrant Bush Hon- 

 eysuckle. — Exquisitely fragrant flowers of pink- 

 ish pearl appear very early. 



MORROWII.— Of graceful habit. Produces 

 white flowers in May, succeeded by a profusion 

 of showy red berries in late summer. 



TARTARICA. Tartarian Bush Honeysuckle. 

 — The fragrant pink flowers appear in May in 

 great profusion and are followed by pretty, 

 waxy, light red berries. 



Each variety, 2 to 3 ft., 35c.; 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 

 each. 



PHILADELPHUS. Syringa 



CORONARIUS. Mock Orange.— Of upright 

 habit and produces in June a wealth of white 

 fragrant flowers that resemble orange blossoms. 



GRANDIFLORUS.— Has larger flowers that 

 are not so fragrant; stronger grower. 



ZEYHERL— Tall growing, with large fra- 

 grant white flowers. A fine sort. 



3 to 4 ft., 50c.; 4 to 5 ft., 75c each. 



PRIVET. Ligustrum 

 AMURENSE. Amoor River or Russian 

 Privet. — See "Hedge Plants." 



OVALIFOLIUM. California Privet. — See 



"Hedge Plants." 



OVALIFOLIUM AUREUM. Golden Privet. 



— Color of foliage is a lively lemon yellow. 

 12 in., 35c. 



GLOBE OR BALL PRIVET.— The Cali- 

 fornia Privet grown to form a dense solid ball 

 of foliage. 18 in. in diameter, $1.50; 24 in. in 

 diameter, $2.00; 30 in. in diameter, $2.50 each. 



PYRAMIDAL. — The California Privet 

 grown by frequent prunings into dense pyram- 

 idal form. 4 ft., $4.00; 5 ft., $5.00 each. 



RHODOTYPUS 



KERRIOIDES. White Kerria.— White flow- 

 ers in May and black berries in late summer. 

 18 to 24 in., 35c. each. 



ROSA 



RUGOSA. Japanese or Ramanus Rose. — 



Rich green leaves. It produces great numbers 

 of large, single rose-colored flowers all summer. 



1^ to 2 ft., 40c. 



SPIRAEA 



ANTHONY WATERER.— The finest of the 

 Dwarf Spiraeas. A purple crimson — and the 

 most profuse bloomer of them all. 1>4 to 2 ft., 

 50c. each. 



BILLARDL— Of rather dwarf habit. Pro- 

 duces a profusion of rosy-pink flowers from 

 June till October. 3 to 4 ft., 40c.; 4 to 5 ft., 

 50c. each. 



CALLOSA ALBA. Dwarf White Spiraea.— 



Its slender branches are covered all summer 

 with pure white flowers. 18 to 24 in., 40c.; 



2 to 3 ft., 50c. each. 



OPULIFOLIA. Snowball-leaved Spiraea or 

 Ninebark. — Especially valuable for shaded lo- 

 cations.- 3 to 4 ft, 40c.; 4 to 5 ft., 50c. each. 



OPULIFOLIA AUREA. Golden-leaved 

 Spiraea. — Yellow leaves that turn to yellowish 

 green in late summer. Has white flowers in 

 June. 3 to 4 ft., 40c.; 4 to 5 ft., 50c. each. 



PRUNIFOLIA FL. PL. Bridal Wreath.— 

 In May and early June the branches are laden 

 with masses of dainty, double, white flowers. 

 Glossy green leaves turn to crimson in autumn. 

 1>4 to 2 ft., 50c. each. 



VAN HOUTTEL— The most popular and 

 the most valuable of all the Spiraeas. In late 

 May and early June its white flowers entirely 

 cover the broad spreading bush. 2 to 3 ft.. 30c.; 



3 to 4 ft., 40c.; 4 to 5 ft., 50c. each. 



SALIX. Willow 



ROSMARIANIFOLIA. Rosemary-leaved 

 Willow. — So dwarf in habit of growth that it 

 is a shrub. It has small slender branches, and 

 silvery gray foliage. 2 to 3 ft., 30c.; 3 to 4 ft., 

 40c. each. 



SAMBUCUS. Elder 



NIGRA AUREA. Golden Elder.— The large 

 leaves are a bright lemon yellow. 3 to 4 ft., 

 50c. each. 



The graceful beauty of Spiraea "Van Houttei" makes it the chief attraction anywhere during blooming lime 



