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jbeciduou5 Shrub • TOWSON NURSERIES, INC. 



ARONIA • Chokeberry 



^7he CHOKEBERRIES are beautiful shrubs grown for their attractive white flowers 

 and berry-like, red, purple or black fruits, and also for the bright autumnal tints of the 

 foliage. They prefer moist situations but grow very well on dry, rocky soil, and are 

 beautiful when planted in masses. 



ARONIA arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry). Bril- 

 liantly colored foliage and large red berries in the 

 fall. Small, suited to the shrub border. Especially 

 pleasing in the spring when bearing its showy spikes 

 of white flowers. 



A. brilliantissima (Crimson Chokeberry) , Sim- 

 ilar to the Red Chokeberry but bearing brilliant 

 crimson berries. 



A. melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry). Low grow- 

 ing white flowers followed by contrasting black fruit. 



AZALEA — See evergreen shrubs. Deciduous and ever- 

 green varieties listed together for your convenience. 



BENZOIN aestivale (Spicebush). Grows from 

 6 to 1 5 feet tall. Bright, green, aromatic foliage. In 

 the spring, naked twigs are studded with clustered 

 yellow blossoms. In autumn scarlet berries are con- 

 spicuous among the foliage which turns a clear golden 

 yellow. Useful for any part of the garden and a 

 natural subject for the woodside planting. 



BERBERIS thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). Re- 

 markable for its low, compact, horizontal growth and 

 its dense, fresh green foliage which assumes the most 

 vivid hues from orange to scarlet in the autumn. 

 Carries its abundant crop of brilliant red fruits thru 

 the winter making it an ever-changing, ever-beautiful 

 garden ornament. It is very hardy, thrives in the 

 open sunlight or semi-shade, needs practically no at- 

 tention. Valuable as a specimen, in borders or low 

 hedges. 



B. thunbergi atropurpurea (Purple Barberry). 



Striking when properly placed. Upright branches 

 are gracefully arching and densely clothed with red- 

 dish-purple foliage. Bears clusters of yellow flowers 

 in May, followed by purple fruit. 



iSuddieia (^Larmincf 

 (Busk 



In this we have a real outstanding 

 novelty among the fall flowering 

 shrubs. Vigorous and very free flow- 

 ering, producing a profusion of large 

 lavender-pink trusses continuously 

 throughout the summer. Not only 

 a striking ornament for the garden, 

 but also* extremely valuable as a late 

 summer cut flower. Small young 

 plants set out in the spring quickly 

 grow to a height of 4 to 6 feet and 

 of about the same diameter. Few 

 other plants have attracted as much 

 attention and favorable comment 

 when shown for the first time. We 

 suggest the pinching off in July of 

 the first flower spikes showing, to aid 

 in the development of side shoots 

 which will bring better flowers later 

 in the season. 



This is no ordinary 

 city street. With its 

 grass - bordered side- 

 walks, stately trees 

 and spacious dimen- 

 sions it undoubtedly 

 indicates foresight in 

 city planning which 

 didn't just happen. 



