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Cotoneaster Francheti. Erect habit with gracefully recurv- 

 ing branches and bright red berries. Pot grown plants, 75 cts. 

 each. 



Cotoneaster Horizontalis. A dependably hardy variety of 

 compact. spreadiiiK habit of growth with neat evergreen foliage 

 and verj- attractive orange-red berries which are set off nicely 

 against the dark foliage and which remain on the plant tlie entire 

 winter. A most valuable subject for the front of the border or 

 for the rockery. Large field grown phints being difficult to 

 transplant, we have prepared a lot of thrifty young pot-grown 

 plants which will give satisfactory results. $1.00 each, $10.00 

 per doz. 



Desmodium Penduliflorum. A shrub which dies to the 

 ground in winter, but comes up vigorously in spring, throwing 

 up shoots 3 to 4 feet high, which bear during September, when 

 few shrubs are in bloom, attractive sprays of bright rose-colored 

 pea-shaped flowers. 60 cts. each. 



Deutzias. Well-known profuse flowering Shrubs, blooming in 

 spring or early summer. Succeed in any sunny position. The 

 dwarf varieties are also desirable for forcing under glass. 



— Candidissima plena. A fine tall, double white, 60 cts. each. 



— Crenata Magniflca. A most distinct new variety with 

 exceptionally large corymbs of pure white flowers, produced in 

 wonderful profusion, plant of symmetrical habit, growing from 

 3 to 4 feet high. 75 cts. each. 



— — rosea plena (Doublc-flowcring Deulzia). Double white, 

 tinged with pink; very desirable tall Shrub. 60 cts. each. 



— Gracilis. A favorite dwarf bush, covered with spikes of pure 

 white flowers in early summer. 60 cts. each. 



— Lemoinei. Without doubt one of the very best dwarf hardy 

 Shrubs; flowers very large and produced in coneshaped heads of 

 purest white, which open out very fuU. 60 cts. each. 



— Pride of Rochester. A fine, tall growing double white 

 flowering variety. 60 cts. each. 



Diervilla Lutea. Loose clusters of small yellow flowers in July 

 A good shrub for a shady position on account of its fresh, clean 

 foliage. Grows 3 to 4 feet high. 60 cts. each. 



Elsholtzia Stauntoni. Its late flowering, September and 

 October, makes this a particularly valuable Shrub. It grows 

 about four feet high, of bushy branching habit, each branch 

 terminated by a dense 4 to 8 inch long spike of attractive deep 

 lilac colored flowers. 60 cts. each. 



Evonymus Alata {Corkbark). A shrub different in character 

 from others, having an individuality of its own. It is particu- 

 larly ornamental and interesting on account of its curious corky 

 bi.rk. The small flowers of the spring are followed by attractive 

 red berries in the fall. It is also valuable on account of its 

 bright scarlet autumn foliage which makes it very conspicuous 

 in the fall. Strong plants, SI 00 each. 



Exochorda Grandiflora (Pearl Bush). A medium-sized Shrub, 

 l)cariiig white tlowcrs in slender racemes in early spring; very 

 graceful: useful for cut flowers. 75 cts. each. 



Forsythia Fortunei. Strong erect habit; bright golden 

 yellow llowers in early spring. 60 cts. each. 



— Suspensa (IVieping Golden Bell). A tall Shrub of willowy 

 growth, the branches gracefully arching, covered with golden 

 yellow bells in early spring. 60 cts. each. 



— Viridissima (Golden Bell). Strong erect habit; bright yellow 

 tli>.vers in early spring. 60 cts. each. 



Halesia Tetraptera (Silver Bell or Snowdrop Tree). One of the 

 most desirable tall Shrubs, with pretty bell-shaped snowdrop- 

 like white tlowers in May. Sl"() each. 



Hydrangea Arborescens Grandiflora (Snowball Hydrangea). 

 Tliis magnificent i>erleclly hardy .\merican Shrub has snow- 

 white blossoms of largest size. One of its most valuable char- 

 acteristics is its coming into bloom just after the passing of all 

 the early Spring-blooming Shrubs, flowering from early June 

 until late July, makes it valuable in any garden. 60 cts. each. 



— Paniculata Grandiflora. Without doubt the best known 

 aiul most popular summer flowering Shrub in cultivation. The 

 flowers, which are borne in dense pyramidal panicles a foot long, 

 in the greatest profusion, are white when they first open, but 

 gradually change to rose color, and remain in good condition 

 for weeks. 



Fine bush plants, 75 cts. each. 



Standard or Tree shaped plants which make beautiful 



specimens for the lawn or garden, SI. 50 each. 



HVDR.\NOt.A PANICULAIA GRANDIFLOKA 



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