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BerberiS (Barberry) 



Thunbergi {Japanese Barberry). A beautiful variety with small foliage, 

 assuming the most varied tints of coloring in the autumn and attractive 

 scarlet berries which remain on the plant the greater part of the winter; 

 very desirable for grouping, particularly around the base of a porch or 

 veranda to hide the foundation; succeeds in sun or shade, and is the best 

 hedge plant we know. 40 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. Plants for hedges offered 

 on page 68. 



Thunbergi Atropurpurea {New Red-leaved Japanese Barberry). See 

 page 62. 



Wilsonae. A pretty dwarf species with glossy green leaves and long spines, 

 in the fall the foliage takes on the most beautiful autumnal tints. 75 cts. 

 each. 



Three Choice Evergreen Barberry 



These beautiful and rare Barberries are among the best and hardiest of our 

 evergreen Shrubs. To the plant lover, who is looking for something different, 

 whether for single specimen or group planting, they cannot be too highly 

 recommended. From a long list of varieties recently introduced we offer the 

 following three distinct kinds. 



Gagnepaini. Long narrow green foliage with blue-black fruits. 

 Julianae. Deep green leaves with black fruits. Very hardy. 

 Verruculosa. Small shiny green leaves; compact growing evergreen, ideal 



for rockery. 



Strong pot-grown plants, $1.25 each; $12.00 per dozen. 



Callutlcl (Scotch Heather) 



Small evergreen Shrubs growing one to two feet high, with small beU- 

 shaped flowers in great profusion from July to September. 

 Vulgaris. Rosy pink. 



— Alba. Pure white. 



— — Aurea. A pretty gold leaved form of the white variety. 



— — Searlei. A tall growing form of Alba flowering in late fall. 



— Alport!. Vigorous grower with rosy carmine flowers. 

 Price. Strong plants 75 cts. each; one each of the five varieties 



for $3.00. 



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CerciS (Judas Tree or Red Bud) 



Japonica. A showy tall Shrub or small tree. All the branches 

 and twigs are covered with a mass of small rosy-pink flowers 

 early in the spring before the leaves appear. Plants 2 to 3 feet 

 high, 75 cts. each. 



Dexjtzia Crenata Magntfica 



Callicarpa (Beauty Berry) 



Purpurea. A splendid berried Shrub for the border or planted 

 in clumps on the lawn; it grows about 3 feet high, its branches 

 gracefully recurving are covered in August with tiny pink-tinted 

 flowers, followed in late September by great masses of violet- 

 purple berries, which rema-n on the plant until mid-winter. AU 

 fall berried plants are useful and attractive, and this is one of the 

 most desirable. Strong plants, 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. 



Corchorus or Kerria (ciobe-Fiower) 



Japonica Fl. PI. A particularly valuable Shrub on account of its clean, 

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

 its attractive double golden yeUow flowers continuously from June to 

 October. 60 cts. each. 



CotOneaSter (Rockspray, Quinceberry) 



Very ornamental Shrubs with decorative fruits remaining usually through- 

 out the winter. The dwarfer varieties are nearly evergreen and while espe- 

 cially adapted for rockery plantings are equally effective planted in clumps in 

 front of the shrubbery border or mixed with the dwarfer broad leaved ever- 

 greens. 

 Francheti. Tall upright densely branched Shrub with spreading branches. 



Fruit orange-red; semi-evergreen. 

 Henryana. Half evergreen tall growing variety with bright red fruits. 

 Humif usa. Prostrate variety of trailing habit. Bright red berries; excellent 



for rockery. 

 Eorizontalis. Low growing Shrub with almost horizontal branches. Small 

 shiny green leaves and orange-red berries produced in great quantity. One 

 of the most effective evergreen plants for rockery or border planting. 

 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. 



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, 



