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CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS 



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CalyCanthuS (Sweet or strawberry Shrub) 



Floridus. An old favorite with double chocolate-colored straw- 

 berry-scented flowers in May. 60 cts. each. 

 Clethra (Whlte Aider or Sweet Pepper Bush) 



Alnifolia. One of the best of our native dwarf Shrubs, bearing 

 spikes of pure white, deUciously fragrant flowers, during July 

 and August. 60 cts. each. 



CornUS (Dogwood) 



Florida (White-flowering Dogwood). An ornamental, spreading, 

 irregularly shaped tree, producing large white flowers in spring 

 and rich crimson foliage in autumn. Plants 3 to 4 feet high, 

 SI. SO each. 



Florida Rubra {Red-flowering Dogwood). A rare variety, the flowers of 

 which are rich rosy red. The two varieties make a fine contrast. Plants, 

 2 to 3 feet high, $3.00 each. 



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, attrac- 

 tive sprays of bright rose-colored pea-shaped flowers. 60 cts. each. 



Deutzia 



Well-known profuse flowering Shrubs, blooming in spring or earlj' 

 summer. Succeed in any sunny position. 

 Crenata Magnifica. A most distinct variety with exceptionally large 



corymbs of pure white double flowers, produced in wonderful profusion. 



75 cts. each. 

 Crenata Mirabilis {New). Of very vigorous habit, the long branches 



carry enormous pyramidal panicles of upright milk-white flowers of 



largest size. 75 cts. each. 

 Crenata Staphyleoides {New). Exceptionally large white flowers in 



great drooping panicles, these flowers are of peculiar formation, remind- 

 ing one of Staphylea Colchica, the Bladder Nut. A splendid acquisition. 



75 cts. each. 

 — rosea plena (Double-flowering Deutzia). 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. 

 Gracilis Campanulata (New). A large-flowered type of Gracilis 



with milky white Campanula-shaped flowers. 75 cts. each. 

 Rosea. A rose-tinted form of this favorite species. 60 cts. each. 

 Lemoinei. Without doubt one of the very best dwarf hardy Shrubs; 



flowers very large and produced in cone-shaped heads of purest white, 



which open out very full. 60 cts. each. 



EleagnUS (Japanese Oleaster) 



Longipes. A very desirable, nearly evergreen Shrub of medium 

 height, with light foliage, which is silvered on the under surface. 

 The abundant crop of orange-colored fruit is a very attractive 

 feature during the summer. 75 cts. each. 



Elsholtzia (Mintshrub) 



Stauntoni. Its late flowering, September and October, makes 

 this a particularly valuable Shrulj. 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. 



Euonymus 



Alata (Corkbark). A Shrub digerent in character from others, 

 having an individuality of its own. It is particularly orna- 

 mental and interesting on account of its curious corky bark. 

 The small flowers of the spring are foUowed by attractive red 

 berries in the fafl. 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. 



Europaeus (Burning Bush). A conspicuous Shrub which in the 

 autumn and winter is loaded with scarlet seed-pods from which 

 orange colored berries hang on slender threads. 75 cts. each. 

 ExOChorda (Pearl Bush) 



Grandiflora. A medium-sized Shrub, bearing white flowers in 

 slender racemes in early spring; very graceful; useful for cut 

 flowers. 75 cts. each. 



Forsythia (Colden Bell) 



Spectabilis. Strong, tall growing with very large flowers com- 

 pletely covering the stems with its golden-yellow bloom. 60 cts. 

 each. 



Suspensa (Weeping Golden Bell). A tall Shrub of willowy growth, 

 the branches gracefully arching, covered with golden yeUow 

 bells in early spring. 60 cts. each. 



Suspensa atrocaulis. Identical with Suspensa, excepting that 

 the young growth is tinted with purple and the stems are of a 

 dark blackish purple, very ornamental even when out of flower . 

 60 cts. each. 



Flalesia (Silver Bell or Snowdrop Tree) 



Tetraptera. One of the most desirable 

 tail Shrubs, with pretty bell-shaped snow- 

 drop-like white flowers in May. $1 .00 each. 



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All prices include boxes, packing and delivery to transportation company in Philadelphia. Shrubs cannot be sent by mail. 



