72 HARRISONS' NURSERIES 



Shrubs of Special Value 



FOR HOME-GROUND PLANTING 



This is not a list of novelties, but an assortment of shrubs that, through many 



years of use in landscape planting, have proved of unusual value. They are 



adaptable to wide variations in temperature, thriving in the sunny South and in 



the wintery North. You ought to have many of these shrubs around your home. 



AMERICAN RED-BUD {Cercis canadensis). A native tree growing 20 to 25 



feet high. Foliage heart-shaped, pure green; flower reddish purple. 3 to 4 feet, 



50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 



BURNING BUSH (Euonymus americanus). Long, slender branches, covered 



with bright green leaves; the rough pink fruits are concealed in a scarlet pod. 



A very attractive plant when in fruit. 2 to 3 feet, 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 



DEUTZIA crenata. A most satisfactory shrub for general planting. Flowers 



pinkish white, borne in spikes from 3 to 5 inches long. 3 to 4 feet, 50 cts. 



each, $4 for 10. 



DOGWOOD {Cornus alba elegantissima). 2 to 3 feet, $1 each, $9 for 10. 



Dogwood, Red-branched {Cornus sibirica). Bright red bark in late fall and 



winter; excellent for shrub border. 2 to 3 feet, $1 each, S9 for 10. 

 Dogwood, Red Osier {Cornus stolonijera). A native species; branches slender, 

 usually tinted with red in the winter months. White fruit remains on the 

 branches during winter. 2 to 3 feet, $1 each, $9 for 10. 

 FLOWERING PLUM {Prunus triloba). Flowers semi-double, delicate pink in 



color, and nearly an inch in diameter. 3 to 4 feet, 50 cts, each, $4 for 10. 

 HIGH-BUSH CRANBERRY {Viburnum Opulus). Foliage coarsely toothed; 



flowers white, followed by scarlet berries. 3 to 4 feet, 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 

 PURPLE FRINGE {Rhus Cotinus). Fringe-like or feathered flowers produced 



very freely in summer. 4 to 5 feet, 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 

 PURPLE JAPANESE MAPLE {Acer polymorphum atropurpureum). Small, 

 star-shaped, and deeply cut foliage, which assumes a deep blood-red. 3 to 4 

 feet, $3 each, $27.50 for 10. 

 ROSE ACACIA {Robinia hispida). A shrubby plant with bright pink flowers 



in loose racemes. 3 to 4 feet, 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 

 SNOWDROP TREE {Halesia tetraptera). Flowers white, opening in early 

 spring; fruit has two thin papery wings. 4 to 5 feet, 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 



SPIR^A opulifolia (Ninebark). 

 Flowers white, in flat clusters, and fol- 

 lowed by red fruit; foliage green. 2 to 

 3 feet, 50 cts. each, $4 

 for 10. 



Spiraea opulifolia 



aurea. Similar to the 



-receding, except that 



the foliage is golden 



yellow. 3 to 4 feet, 50 



cts. each, $4 for 10. 



