Hardy Shrubbery holds an important position in beautifying home grounds 



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HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBBERY 



FOR FALL PLANTING 



PRICES: All shrubs on this page (except the Hydrangeas), 

 30 cts. each, postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 2-year size, 

 50 cts. each; 3-year size, 70 cts. each. 



EVERBLOOMING BUTTERFLY BUSH 



The above name was apphed to it because it attracts But- 

 terflies in large numbers, particularly the large and gorgeously 

 colored ones which swarm about it as though vying with it in 

 briUiancy of color. It produces long, graceful stems which 

 terminate in tapering panicles of beautiful lilac-colored flowers 

 that are of miniature size and borne bj- the hundreds on a 

 flower head which is frequently 10 inches long. A single plant, 

 the first season, will throw out as many as fifty flower spikes, 

 which increase greatly in number during succeeding years. 



DOUBLE ALTHEAS 



Bloom profusely during July and August. Grow 6 to 8 feet. 

 Banner. Flowers richly striped with pink and crimson. 

 Bicolor. Large, double, white flowers with red center. 

 Jeanne D'Arc. Flowers double as a Rose; large and pure 



white. 

 Double Pink. A beautiful shade of clear, bright pink. 



SPECIAL OFFER: One each of the four Altheas, $1.00 

 postpaid: by express, not prepaid, in 2-year size, the four, 

 $1.75; in 3-year size, the four for $2.50. 



DEUTZIA GRACILIS 



The pure white, bell-shaped flowers literally cover this com- 

 pact, low gro^-ing shrub. Blooms in May. 



DEUTZIA PRIDE OF ROCHESTER 



Flowers pure white, tinged blush. Blooms profusely. 



FORSYTHIA GOLDEN BELLS 



Bright golden-yellow flowers. One of the first to bloom in 

 the Spring. Blooms in April. Grows 5 to 6 feet. 



JAPAN SNOWBALL (JKt^SS*) 



Bears piu"e white, globular flowers like real snowballs. 



MOCK ORANGE Uil'^tl^v^) 



Flowers like orange blossoms, creamy white, deliciously fra- 

 grant, borne all over the bush. Blooms in May. 



SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI 



This graceful bush is covered, in early Summer, with beau- 

 tiful snow white flowers. Blooms in May and June. 



SPIREA PRUNIFOLIA (:S^^A\d 



Bears masses of white flowers, like little roses, on almost 

 the entire length of the branches. Blooms in early Spring. 



WEIGELA EVA RATHKE 



Flowers are crimson, with creamy markings, borne in early 

 Simimer in great profusion. Blooms continuously. 



HARDY HYDRANGEAS 



Everblooming (Snowball Hydrangea.) Snow white blossoms 

 of good size, in panicle form. Habit excellent. Blooms 

 almost entire season. Hardy. 35 cts. each, postpaid: 

 by express, not prepaid, 2-year size, 50 cts. each; 3-year 

 size, $1.00 each. 



Paniculata Grandiflora. Grown in the open ground this 

 is perfectly hardy, and bears great white flower heads of 

 immense size, often a foot long. Blooms in August, Sep- 

 tember and October. 35 cts. each, postpaid; by express. 

 not prepaid, extra, 2-year size, 50 cts. each; 3-year size, 

 $1.00 each. 



Everblooming Hardy Butterfly Bush 



IMPORTANT 



All the hardy shrubs on this page will 

 be ready for delivery' about Oct. loth to 

 20th, which will be the proper time to 

 plant. Send your order at once and we 

 will book and send at that time. 



You should have ever>' one of these 

 beautiful shrubs blooming in your garden 

 early next Spring and Summer. 



Althea Jeanne U'.Vrc 



