Tecumseh. Mich. — "Asters from you are real 

 beauties: shrubs and bulbs also satisfactory." 

 —Mrs. Mary Spitler. 



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MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. 



HARDY SHRUBS 



Plants in this list are furnished by a reliable Minnesota nursery and will be shipped directly irom the 

 nursery, and separate from other plants listed. Price, 2 yr. stock, 35c each; any 3 for SI. 00. All postpaid. 



Spirea, Anthony Waterer. Blooms all sum- 

 mer in clusters of rose-colored flowers. 2 feet. 



Flowering Almond, Double white or pink. 



Very early. 4 ft. In 2-year stock only. 



Barberry, Japanese, or Thunberg"s. A dwarf 

 variety Nothing better for a low hedge. Especially 

 showy in the fall when the foliage turns to brilliant 

 reds. 2 to 3 feet. 



Butterfly Bush 'Buddleya). Blooms the season 

 planted in long tapering panicles; fragrant and of 

 beautiful lilac color. Cut back in the fall and give 

 a light mulch for best results. 4 to 5 feet. 



Caragana, or Siberian Pea Tree. Very hardy 

 and desirable for hedges or single specimens. Fine 

 locust-like foliage and yellow blossoms. 10 feet. 



High Bush Cranberry. Similarin habit and 

 appearance to the Snowball. Especially beautiful 

 in the fall when covered with its large clusters of red 

 berries. Fruit makes nice jelly. 5 feet. 



Flowering Currant. A pleasing favorite, 



blooming in May and June. 6 feet. 



Indian Currant. Coralberry, or Red-fruited 

 Snowberry. The red fruit hangs on all winter. 



5 feet. 



Dogwood. Red-barked Siberian. Extensively 

 used for hedges. 8 feet. 



Dogwood. Variegated-leaved Red. Fine sil- 

 very and green foliage. 4 feet. 



Deutzia. Dwarf form of Dogwood, blooming 

 early in showy racemes of small white flowers. 

 Moderately hardy. 3 feet. 



Euonymus Americanus. Strawberry Shrub or 

 Burning Bush. Reddish brown flowers, with straw- 

 berry odor, followed by red fruits which hang on all 

 winter. Its fall foliage is intensely colored. 6 feet. 



Golden Elder. Golden foliage, blossoms and 

 fruit like common Elder. Fruit is prized for pies 

 and wine. 6 feet. 



Cut-Leaf Elder. Perfectly hardy and highly 

 ornamental. In passing through Wisconsin I 

 noticed its effective use in many of the station 

 grounds. 8 feet. 



Forsythia. Golden Bell. An early bloomer, 

 covered with golden yellow flowers. Moderately 

 hardy. 6 feet. 



Purple Fringe, or Smoke Tree. Purple flowers, 

 maturing into mist-like plumes. Medium hardy. 



6 to 8 feet. 



White Fringe. Very hardy, blooming in 



bunches of white, silky fringe. 



Honeysuckle, Tartarian. White, Pink or Red. 

 One of the early bloomers. 6 to 8 feet. 



Hardy Hydrangea, Everblooming Snowball. 

 Bears immense pure white panicles, resembling 

 those of the House Hydrangea, in bloom from June 

 to September. 



Hardy Hydrangea, Paniculata Grandiflora. 

 One of the hardiest shrubs, and not excelled by any 

 other. 4 to 6 feet. • 



Double-Flowering Plum (Prunus Triloba). 

 Very beautiful; flowers large, double, rosy pink. 

 8 feet. 



Japan Quince. Dwarf, quite hardy, showy 

 shrub, with bright-red flowers early in May. 



Snowberry, or Snowdrop. Small, pink flowers 

 followed by waxy-white fruit. 4 feet. 



Snowball Viburnum Sterilis\ The well-known 

 common Snowball. 8 to 10 feet. 



Cut-Leaf Sumach. A dwarf form, very hardy 

 and handsome, especially in the fall when its fern- 

 like foliage turns a vivid red. 5 feet. 



Spirea, Golden. A fine golden foliage shrub. 

 Does best in sunny places. 6 to 8 feet. 



Spirea, Prunifolia. A form of the Bridal 

 Wreath with double flowers. 4 feet. 



Spirea, Thunberg's. The earliest to bloom. 

 The leaves are small and abundant, making it a fine 

 hedge plant. 3 to 4 feet. 



Spirea Van Houttei, or Bridal Wreath. No 

 hardier, handsomer or better shrub. 5 feet. 



Spirea Billardi, Pink or White. Flowers in ter- 

 minal rose colored or white spikes from Julv until 

 frost. 1}$ to 2 feet. 



Syringa, or Mock Orange — Garland. The 

 common form so well known. 6 to 8 feet. 



Syringa, Grandiflora. Very robust, large flow- 

 ers, coming later than the above. 



Syringa, Golden. A dwarf variety with rich, 

 yellow foliage. 4 feet. 



Syringa, Avalanche. Flowers are very sweet 

 and produced so profusely that their weight bends 

 the branches almost to the ground, the bush having 

 the effect of being covered with newly-fallen snow. 

 5 feet. 



Viburnum Lantana, or Wayfaring Tree. It 

 blooms in large, flat heads and is very showy, both 

 in flower and later when laden with red berries, 

 turning black when ripe. A fine ornamental. 8 to 

 10 feet. 



Weigelia, Eva Rathke. Dark red flowers; 

 hardiest and most desirable sort. 



Weigelia Rosea. Rosy-pink flowers; very pop- 

 ular. 4 feet. 



FOR HEDGES 



Price for hedge plants of any of the following, 12 

 to 18 inches, $10.00 per 100; in larger sizes, 18 

 inches and up, S15.00 per 100. All to be sent by 

 express at purchaser's expense, and not less than 

 25 at these rates: 



Barberry, Thunberg or Japanese, Buckthorn. 

 Caragana, Indian Currant, Siberian Dogwood. 

 Elders, Tartarian Honeysuckle, Common Lilac, 

 Spirea Van Houttei and Mock Orange. 



LILACS 



Common White or Purple. 1 to 2 feet, 28c 



each; 3 for 70c; 2 to 3 feet, 40c each; 3 for S1.00. 



Persian White or Purple. 1 to 2 feet, 35c each, 

 3 for 95c; 2 to 3 feet, 50c each, 3 for $1.25. 



The Newer Sorts. The ordinary lilac suckers 

 badly, but the newer sorts are mostly grafted on ash 

 roots and do not sucker. With 25 distinct varieties, 

 single and double, to choose from, we will supply 

 these new varieties as follows: 1 to 2 feet (your 

 choice of color), 40c each; four selection i 3 for $1.00. 

 2 to 3 feet (your choice of color;, 60c each; (our 

 selcetionj 3 for $1.50. 



EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 



Price, 12 for 50c; 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.50 all 

 postpaid. 



Progressive. An enormous yielder. Generally 

 considered best of the everbearing sorts. 



Superb. For large berries, plant this. Seems 

 to succeed everywhere. 



