162 EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN—Plants 
At selection of the best 
HARDY 
FLOWERING 
SHRUBS 
for the home grounds 
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Those marked * may be planted in a shady place. 
Althea (Rose of Sharon) 
One of the best known ornamental shrubs; easy to grow and valuable 
for their late blooming. Grows to a height of 10 to 12 ft. and flowers 
in August and September. We offer Double White and Double Red. 
Price, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. 
Berberis Thunbergii 
(Japanese Barberry) 
Of low, spreading growth, forming a dense impenetrable bush. The 
branches are set with sharp thorns. Small yellow flowers in the spring 
followed by bright scarlet berries in the late summer and fall. The 
foliage turns orange and scarlet in the autumn. A valuable hedge 
lant, especially interesting because of its graceful drooping habit. 
Fricight 4to 6 ft. Price, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. 
*Calycanthus Floridus 
(Strawberry Shrub) 
A strong, upright grower with large, handsome foliage. Peculiar 
reddish-brown sweet scented flowers in May. It grows to a height of 
4 to 6 ft.-and will thrive either in sunny or shady places. Price, 75c. 
each, $7.50 per doz. 
*Deutzia 
Very ornamental shrubs planted either singly or in a border. The 
tall varieties may be used for a background and the dwarf for a border. 
They thrive in any good soil and are profuse bloomers. We offer the 
following varieties: (See illustration.) 
Deutzia Crenata. Flowers pure white tinged rose color. Height 
6 to 8 ft. Blooms in June and July. Price 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Deutzia Gracilis. Slender growth. Pure white flowers in May and 
June. Height 2to4ft. Price, 7c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Deutzia Lemoinei. White flowers in June and July. Height 6 to 
7 ft. Price, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Deutzia Pride of Rochester. Double white flowers in June and 
July. Height 6 to 7 ft. Price, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
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These are all 2 to 3 years, transplanted, and range from 1 to 3 ft. in hei 
taller at the same age. In the description of each variety we give the natura 
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ght, according to variety; some being stronger growing, are consequently 
heights at maturity, but they can be kept any size desired by pruning. 
*Forsythia Viridissima 
A spring flowering shrub of easy culture; vigorous growth and free: 
flowering habit. One of the first shrubs to flower in the spring; the 
deep yellow flowers are produced before the foliage. Height, 10 to 12. 
ft. Price, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. 
Hydrangea Arborescens 
Grandiflora 
A variety of H: arborescens, recently discovered. The heads of flow- 
ers are in shape like H. hortensis; they are snowy white. It is a true 
shrub, begins to bloom in early summer and continues into the fall, so 
that it is practically ever-blooming. After H. paniculata grandiflora 
has lost its color this variety is still fresh, eventually turning to a light 
green and then brown. It is a graceful shrub and is destined to achieve 
the widest popularity. It attains a height of 6 ft. and the same width, 
and is literally loaded with its grand panicles of large snowy white 
flowers, one of the grandest sights imaginable. Price, strong two-year- 
old plants, 2 to 3 ft. high, $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 
Hydrangea Paniculata 
Grandiflora 
This is the most popular hardy shrub in cultivation. It attains a 
height of 8 to 10 ft.; perfectly hardy in all parts of the country. The 
flowers are white when first open, but change to pink and russet brown. 
They are borne in immense pyramidal panicles, nearly a foot in length. 
It commences flowering in August and continues in bloom the rest of 
the season, the flowers drying on the bushes. (See illustration.) Price, 
strong plants, 214 to 3 ft. high, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
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The labor of keeping your garden up to maximum production can be made light by using a Hand-Cultivator or a Wheel 
Hoe. See page 178. 
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