From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 163 
A Selection 
of the Best 
Hardy Flowering Shrubs 
Lilac 
These old-fashioned shrubs are always popular and with the present revival of the ‘‘old-fashioned”’ 
garden no collection is complete without them. Everyone wants lilacs in May. They add beauty 
and sweetness to any surroundings with their exquisite plumes of purple and white flowers. (See 
illustration.) 
Lilac Purple. The old-fashioned purple variety. Height, 12 to 14 feet. 
per doz. 
Lilac White. Beautiful pure white flowers. Height, 12 to 14 feet. Price, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
_ *Philadelphus 
Very desirable free-blooming shrubs of erect habit and easiest culture in any common soil. The 
sweet scented variety Coronarius or Mock Orange is almost as well known as the Lilac. (See illus- 
tration.) 
Philadelphia Coronarius. (Mock Orange.) Sweet scented, pure and white flowers. Height, 
8 to 10 feet. Price, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. 
Philadelphus Lemoinei. An improved variety. White flowers in June. 
Price, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. 
Price, 75c. each, $7.50 
Height, 6 to 8 feet. 
Prunus Triloba, Double Flowering Plum 
A most ornamental early flowering shrub of vigorous growth. The light pink double flowers are 
produced in early spring before the leaves develop. Height, 4 to 6 feet. (See illustration on page 164.) 
Price, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
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Spirea. 
The Spireas will grow in almost any soil but 
thrive best where the ground is moist and well 
drained. 
Spirea Anthony Waterer. Carmine crim- 
son flowers from June to November. Height, 
2 to 3 feet. Price, 75c. each, $7.80 per doz. 
Spirea Prunifolia. (Bridal Wreath.) One 
of the showiest spring shrubs. In May the 
branches are covered with small double white 
flowers. Height, 6 to 8 feet. Price, 60c. each, 
$6.00 per doz. 
Spirea Thunbergii. Of dwarf bushy habit, 
rarely exceeding 3 feet in height. White 
flowers in April and May. Price, 60c. each, 
$6.00 per doz. ; 
Spirea Van Houttei. Flowers of pure 
white, berne in greatest profusion in June. 
Very showy. Height, 8 to 10 feet. (See illus- 
tration.) Price, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. 
California Privet 
for Hedges 
(See illustration.) 
The illustration shows a section of a 
hedge of the famous California Privet. 
Of all the shrubs which have been tried 
for hedging, none can compare with 
this. Of easy growth and splendid 
foliage, free from insects. Its inex- 
pensiveness alone would give it first 
place for the purpose. It is now 
planted by the million annually. 
Price, strong shrubs, 14% to 2 feet 
high, $1.00 per doz., $6.50 per 100, 
$60.00 per 1,000; extra strong, 2 to 3 
feet high, $1.50 per doz., $8.50 per 
100, $80.00 per 1,000. 
Our Pamphlet on the Prun- 
ing and Care of Hardy Shrubs 
and California Privet sent free 
on application. 
Continued 
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Viburnum Plicatum 
(Japan Snowball) 
One of the choicest hardy shrubs. A 
strong Brow Ing bush with spreading branches 
and wrinkled foliage. The snow-white flowers 
are produced in June and are much larger than 
the common snowball. Height, 8 to 10 feet. 
Price, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
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*Weigelia | 
It is safe to say there is no shrub more 
deservedly popular. All of the varieties are 
very ornamental and should be found in every 
collection. 
Weigelia Candida. White flowers in great 
rofusion from June to November. Height, 
to 8 feet. Price, 7ic. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Weigelia Eva Rathke. Very distinct. 
Color deep carmine red. Flowers continu- 
ously throughout the summer and autumn. 
Height, 6 to 8 feet. Price, 7ic. each, $7.50 
per doz. 
Weigelia Rosea. Rich rose colored flow- 
ers in June and July. A beautiful shrub. 
Height, 6 to 8 feet. Price, 75c. each, $7.50 
per doz. 
To create a ‘‘Garden Beautiful” in the shortest space of time plant Henderson’s Collections of, Dahlias on pages 155 and 
156 and on inside page of back cover. Also Collection of Gladiolus and Summer 
Flowering Bulbs 140 to 144. 
