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Amorpha 
Amorpha  fruticosa.  F.\lse  Indigo 
panicles  of  pretty, 
pie  flowers  in  July 
3  to  5  ft.  .  / 
(L)  Terminal 
dd  and  attractive  bluish  pur- 
50  cts.  each,  $3.50  for  10 
Andromeda 
Andromeda  Mariana.  Lily-of-the-Valley  Shrub. 
(D)  A  neat  little  plant  with  bright  green  leaves, 
valuable  in  groups  and  at  the  front  of  shrub- 
beries. In  early  spring  it  is  fragrant  with  small, 
waxv  white  flowers. 
1  ft  50  cts.  each,  $4  for  10,  $35  per  100 
Aralia 
Aralia  Japonica.  Chinese  Angelica.  (L)  Straight 
thick  branches  armed  with  sharp  thorns.  Leaves 
1  to  3  feet  long.  Very  ornamental  but  odd. 
Grows  quickly  in  any  soil.  Enormous  flat  clus- 
ters of  white  flowers  in  August. 
4  to  6  ft  50  cts.  each,  $4  for  10 
A.  pentaphylla;  syn.,  Acanthopanax  pentaphyl- 
lum.  (M)  Splendid  for  rocky  banks,  slopes  and 
mass  plantings.  Slender,  prickly  branches.  Shin- 
ing green  leaves.  Luxuriant,  lustrous  foliage 
until  late  autumn. 
2  to  3  ft.  .  35  cts.  each,  $2.75  for  10,  $15  per  100 
A.  spinosa.  Hercules'  Club.  (L)  A  native,  almost 
identical  with  the  .4.  Japonica,  described  above. 
Each         10  100 
3  to  4  ft  $0  40   $3  50   $27  50 
4  to  5  ft   50     4  00     30  00 
AZALEAS 
Among  the  most  gorgeous  and  best  flowering 
plants  in  cultivation.  They  are  useful  in  all  land- 
scape work,  and  can  be  employed  in  bedding 
or  massing,  and  particularly  in  connection 
with  Rhododendrons  and  Kalmias,  or  where- 
ever  a  natural  effect  is  desired.  The  native 
kinds  grow  well  in  heavy  moist  soil ;  all  are 
partial  to  shady  places.  After  the  flowering 
season  is  over  remove  the  seed-pods  to  in- 
crease the  next  season's  bloom. 
Azalea  amoena.  The  handsome  little  ever- 
green variety  which  is  fully  described  and 
listed  among  "Evergreen  Shrubs,"  on 
page  16.  This  variety  is  also  very  suitable 
to  associate  with  Deciduous  Shrubs  in  beds 
and  borders. 
A.  arborescens.  Fragrant  White  Azalea. 
(M)  Flowers  white  tinged  with  rose  and 
very  fragrant.  A  good  native  varietv. 
1^  ft  75  cts.  each,  $6  for  10 
L.  calendulacea.  Flame  Azalea.  (S)  May 
and  June.   Almost  scentless  but  gorgeous 
with  a  multitude  of  large  orange-yellow 
or  fiery  red  flowers  that  last  a  long  time. 
1  to  1 J  ft.  .  75c.  each,  $6  for  10,  $55  per  100 
[ORRISVILLE,  PENNSYSVANIA 
Azalea  mollis.  Chint:se  Azalea.  (D)  This  little 
plant  is  literally  covered  with  bloom  in  April  or 
May.  The  flowers  are  rather  larger  than  those 
of  some  other  Azaleas.  The  bloom  shows  a 
multiplicity  of  colors  in  shades  of  red,  yellow 
and  white.  Each      lo  loo 
IJ  to  2  ft.,  heavily  budded  .  $1  00    $7  50    $60  00 
2J  to  3  ft.,  standard  form  .   2  00    17  50 
Named  varieties  of  distinct  color. 
1  to  U  ft.,  heavilv  budded  .  .  $1.25  ea.,  $10  for  10, 
$80  per  100. 
A.  nudiflora.  Pinxter  Flower,  or  Wood  Honey- 
suckle. (S)  A  native  fond  of  moist  places,  and 
beautiful  in  May  with  pinkish  white  flowers. 
1^  ft.    ...  75  cts.  each,  $6  for  10,  $55  per  100 
A.  Pontica.    Ghent  Azalea.   (D)    April.  This 
species  is  unequaled  for  brilliancy  and  variety  of 
color.    The  habit  is  very  similar  to  A.  mollis ; 
the  flowers  not  quite  so  large  or  perfect ;  the 
colors  possibly  a  little  more  delicate.  Desirable. 
li  to  2  ft.  .  .  $1  each,  $7.50  for  10,  $65  per  100 
A.  Vaseyi.  Southern  Azalea.  (S)  Rosy  white 
flowers.  April. 
1^  ft.,  75  cts.  each,  $6  for  10 
A.  viscosa.  White  Azalea.  (S)  June  and  July. 
Fragrant  white  flowers,  shaded  with  rose.  Grows 
in  moist  or  drv  ground. 
1  to  U  ft.  '  75  cts.  each,  $6  for  10 
Benzoin 
Benzoin  odoriferum  ;  syn.,  Lindera  Benzoin.  Spice 
Bush.  (M)  March  and  April.  As  soon  as  frost 
goes  the  leafless  branches  are  clothed  with  small 
yellow  flowers,  succeeded  later  by  scarlet  berries. 
Splendid  shrubs  for  mass  effects  in  natural 
plantings.  Each       lo  loo 
2|  to  3  ft  $0  35    $2  50    $17  50 
3  to  4  ft.,  heavy  . 
50     3  50     25  00 
Bzrberis  Thunbergii.  How  neat  and  attractive  it  is.  Imagine  the  beautiful 
scarlet  foliage  of  this  plant  in  the  autumn.  This  Berberis  makes  splendid  hedges 
and  is  also  suited  for  shiubbery  purposes  and  mass  planting.   (See  page  40) 
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