I CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS I. 



Spiraea 



Anthony Waterer. A valuable variety; color bright crimson; it 

 is of dwarf, dense growth, never exceeding 30 inches in height; 

 in bloom the entire summer and fall. 



Billardi. Strong growing, pink flowered. 



Margaritae . A free-flowering variety with flat heads of soft pink 



flowers from June to October; grows 3 to 4 feet high. 

 Prunifolia Fl. PI. {Double Flowering Bridal Wreath). A favorite 



variety and one of the best; it is a beautiful Shrub of medium size 



with double white flowers in May. 

 Thunbergi. One of the most charming of all low-growing Shrubs, 



with fine delicate foliage, and a profusion of small white flowers in 



spring. 



Van Houttei. The grandest of all the white Spiraeas; it is of 

 compact habit and a beautiful ornament for the lawn at any season, 

 but when in flower it is a complete fountain of white bloom, the 

 foliage hardly showing. 



Price. 60 cts. each; collection of 6 varieties for $3.00. 



Tamarix 



Africana (Tamarisk). Strong, slender, tall growing, irregular Shrubs 

 with feathery foliage and small, delicate flowers, borne profusely 

 on gracefully-bending branches. These 

 pink flowers are very attractive during 

 May. 



Hispida Aestivalis. A distinct variety, 

 with delicate, soft, pink sprays of flowers 

 in July and August, a 

 time when the shrubbery 

 border is comparatively 

 bare of flowers. 

 Indica. Very strong- 

 growing, with feathery 

 plumes of pale pink 

 flowers in late summer 

 and autumn. 

 Price. Any of the above 

 60 cts. each. 



Viburnum Carlesi 



Stephanandra 



Flexuosa. Of graceful fountain- 

 like habit of growth with finely 

 and delicately cut leaves whic h in 

 the autumn assume brilliant 

 reddish tints; the flowers are 

 creamy white. 60 cts. each. 



Magnolia. See Page 201. 



Vitex Macrophyixa 



Viburnum (Snowball) 



Carlesi. A rare Korean variety 

 which is entirely distinct with 

 salver-shaped flowers of a delicate 

 rose tinted white, passing to white 

 sweet-scented flowers produced in 

 terminal sub-globose cymes 2 to 3 

 inches in diameter, reminding one 

 somewhat of a spray of Bouvardia. 

 Good bushy specimens, 2 to 3 feet. 

 $2.50 each. 

 Opulus (High Bush Cranberry). The 

 white flowers in June are followed 

 in autumn by bright scarlet berries 

 which are very attractive until 

 very late in winter. 60 cts. each. 

 Opulus Sterilis (Snowball or Guelder Rose). The popular white Snowball, filled with 



large pendant balls of white flowers in May. 60 cts. each. 

 Plicatum (Japan Snowball). One of the choicest hardy Shrubs, with healthy dark 

 foliage; the perfect balls of pure white flowers are borne in great profusion in May. 

 75 cts. each. 



Rhytidophyllum. A rare variety, particularly attractive on account of its 

 large dark green nearly evergreen foliage, the yellowish white flowers are 

 followed in September by red berries finally turning black. Specimen plants, 

 $2.50 each. 



Vitex Macrophylla 



Forms a most graceful, shapely, attractive plant, 3 to 4 feet high, with nicely 

 divided foliage with aromatic odor. The pretty lavender-blue flowers, 

 arranged in whorls on long, graceful terminal spikes or racemes begin blooming 

 in July, continuing without interruption until frost. A most attractive Shrub 

 for any position. Strong plants, 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 



Weigela (Deirvilla) 



Eva Rathke. The finest Weigela in cultivation; flowering continuously 



throughout the summer and autumn; of a rich ruby carmine. 

 Soft rosy carmine. 



Rosea Foliis Purpureis. This is entirely distinct and will prove a welcome addition 

 to the Shrub border, not only on account of its light pink flowers but for its foliage 

 effect, its leaves being of a rich-bronzy purple. 

 Rosea Nana Variegata. Has splendid variegated foliage, a mottling of green, yellow 



and pink, delicate rose colored flowers. 

 Price. Any of the above 60 cts. each; collection of four varieties for $2.00. 



We will supply all Shrubs priced at 60 cts. each for $6.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. Shrubs cannot be Rent by mail. 



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