i CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS i 



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Weigela— Diervilla 



Eva Rathke. Flowers continuously throughout the summer and 

 autumn. Rich ruby-carmine blooms. 



Rosea. Soft rosy carmine. Very profuse blooming. 



— nana variegata. Has splendid variegated foliage, a mottling 

 of green, yellow, and pink. Delicate rose colored flowers. 

 Any of the three Weigelas: 50c each. 



Viburnum Carl 



Viburnum Snowball 



Carlesi. The rare Korean Viburnum which is entirely distinct. 

 Salver shaped sweet-scented flowers of a delicate rose tinted 

 white, passing to white. Produced in terminal sub-globose cymes 

 2 to 3 inches in diameter. A most desirable shrub. Good 

 bushy specimens, 2 to 3 feet. $1.50 each. 



Opulus {High Bush Cranberry). White flowers in June followed 

 in autumn by bright scarlet berries which are very attractive 

 until very late in winter. 50c each. 



— Sterilis {Snowball or Guelder Rose). The popular white Snow- 

 ball, filled with large pendant balls of white flowers in May. 

 50c each. 



Plicatum {Japan Snowball). One of the choicest hardy shrubs. 

 Has healthy dark foliage. The perfect balls of pure white 

 flowers are borne in great profusion in May. 50c each. 

 For Viburnum rhytidophyllum — see page 124. 



Vitex macrophylla — Large-Leaved Chaste Tree 



Pictured and described on page 115. Strong plants 75c each. 



Weigela rosea 



HEDGE PLANTS— Barberry— Privet— Boxwood 



Hedge of Berberis Thunbergi 



Berberis Thunbergi {Japan Barberry). Where a dwarf 

 deciduous hedge is wanted, nothing equals this beautiful 

 Barberry. Requires but little pruning to keep in shape. The 

 leaves are small, light green, and towards fall assume rich, 

 brilliant colors, the fruit or berries becoming scarlet. Ab- 

 solutely hardy in all parts of the country. Plant 12 to 15 

 inches apart. 



Extra strong 3-year-old plants, 18 to 24 inches 

 high, 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $22.50 per 100. 

 For Red-Leaved Barberry — sec page 114. 

 For Evergreen Barberries —see page 123. 



vrm California Privet— Ligustrum ovalifolium 



Of all hedge plants this is the most popular, and more of it is 

 planted than all others combined. It is of free growth and suc- 

 ceeds under the most adverse conditions, such as under dense 

 shade of trees, where other plants would not exist. Strong plants, 

 18 to 24 inches high, $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. 



Privet — Golden Leaved 



Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum 



A beautiful golden yellow variegated form of the common 

 California Privet and equally hardy. Valuable as an individual 

 specimen. May be planted in clumps or in the mixed shrub 

 border, its golden foliage forming a desirable color relief. 



Strong Plants, 18 to 24 inches high, 

 $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; $140.00 per 1000. 



Boxwood f or Edging {Buxus suffrulicosa) 

 Fine bushy plants in following sizes: 

 4 to 6 inches high, $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; 



$140.00 per 1000. 

 6 to 8 inches high, $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100; 

 $240.00 per 1000. 

 For Boxwood specimens— see page 123. 



We will supply all shrubs priced at 50c. each for $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. Shrubs cannot be sent by mail 



