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SELECT HARDY SHRUBS -Continued 



MAGNOLIA. Yulan 



Conspicua. A rare and beautiful variety, bearing large, 

 pure white flowers in the greatest profusion during April. 

 Very hardy. 



Strong, well-budded plants, 3 to 4 feet: $3.00 each. 

 Soulangeana. A fine hybrid variety that is entirely hardy 

 and will in time attain a tree-like iiniwtli, ])n)(luciii<i,- lariic, 

 cup-shaped flowers; white, flushed i)in])le on outside of 

 petals. Showy and beautiful. 



Strong, heavy plants, well-budded, 2 to 3 feet: .SI. 50 and 

 $2.00 each. 



PHILADELPHUS. Mock Orange 



Avalanche. Slender arehing branches of graceful habit. 

 Snowv wliite flowers. Two and one-half to three feet. 

 50c. eacli, S.").()0 jxt doz. 

 Coronarius. Tiiis is the well-known, fragrant Garland 

 Syringa and undoubtedly one of the best shrubs we have. 

 It grows to a height of 10 to 15 feet and is ab.solutely hardy; 

 an exciuisite variety for massing or ])Ianting individually. 

 Grandiflora. Ijavge flowering Mock Orange. A more 

 robust-growing form of tlie i:rece(ling, with larger, conspicu- 

 ous flowers. 



25c. each, $2.50 per doz., except where noted. 

 Extra large: 50c. each, S5.00 per doz. 



HARDY RHODODENDRONS 



Rho<lodendrons are most effective when grouped in quan- 

 tity. TIk^v gi^'(> l)est results in a light soil, moderately en- 

 riched witli hbrous turfy sod, well decayed leaf mold, and 

 thoroughly rotted cow manure. A heavy mulch of leaves 

 will provide ami)le protection through the Winter. 

 Catawbiense grandiflora. Soft, violet-mauve; one of the 



hardiest. 



Giganteum. Cherry red; large flowers. j^^. 

 Hirsutum. A perfectly hardy dwarf variety. Very usefid 



for edging or low massing. Brilliant pink flow ers. 12 to 15 inches. 



$1.25 each, $12.50 per doz. 

 Kettledrum. Bright crimson. 



15 to 18 inches: $1.00 each, $10.00 jier doz., except where noted. 



RHODOTYPUS. White Kema 



A fine, ornamental sh.rub of dense, bushy habit and attractive deep 

 green foliage. Snow-white, single flowers, ajipearing late in Summer. 

 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



SPIR.EA 



Anthony Waterer. An attractive and distinct variety of dwarf habit, 

 flowering throughout the entire Summer. Color bright crimson. 



Callosa alba. A dwarf and more compact white-flowering variety of 

 the preceding; free aiid vcr}' neat. 



Multiflora arguta. An early-flowering kind, of compact but graceful 

 habit; its slender branches become covered with a multitude of pure 

 white flowers in May. Four feet. 50c. each, .$5.00 per doz. 



Prunifolia fl. pi. (Bridal Wreath). Double white flowers in profusion- 

 Erect growth. Three to four feet. 



Thunbergii. A charming variety, flowering in masses of tiny white 

 blossoms in early Spring; growth somewhat pendulous, densely 

 covered with fine, narrow leaves. Alwaj's attractive. 



Van Houttei. This variety is generally regarded as the finest of the 

 Spiraea family. It forms an erect bush, with gracefully arching 

 branches, covered completely with white clusters of flowers in long 

 racemes. A verv hardy and attractive shrub. Extra large, 50c. each, 

 $5.00 per doz. 



Strong plants: 25c each, $2.50 per doz., except where noted. 



SYMPHORICARPOS 



Racemosus (Snowberry). .\ uscfid and ornamental shrub 

 of compact growth, growing to a liciiilil of five feet. Small 

 pink flowers in Summer followi'd l>\- 1,'iiuv, ()\-al, \\a\\ -white 

 berries which cling to the biaiK'hes well into thi' \\ mler 

 Three feet. 



Vulgaris (Coral Berry). C'omp,-ict growth .-ittaiiiing a height 

 of three feet. Pink flowers followed by clusters of small 

 puri)lish-red berries. \'ery useful. Two to three feet. 

 Strong plants: 25c. each, .$2.50 per doz. 



VIBURNUM. High Bush Cranberry 



Opulus. A very ornamental variety. ^Miite flo\vers in 

 Jtme, follo\ved by bright scai'let berries. Three feet. 



Opulus sterilis. A popular, tall-growing Snowball of erect 

 growth, bearing large, globular, jjure white flowers in May. 



Plicatum (.Japan Snowball). .\ great imjirovement on the 

 common Snowball, displaying a profusion of jnu-e white, 

 ball-shaped flowers in May; fine, dark, healthy foliage. 

 One of the finest ornamental shrubs grown. 

 35c. each, .$3.50 per doz. 

 Extra large: 50c. each, $5.00 i)er doz. 



WEIGELA. DierviUa 



Candida. The best white variety, flow-ering profusely in 

 June and continuing more or less throughout the Summer. 

 Four feet. 



Eva Rathke. .\n extremely .showy variety, bearing large, 

 bright ruby carmine flowers throughout the Summer and 

 Autumn. Very distinct; the best \\"eigela. Three ffH-t. 

 Rosea. A fine variety of compact growth, producing a mass 

 of rosy pink flowers in June. Four feet. 

 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 



arge: 50c. each, $5.00 i)er doz. 



Viburnum plicatum 



