^J'Onili)e//, Q^mf^^^ B Flowering Shrubs 



Sanibucus, continued 

 Racemosa (pubensl. Rcd-hcrricd Elder. A shrub 

 with wartv barked branches and brown pith, widely 

 distributed in Canada and the United States. Green 

 leaves and white llowers in large, pyramidal cymes. 

 Berries red, ripening in early summer. Height 5 to 7 

 feet. 3 to 4 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Spiraea 



A large group of showy, free-flowering shrubs 

 of inestimable value. Among them may be 

 found those that bloom in early spring and at 

 periods from midsummer up to frost. They 

 thrive best in moist, fertile soil, preferring sunny 

 exposures. 



Arguta. Hybrid Snow Garland. Remarkably florif- 

 erous and showy shrubs of garden origin. Leaves nar- 

 row and pale green, fading with tones of yellow and 

 orange. Flowers small, and pure white in early spring. 

 Height 3 to 5 feet. Each 



2 to 3 feet So 35 



3 to 4 feet 50 



Billardii. Billard's Spirca. Hardy, upright, with 



brownish branches; 4 to 5 feet tall; of garden origin. 

 Leaves bright green, (lowers pink in long, dense panicles 

 m summer. Splendid for cut-flowers. 3 to 4 feet, 35 

 cts. each. 



Callosa alba. DuarJ While Spirca, or Fortune's 

 White. A low, dense shrub with stitf, upright branches. 

 Leaves lanceolate, bright green, with serrated borders. 

 Flowers white in flat-topped clusters in summer. 

 Native of Japan, i '2 to 2 f^eet, 35 cts. each. 



Bumalda, Anthony Waterer. Crimson Spirea. Free 

 flowering with upright b'-anchcs; about 2 feet high. Of 

 garden origin. Leaves brignt green with variations of 

 yellow. Flowers bright, rosy crimson disposed in dense 

 corymbs. Very floriferous all summer, iji to 2 feet, 

 35 cts. each. 



Opulif olia (Physocarpus opulifolius,or Opulaster 

 opulifoliusl. Ninebark. Tall, spreading, often arch- 

 ing, branches. Grows naturally from Canada to 

 Georgia, westward to Kansas. Leaves bright green and 

 lustrous. Flowers whitish in early summer in numerous 

 clusters along the branches. The pods bright red, con- 

 trasting strongly with the foliage. Each 



2 to 3 feet So 35 



4 to 5 feet. 50 



Opulif olia aurea. Golden Ninebark. A striking 



variety with bright yellow leaves changing in summer to 

 a beautiful bronzy yellow. Fine in the colored-foliage 

 group. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Prunifolia fl.-pl. Bridal Wreath. Handsome, with 

 very showy, double, white flowers in early spring. The 

 leaves are very dark green and glossy and assume bril- 

 liant orange tones in autumn. From Japan. 2 to 3 

 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Reevesii. Reeves' Spirea. Tall growing; large, 

 double, pure white flowers in late spring. 2 feet, 35 

 cts. each. 



Thunbergii. Snow Garland, or Thunherg's Spirea. 

 A beautiful shrub with numerous slender branches 

 forming a dense, feathery bush 3 to 4 feet tall. Native 

 of China and Japan. I ,ea\ es \ erv narrow, bright green. 

 Flowers white in early spring, covering the plant as 

 with a mantle of snow. Each 



2 to 3 feet $035 



3 to 4 feet 50 



Tomentosa. Steeplebusb, or Hardback. Upright 



with brown, felty branches; 3 to 4 feet tall. Grows 

 naturally from Canada southward to Kansas and 

 Georgia. Foliage green, coated with yellowish or gray 

 down. Flower-spikes pink. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Vanhouttei. Van Houtlc's Bridal Wreath. A grand, 

 arching shrub of garden origin. Leaves dark green, 

 pale bluish green underneath, persisting until late fall. 

 Flowers white in numerous umbels in late spring. 5 to 

 6 feet high. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Staphylea • Bladder Nut 



Hardy, with showy flowers and pecuharly 

 inflated seed-pods. Tiiey thri\e best in loamy 

 soil, either in sun or in partial shade. 



Colchica. Coleh,ean Bladder \ul. Usuallv 10 to 12 

 feet tall; upright. Native of C;aucasns. 3 to K-alU ts. 

 bright green. Flowers show \ , white, in broad, nodding 

 panicles. Pods large and much intlaletl. Very orna- 

 mental. 2 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Stephanandra 



A graceful, fairly hardy shrub with handsome 

 foliage and sliowy flowers. Succeeds best in a 

 moist, fertile soil, preferring sunny exposures. 

 Worthy of a prominent place in the shrub group. 



Flexuosa. A beautiful shrub from Japan, growing 

 3 to 4 feet high, with drooping or arching branches. 

 Foliage tinged with red at the time of unfolding, deep, 

 glossy green at the time of maturity, fading with bril- 

 liant tones of yellow, red, and purple. Flowers white, 

 in soft, feathery panicles. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Symphoricarpos 



Coral Bt 



.'ben 



Hardy shrub with very showy berries. Unex- 

 celled for massing under trees or in the foreground 

 of larger shrub plantings. Almost any kind of 

 soil meets its requirements. 



Racemosa. Snowbcrr\ . A very graceful shrub with 

 slender branches and white or pinkish flowers in loose 

 racemes in summer. Distributed naturally from Can- 

 ada to North Carolina and grows 3 to 5 feet tall. Ber- 

 ries white, long persistent, in showy, profuse clusters. 

 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Vulgaris (orbiculatus). Coral Berry. A grand 

 shrub, growing from New ^'ork to Dakota, southward 

 to Georgia and Texas. Leaves dark green, tinged with 

 purplish red when young. Flowers greenish red. The 

 purplish red berries, which remain on the branches 

 all winter, color early in the fall. Each 



2 to 3 feet $0 35 



3 to 4 feet 50 



Syringa • Lilac 



Hardy, free-flowering shrubs with sho\\y, 

 fragrant flowers in early spring and summer. 

 They are among the most popular and beautiful 

 flowering plants and thri\-e in almost any fertile 

 soil with moderate moisture. 



Belle de Nancy. Double pink with white center. 

 3 to 4 feet, 75 cts. to Ci each. 



Charles X. Magnificent clusters of dark reddish 

 flowers. 3 to 4 feet, cts. to Si eacli. 



La Tour d'Auvergne. V iolet-purplc. A fine double- 

 flowering kind. 3 to 4 feet, ~i cts. to Si each. 



La Marque. A very line dark-llowered variety. 3 

 to 4 feet, -5 cts. to Si each. 



Mme. Casimir-Perier. Very large, creamy white, 

 double flowers. 3 to 4 feet, 75 cts. to Si each. 



Mme. Lemoine. Pure white, double. 3 to 4 feet, 

 75 cts. to Si each. 



Marie Legraye. Creamy white, single, very fine. 

 3 to 4 feet, 75 cts. to $1 each. 



President Grevy. Splendid panicles of large, 

 double, soft blue flowers. 3 to 4 feet, -s cts. to Si each. 



Souvenir de Ludwig Spaeth. Dark purple-red. 

 3 to 4 feet, 75 cts. to $i each. 



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