y-OmvJo//, Qotmr^M ^ Flowering Shrubs 



Vibi 



tomentosum plicatum 



Viburnum, continued 

 Opulus. High-Busb Cranberry. A shrub, 8 to lo 

 ■feet nigh, with spreading branches; widely distributed 

 in the northern hemisphere. Leaves three-Iobed and 

 bright green. Flowers white in flat-topped clusters in 

 late spring and early summer. Berries very showy, 

 bright scarlet, persisting all winter. Each 



2 to 3 feet fo 35 



3 to 4 feet 50 



Opulus nanum. Dwarf Cranberry Bush. A very 



dwarf, compact shrub of garden origin. Well adapted 

 for edging and seashore planting. 1 5i feet, 35 cts. each. 



Opulus sterile. Snowball, or Guelder Rose. A grand 

 hardy shrub with showy flowers produced in large 

 globular clusters. All the flowers are sterile and radiant 

 and appear in spring. Each 



2 to 3 feet So 35 



4 to 5 feet 50 



Plicatum. Japanese Snowball. A vigorous shrub 



from Japan, and the choicest of its class. Produces a 

 profusion of pure white, ball-shaped clusters of sterile, 

 radiating flowers in May. It is hardy in Massachusetts 

 but should be protected from piercing winds in colder 

 sections. Each 



2 to 3 feet $0 50 



3 to 4 feet 75 cts. to i 00 



Tomentosum. Single Japanese Snowball. Another 



native of Japan. Spreading, horizontal branches. 

 Leaves are dark green with brortzy margins; flowers 

 white in flat-topped clusters with the niarginal ones 

 sterile and radiant. Berries red, changing to bluish 

 black. 2 to 3 feet, 50 cts. each. 



Weigela (Diervilla) 



Hardy, free-flowering shrubs of spreading 

 habit, thriving best in moist, loamy soil. The 

 Asiatic species are justly classed among the 

 showiest of garden shrubs, producing in late 

 spring and early summer great masses of 

 showy flowers. 



Amabilis (D. florida). Rose-colored Weigela. A 

 free-flowering shrub, 6 feet tall, with numerous spread- 

 ing branches. Leaves dark green. Flowers rose-col- 

 ored, large, and showy. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Weigela, continued 



Amabilis Candida. Similar to the above, except in 

 point of color. This is the best wliite, flowering more or 

 less throughout the season. E.ich 



3 to 4 feet $0 35 



4 to 5 feet 50 



Hybrida, Eva Rathke. Vcrv floriferous, growing 



about 5 to 6 feet high. Flov crs lartjc, bright, ruby- 

 carmine. A general favorite. 3 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Rosea. The commonest and a favorite, with rosy- 

 pink flowers in June. 3 to 4 feet, 35 cts. each. 



Rosea nana variegata. Variegated Weigela. This 

 is a variegated form of the above, enriching the collec- 

 tion of the fancy-colored foliage group. It is dwarf, the 

 leaves variegated with white. Flowers white or slightly 

 suffused with rose. Each 



2 to 3 feet $0 35 



4 to 5 feet 50 



Xanthoceras 



Chinese Flowering Chestnut 

 A handsome free-flowering tree thriving in 

 loamy, well-drained soil, fully exposed to sun and 

 air. While relatively hardy, it is best to afford 

 protection from piercing cold winds in the colder 

 sections of the North. 



Sorbifolia. A large shrub, native of northern China, 

 with a wealth of floral beauty. Leaves compound, 

 dark green, strongly resembling those of Mountain 

 Ash. Flowers in long racemes, pure white, with an 

 orange blotch at the base of each petal. Fruit green, 

 about 2 inches long, borne in clusters. 2 to 3 feet, 50 

 cts. each. 



Xanthorrhiza 



Apiifolia. Shrubby Yellow-Root. A low, dense-grow- 

 ing shrub with handsome compound leaves which 

 assume rich tints during the autumn months. One of 

 the few shrubs that can be used successfully under trees 

 as a ground-cover where the shade is dense, but equally 

 useful on hillside plantings where the soil is dry, along 

 roadways, walks, and borders, or even where there is 

 extreme moisture. It thrives well in the most exposed 

 locations. We have a good stock of this splendid shrub 

 and can supply it in quantity, i to I'i feet, 35 cts. 

 each. Special quotations where quantity is desired 



Weigela rosea 



