Flowering Shrubs 



Flowering Shrubs 



Hardy flowering shrubs develop very quickly and are, therefore, indispensable where it is desir- 

 able to make an immediate showing. 



It is our aim to produce everything in flowering shrubbery that is useful, hardy and worthy of 

 cultivation. A good shrub collection v. ill present the greatest variety of color throughout the season, 

 both in flower and foliage. Even in winter the shrubbery is attractive, because of the gracefulness of 

 its stems and branches and the color of the bark. Many varieties also bear highly colored and showy 

 fruit, which, in manj^ instances, hangs on the entire v/inter. 



There are a few hard and fast, yet simple principles, governing the artistic arrangement of these 

 subjects, and these should be more strictly observed. In general, individual specimens should rarely 

 be separated from the body of the design. Irregular groups or masses, arranged against buildings, 

 fences or property lines, or as border plantations along walks or drives, are more effective. A good 

 arrangement of shrubs invariably provides wide open stretches near the center of the lawn. From the 

 list which follows it is possible to select plants adapted to a wide range of requirements. 



Althaea • Rose of Sharon 



Attractive hardy shrubs with large, handsome 

 flowers; extensively cultivated in American gardens, 

 flowering in the late summer months — August to No- 

 vember — when there are but few shrubs in blossom. 



Banner. Flowers white, richly marked crimson and 

 pink, not unlike a pelargonium. 3 to 4 feet, 50 cts. each. 



Jeanne d'Arc. Double, pure white. 3 to 4 inches 

 across, resembling a rose; very fine. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. ea. 



Rosea. Large flowers of a beautiful shade of rose- 

 pink. 3 to 4 feet, 50 cts. each. 



Red. Large, well-formed, double, ruby-red flowers. 



3 to 4 feet, 50 cts. each. 



Amelanchier 



Shad Bush, or Juneberry 



Canadensis. Native shrub with masses of white 

 flowers, followed by a bountiful crop of blue-black edible 

 berries. Often flowers before the leaves appear. 3 to 



4 feet, 50 cts. each. 



Amorpha 



False Indigo, or Lead Plant 



Fruticosa. Usually 6 to 8 feet tall, growing naturally 

 from North Carolina to the Gulf. Green, compound; 

 flowers violet-purple in clustered racemes. Each 



3 to 4 feet $0 50 



4 to 5 feet 75 



Amygdalus • Almond 



Hardy, free-flowering shrubs with graceful foliage and 

 showy flowers in early spring. They are splendid garden 

 subjects, thriving in almost any well-drained soil. 



Chinensis albo-plena. Double Wbite-flowering 

 Almond. Native of China and Japan. Free-flowering 

 and should be in every shrub collection. 2 to 3 feet, 

 50 cts. each. 



Roseo-plena. Double Pink-flowering Almond. Simi- 

 lar to the preceding, except in point of color. 2 to 3 feet, 

 50 cts. each. 



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Pentaphylla (Acanthopanax pentaphylla). Five- 

 leaved Aratia. Slender, prickly, arching branches. Lus- 

 trous, green, 5-lobed foliage until late autumn. Splen- 

 did for rocky slopes and mass plantings. Grows well 

 under city conditions and is a splendid shrub. Each 



3 to 4 feet $0 50 



4 to 5 feet 75 



Althaea, or Rose of Shar 



Berberis • Barberry 



Hardy shrubs with thorny branches, thriving in al- 

 most any soil. They are of inestimable value in the 

 plantation, both on account of the profuse and highly 

 colored fruits and the gorgeous color of the autumn 

 foliage. 



Ilicifolia. Holly-leaved Barbern'. Large, dark green 

 leaves remaining on the plant until late in the winter. 

 2 to 2'2 feet, 50 cts. to "5 cts. each. 



Neubertii. Neuberl's Barberrv. A cross between B. 

 vulgaris and Mabonia aqui/olia. Grayish brown branches 

 and no thorns. Useful in shady situations. 12 inches, 

 50 cts. each. 



Thunbergii. Thunberg's Japanese Barberry. An 

 ironclad shrub of low, dense habit. Native of Japan. 

 Leaves bright green, assuming in autumn dazzling tones 

 of orange, scarlet and crimson. Berries brilliant red, 

 borne in great profusion and persisting throughout the 

 winter. Each Doz. 100 



18 to 24 in., hedge plants. .So 30 $3 00 $15 00 

 24 to 30 in., extra large plants 40 4 00 25 OO 

 Specimen plants . . 50 cts. to 75 



