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Aurea Douglasi (Douglas' Golden ArborvitK) — • 

 Hardiest of its color. Of broader and more 

 bushy growth, with long, slender branchlets 

 and yellow foliage. 



Aurea Hoveyi (Hovey's Golden ArborvitEe) — Is a 

 distinct, compact, • hardy American seedling; 

 dense and conical, with light, golden green 

 foliage. 



Compacta — Dense growing, globular, with leaves 

 of light grayish green. 



Ericoides — Dwarf and pyramidal, with heathlike 

 leaves of grayish green, turning to brown in 

 winter. 



Globosa (Globe Arborvitse) — A dense, light green 

 evergreen of dwarf habit, grows naturally round 

 like a ball. One of the best of the dwarf. 



Lutea (George Peabody) — Of dwarf pyramidal 

 habit, a decided golden color, which is retained 

 throughout the entire year. The finest of the 

 golden varieties. 



Pyramidalis (Pyramidal Arborvitas) — A tall, slen- 

 der column of dark green resembling Irish 

 Juniper in growth, retains its color in the win- 

 ter. Very hardy, will stand severe shearing. 



THUYA (Tom Thumb) 



Tom Thumb — Similar to Globosa, but taller in 

 growth and more bushy in foliage. 



Wareana (Sibe rian Arborvita) — Pyramidal in 

 shape. Very hardy. Dark green foliage. 



TSUGA (Hemlock Spruce) 



Canadensis (Hemlock Spruce) — Are beautiful na- 

 tive, naturally open, free and drooping in 

 growth, but very dense when pruned, forming 

 good specimen trees and hedges. Its dark, 

 pure green color is retained all winter. A most 

 graceful evergreen. 



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BUXUS (Box) 



Sempervirens (Tree Box) — A beautiful evergreen 

 shrub of rather slow growth, with small, shin- 

 ing foliage. Familiar in old-fashioned gardens, 

 indispensable in formal ones. It grows well in 

 many soils and endures much pruning. Quite 

 popular as a tub plant, for house and terrace 

 decoration. 



Suffruticosa nana — The pretty Dwarf Box so 

 much used for edging. Slow-growing, neat, 

 dense; the best plant in cultivation for the pur- 

 pose. 



Variegata — A beautiful small bush, having shining 

 leaves oddly marked with white. 



DAPHNE 



Cneorum (Garland Flower) — A charming dwarf 

 shrub with fine foliage and dainty clusters of 

 pink, perfumed flowers in May. Blooms at in- 

 tervals until September. Excellent for grow- 

 ing in front of shrubbery. 



EUONYMUS 



Radicans Variegata — A charming shrub of dwarf 

 and trailing habit; it is perfectly hardy and has 

 foliage beautifully variegated with silvery white, 

 tinted with red in the winter. Unsurpassed for 

 borders. 



MAHONIA 



Aquifolia (Holly-leaved Mahonia) — Sometimes 

 included under Berberis. Handsome native 

 evergreen of medium size, with shining, prickly 

 leaves and showy, bright yellow flowers in May, 

 followed by bluish berries. Quite useful in 

 decorative planting for its neat habit and fine 

 bronze-green leaves. 



RHODODENDRON 



In Variety — These are the most magnificent of 

 the evergreen shrubs, with rich, green foliage 

 and superb clusters of showy flowers. They re- 

 Cjuire a peaty soil, free from lime, and a some- 

 what shaded situation; they do best near the 

 seashore, and will repay all the care that may 

 be bestowed in preparing a bed suited to their 

 wants. Protect in winter by driving stakes and 

 filling in with leaves to cover plant. Can furnish 

 in colors of red, pink, white, lavender and blue. 



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Flowering shrubs and plants, and those with 

 brilliantly colored foliage, are to ornamental 

 gardening what the finishing touches are to the 

 picture or the decorations to a room. They help 

 to fill out the well-rounded forms of groups of 

 trees and, possessing more variety of colors and 

 foliage than the trees, they add beautiful bits of 

 color and pleasing contrasts. Being small in size, 

 they are especially useful for small gardens and 

 borders, for ornamenting the foregrounds of 

 groups of trees and evergreens, and in particular 

 they serve the purpose of a setting or ornamenta- 

 tion close to the dwelling. 



Shrubs vary in size of growth from dwarf to 

 tall, and there are scarcely two varieties which 

 produce the same effect. They also vary greatly 

 in point of hardiness for the colder climates, and 

 it would be difficult, indeed, for anyone not fa- 

 miliar to give general advice on the best varieties 

 to plant. 



Shrubs must suit the object for which they are 

 to be grown. Often a fine lawn is spoiled by hav- 

 ing thrust in here and there shrubs and trees 

 without relation to method, purpose or design. 

 Shrubs are best planted in groups with due con- 

 sideration to size and character. They afford ex- 

 cellent screens for undesirable objects, such as 

 chicken yards, old buildings and fences, and the 

 effect of a shrub border for a front or back lawn, 

 produced by a careful setting, is always a pleasing 

 one. Beautiful color effects are obtained by se- 

 lecting shrubs with foliage of contrasting color. 

 The silver, golden, purple and many shades of 

 green, if carefully arranged in accordance with 

 our new method, never fail to catch the eye. With 

 the exception of a little pruning and an occasional 

 stirring of the soil, shrubbery practically takes 

 care of itself and requires but little care. The 

 value in shrubbery lies less in the bloom than in 

 the foliage and the general character as to form 

 and habit. Roses are rarely good for shrubbery 

 effect, the Rosa Rugosa, the Baby Rambler and 

 the wild natives being the only ones suitable for 

 the shrubbery border. 



This issue of our catalogue gives correct de- 

 scriptions and the assortment we offer comprises 

 all of the desirable species and varieties to be 

 recommended for this country. However, it 

 would be almost impossible for us to designate all 

 the different climates we have in this great coun- 

 try of ours, as adapted to each variety we grow. 



