■^ ESTBURY NURSERIES Evergreen Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



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WEIGELA. Shrubs of ro- 

 bust habit, profuse bloom- 

 ers and of easy culture ; 

 forming graceful, bend- 

 ing, wide spreading 

 bushes. They produce 

 in June and July trumpet- 

 shaped flowers of various 

 shades and colors. Use- 

 ful for immediate effect 

 and as a low screen. 

 Arlsorea. Vigorous ; flow- 

 ers, long tubes of pale yel- 

 low, changing to pale 

 rose. 



Lavellei. One of the dark- 

 est varieties ; dark red- 

 dish purple. 



WITCH HAZEL (Hama- 

 melis). A rugged-grow- 

 ing, large shrub, bloom- 

 ing late in the season, 

 after the leaves fall and 

 there are no other flow- 

 ers. It has black torpedo- 

 shaped seeds, which 

 ripen with the next year's 

 flowers and shoot 5 to 10 

 yards. 



XANTHOCERAS. A new 



and rare shrub from China, bearing racemes of white flowers, shaded with copper color 



SYRINGA, MOCK ORANGE. 



An excellent shrub, though old ; nothing else is so fine in its season. The large, 

 flowers are profusely produced. See page 24. 



white 

 base. 



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These open in early spring, with the coming of the I'^aves, which resemble those of the mountain ash, 



LARGE SHRUBS FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT. 



The following varieties, 6 to 12 feet high, 5 to 8 feet broad and well rooted, at 30 to 60 cts. : Althaea, Deutzia, 

 Elaeagnus, Forsythia, Lilac, Privet, Snowball, Golden and Van Houttei Spiraea, Syringa and Weigela. 



Broad-leaved Evergreen Trees, Shrubs and Vines. 



The broad-leaved Evergreens are especially interesting, most varieties having beautiful flowers and berries. 



The fact that some of them are of slow growth and exacting in 

 their requirements has discouraged their general use by planters. 

 With a little care anyone may grow them. 



The Azalea, Euonymns Japonica, Heather, English Holly, Mag- 

 nolia grandiflora, and some varieties of Rhododendron, thrive best 

 when shaded in winter, and they should not suffer from drought 

 in summer. We grow them in the open, the same as corn, and 

 place a few pine or cedar boughs around them in winter. On the 

 north side or sheltered corner of a house they do well, and are a 

 constant pleasure during the winter, when other broad-leaved plants 

 are leafless. 



The following are suitable for the lawn, also for forest glades 

 and along woodland drives, for in the latter places they find their 

 natural home. 



4®=*Prices, 60 cts. to $1. Price for specimens on selection. 



ANDHOMEBA. For description, see under cut. 



Floribunda. A round, solid shrub, with short clusters of white 

 flowers in early spring. The winter clusters of white buds are 

 almost as pretty as the flowers. 

 Japonica. A taller, graceful shrub, with long recurved sprays 

 of white flowers. A particularly beautiful plant. Protect in 

 winter. 



AZALEA amcena (Lovely Azalea). A neat, low shrub, becom- 

 ing 3 feet high. The foliage is small, dark green, turning to 

 bronze-brown in winter. In early May it is a mass of dark red 

 flowers. An excellent shrub to accompany Rhododendrons. 



BEABBEBICY {Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi, Deer Feed). On 

 the borders of the Hempstead plains and eastward, this covers 

 the ground with small evergreen leaves, turning bronze and red 

 in winter. Useful for bordering, and dry ground. 15 cts. 



BCBBERBIT. Spiny-leaved shrubs, similar to Mahonia. 

 ANDROMEDA. Dulcis. Yellow flowers and edible fruit. 



th?h>-o"L^vln'^^^^^ Nanus. A dwarf variety of the above. 



