NEW YORK CITY 9 



Flowering Shrubs 



HARDY AZALEAS 



FLOWERING AND FOLIAGE SHRUBS 



PJease note that the prices below are based upon actual values. Shape, buds and 

 roots are what you want, not merely height. We will send out only plants that are sure 

 to give ultimate satisfaction. We have larger specimen plants and, if ordered, will supply 

 Ihem at proportionate rates. 



Althaea • Rose of Sharon 



Strong, erect-growing shrub of sym- 

 metrical habit. Very desirable for flower- 

 ing all summer. The beautiful colors of 

 the different varieties contrast admirably 

 with each other. 



Althaea, Boule de Feu. Very double; large, 

 well-formed, red flowers; very hand- 

 some. 



A., Comte d'Haimont. Double; white, with 



rosy outer petals. 

 A., Double Rouge. Very double; dark red 



flowers. 



A. elegantissima plena. Double; white, 



shaded with rose. 

 A., Jeanne d'Arc. Double; pure white; 



one of the finest. 

 A. tota alba simplex. Single; pure white; 



very fine. 



Strong plants, 2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, $3.50 

 per doz. ; extra-strong plants, 3 to 4 ft., 50 

 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



ALMOND. See Amygdalus, page i. 



AMORPHA fruticosa (False Indigo). A 

 strong-growing shrub, from 6 to 7 feet 

 high, with finger-like spikes of indigo- 

 colored flowers, three or more spikes 

 in a cluster; blooms early in June. 35 

 cts. each. 



Andromedas 



Andromeda Catesbasi. A valuable shrub 

 for planting under trees, on the margins 

 of woodland drives and in other shady 



Andromeda Catesbaei, continued 



positions. The leaves are oval, of a 

 leathery texture, green in summer and 

 bright crimson in autumn. 50 cts. each. 



A. floribunda. Of shrubby growth with 

 dark green foliage and abundant white 

 flowers. Very handsome. 50 cts. each. 



A. Japonica. A beautiful flowering shrub 

 of low growth, bearing great panicles 

 of lovely drooping, bell-like blossoms, 

 appropriately called the Lily-of-the- 

 Valley Shrub. 50 cts. each. 



SINGLE ALTHy-EA 



