NEW YORK CITY 



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Flowering Shrubs 



CLETHRAalnifolia (Sweet 



Pepper Bush). An up- 

 right, slow-g rowing 



shrub, with spikes of 



fragrant white flowers 



in midsummer, which 



continue for a long time. 



2 to 3 ft., 25 cts. each, 



$2.50 per doz.; 3 to 4 ft., 



50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 

 COLUTEA arborescens 



(Bladder Senna). Large 



shrubs of compact 



growth; small, light 



green, acacia-like foli- 

 age; yellow, or yellow- 

 ish red pea-blossom - 



shaped flowers in June 



and July, followed by 



reddish pods or bladder. 



Hardy and suited to any 



soil. 35 cts. each. 

 COMPTONIA asplenifolia. Dark green 



fern-like leaves and brownish yellow 



flowers in late spring. 35 cts. each, $3.50 



per doz. 

 CORNUS. See page 3. 



COTONEASTER buxifolia. Small, oval 

 leaves, much like the Buxus, but thicltly 

 interspersed with white flowers, and later 

 with showy crimson tints that brighten 

 the shrub all winter. 35 cts. each, $3.50 

 per doz. 

 CRAT^GUS. See page 3. 

 CURRANT. See Ribes, page 15. 

 CYDONIA Japonica (Japan Quince). A 

 very showy, popular shrub, which 

 blooms profusely in early spring; flowers 

 dazzling scarlet; makes an excellent 



hedge. 2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, 

 doz.; 3 to 4 ft., 50 cts. each, 



D3.50 per 

 per doz. 



EUONYMUS (see page 12) 



DEUTZIA GRACILIS 



Daphne • Garland Flower 



A charming, narrow-leaved, prostrate 



evergreen shrub for all soils. 



Daphne Cneorum. i ft. May and August. 

 Fragrant flowers, borne quite freely all 

 summer. Ornamental even when out 

 of flower, but when covered with its 

 multitude of showy heads of deep pink 

 flowers it is exceedingly effective. 

 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



D. Mezereum (Mezereon Pink). A small, 

 hardy shrub, blooming in March; 

 the deep red flowers appear dose along 

 the stems, before the leaves, and have a 

 delightful fragrance; bark acrid, poison- 

 ous. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



Deutzia 



Deutzia gracilis. A fine, hardy shrub, 

 forming a round and compact mass of 

 white in June; also used for forcing for 

 winter flowers. 18 to 24 in., 25 cts. each, 

 $2.50 per doz.; 24 to 30 in., 35 cts. each, 

 $3.50 per doz. 



D. crenata fl. pi. Flowers double, pinkish 

 white, in spikes 5 inches long; one of 

 the most satisfactory shrubs; tall and 

 of rapid growth. 2 to 3 ft., 25 cts. each, 

 $2.50 per doz.; 3 to 4 ft., 35 cts. each, 

 $3.50 per doz. 



D. hybrida Lemoinei. Flowers pure white, 

 borne on strong branches, which are 

 of upright growth. It is of dwarf habit 

 and free-flowering; an exquisite ac- 

 quisition. 2 to 3 ft., 25 cts. each, $2.50 

 per doz.; 3 to 3J ft., 35 cts. each, $3.50 

 per doz. 



D. scabra (Rough-leaved Deutzia). Very 

 vigorous; flowers white, single, bell- 

 shaped, in small bunches. One of the 

 tallest-growing sorts. 25 cts. each, $2.50 

 per doz. 



