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THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. 
Mass Planting of Shrubbery, Useful For Screening as well as Beautifying the Home Grounds 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
It is our aim to produce everything in flowering shrubbery that is useful, hardy, and worthy of cultivation 
in our climate. A good shrub collection will present the greatest variety of color throughout the season, both in 
flower and foliage. Even in winter it is attractive in appearance from the gracefulness of its stems and branches, 
and from the color of its bark. When right selections are made it will serve almost as well as evergreens to shut 
out from view fences or other low unsightly objects. 
ABBREVIATIONS 
Denoting Size: L, large; M, medium; S, small; D, dwarf; VD, very dwarf. 
Denoting Varieties Suitable for Seashore Planting: Dagger (f). 
Acanthopanax. See Aralia. 
Althaea. See Hibiscus. 
AMELANCHIER. Shadbush. June- 
berry 
fAmelanchier Botryapium (Service-Berry) . L. 
Bush, or small tree; leaves and; flower-stalks whit- 
ish, woolly when young; showy white flowers in 
April; fruit juicy, of good flavor, 2 to 3 ft., 30c; 
3 to 4 ft., 35c. 
A. canadensis (Common Shad-Bush). L. Tree or 
large shrub, upright, narrow, oblong, round- 
topped; trunk tall and straight; branches small 
and spreading; in early summer produces white 
cherry-like blossoms; small purplish fruit, sweet 
and edible. 2 to 3 ft., 30c; 3 to 4 ft., 35c. 
AMYGDALUS. Almond 
See Prunus Sinensis 
AMORPHA 
Amorpha canescens (Lead Plant). M. A free-flower- 
ing shrub of dense habit; blue flowers in panicles. 
Blooms in June. 1 ^ ft., 30c. 
AMORPHA— Continued 
A. fruticosa (False Indigo). L. An interesting orna- 
mental shrub of spreading habit, with fine, feathery 
foliage. Remarkable for the unusual color of its 
dark violet purplish flowers which appear in June. 
Valuable for massing. 3 to 4 ft., 35c. 
ARALIA. Angelica Tree 
Aralia pentaphylla (Five-leaved Aralia). A graceful 
shrub, with arching, spiny branches and bright 
green, shining foliage. Excellent on rocky banks 
and slopes; also for hedges. 3 to 4 ft., 35c; 4 to 
5 ft., 50c. 
A. spinosa. See Deciduous Trees. 
ARONIA. Chokeberry 
tAronia arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry). L. A beau- 
tiful densely branched shrub, bearing clusters of 
white flowers in May, followed by extremelv orna- 
mental red berries. 2 to 3 ft., 30c; 3 to 4 ft., 40c 
A. melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry). M. Similar 
to the arbutifolia; but with glossy black fruit. 2 
to 3 ft., 30c; 3 to 4 ft., 40c. 
