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Homer N. Chase & Co., Geneva, New York 
Japanese Barberry 
HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS, continued 
green in summer, but changes to a deep red in autumn. For a hedge of 3 feet or more in height 
the Privet stands pre-eminent. It is hardy everywhere, grows well with little attention, makes a 
barrier that will turn intruders of all kinds, and is far more ornamental than a fence. 
The spireas should never be omitted in the simplest planting. Thunberg's spirea is won- 
drously graceful in habit, the slender, drooping branches covered with small white flowers form- 
ing a veritable "Bridal Wreath," Van Houttei is an upright grower, with pure white flowers. 
Anthony Waterer is the most desirable for bedding, as it is a low grower, and is covered nearly 
all summer with crimson flowers. 
The shrubs grown in the Chase Nurseries are given just as much attention as any other 
stocks we catalogue. They are properly cut back to give the strongest growth in the future 
specimen, and we offer them with the full confidence that they will grow almost anywhere and 
satisfy any one. 
Althea, or Rose of 
Sharon • Hibiscus 
Double Purple ( H. purpurcus 
jlorc plena). One of the best of the 
fine free-growing flowering shrubs. 
All of the family are very desirable 
because of their season of bloom — 
in August and September, when 
scarcely any other tree is in flower. 
Double Red ( 77. ruhra flare 
pkno). Another good kind, which 
will grow almost anywhere from 
Ontario southward. It is a free 
grower and not particular as to 
soil. 
Double Pink and White, Varie- 
gated ( //. varicgata flore plcno). 
Similar to the above, except in the 
color of the blossoms. 
Variegated-leaved ( H. flore plcno 
folia varicgata). The distinctive 
Azalea mollis 
