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THE CHASE NURSERIES. 
CURRANT (Ribes). 
The flowering currants are well-known shrubs, and their hardiness, health- 
iness, and early season of blooming are desirable qualities. They 
attain a size of from four to six feet. 
YELLOW-FLOWERING (Aureum). Bright foliage, small yellow flow- 
ers, appearing in early spring. 
CRIMSON-FLOWERING (Sanguineum). Small, deep red flowers, bloom- 
ing in early spring very abundantly. 
DEUTZIA. 
The deutzias are of Japanese origin, extremely hardj^ ; luxuriant foliage ; 
ver3' attractive flowers, and very fine habit. 
DOUBLE WHITE-FLOWERING (Candidissima). The flowers are snovi^ 
white, and of exquisite beauty. Blooms in June. 
DOUBLE-FLOWERING (Crenata). Double white flowers, tinged with 
rose. Blooms the middle of June. Two feet high when fully grown. 
SLENDER-BRANCHED (Gracili,s). A graceful and charming shrub, 
with pure white flowers. Blooms the middle of June. Two feet high 
when fully grown. 
ELDER (Sambucus). 
Hardy, easily-grown .shrubs, and the new varieties are decidedly pic- 
turesque. They grow to be from five to six feet high. 
GOLDEN (Aurea). When they first appear the leaves are bright green, 
but if they have plenty of sun, they soon change to a golden green. 
The blossom re.'^embles the common elder bloom. 
VARIEGATED-LEAVED (Variegata). A rapid growing shrub, with 
foliage edged with yellow. Small white blossom. Blooms in June. 
Very beautiful. 
EXOCHORDA. 
GRANDIFLORA. A hardy, flowering shrub, of easy culture ; a profuse 
bloomer in early summer, and its pure white flowers are borne in 
large clusters. Will attain a height of from ten to twelve feet, and 
can be trimmed to any desired form. 
PORSYTHIA. 
Although not extensively planted, the Forsythias are worthy of attention. 
They make shrubs of about six to eight feet in height ; very beautiful. 
VIRIDISSIMA. An elegant, hardy shrub. Bark and foliage a dark 
green color. Beautiful yellow flowers. Blooms in May, before the 
leaves appear. 
FILBERT (Corylus). 
PURPLE-LEAVED (Purpurea). A very conspicuous shrub, with large, 
dark purple leaves ; distinct and fine. Is to shrubs what purple 
beech is to trees. 
FRINGE. 
The fringes are among the most popular and satisfactory large-growing 
shrubs. 
