THE CHASE NURSERIES, GENEVA. N. Y. 
Thunberg's Barberry 
. BERBERIS— Barberry. 
The Barberries are a most interesting family 
of shrubs, varying in size from 2 to 6 feet 
high, rich in variety ot leaf, flower and habit. 
The orange and yellow flowers in May or June 
are succeeded by bright and vari-colored 
fruit; very ornamental in the latter part of 
the year. 
Common Barberry. — European Barberry. — 
A handsome deciduous shrub, with yellow 
flowers in terminal drooping racemes in May 
or June, followed with orange scarlet fruit. 
Purple-leaved Barberry. — An interesting 
shrub, growing 3 to 5 feet high, with violet 
purple foliage and fruit j blossoms and fruit 
beautiful; very efi'cetive in groups and masses, 
or planted by itself. 
Thunberg's Barberry. — From Japan. A pretty 
species, of dwarf habit, small foliage, changing 
to a beautiful coppery red in autumn. Valu- 
able as an ornamental hedge. 
Cornus Mascula Variegated. — (Variegated 
Cornelian Cherry)— A small tree or shrub pro- 
ducing clusters of bright yellow flowers early 
in spring before the leaves appear. Has beau- 
tiful foliage variegated with white. Decidedly 
the prettiest variegated shrub in cultivation. 
Butterfly Bush. — (Buddleya Variabilis Mag- 
niflca) — The name Butterfly Bush was applied 
to it because it seems to attract butterflies in 
large numbers. This shrub from a young 
plant set out either in the spring or fall, will 
mature to full size the first summer, produc- 
ing a handsome bush, which ilie first year often 
maintains a height of four feet. It produces 
long, graceful stems, which terminate in taper- 
ing panicles of beautiful lilac-colored flowers 
that are of miniature size and borne by the 
hundreds on a flowerhead, which is frequently 
ten inches long. A single plant the first sea- 
son will throw out as many as 50 flower spikes, 
which increase greatly in number during the 
succeeding years. The year after planting it 
generally commences to flower in June and 
continues each season until the severe frosts 
nip it. The foliage and blooms are exceedingly 
fine. The shrub is semi-herbaceous, by which 
we mean that in some latitudes it will die 
down to the ground and while perfectly hardy, 
we recommend covering the roots with manure, 
leaves or other suitable material as winter ap- 
proaches, as this will produce a heavy growth 
the following season. This shrub is very de- 
sirable as an individual specimen in the lawn 
and garden or placed promiscuously in the 
shrubbery border. 
CALYCANTHUS OR SWEET-SCENTED 
SHRUB. 
The Calycanthus is one of the most desir- 
able shrubs. The wood is fragrant, foliage 
rich, flowers of a chocolate color, having an 
agreeable odor. They blossom in June and at 
intervals afterwards. 
CLETHRA. 
AInifolia. — (White Alder) — A native shrub of 
low and dense growth; leaves abundant and 
light green; has numerous spikes of small, 
white fragrant flowers. Blooms abundantly in 
July. 
CURRANT— Ribes. 
The flowering currants are gay, beautiful 
shrubs in early spring, and of the easiest cul- 
ture. 
Calycanthus or Sweet-scented Shrub 
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