Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Etc. 37 
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Anthony Waterer. Dwarfish shrub, sel- 
dom growing more than 2 feet high. 
Flowers bright rose color, and borne in 
great profusion. It begins blooming in 
June and continues until frost kills the 
flowers. Very desirable for a border 
plant. 
Aurea. The principal value of this 
shrub comes from the color of its foliage. 
It is the most desirable yellow-leaved plant 
for this latitude. Blossoms white and 
borne in flat clusters about 2 inches in 
diameter. 
Staghorn Sumac 
A large shrub or small tree, sometimes 
growing to the height of 20 feet. This 
differs from the common Sumac in that 
the wood is covered with a fine thorny 
substance closely resembling the moss on 
the horns of a stag soon after molting, 
hence the name. 
Syringa, or Mock Orange 
A vigorous-growing, hardy shrub, from 
6 to 10 feet high; blossoms pure white; a 
very profuse bloomer; have seen this 
shrub 12 feet high, so loaded with bloom 
that its branches were bent to the ground; 
leaf large and dark green. 
Garland Syringa. Very similar to the 
Syringa, or Mock Orange, but a stronger 
plant, and flowers nearly twice as large; 
have seen them measure 2J4 inches in 
diameter. Blossoms in early summer. 
Grandiflorus. Has very showy, large 
flowers, often 3 inches in diameter. Bran- 
ches long and frequently loaded to the 
ground with weight of flowers. 
Lemoine. A small shrub rarely attain- 
ing a height of more than four feet. 
Branches slender and bearing in June a 
profusion of flowers closely resembling the 
orange blossoms in size, form and fra- 
grance, which is very desirable. 
Common Lilac 
Tamarix 
Graceful shrubs with feathery foliage 
and large panicles of showy pink flowers. 
Relatively hardy. A moist, loamy soil is 
best for them. 
Weigela rosea 
An elegant shrub, with fine rose-colored 
flowers. Introduced from China by Mr. 
Fortune, and considered one of the finest 
plants he has discovered. Of erect, com- 
pact growth; blossoms in June. 
White Thorn 
A small native tree, with flat-topped 
white flowers and red fruit. It was 
originally quite common in this section, 
but is now almost e.xtinct. Very desirable 
where a small tree is wanted. 
Roses 
All Roses in this latitude need winter protection, and in this list where Roses arc 
classed as hardy, wc mean hardy with winter protection. 
African Black, or Black Prince. A mod- 
erate-growing, hardy, profuse-blooming 
plant; flowers 
almost black. 
very dark purplish red. 
American Beauty. Large globular; deep 
pink, shaded with carmine; delicious odor; 
especially desirable for forcing. 
Baby Rambler. A most attractive novelty 
in hardy Roses. The round, bushy Baby 
Rambler tops at all times a perfect mass 
of crimson bloom. The most florescent of 
all the free Roses. 
Baron de Bonstettin. A fine Rose, vel- 
vety maroon in color, shaded with deep 
crimson. 
Baltimore Belle. .\ climbing Rose, a 
little more slender in habit than Prairie 
Queen; flowers freely; color light pink, 
fading to while. A very beautiful and 
fragrant Climbing Rose. 
Blanche Moreau (White Moss). One of 
the remontant type of Roses, white in 
color, and very desirable. One of the best 
of perpetual while moss Roses. 
