Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Etc. 
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Japan Quince 
Has bright scarlet-crimson flowers in 
great profusion in tlie early spring. One 
of the best slirubs in the Catalogue. Not 
quite hardy here. 
Japan Snowball 
Of better habit than the familiar older 
form, with handsome plicate leaves and 
more delicately formed; whiter flowers. 
Snowball Tree 
A well-known favorite shrub of large 
size, with globular clusters of pure white, 
sterile flowers the latter part of May. 
Snowberry 
A slow-growing plant, covered in the 
latter part of the summer and early fall 
with white berries about % inch in 
diameter. Perfectly hardy. 
Spirea 
Billardi. Bose-colored flowers in spikes. 
In bloom nearly all summer. 
Van Houltei. A beautiful shrub, grow- 
ing 4 to G feet high. Blossoms in clus- 
ters about 1% to 2 inches in diame- 
ter; flowers white and borne in great 
profusion, frequently covering the plant 
when in bloom. It is one of the finest 
shrubs we have for cemetery use, and 
also makes a beautiful ornamental hedge. 
It is perfectly hardy a? far north as 
northern Minnesota. 
Anthony Waterer. Dwarfish slirub, seldom 
growing more 
thanL' feet high. 
Flowers bright 
rose coloi', and 
borne in great 
profusion. It 
begins blooming 
in .lune and con- 
tinues until frost 
killsthe flowers. 
Very desirable 
tor a border 
plant. 
Aurea, The 
principal value 
of this shrub 
comes from tlie 
color of its foli- 
age. It is the 
most desirable 
yellow - leaved 
plant forthislat- 
itiule. Blossoms 
white and borne 
in flat clusters 
about 2 inches 
in diameter. 
Staghorn Sumach 
A large shrub or small tree, sometimes 
growing to the height of 20 feet. This 
differs from the common Sumach 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 
G 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 2)4 inches in 
diameter. Blossoms in early summer. 
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 extinct. Very desirable 
where a snniU tree is wanted. 
SPIU.'EA VAN HOUTTKI. 
