46 HARDY SHRUBS. 
State Nursery and Seed Co. 
Ornamental Plants for Porches, 
Terraces and Lawns 
These plants are greatly used in all sections of the 
country for the decoration of lawns, terraces and 
porches. No home with a good expanse of lawn or 
terrace or with large porch stoops, appears to the best 
advantage without some finish of this character, and 
the plcints we offer, grown in tubs, cannot be surpassed 
for this purpose. They require the protection of a good 
shed and a covering of straw for the winter. They are 
ofttimes when not too large, used for interior hall dec- 
oration for the winter months. Do not allow them to 
suffer for water in the summer. 
AUCUBA JAPONICA. 
This plant is a half hardy evergreen, and should 
be far better known in this section. For years it has 
been used in the older sections of the country, and is 
now becoming a dependable plant for general decora- 
tion. Very useful for porch and house decoration. 
A. Vii'idis — A gi-eeii leaved variety', large, glossy deep green 
foliage, bushy habit and producing very freely large 
green berries, turning to bright red in winter. 
A. Vai'ieaata — A duplicate of the preceding variety, bul 
with foliage spotied with creamy white. A handsome 
plant for any season. 
Each, either variety, 24 to 30 inches high, in pots, $3.00, 
by express only. 
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE. 
(Picea Pungens Kosieriana.) 
This wonderfully decorative plant is quite hardy 
when plcuited out in the lawn to grow into a specimen 
decorative plant. When grown in a tub for decorative 
work on the porch, and for the house in winter, it is 
simply beautiful, and when too large, it can be trans- 
planted to the lawn for permanent ornamentation. The 
foliage is a bright silvery blue, of bushy habit. 
Each, 3 feet, Balled and Burlapped for shipment, 
$8.00; per pair, $15.00. 
Each, 4 feet. Balled and Burlapped for shipment, 
$10.00. Express only. 
Hardy Shrubs 
Both evergreen and decidious shrubs are an indis- 
pensable part of a well balanced garden. The varie- 
ties we list have been proven hardy in this climate, and 
we are constantly adding to the list, as fast as we de- 
termine the hardiness of desirable varieties. TTiose 
listed as half-hardy can be growoi in this climate suc- 
cessfully with a protection of straw during the winter, 
the treatment required being the same as described for 
the winter protection of Roses, on page 34. Not only 
are hardy shrubs desirable as borders, but very many 
of them make beautiful specimen plants for the 
decoration of any lawn, and they are unusually 
attractive for cemetery planting. A thorough 
spading of the soil with the addition of well 
rotted stable manure before planting, and an 
occasional light cultivation of the surface to 
keep down weeds, water if in a dry location 
during the growing season, and a mulch of 
manure or a light top dressing of bone meal in 
the fall, are all the requirements that are needed 
to secure good results. For pruning, very little 
is required. Shrubs that bloom early in the 
season should be trimmed immediately after 
the blooming period is over. Shrubs that 
bloom late in the season, or fall, should be 
pruned early in the spring. All that is needed 
is to keep them trimmed to a symmetrical form, 
to remove all dead wood, and enough of the 
surplus wood to insure a good circulation of 
air and sunshine to all parts of the plant and 
border. We can usually supply large specimen 
plants of the varieties listed at a reasonable 
price. Write for special prices on your require- 
ments in large or specimen plants. 
Ithododcndi-ons. 
RHODODENDRONS. 
A grand genus — with huge heads of bloom in the 
most wonderful colorings. Their foliage is also as at- 
tractive as any evergreen known. , Once grown, no 
lover of decorative plants will be without these mag- 
nificent adornments to the home. 
Colors: Light pink, dfep pink, red. 
Each, large plant in tubs $2.50 
BKRBEKIS (Barberry.) 
Thunbcrjjii op Japanese — This grows in the form of a dense 
busli bearing yellow flowers, followed by scarlet berries. 
In Autumn the foliage assumes a gorgeous coloring of 
gold and scarlet. In quantity, the variety forms an 
impenetrable hedge and is exceptionally valuable for this 
purpose. 
Common — The well known variety with yellow flowers and 
red berries. The latter are largely used for jelly. 
P^aeh, either variety 50c and $1.00 
Postpaid 60c and $1.15 
