COLLECTION OF DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 
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DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 
These are an important element in landscape art. At some seasons of the year the beauty of parks and gardens depends 
almost entirely upon their flowers or bright leaves. At all times they are necessary as a brilliant undergrowth or supplement 
to trees. 
LARGE SPECIMENS of all good shrubs can be furnished at prices proportionate to size. 
ALTH/EA. Sou Hibiscus. 
AMYCDALUS communis. The coiiinioii 
Alnioiul. oO cts. 
A. persica alba fl. pi. Flowers white, 
double. 50 cts. 
A. — rubra fl. pi. Retl, double. 50 ets. 
A. prunifollus rosea fl> pi. Pink flowers. 
,50 to ?,') cts. 
A. alba fl. pi. White flovver.s. 50 to 75 cts. 
ANDROMEDA. Dwarf trees and shrubs. 
with pretty fuliage and delicately beautiful 
flowers, shaped like Lilies-of-the-Valley, in 
clustered racemes or panicles. For the 
evergreen forms, see Evergreens. 
A. arborea. Oxydendrou. Fragrant white 
flowci-s. $1. 
A. calyculata. 50 cts. 
A. Mariana. Lilydike white flower bells. 
50 to 75 cts. 
A. speciosa. Lily - of - the - Valley Shrub. 
Dwiirf. with glaucous foliage and long 
racemes of flowers ; fine for foi'cing. 50 cts. 
AZALEAS. See Azaleas and Rhododendrons. 
BERBERIS vulgaris atropurpureum. Pur- 
ple-leaved Barberry. 35 cts. 
B. Thunbergii. Kqually beautiful for bor- 
dering groups of lai'ger shnd)s, forming 
low hedges, planting around house founda- 
tions, etc. In late autumn, when most 
other .shrubs are hare, the small, oval leaves 
of this broad, picturesque little bush cohu* 
up to vivid crimson, and until midwinter it 
is bright and handsome with scarlet berries. 
50 to 75 cts. 
CALYCANTHUS florldus. The deep pur- 
]ile-tloweriug Allspice or Sweet-scented 
Shrub. ■!5 to .50 cts. 
CEANOTHUS Amerlcanus. New Jersey 
Tea. A haudsonu; slirub, beai'ing small 
white flowei's in .lune and .Ivdy. 25 cts. 
CORCHORUS (Keiria) Japonica fl. pi. 
l)nul)lo golden yellow llowers early in 
spring 25 cts. to 50 cts. 
C. — variegata. Richly variegated foliage. 
25 cts. 
CORYLUS avellana atropurpurea. Purple- 
leaved Filliert. 50 cts. 
COTONEASTER. Hardy shrubs or small 
trees of haiidsouie character and easy culti- 
vation; their intense scarlet fruits are very 
ornauumtal in winter. 
C. uva ursi. Large foliage. 50 cts. 
C. Simonsii. A fine variety. 50 cts. 
CYDONIA Japonica. .Tapan Quince. Bright 
scarlet fiowers in early spring. Forms a 
most ornatnental hedge, as well as superb 
single specimens. 50 cts. to $1. 
CYTISUS laburnum. Golden Chain. So 
called from its lovely racemes of clear yel- 
low flowers. 50 to 75 cts. 
C. purpureus. Purple-leaved. 50 cts. to $1. 
DAPHNE meiereum. A very bright and 
showy little shrub, bearing pretty red flow- 
ers in spring. 50 cts. 
DEUTZIA crenata fl. pi. Delicate pinkish 
white, double tlowers in .lune; a beauty. 
;i5 cis. 
D. gracilis. Dwarf; hears pure white flow- 
ers very early. 25 to 1)5 cts. 
D. scabra. Fine single flowers in June; 
rough-surfaced leaves. 35 cts. 
EL./EACNUS argentea. Bohemian Olive, 
or .Silver Thorn. Silvery foliage and fra- 
grant blossoms. 50 cts. 
E. longlpes. Japan Oleaster. Bears a pro- 
fusion of yellow flowers, followed by oi-ange- 
scarlet berries. 50cts. ti>*l. 
Magnolia conspicua. tSee page 5S. ) 
ERYTHRINA crista-galll (laurifolial. 
Coral Tree. Deep scarlet tlowers in large 
terminal racemes. 50 cts. to $1. 
EXOCHOROA grandiflora. I.,arge white 
flowers in ]May. 30 to 50 cts. 
FORSYTHIA Fortunel. The showy spring 
"Coldeu Bells," really the first flowers of 
flic season. 35 cts. 
F. Sieboldll. A bolder species from Japan. 
50 cts. 
F. suspensa. Slender, vine-like branches: 
useful for covering walls, trellises, etc. 
25 cts. 
F. virldisslma. The well-known form. 25ets. 
HIBISCUS Syriacus. Althea, or Rose of 
Sharon. Single and double flowering sorts. 
Late sunnner-flowering shrubs of great 
beauty. Useful for ornamental hedges, or 
may be grown into flue, large shrubs or 
small trees; by .iudicious pruning they can 
be made to take any form. 25 to 50 cts. 
H. — variegata. White and green foliage 
and maroou-colored llowers. 50 cts. to $1. 
HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora. 
Tlu' finest hardy slirul> of recent vcai's. A 
HYDRANGEA, continued. 
grau<l plant for showy nuisses on liie lawn; 
entirely hardy; flowers white, in immense 
ternunal i>anicies, that renudn perfect for 
nmnths. ^'ariety may be given by training 
the shrubs in tree form. 25 to 50 cts. 
For other varieties, see page 33. 
LIGUSTRUM. Privet. Largely used for 
hedges, for which they are unequaled. 
L. laponlcum var. I'^inely variegated. 50c. 
L. macrophylla. Broad-leaved. 50 cts. 
L. ovalifollum. Califoriua Privet. This is 
the most elegant species of all for hedges, 
.'lud beavitiful, too. for training in pyramid 
or stamlard form, like the Bay tree. See 
]>age 5(i. 25 cts. 
LONICERA. The .standard Honeysuckles 
grow into handsome bushes of dense, com- 
pact form. 
L. fragrantlsslma. A quick and large-grow- 
ing Honeysuckle, with white, very fragrant 
flowers ami almost evergreen foliage. .35 cts. 
L. Tatarlca. Flowers ))ink iu May. 25 ets. 
For other Honeysuckles, see Hardy Vines 
and Climbers. 
