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Illustrated Catalogue of Trees and Shrubs. 
HARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS. 
Am we anticipated, laat Autumn and Winter we experienced a great demand for all kinds of 
Ornamental Tree* and Shrubs for refurnishing the gardens and pleasure grounds which had ner- 
foroe been neglected during the war. 
The coming Season will doubtless see a continuance of this work, and we hare made ample 
preparations for supplying the needs of our customers In this important department of our business. 
So much depends on the work of planting Trees and Shrubs which have been regularly 
transplanted, and here we are able to say that the wholo’.of our huge stock of Trees has been trans- 
planted during the past two years ; we can therefore with confidence ask intending planters to nlace 
their orders In our hands. u'i 
During the past twenty years many most beautiful subjects have been added to the list of 
Flowering and,, Ornamental Trees, andEln thejfollowing pages all tho moBt charming subjocts are 
ACER. 
ACER (Maple). COLCHICUM RUBRUM. 
Very soft red-coloured leaves. Height 
8 ft. 6/6 each. 
,, DRUMMONDI. Beautifuj silver variegated 
leaves. Height 8 — 10 ft. 6/6 each. 
NEGUNDO CALIFORNICUM AUREUM. 
Thl9 is a specially good variety, with large, 
broad golden foliage. Standards, with 
3 — 4 ft. stem. 4/6 eaoh. 
„ ,, ALBA VARIEGATA. Silver. 
Leaf beautifully variegated. Pyramids, 
3 — 4 ft. 3/- each. Standards 4/6 each. 
ANDROMEDA FLORIBUNDA. Dwarf com- 
pact growing shrubs, pure white bell-shaped 
flowers. Height 16 Inches. 3/6 each. 
ARBUTUS UNEDO (Strawberry Tree). 
Beautiful evergreen shrub, bearing an 
abundance fof Strawberry-like fruit in 
Autumn. 8/6 eaoh. 
ASH (F 
REST 
„ GOLDEN LEAVED (Weeping). 7/6 eaoh. 
U ,, BARKED (Weeping). A very 
telling variety. 7/6 and 10/6 eaoh. 
AUOUBA JAPONIOA VARIEGATA. Height 
2 ft. 2/6 each. Larger specimens 3/6 eaoh. 
AZALEA MOLLIS. These are excellent for 
forolng, or for outdoor planting. Mixed 
Seedlings. Nice bushy plants well set with 
buds. Height 15 inohes 3/- eaoh, 33/- doz 
AZALEA PONTICA. Orange yellow, sweetly 
scented, very free. Height 18 inches 
31- each, 83/- per doz. 
AZARA MICROPHVLLA. A pretty, small- 
leaved evergreen shrub, covered with orange- 
red berries in Autumn. Height 2 — 3 ft. 
In pots, 2/6 each. 
BAMBOO (Hardy), AUREA. Stems yellow, 
very straight, erect, growing close round tho 
base. 3/6 and 4/6 eaoh. 
,. FORTUNEII VARIEGATA. Beautiful bright 
green leaves, striated white. 3/- each. 
„ JAPONICA IBambusa Metake). Dark green, 
sharply pointed leaves. 3/- each. 
„ S1MONII. Tall, straight, slender stems, 
runs very freely at the root. 6/- each. 
„ NIGRA. Stems glossy black after the first 
year. 61- and 7/6 each. 
BAY, SWEET (Laurel Nobilis). Height II — 2 
ft. 3/6 each, 2—3 ft. 61- each. 
BEECH (Faous) ATROPURPUREA. Height 
7 — 8 fc. 6/6 each. 
„ FERN LEAVED. 6/6 each. 
8ERBERIS ARISTATA. Yellow flowers In 
Spring, with bright red bark in winter. 2/6ea. 
„ DARWINII. One of tile most beautiful, pro- 
ducing a profusion of bright orange flowers, 
succeeded by handsome purplo berries; 
recommended for the shrubbery, and for 
forming clumps in the pleasure ground. 2/-ea, 
„ STENOPHYLLA. One of the best; very 
graceful, small evergreen leaf, and covered 
with bright yellow flowers. Height 2 — 3 ft. 
2/- each. 
BERBERIS AQUIFOLI A . See page 30. 
