Bush Honeysuckle 
Lonicera • Bush Honeysuckle 
One of the very finest of flowering shrubs, but 
more valuable because of the myriads of exquisite 
fruit or berries which follow the flowers. Most of 
these are translucent and brilliantly colored and 
attract the dullest observer. 
Lonicera Alberti, or hispida (Siberian Honey- 
suckle). S. July and August. Leaves very nar- 
row, 2 inches long, bluish color, on very slender, 
drooping branches. The whole plant makes a little, 
round, pendulous bush of very pretty appearance, 
but the blossoms are the wonderful part of this new 
Siberian Bush Honeysuckle. They are thickly set on 
the branches, much larger than the common sorts, 
and of a porcelain-blue color, with a fragrance that is 
indescribable. One blossom scents a whole room. 
Exceedingly rare and desirable. 50 cts. 
L. caerulea. D. April. Dwarf and compact. 
Cream-white tubular flowers. Blue berries. 2 ft., 
30 cts. each, $2.50 for to. 
L. fragrantissima. M. April. A beautiful variety; 
strong growth; fragrant pink flowers in early spring. 
One of the best of shrubs. 2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, 
$2.50 for 10. 
L. Morrowi. M. July. One of the finest berry- 
bearing varieties, the fruit being a rich crimson and 
remaining a long time. Vigorous habit; yellow flow- 
ers. 2 to 3 ft., 30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10; 3 to 4 ft., 
40 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
L. Standishi. M. lake Fragrantissima, but bear- 
ing its red berries early in spring. Excellent. 2 to 3 
ft., 30 cts. each, $2. 50 for 10. 
L. Tatarica (Tartarian Honeysuckle). M. June. 
Bears a profusion of pink flowers. 2 to 3 ft., 30 cts. 
each, $2.50 for 10, $20 per 100. 
L., var. alba. Pure white, fragrant flowers. 2 to 3 
ft., 30 cts. $2.50 for 10. 
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L., var. grandiflora. A handsome shrub of vigorous 
growth, with large, bright red flowers, striped with 
white. 2 to 3 ft., 30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
L. Ruprechtiana. L. A fine variety from Man- 
churia. Particularly valuable for its showy red fruit. 
Foliage dark red above and grayish beneath. 2 to 3 
ft., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
Lycium • Box Thorn. Matri- 
mony Vine 
Lycium Barbarum (Barbary Box Thorn). This is 
generally regarded as a climber, as its long, vigorous 
shoots push upward 8 to 10 feet, and then recurve 
gracefully to the ground, strung along their entire 
length late in summer with transparent, brilliant 
crimson berries. Good in poor soil. 2 to 3 ft., 25 cts. 
each, S2 for 10. 
L. Chinense (Chinese Box Thorn). Very like the 
above, but more vigorous; one of the best plants to 
cover rough places. Brilliant in fruit. 2 to 3 ft., 35c. 
Myrica • Bayberry 
Myrica cerifera (Candlcbcrry). M. May. A sub- 
evergreen, low-spreading, native shrub, found in 
sandy places. Its exceeding richness of foliage is the 
admiration of all who see it. It covers itself with 
crowded masses of small white berries in autumn. 
There is nothing to equal it for covering sandy or 
gravelly banks. 12 to 15 in., 30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
M. gale (Bayberry). M. This species grows along 
the edges of lakes and streams, but will do well in any 
soil not too d: y. It has the most delicate shade of 
bluish green to be found in any native shrub, and its 
effect in masses is quite charming. Its branches and 
flower-buds make one of the prettiest winter effects. 
18 to 24 in., 35 cts. each, $2. 50 for 10. 
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