BRECK’S 
Shrubs 
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Rhus 
Cotinus. The Smoke Tree is a big shrub 
of highly ornamental aspect, bearing 
huge panicles of small, purplish flowers, 
made conspicuous by long, silky, twisty 
gray hairs which look like a cloud of 
smoke. $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 
Rosa 
The Wild Rose family contains a num¬ 
ber of interesting shrub species. In 
addition to those listed here, such things 
as the common Harison’s Yellow and the 
well-known R. Hugonis have a wide and 
useful popularity. Roses are highly 
variable, and shrubs of all types of habit 
may be found among them. They all 
require a sunny, open situation and need 
little or no care when once established. 
Lucida. This is the Common Wild Rose of 
the eastern states which grows along 
roadsides and embankments. Its erect 
stems are about 2% to 3 feet high, and 
its broad, saucer-shaped, pale pink flow¬ 
ers are borne from June until Mid¬ 
summer. 50c each; $4.00 for 10. 
Rubiginosa. The Sweetbrier is a vigorous, 
half-twining shrub with small, light 
green foliage which smells exactly like 
green apples when it is damp. Its little, 
bright pink flowers are attractive, but 
are less important than the fragrant 
foliage. 50c each; $4.00 for 10. 
Rugosa. A spiny shrub 4 to 10 feet high, 
with bold, wrinkled, coarse foliage and 
clusters of dull purplish red flowers 
throughout the Summer and Autumn. 
The huge berries which follow the 
blooms are showy and attractive. 
60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Rugosa alba. The white-flowering form of 
the common Rugosa is not quite so 
coarse in general appearance, though 
equally vigorous and useful. 60c each; 
$5.00 for 10. 
Spinosissima. Very twiggy, spiny shrub 
2 to 5 feet high, bearing innumerable 
white flowers 2 inches across in late 
Spring. It is a very hardy and useful 
shrub for hard-luck places. 50c each; 
$4.00 for 10. 
Spiraea 
Anthony Waterer. A dwarf plant of erect 
habit, seldom more than 3 to 4 feet high, 
covered in Midsummer with flat heads 
of dull rosy crimson flowers. Useful for 
large masses in dry, sterile places. 
50c each; $4.00 for 10. 
Prunifolia fl.-pl. This is the old-fashioned 
Bridal Wreath, with flat clusters of tiny, 
double, white flowers borne in long 
wreaths and garlands along its drooping 
stems. 50c each; $4.00 for 10. 
Trichocarpa. A bold, arching shrub with 
hemispherical clusters of grayish white 
flowers in late Spring. 50c each; 
$4.00 for 10. 
Vanhouttei. By far the handsomest of all 
Spireas. Its small, creamy white flowers 
are borne in thickly spaced clusters along 
its drooping branches. 50c each; $4.00 
for 10. 
Stephanandra 
Flexuosa (incisa). A slender, limber¬ 
stemmed shrub whose long, drooping 
branches are covered with curious, 
deeply Iobed foliage. The flowers are 
small, greenish, and unimportant. 50c 
each; $4.00 for 10. 
Symphoricarpos 
Chenaultii. A useful hard-luck shrub for 
banks and hedge-planting, grown for its 
brightly tinted red fruits which are very 
decorative in Autumn. 50c each; 
$4.00 for 10. 
Racemosus. The Common Snowberry is 
highly decorative in Autumn and early 
Winter because of its clusters of clear 
porcelain-white fruits. A good plant for 
shady places as well as sunny banks and 
waste land. 50c each; $4.00 for 10. 
Syringa • Lilac 
The Lilacs are big, handsome shrubs for 
the most part. Among them by far the 
most important are the named French 
Hybrids. 
Josikaea. A bold shrub with broad foliage 
and erect panicles of small, violet-blue 
flowers in Midsummer after the other 
Lilacs have bloomed. 4 to 5 ft., $1.00 
each; $9.00 for 10. 
Persica. Very graceful Lilac with larger 
clusters of small purplish flowers which 
open about the same time as the com¬ 
mon Lilac. 75c each; $6.50 for 10. 
Villosa. A tree-like shrub with clusters of 
small, pinkish white flowers. One of the 
latest of the Lilacs to bloom. 4 to 5 ft., 
$1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 
Vulgaris. The common purple Lilac which 
everybody knows. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Vulgaris alba. This is the old-fashioned 
white Lilac. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Named Hybrid Lilacs 
Congo, Large, single flowers in open 
clusters, varying from shades of silvery 
purple to deep violet. A fine dark 
variety. 
Charles X. Popular variety of free-bloom¬ 
ing habit. Large, loose panicles of 
single bluish violet flowers. 
Marie Legraye. A handsome, single¬ 
flowering, white Lilac with flowers in 
narrow graceful clusters of medium size. 
Michel Buchner. Double, pale lilac flow¬ 
ers in long, open clusters, varying 
through shades of pale purple and blue. 
Mme. Casimir-Perier. A handsome, white, 
double-flowering variety in medium¬ 
sized clusters. An excellent bloomer 
every season. 
Mme. Lemoine. A well-known, de¬ 
pendable, double-flowering, pure white 
variety. 
President Grevy. Vigorous plant with 
large panicles of soft blue double 
flowers. 
Ville de Troyes. Excellent variety with 
huge clusters of single, medium-sized 
flowers of dark maroon or purple. 
Any of above, $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10 
Viburnum 
A highly variable family of which 
numerous members are admired for bloom, 
fragrance, fruit, and general habit. They 
are easy to grow and many of them thrive 
in desperate, shady places. 
Carlesii. A medium-sized bush with 
angular branches bearing globular clus¬ 
ters of waxy pink and white flowers in 
early Spring, distinguished for extraor¬ 
dinarily rich and pervading fragrance. 
\y 2 to 2 ft., $1.50 each. 2 to 2 1 / 2 ft., 
$2.00. iy 2 to 3 ft., $2.50. 
Opulus sterile. This is the Guelder Rose 
or old-time Snowball. A big shrub 10 to 
12 feet high or more, bearing its droop¬ 
ing, ball-shaped clusters of flowers in 
early Summer. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Tomentosum. A small tree, bearing broad, 
horizontal branches, each twig set with 
a double row of flat flower clusters, the 
center of which consists of fine, lacy 
blooms ringed with snow-white florets, 
looking like some amazing piece of 
embroidery. It will thrive in half-shady 
places. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Tomentosum plicatum. This is another 
form of Snowball or Guelder Rose. It 
blooms a little later than V. Opulus 
sterile, but otherwise answers the same 
purpose. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Weigela 
Floribunda. A coarse, useful shrub for 
landscaping, with dull crimson or 
pinkish flowers among its leafy branches 
in Spring. 50c each; $4.00 for 10. 
Rosea. A clear, pure pink form. 50c 
each; $4.00 for 10. 
Eva Ratlike. Very floriferous type with dull 
crimson flowers. 50c each; $4.00 for 10. 
Any variety of Flowering and Orna¬ 
mental Shrubs not found in this list 
may be procured from our Nurseries 
at Lexington. 
Spiraea trichocarpa 
