Ornamental Shrubs 
B. F. BARR NURSERIES. LANCASTER, PA. 
HOW TO PLANT SHRUBS 
Cut the tops back about one-half or one-third before 
planting. Be careful to have roots exposed to air or sun 
as little as possible at any time. 
The important point in planting is to have the hole 
large enough to accommodate the roots without crowding, 
and to get the soil well worked in among the roots. Space 
the larger growing Shrubs 4-5 ft. apart, medium growers, 
3-4 ft., low growers, 2-3 ft. 
Always water abundantly and apply a mulch. A basin¬ 
shaped depression should remain around each plant to hold 
the water, at least the first summer. 
SORBARIA sorbifolia —URAL FALSE-SPIREA. *(S) 
Plumy, white flowers in long, upright clusters, May-June. 
2-3 ft.$0.50 | 3-4 ft.$0.65 
SPIRAEA arguta — GARLAND SPIREA. (S) Earliest 
to bloom; profusion of white flowers on slender, droop¬ 
ing branches giving appearance of a snowbank; feathery 
foliage. Dwarf habit. 
2-3 ft.$0.50 | 3-4 ft.$0.60 
S. billardi — BILLIARD SPIREA. *(S) Bright rose 
flowers in dense plumy spikes, July-August. 
2-3 ft.$0.50 | 3-4 ft.$0.60 
. bumalda anthony waterer — ANTHONY WATERER 
SPIREA. (D) Rosy-crimson flowers in flat-topped 
terminal clusters, June to frost. Good plant for flower¬ 
ing hedge. Very dwarf. 
15-18 in.$0.40 | 1J-2 ft.$0.50 
S. froebeli — FROEBEL SPIREA. (D) Like preceding 
except earlier and taller. 
2-3 ft.$0.40 | 3-4 ft.$0.60 
S. margaritae — MARGARITA SPIREA. (S) Rose-pink 
flowers in leafy flat clusters, July-September. 
2-3 ft.$0.50 | 3-4 ft.$0.60 
S. prunifolia ft. pi. — BRIDAL-WREATH. (M) White, 
fully double, small button-like flowers, massed on slender, 
upright branches, April-May. 
2-3 ft.$0.40 | 3-4 ft.$0.60 
S. /AwM&ergt —THUNBERG SPIREA. (D) Profusion of 
small, white flowers on arching branches; similar to 
S. arguta, but later. Very dwarf. 
2-3 ft.$0.50 
S. Irichocarpa — KOREAN SPIREA. *(M) Graceful 
arching form like Van Houtte Spirea, but the profusely 
borne flowers, distinctly “eyed” or marked at the center, 
are larger and two weeks later. 
3-4 ft.$0.50 
S. van houttei — VAN HOUTTE SPIREA. *(M) Grace¬ 
fully, arching branches wreathed in May-June with a 
profusion of pure white flowers; a fountain of bloom. 
Most extensively planted. 
2-3 ft.$0.30 I 3-4 ft.$0.35 
4-5 ft.$0 50 
STEPHANANDRA flexuosa — CUTLEAF STEPHAN- 
ANDRA. (S) Graceful, spreading shrub, small white 
flowers in clusters, June-July; dainty leaves, brilliant 
red in autumn. 
2- 3 ft.$0.50 | 3-4 ft.$0.60 
SYMPHORICARPOS racewwws-SNOWBERRY. *(S) 
Showy, waxy, white berries autumn and winter. 
3- 4 ft.$0.50 | 4-5 ft.$0.60 
S. vttfgam —CORALBERRY. *(S) Purplish-red berries 
in clusters lining long, slender branches autumn and 
winter. 
2- 3 ft.$0.40 | 3-4 ft.$0.50 
SYRINGA chinensis {rothomagensis) - CHINESE LILAC. 
(L) Fragrant, reddish-purple flowers in large, open heads 
in May. 
3- 4 ft.$0.50 4-5 ft.$0.60 
S. persica — PERSIAN LILAC. (M) Lavender flowers in 
loose panicles on drooping branches, May-June. 
4- 5 ft.$0.75 | 5-6 ft.$1.00 
Shrubs with the large root systems 
The Lilac Is one of the old favorites, unexcelled for 
fragrance and beauty. Colorful In the shrubbery border, 
and frequently used for hedges or screens. 
S. vulgaris — COMMON LILAC. (L) Fragrant, purplish 
flowers in May in large, double clusters. 
2-3 ft.$0.50 | 3-4 ft.$0.60 
S. vulg. alba — WHITE LILAC. (L) White form of pre¬ 
ceding. 
2-3 ft.$0.50 | 3-4 ft.$0.60 
Named Varieties of French Lilacs 
Alphonse Lavallee, double, lavender. 
Charles Joly, semi-double, red mauve. 
Charles X, single, reddish purple. 
Ludwig Spaeth, single, magenta purple. 
Marie Legrage, single, white. 
Michel Buchner, double, pinkish lilac. 
Mme. Lemoine, double, white. 
President Grevy, double, blue. 
Rubra de Marly, single, reddish purple. 
William Robinson, double, pinkish violet. 
Prices of Above Varieties Your Selection 
Each Per 10 
11-2 ft.$0.50 $4.00 
2- 3 ft.75 6.00 
3- 4 ft. bushy plants.85 7.50 
4- 5 ft. extra bushy specimens. 1.00 9.00 
5- 6 ft. extra bushy specimens. 1.50 12.00 
(B. & B., 25c. additional) 
SPECIAL SHRUB COLLECTION 
OF 15-24 IN. PLANTS 
(Postpaid) 
French Lilac 
Stephanandra 
Garland Spirea 
Jasmine 
Van Houtte Spirea 
Forsythia 
Buddleia 
Billiard Spirea 
1 each of above 8 varieties, 8 plants.$2.00 
2 each of above 8 varieties, 16 plants. 3.50 
3 each of above 8 varieties, 24 plants. 4.80 
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