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Geo. H. Mellen Co., Florists and Nurserymen. 
HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS—Concluded 
Spirea Van Houttei 
DWARF SNOWBALL 
VIBURNUM NANA — Novelty shrub. Globular 
shape. White blooms, scarlet berries. Foliage red 
in fall. Makes a small bush not over 12 to 15 inches 
high. Fine for low hedge or edging. Nice plants, 
50c each. 
SNOWBALL (Guelder Rose) 
VIBURNUM OPULIS STERILIS —The common 
Snowball which helps out so bravely for Decoration 
Day, with its lovely white bloom. 15 to 18 inch, 
35c each; 3 for 90c. 
WHITE SNOWBERRY 
A popular, hardy shrub of medium size and bushy 
form. Foliage oval and smooth; soft pink flowers 
are produced in the summer, followed by large, 
waxy, white berries in autumn, persisting into 
midwinter. Very ornamental. 18 to 24 inch, 35c 
each; 3 for $1.00. 
TAMARIX AFRICANA 
SPIREAS 
SPIREA ANTHONY WATEIIER (Red Everbloom- 
ing Spirea)—A free blooming compact shrub, with 
bright crimson flowers in broad flat heads. Foliage 
is often variegated. Especially desirable where 
dwarf or low-growing plants are wanted. 18 to 24 
inch, 40c each; 3 for $1.00. 
SPIREA BLUE (Caryopteris Mastacanthus)— A 
very free flowering shrub with profuse, showy, lav- ■ 
ender-blue flowers in summer and early autumn. 
It makes a compact shrub usually 3 to 4 feet high 
with long, grayish-green foliage. It requires a well 
drained, loamy soil and sunny location. One-year 
pot plants, 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
SPIREA TRICHOCARPA (New Korean Spirea) — 
This one blooms in late June and July, most defi¬ 
nitely extending the flowering season for plants of 
this type. It is of medium height, with spreading, 
somewhat drooping branches. White flowers, in 
rounding clusters, are borne freely along the stems, 
giving the appearance of long fronds of flowers. 
15 to 18 inch, 40c each; 3 for $1.00. 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTE (Bridal Wreath)—Per¬ 
haps the showiest and best known of all hardy 
shrubs. Its onamental qualities are unequalled, 
for the numerous arching branches and dark green 
foliage with incised borders, persisting until late 
autumn, are always attractive. Flowers are pro¬ 
duced in such profusion in late spring as to com¬ 
pletely cover the bush with masses of snow-white 
bloom,-borne in spray-like clusters, which resemble 
a wreath. 18 to 24 inch, 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
WEIGELAS 
WEIGELA ROSEA NANA VARIEGATA —Leaves 
beautifully margined creamy white; flowers pink. 
It is a dwarf grower and admirably adapted to 
small lawns or gardens. 18 to 24 inch, 40c each; 
3 for $1.00. 
WEIGELA ROSEA —A free flowering shrub with 
numerous spreading branches. Flowers rose col¬ 
ored, large and showy, produced in great profusion. 
IS to 24 inch, 40c each; 3 for $1.00. 
These plants are very beautiful all the year, in 
winter for their coloring of the bark and in summer 
for the light green, feathery foliage and large, 
loose panicles of purplish flowers, which bloom in 
May. 18 to 24 inch, 35c each; 3 for $1.00. 
WEIGELA EVA RATHKE— Perhaps the most 
showy of all, with deep glowing red flowers. Very 
profuse flowering, blossoming nearly all summer. 
Not as tall growing as other varieties. 18 to 24 
inch, 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
PLANT A HEDGE FENCE 
It will cost you less than the cheapest fence you 
can build. 
It will outwear the best fence you can build. 
It will look better than any fence you can build. 
BARBERRY THUNBERGII 
ATROPURPUREA 
RED LEAVED JAPANESE BARBERRY— Similar 
in habit to the popular Japanese Barberry, but the 
foliage of this new variety is of a rich, lustrous, 
bronzy red, comparable to the most brilliant red¬ 
leaved Japanese Maples. This new Barberry be¬ 
comes more gorgeously colored throughout the 
summer and in the fall; its foliage changes to vivid 
orange, scarlet and red shades. Full exposure to 
the sun is required to develop and retain the bril¬ 
liant coloring at all seasons. One-year pot plants, 
10c each; 13 for $1.00. Two-year-old, 12 to 15 Inch, 
bushy, 25c each; 3 for 65c; 12 for $2.50. 
JAPANESE BARBERRY (Thunbergii) 
For a low growing dense hedge, there is nothing 
that will equal this plant. It is absolutely hardy, 
makes quick growth and compact row. The leaves 
appear early in spring and their bright green color 
is pleasing after a long winter of cold and gloom. 
In early fall the leaves turn to scarlet and the fruit 
ripens a bright red, making it a thing of beauty the 
entire year. 18 to 24 inch. 25c each, by mail, post¬ 
paid or 12 for $2.25; 100 for $15.00 by express collect. 
GOLDEN VARIEGATED PRIVET 
Similar in type of leaf and growth to the Cali¬ 
fornia, but of less ruggedness and quick habit. In¬ 
stead of the conventional smooth green this novel 
variety is creamy white and yellow over two-thirds 
of the leaf. May be used to advantage either in 
hedge rows or as bright variegations in groups 
with other shrubs. Try it with the red leaved 
Barberry. 12 to 15 inch. 15c each by mail, postpaid 
or 12 for $1.25; 10O for $7.50 by express collect. 
IBOTA PRIVET 
This variety of Privet is more spreading than the 
California. Perfectly hardy. It is of dense growth 
good green foliage, grows well in all soil. It can 
be trimmed as desired and will give the straight 
line hedge or the spreading type as would be rep¬ 
resented by its natural growth. 18 to 24 inch. 25c 
each by mail, postpaid; or 12 for $2.25; 100 for $15.00, 
by express collect. 
IBOLIUM PRIVET 
This new hybrid possesses the attractive charac¬ 
teristics of California Privet with the hardiness of 
Ibota. Foliage is glossy and evergreen, of bushy 
form and very highly recommended. Can be tr’mmed 
as desired. 18 to 24 inches high, 20e each bv mail 
postpaid, or 12 for $1.75; 100 for $9.50 by express, 
collect. 
BTLBS FOR FALL ORDERING AND PLANTING 
Send us your list of bulbs for fall planting and we shall be glad to quote you, for delivery in 
October. We can furnish Tulips in single, double, early, late, Darwin’s Cottage and Breeders 
named or unnamed; also Hyacinths. Narcissus, Crocus, Freesias, Grape Hyacinths, Snowdrops’ 
Chionodoxas and Scillas. These bulbs are not received from foreign growers*until the last of Sep¬ 
tember. We offer only the very best in quality. 1 
