PETRIE LANDSCAPE NURSERIES 
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Shrubs 
Amelanchier canadensis — Shadbush or 
Juneberry. Large shrub with snowy 
white bloom in spring. Black berries in 
June. 
18 to 24 inches $ .60 
2 to 3 feet.75 
Amorpha canescens —Lead plant; a dwarf 
gray foliaged plant for hot places. Blue 
spike in midsummer. Very rare. 
15 to 18 inches $ .50 
18 to 24 inches.75 
A. fruticosa —False indigo. A tall dark lo- 
cust-like foliaged shrub for moist soils. 
Flower violet purple. 
6 to 8 feet. $1.00 
Amygdalus communis —Flowering Almond 
—both pink and white form of this 
lovely shrub. 
2 to 3 feet.$ .75 
Aralia pentaphylla —Five fingered aralia 
is a bright green finely foliaged plant 
with flowers. 
2 to 3 feet.$ .60 
A. spinosa^- The devil’s walking stick. A 
large growing shrub with striking fol¬ 
iage and massive heads of white bloom. 
18 to 24 inches.$ .75 
Aronia arbutifolia —Red choke berry. A 
strikingly red berried shrub of medium 
height. 
12 to 18 inches. $ .60 
THE DECIDUOUS AZAEEAS 
The azaleas are about the most showy shubs that can be grown. These we have are 
hardy but must be grown in acid soils which can easily be prepared by the use of peat 
moss. We never have any troubles with them. 
Azalea ledifolia —Snow azalea. Showy 
white of the texture and character of a 
Madonna lily. 
6 to 8 inches heavy.$1.75 
A. mollis —Shades of apricot, yellow, terra 
cotta and golden salmon. Very showy. 
9 to 12 inches .$1.00 
12 to 18 inches . 2.00 
18 to 24 inches 2.75 
A. mollis —-Miss Louisa Hunewell. Orange 
yellow shading to salmon. 
4 inches.$ .75 
A. mucronulatum — A lavender colored 
blossom at the time of Forsythia. 
12 inches . $1.75 
A. schlippenbachii —Royal azalea. A vig¬ 
orous but slow grower. Flowers pale 
rose pink. 
12 inches $2.00 
A. Yodogawa — A Japanese species with 
purplish pink double flowers in early 
spring. 
12-inch light.$1.50 
A. canescens —Piedmont azalea. Pale pink, 
delicate carnation fragrance, dwarf slow 
grower. 
9 to 12 inches $2.00 
A. calcndidacea —Flame azalea. One of 
the most popular azaleas in our fields 
Brilliant burnt orange. 
9 to 12 inches.$2,00 
A. arborescens — Sweet Azalea. A tall 
grower. White tinged pink in June and 
J nly. 
9 to 12 inches. $2.00 
THE BARBERRIES 
The barberries make up one of the largest and best groups of berried shrubs for 
our locality. The foliage of all is always good while the deciduous ones go off in fall 
glory. In addition to those listed below we have coming along the following species: 
aristata, canadensis, vulgaris, gaignepaine, and dulcis napa. 
Berberis aggregatei —A tall handsome red 
berried sort of striking appearance. 
Foliage rich red in fall. Very heavy 
plants. 
2 to 3 feet.$1.25 
3 to 4 feet. 1.75 
B. Julianae — An evergreen sort with 
black berries. Very good. 
8 to 12 inches.$1.00 
12 to 18 inches. 1.50 
B. koreana —Somewhat similar to the 
thunbergi; better color in fall foliage 
and richer display of berries. Grows to 
six feet, ready in fall.$ .75 
B. pruinosa —An evergreen species with 
bluish green foliage not unlike B. wil- 
sonae. 
12-inch plants.,.$1.00 
B. regeliana—A tall-growing, spreading, 
red berried sort. Leaves yellow before 
falling. 
9 to 12 inches .$ .50 
12 to 18 inches.60 
18 to 24 inches.75 
B. sinensis—A handsome barberry with 
showy dark red fruit. Available in 
fall ...$ .75 
