TRUE-TO-NAME ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
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V iburnum 
Opulus. Common Snowball. This is the Snow¬ 
ball that decorated the old farmyards beside the 
peony and lilac. When well cared for it is a beau¬ 
tiful shrub, with large, globular clusters of white 
flowers, blooming about Decoration Day. 15 to 
18 in., 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Plica turn. Japanese Snowball. This is a beau¬ 
tiful shrub from Japan, with dark, crinkled leaves, 
and has a sterile flower in large, spherical clusters, 
like the old-fashioned Snowball. As its foliage is 
free from insect attacks and is darker green, it is 
superior to the old-fashioned Snowball. It can be 
planted as a single specimen near the house and 
will give almost immediate effect. 15 to 18 in., 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 2 to 3 ft., 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
Cassinoides. This is native both to damp and 
dry upland. It is a graceful shrub of about 7 
feet high, with light green, elliptical leaves and 
white flowers, followed by black berries. 12 to 15 
in., 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Oxycoccus (High Bush Cranberry). Both orna¬ 
mental and useful, its red berries resembling cran¬ 
berries; esteemed by many; hang until destroyed 
by frost late in the fall. Strong plants, 15 to 18 
inches, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Weigelas (Diervilla) 
An important group, indispensable for ornamental 
planting. They thrive in any soil, are strong growers 
and generally hardy. When young, of upright habit, 
growing with age into more graceful shrubs. Useful 
as specimens and desirable for groups and masses. 
In May and June the Weigelas are aglow 
with a wealth of flowers, borne all along their 
branches, and some varieties flower sparingly 
through the summer. 
Arborea grandiflora. A beautiful pink; 
a very fine variety. 12 to 18 in., strong, 
25 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 2 to 3 ft., 30 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
Conquete. Very large, deep pink flowers; 
the largest flowers of all varieties and one of 
the most beautiful, i-yr., 12 to 18 in., 20 cts. 
each, $2 per doz.; 2-yr., 2j^ to 4 ft., 30 cts. 
each, $3 per doz. 
Candida. A vigorous, healthy-growing 
variety, with pure white flowers; very pretty. 
1- yr., 15 to 18 in., 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 
2- yr., strong, 3 to 4 ft., 30 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
Desboisii. A beautiful variety, with deep, 
rose-colored flowers, resembling Rosea, but 
flowers much darker. One df the best. 15 to 
18 in., 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 3 to 4 ft., 
2-yr., strong, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Ducharte. Free-flowering, double, dark 
red. i-yr., strong, 15-to 18-in plants, 25 cts. 
each, $2 per doz. 
Eva Rathke. An exceedingly showy va¬ 
riety; decidedly the best of its color. An 
almost continuous bloomer; flower a beautiful 
crimson, a beautiful, distinct, clear shade. The 
plant while in bloom is almost as fine as an 
Azalea, i-yr., 12 to 15 in., 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz.; 15 to 18 in., 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 
23^ to 3 ft., 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
What Most of My Customers Say 
Privet received and am much pleased with 
it-—E, S, Benton, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 12, 1911. 
WEIGELA, continued 
Gustave Mallet. A valuable variety, with 
an abundance of rose-colored flowers; very fine. 
12 to 15 in., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; 15 to 18 in., 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 3 to 4 ft., 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
Groenewegeni. Flowers red outside, with 
a lighter shade inside. A very pretty variety. Do 
not fail to include this in your list, i-yr., 12 to 18 
in., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; 2-yr., strong, 2 to 
3 ft., 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Hendersonii. A vigorous, compact grower, 
with an abundance of pink flowers. An excellent 
variety, i-yr., 12 to 18 in., 15c. each, $1.25 per doz.; 
large, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Rosea. An elegant shrub of fine, rose-colored 
flowers, of erect, compact growth; a very fine va¬ 
riety. Strong 2-yr. plants, 2 to 3 ft., 50 cts. each. 
Symondsii. Rose and white flowers, beautifully 
contrasted. 12 to 15 in., i-yr., strong, 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz.; 18 to 24 in., 2-yr., strong, 20 cts. 
each, $2 per doz.; 2 to 3 ft., 2-yr., strong, 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
Stelzneri. An abundant display of rosy pink 
flowers in May that is often sparingly repeated late 
in the summer. A standard variety of vigorous, 
bushy habit, i-yr., strong, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.; 
2>^ to 4 ft., 2-yr., strong, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Van Houttei. Clear carmine flowers and a 
profuse bloomer; a good one. 12 to 15 in., i-yr., 
strong, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; 2 to 3 ft., 2-yr., 
strong, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
We have a very large stock of Weigelas, and would 
be pleased to make special quotations by the 100 
and 1.000 to any one desiring a large stock. 
Weigela rosea 
