20 Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO. 
Butterfly- 
Bush. 
Cornus Elegrantissima, 
The “Silver Dogwood.' 
The New Red-Leaf Barberry. 
Buddleia. 
Hardy ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
Priced for Freight or Express delivery, at your expense. 
5 at 10 rate; 25 at 100 rate; 250 at 1000 rate, if listed. 
ARAIalA pentaphylla. Long, slender, gracefully arching 
branches ; compound foliage bright green without turning. 
Makes small tree in time. Greenish white flowers in long 
umbels. 2 to 3 feet, 35c each ; $3.00 per 10. 
ABOITIA arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry). Upright to 6 feet; 
very pretty in April and May with an abundance of white 
flowers: its fall foliage and fruits a bright red, carrying 
well into winter. Useful in damp locations. 
1% to 2 feet, 45c. 2 to 3 feet, 60c. 
AZAIiEA mollis. See Evergreen Shrubs, page 23. 
JAPAN BARBERRV (Thunbergi). The ideal low hedge 
plant—hardy, tough, impervious ; of dense growth ; adapted 
to shearing. Dainty small and profuse green foliage. Red 
DEUTZIA 
D crimson. 
10 
100 
1000 
$1.50 
$12.00 
$ 90.00 
1.75 
14.00 
110.00 
2.25 
18.00 
150.00 
ing pai’tial shade very well. 
12 to 15 inches 
15 to 18 inches 
Each 
$0.30 
.40 
10 100 
12 to 15 inches 
15 to 18 inches 
18 to 24 inches 
BBD IiBAP BABBBBRY (Atropurpureal.• A brilliant ac¬ 
cent shrub. An exact reproduction of Thunbergi in every 
respect except color; at flrst a brilliant red, dulling to 
bronzy red-purple. 
e. 
Each 
10 
100 
$0.22 
.30 
.45 
$1.75 
2.25 
3.50 
$14.00 
18.00 
25.00 
12 to 15 Inches 
15 to 18 inches 
18 to 24 inches 
BOX-BABBBBBIT (B. compacta). An improved Thunbergi, 
its foliage so round and dense, and its growth so evenly 
compact, it bears a striking resemblance to Boxwood. Slower 
GOLDEN ELDER 
and lower growing than Thunbergi. 
lEachl 10 1 100 
|$0.35l$3.00l$25.00 
.50 4.60 40.00 
12 to 15 inches . 
16 to 18 Inches . 
BUBBIiBIA magYiiflca (Butterfly Bush). A fast growing 
shrub to 6 feet, the arching wands topped in August by 
scented flower spikes 3 inches thick by 10 inches long, color 
deep violet-rose with an orange center. Butterflies are al¬ 
ways hovering around them at blooming time. 
2 year, 30c each ; $2.50 per 10. 
CAIiTCANTHUS (Carolina Allspice). Strong reddish brown 
shoots with lai’ge glossy leaves, from the axils of which 
spring odd, double, spicily fragrant flowers of chocolate-red. 
lyo to 2 feet, 36c. 2 to 3 feet, 60c. 
CBBTHBA alnifolia (Sweet Pepper Bush). A handsome 
dwarf shrub, delightfully fragrant in August and Septem¬ 
ber when covered with long showy wands of creamy white 
flowers. 
to 2 feet, 45c. 2 to 2% feet, 65c. 
COBNUS elegrantissima varieg-ata (Silverblotch Dog¬ 
wood). 8 to 10 feet. Purplish red branches and beautiful 
silver variegated foliage; choicest of the variegated-leaved 
shrubs. 2 to 3 feet, 40c. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
—paniculata (Gray Dogwood). Compact, 6 to 15 feet. Good 
sized white flowers in June. Berries white, on noticeably 
red stems. Bai'k and underside of leaves gray. 
IV^ to 2 feet, 30c. 2 to 3 feet, 40c. 
—-sl'birica (Coral Dogwood). Grows 6 to 10 feet high, with 
clusters of fine white flowers ; white berries; stem and 
branches showing blood-red in winter. 
2 to 3 feet, 30c. 3 to 4 feet, 40c. 
FRINGE 
CVBONTA japouica (Japan Quince). Scarlet flowers early 
in spring followed by small, quince-shaped fruits which are i 
quite fragrant. The foliage is dark and shiny; growth bushy 
and dense: for medium filling, or pruned foreground. , 
1% to 2 feet. 25c. 2 to 2% feet,.35c. ! 
Shrubs which vary considerably in height and habit, but 
bloom alike in dainty bell or tassel-shaped flowers, borne 
thickly in wreaths along their branches.in June. 
Gracilis fSlender Branched). Dwarf, dense, bushy, its droop¬ 
ing branches wreathed with pure white flowei's in May. Best 
for edging, growing not much over 2 feet high: and stand- 
$2.'50l$20.00 
3.50 30.00 
Iiemoinei. Large flowers of pure white, borne in cone-shaped 
heads. The next stei)-up from Gracilis, in height. 
18 to 24 inches, 30c. 24 to 30 inches, 40c. 
llXag-nifica. This is the handsomest of all Deutzias. It grows 
tall and bushy, with the largest florets, fullest trusses and 
most double petalage to be found in the family. 
2 to 3 feet, 30c. 3 to 4 feet, 40c. 
Bride of Bocliester. Grows 6 to 8 feet high; and blooms in 
May before the others. Flowers large and free, double, 
white. 2 to 3 feet. 30c. 3 to 4 feet, 40c. 
Sambucus aurea. Big broad leaves as yellow as gold, mak¬ 
ing conspicuous punctuation among the dark leav^ tall 
shrubs. 1V5 to 2 feet, 26c. 2 to 3 feet, 40c. 
FORSYTHIA [Golden Bell] 
8 to 10 feet tall eventually, glinting masses of yellow, very 
early in spring before the leaves appear. The upright jforms 
make excellent tall hedges, and are bright-hued fillers for 
massed shrub groups. I 
Bortnnei. Similar in bloom to the variety Suspensa, but it 
is thicker, of upright growth, and tallest of the group. 
Intermedia. The earliest blooming; on arching canes. 
Spectabilis. Very broad, heavy flowers, profu.se. 
Above: 2 to 3 feet, 35c, 3 to 4 feet, 50c, 
Suspensa. Very long, slender curving branches, adai)ted to 
arches and trellises, as well as foreground filling. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c. 3 to 4 feet, 55c. 
Purple (Smoke Tree; Rhus cotinus). A conspicuous spread¬ 
ing shrub or small tree with large round leaves; overhung 
in midsummer by mistlike clouds of tiny flowers. Th&ie 
billowing panicles are a light lavender when fresh, very 
persistent, and give the impression of smoke at a distance. 
114 to 2 feet, 50c. 2 to 3 feet, 70c. 3 to 4 feet, $1.00. 
White (Chionanthus virginica). A very showy shiaib, grow¬ 
ing to large size; with large leathery, shiny leaves, and 
lacelike white flowers borne in gracefully drooping panicles. 
Although treelike in character, the branches and heavy foli¬ 
age are usually well furnished close to the ground, making 
a broad and rounded bush of noble proportions. 
iy> to 2 feet, 75c. 2 to 3 feet, $1.00. 3 to 4 feet, $1.25. 
