PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 71 
FRINGE 
Purple (Smoke Tree; Rhus cotinus). A 
conspicuous spreading shrub or small 
tree with large round leaves; over¬ 
hung in midsummer by mistlike clouds 
of tiny flowers. These billowing pan¬ 
icles are a light lavender when fresh, 
very persistent, and give the impres¬ 
sion of smoke at a distance. Each 
to 2 feet .$0.45 
2 to 3 feet .60 
White (Chionanthus virginica). A very 
showy shrub, growing to large size; 
with large leathery, shiny leaves, and 
lacelike white flowers borne in grace¬ 
fully drooping panicles. Although tree¬ 
like in character, the branches and 
heavy foliage are usually well furnish¬ 
ed close to the ground, making a broad 
and rounded bush of noble proportions. 
1% to 2 feet 
2 to 3 feet 
.$0.65 
. .90 
Purple Fringe. 
FORSITTIIIA (Golden Bell). 8 to 10 
feet tall eventually, lighting up the 
garden with glinting masses of yel¬ 
low, very early in spring before the 
leaves appear. The upright forms make 
excellent tall hedges, and are bright- 
hued fillers for massed shrub groups. (See inside back cover). 
■—Portunei. Similar in bloom to the variety Suspensa, but it 
is thicker, of upright growth, and tallest of the group. 
—-intermedia. The earliest blooming; broadly bushing. 
—spectabilis. Very broad, heavy flowers. 
Above: 2 to 3 feet ....$0,30 | Spectabilis—mail size: 
3 to 4 feet.45 | 25c each; 5 for $1.00. 
—suspensa. Very long, slender, incurving branches, adapted 
to arches and trellises, as well as foreground filling. 
2 to 3 feet, 35c. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
EAZrPSIA tetraptera (Silver Bell Tree). A little tree or 
large shrub, with large, dark green leaves. In May while 
the leaves are yet small, its branches are hung thickly with 
white or pinkish drooping bells about an inch long, followed 
by large and curious winged seeds. 
2 to 3 feet, 50c. 3 to 4 feet, 70c. 
IiONICPRA 
Chionanthus Virginica. 
HYDRANGEA 
Massive, white, long-season bloom. If severely pruned every 
spring before the leaf buds open, will get to be very dense, 
stocky, wonderfully attractive clumps 2% to 4 feet. 
Arborescens g-randiflora (“Hills of Snow”). The flowers are 
in a large way similar to the familiar “Snowball” in ap¬ 
pearance ; pure white drying to bronze, remaining on the 
bush nearly two months. July to September. 
Paniculata gfrandiflora. Large beds, or units used as punc¬ 
tuation points, and kept at a uniform development, are 
extremely showy; first snowy white, then pink, then reddish 
bronze and green. August till autumn. 
BOTH: 
to 2 feet 
2 to 3 feet 
Each! 10 100 
$0.30 
.40 
$2.50 
3.50 
$18.00 
25.00 
Mail size: 
25c each; 
5 for $1.00. 
BUSH HONEYSUCKLES 
Starry flowers followed by bright berries that last through 
the fall. Make bulky, 6- to 12-ft. screening hedges. 
Fragrantissima (Winter Honeysuckle). Early pink and 
white fragrant flowers; oval winter foliage, if somewhat 
sheltered. 2 to 3 feet, 35c. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
Qrandiflora Bosea. Largest rose-pink flowers in abundance, 
and fresh green, rounded foliage; the most noticeable. 2 to 3 
feet, 30c. 3 to 4 feet, 45c. Mailing size—25c; 5 for $1.00. 
Korolkowi (Blue Leaf Honeysuckle). Small, narrow, but 
numerous bluish green leaves on slender arching stems. The 
flowers are a pretty light coral-pink followed by bright red 
fruits; one of the most attractive. 
1^ to 2 feet, 40c. 2 to 3 feet, 50c. 
Maacki (Amur Honeysuckle). 12 to 15 feet, upright, spread¬ 
ing, with leaves 1% to 3 inches long, downy on the veins. 
Flowers white, profuse, fragrant; fruits red in September. 
2 to 3 feet. 50c. 3 to 4 feet, 60c. 
Morrow! (Japanese Bush Hskl.). A spreading variety 6 to 8 
feet tall; blooms early in spring with creamy white flowers ; 
later brilliant with crimson fruits. 
Each 
2 to 3 feet .$0.30 
3 to 4 feet .45 
Tatarica rubra (Tartarian Hskl.). 
Grows 8 to 10 feet. Light crim¬ 
son flowers in early summer; 
abundant red fruits. Each 
2 to 3 feet .$0.35 
3 to 4 feet .50 
HYTFBRICUM aureum. 3 feet. 
Woody, stiff, dense, top often 
globular like a little tree. Leaves 
leathery, bluish green. Flowers 
in cymes, yellow with golden fila¬ 
ments at center. 2-year plants, 
60c each. 
IBEX verticillata (Winterber- 
ry). Small June flowers and 
darkly lustrous foliage, with 
sparkling masses of crimson 
fruits in October, which last far 
into winter. Each 
1% *to 2 feet .$0.60 
2 to 3 feet .65 Flowers of Beauty Bush. 
Tree Shaped. Very desirable in formal lines and backgrounds, 
or solitary. The spreading head of green leaves and flower 
wands are all up above the straight bare trunk, thus allow¬ 
ing a close planting of dwarf shrubs beneath. 
2 to 3 feet, 65c. 3 to 4 feet, 75c. 
KOLKWITZIA 
Amabilis. A charming new 6-ft. shrub from China, with 
attractive leaves, the center upright, the outer branches 
gracefully arching. Has a general resemblance to both 
Weigela and Honeysuckle, the beautiful flowers appearing in 
great profusion during June, in pairs which cluster closely 
into cymes of about twenty-five. Flowers are bell-shaped 
and somewhat lipped, pale pink with orange veins in the 
throat, the buds being very much darker. 
1% to 2 feet, 40c. 2 to 3 feet, 60c. 
KBRBIA japonica. Handsome, green-leaved shrub, grow¬ 
ing 4 to 6 fe^t. Graceful, slender, drooping branches, painted 
with a wealth of rich dark yellow flowers in June, and to 
some extent all summer. 2 to 3 feet, 75c. 
Honeysuckle Grandiflora Rosea- 
