9^ Flowering Shrubs 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
WATERER’S DECIDUOUS FLOWERING SHRUBS 
Whether planted individually or collectively, scrubs are an important feature in the adornment of any grounds. In such locations where 
they can be used as specimens, and thus allowed space for symmetrical development, their grace and beauty appear to perfection. Along 
borders of the lawn, on banks and slopes, along walks and drives and in corners, collections of shrubs may be gathered that will give a succes¬ 
sion of bloom from the opening of spring until autumn. 
The rich green of the summer foliage plays a greater part in landscape effect than is often realized. The autumn color which the leaves of 
many varieties assume sets the lawn ablaze at that season. The brilliant berries of some sorts tempt the birds to linger, and, together with the 
bright bark of such shrubs as some of the Dogwoods, give a tone of color even to the gray landscape of winter. 
Althaea • Rose of Sharon 
Attractive, hardy shrubs, with large, handsome flowers, extensively 
cultivated in American gardens, and flowering in the late summer 
months—August to November—when there are but few shrubs in 
blossom. 
Alba Plena. Double; white, crimson center. 
Anemoneflora. Double; dark rose. 
Duchesse de Brabant. Double; dark red. 
Jeanne d’Arc. Double; pure white. 
All Althaeas, 2 to 3-ft. plants, 60 cts. each 
Amygdalus • Flowering Almond 
Hardy, free-flowering shrubs with graceful foliage and showy 
flowers in early spring. They are splendid garden subjects, thriving 
in almost any well-drained soil. 
Japonica nana. Double; soft pink flowers. 
Japonica nana alba. White form of above. 
All Amygdalus, 2 to 3-ft. plants, 75 cts. each 
Azaleas 
The deciduous Azaleas are shrub-like in habit, free-flowering, and 
exceedingly hardy. The native varieties particularly are being largely 
used for mass grouping and woodland planting. When established 
they never fail to make an annual display that is simply gorgeous. 
Amoena. Bright rosy purple flowers in great masses. Bushy plants 
10 to 12 inches high, $1.50 each; $15 per doz. 
Hinodegiri. Bright fiery red flowers. Bushy plants, 10 to 12 inches 
high, $2 each; $20 per doz. 
Mollis. Large, showy flowers in shades of orange and red. Large 
hairy leaves. May, June. 12 to 15 inches high, $3 each. 
Berberis Thunbergi 
■ Berberis • Barberry 
Thunbergi (Thunberg’s Japanese Barberry). An iron-clad shrub, 
native of Japan, of low dense habit and having thorny branches. 
The bright green leaves, in autumn, assume dazzling tones of orange- 
scarlet and crimson. Its brilliant red berries, borne in great pro¬ 
fusion, persist throughout the winter, and, together with the 
brilliant foliage, make this shrub invaluable in any planting. It 
thrives in almost any soil. 1 J/£ to 2 ft., hedge plants, $3 per doz.; 
$20 per 100. 
Thunbergi atropurpurea (New Red-leaved Japanese Barberry). 
This is, unquestionably, the most valuable ornamental shrub that 
has been offered in many years. In habit of growth and in fruiting 
it is identical with the popular Japanese Barberry, but its foliage, 
as soon as it develops in early spring, assumes a rich bronzy red 
color, just a trifle deeper than the color of the red Japanese maple, 
and it not only retains this rich coloring from early spring until 
fall, but, unlike other red-leaved shrubs, this coloring becomes more 
intense and richer during the hot summer months. Late in the 
autumn it takes on the varied brilliant high colors of the ordinary 
Japanese Barberry but in an intensified form, followed by the same 
brilliant scarlet berries common to the type and which remain on 
the plant the entire winter. Each Doz. 100 
Plants, 15 to 18 inches high.$0 40 $3 50 $25 00 
Plants, 18 to 24 inches high. 60 6 00 40 00 
Buddleia • Butterfly Bush 
Variabilis magnifica (Sweet-scented Buddleia). This greatly im¬ 
proved variety is a genuine acquisition among shrubs. Although it 
really belongs to the shrub group, it is of equal value in the peren¬ 
nial border where it enhances the display from early July until 
frost by the profusion of fragrant, violet-colored racemes, and 
where they prove a great attraction to bees and butterflies. Also 
an excellent cut-flower. Protect during winter with soil or coarse 
manure to a height of 1 }/<i feet from the ground. 50 cts. each. 
Calycanthus • Sweet Shrub 
Floridus (Allspice; Strawberry Shrub). 2 to 3 ft. Chocolate-colored 
flowers of a peculiar fragrance, hiding themselves among broad, 
green, lustrous foliage. Old-fashioned shrub of upright habit. 
Thrive in open or shaded places in a good, moist, loamy soil. 
60 cts. each. 
Cercis 
Canadensis (Judas Tree; Red-Bud). A showy, tall shrub or small 
tree. All the branches and twigs are covered with a mass of small 
rosy pink flowers before the leaves appear. 3 to 4-ft. plants, 75c. ea. 
Philadelphus Virginal. See page 99 
Clethra 
Alnifolia (Sweet Pepper Bush). Of rather low growth, with dense 
light green foliage. Covered in July and August with spikes of 
small, creamy white, delightfully fragrant flowers. Sometimes 
used for hedging. 60 cts. each. 
