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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS) PL0RAL1PARK) QUEENS CO,j N. Y. 
HARDY - FLOWERING - SHRUBS. 
Every true lover of Horticulture, in its highest sense , finds special delight in the cultivation of Flowering 
Shrubs . They possess a charm, a grace and a beauty which is supreme; one f s soul is drawn toward them in 
adoration, and it seems to meet, in return, a love which can make its existence known. They stand by our 
gate, our doorway and our paths, scattered singly or in groups over the lawn or in stately hedge or background 
and as they develop and make the seasons rejoice with their beauty and fragrance, we grow tc* love and cherish 
them, to some degree, as members of our family’. Each one brings a special joy with its season of bloom, and 
they are really part of our home life; certainly loving companions, greeting us when we return, and bringing 
to our every day life beauty, cheer and happiness. No, we who love nature, beautiful and refined homes, can¬ 
not realize complete happiness without Hardy Flowering Shrubs, and our love for them, together with knowl¬ 
edge and experience in cultivating them, has suggested the following varieties, every one of which is a gem. 
Hardy, robust, free-flowering, and exquisitely beautiful. They are the best, and our customers cannot go 
astray in selecting any of them. Floral Park would be incomplete if one sort was missing, and as we grow and 
Bell Shrubs by the hundred thousand we can offer first-class, healthy bushes at extremely low rates . 
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PRICE, all Shrubs on this and next page, 1 5c. each ; 3 for 30c.; or more at 1 Oc. each 
fine healthy bushes by mall, postpaid. We can send by express, at buyer's expens 
large specimen Shrubs (too large to mail) at 30c. each ; 3 for 60c.; or more at 20c. eacn 
Alth oa A fine tall growing shrub, that once planted is good 
for a lifetime. Blooms when but a slip of a plant, but 
eventually reaches the size of a small tree. Always a 
symmetrical, upright grower, well clothed with a dark 
green foliage, and bears every year, without fail, a pro¬ 
fusion of large, showy double flowers that closely re¬ 
semble Hollyhocks in shape and colors, but often larger 
In size. They bloom from midsummer until frost, at a 
time when few other shrubs are in bloom. Fine for 
cemetery planting or for grouping upon the lawn. In 
Europe this is the most popular of all flowering shrubs. 
No flowering tree or large shrub can approach it in 
majestic beauty. 
Berberls, Purple Leaved A lovely shrub with dark purple 
leaves and racemes of orange-color flowers. Blooms 
early in June and is very attractive. 
Berberls, Thunbergl—Flowers followed by bright red ber¬ 
ries, which remain on the bushes all winter and are 
exceedingly ornamental. 
Calycanthus Florida- The “Sweet Shrub" so long a favor¬ 
ite in gardens. The purplish flowers have an exquisite 
pine apple fragrance of which one never tires, and a 
spray of them will perfume a whole room. Can not be 
omitted from any lawn or garden. 
Oalllcorpa Purpurea—A lovely shrub, loaded all winter 
with clusters of pretty blue berries, and therefore very 
ornamental, and make * fine contrast with the red ber¬ 
ries of the Berberis. 
■ xochordia — A new Japa: o*»e shrub of great beauty. 
Blooms early in spring and is a complete mass of snowy 
white bloom. 
Fern Leaf Tree—A beautiful tree of a low shrubby growth 
making a superb large foliage shrub. Its leaves are 
like beautiful fern fronds, so finelylaciniated and grace¬ 
ful, oii en i wo feet in lengt h by 10 inches in width. Color 
very dark green while the stems are dark ebony red. 
It also bears large bunches of red berries, and in autumn 
the leaves color very brightly at the touch of frost. It 
is one of the very finest shrubs in cultivation. It is 
hardy and robust and succeeds in any situation. As a 
specimen shrub or small tree for the lawn it is grand. 
Deutzla—Favorite small shrub, completely covered with 
flowers when in bloom. Unsurpassed for specimen 
clumps and for cutting, bouquet making, etc. 3 sorts. 
Deutzla Crenata, fl. pi.—Four feet high. In Juno is cov¬ 
ered with double white blossoms, like tiny roses, in love¬ 
ly panicles, exceedingly pretty. 
Deutzla Rosea, fl. pi.—Exactly like above but of a lovely 
rose color. Very fine. 
Deutzla Gracilis—Grows only two feet high, but is weight¬ 
ed to the ground with its load of white Uily-of-the-Val¬ 
ley-1 ike blossoms. Fine for forcing in winter. 
Forsyth la—(Golden Bell.) Lovely old shrub which blooms 
exceedingly early. 
Fringe, Purple—A round-headed large shrub, with pretty 
foliage and curious misty clusters of feathery bloom that 
seem to wrap the whole bush im a purple cloud of smoke. 
