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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., 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’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 in stately hedge or background * 
and as they develop and make the seasons rejoice with their beauty and fragrance, we grow to love and cherish, 
them to some degree, as members of our family, Each one brings a special joy with its season of bloom, and 
to our everyday life, beauty, cheer and happiness . No, we who love nature, beautiful and refined homes, can m 
not realize complete happiness without Hardy Flowering Shrubs, and our love for them, together with knowl¬ 
edge ard experience in cultivating them, has suggested the following varieties, every one of which is a gem , 
Hardy, robust, free-flowering, and exquisitely beautiful 0 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 sell Shrubs by the hundred thousand we can offer first-class, healthy bushes at extremely low rates. 
PRICE, alS Shrubs on this and next page, 15c=each; 3 for 30c ,5 or more at 10c. each for 
fine healthy bushes by mail, postpaid* We can send by express, at buyer’s expense, 
large specimen Shrubs (too large to mail) at 30c. each; 3 for 60c.; or more at 20c. each. 
Althea —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 b 
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. The 
following are new double varieties of superb beauty. In 
Europe this is the most popular of all flowering shrubs. 
No flowering tree or large shrub can approach it in 
majestic beauty. 
Berberis, Purple Leaved— A lovely shrub with dark purple 
leaves and racemes of orange-color flowers. Blooms 
early in June and is very attractive. 
Berberis, Thunbergi— Flowers followed by bright red ber¬ 
ries, which remain on the bushes all winter and are 
exceedingly ornamental. 
Cal yea nth us 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 which will perfume a whole room. Can not be 
omitted from any lawn or garden. 
Calllcorpa Purpurea— A lovely shrub, loaded all winter 
with clusters of pretty blue berries, and therefore very 
ornamental, and makes a fine contrast with the red ber¬ 
ries of the Berberis. 
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 finely laciniated and grace¬ 
ful, often two feet in length 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 
£he 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 Asa 
specimen shrub or small tree for the lawn it is grand. 
Deutzia— Favorite small shrub, completely covered with 
flowers when in bloom. Unsurpassed for specimen 
clumps and for cutting, bouquet making, etc. 3 sorts. 
Deutzia Crenata, fl. pi. —Four feet high. In June ^cov¬ 
ered with double white blossoms, like tiny roses, in love¬ 
ly panicles, exceedingly pretty. 
Deutzia Rosea, fl. pi.— Exactly like above, but of a lovely 
rose color. Very fine. 
Deutzia Gracilis— G-rows only two feet high, but is weight¬ 
ed to the ground with its load of white Lily-of-the-Val- 
ley-like blossoms Fine for forcing in winter. 
Forsythia— (Golden Bell.) Lovely old shrub which blooms 
exceedingly early. 
Exochord I a —A new Japanese shrub of great beauty. 
Blooms early in spring and is a complete mass of spowy 
white bloom. 
Fringe, Purple— A round-headed large shrub, with pretty 
foliage and curious misty clusters of feathery bloom that 
seem to wrap the whole bush in a purple cloud of smoke 
