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HAMAMELIS mollis. Chinese Witch-Hazel. A 
Chinese species considered best of the family. 
Flowers larger, with broad petals, golden yellow 
except at base which is reddish. Blooms in 
February. Each 10 
2 to 3 ft. high.$2 50 $20 00 
H. virginiana. Common Witch-Hazel. Latest 
shrub to blossom. Long after foliage has fallen, 
the lemon flowers, like strips of paper, appear 
in profusion. It grows 8 feet high. 
2 to 3 ft. high. 50 
4 to 5 ft. high. 1 00 
5 to 6 ft. high. 1 50 
HIBISCUS syriacus. Shrub Althea. Principal 
feature is blooming period—it flowers in late 
summer when little else is in bloom. 
4 to 5 ft. high. 1 00 
HYDRANGEA arborescens. Smooth Hydrangea. 
A low shrub with large white flowers, like snow¬ 
balls, in midsummer. 
2 to 3 ft. high. 75 
3 to 4 ft. high. 1 00 
H. paniculata grandiflora. Peegee Hydrangea. 
This is the most common variety, with large 
white flowers in August. To get larger blooms, 
reduce the number of new shoots by cutting the 
plant back severely each year, and manure 
freely. 
3 to 4 ft. high. 75 
ILEX verticillata. Common Winterberry. HoIIy- 
Iike berries all winter. Grows 8 feet high. 
2 to 3 ft. high. 75 
KOLKWITZIA amabilis. Beauty Bush. A rare 
new shrub introduced from China in 1902. The 
graceful habit, free-flowering qualities, pleasing 
pink flowers in June, and hardiness make this 
one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs. 
3 to 4 ft. high. 1 00 
4 to 5 ft. high. 1 50 
LIGUSTRUM ibota regelianum. Regel Privet. 
A shrub with the habit of Japanese barberry. 
The lower branches arch downward and always 
cover the base, which sometimes has a bare and 
ugly appearance. 
2 to 2^/2 ft- high. 50 
L. ovalifolium. California Privet. The most 
popular hedge-plant. 
2 to 3 ft. high.$8 per 100 .. 
3 to 4 ft. high.$15 per 100 .. 
L. vulgare. European Privet. Tall shrub 8 to 
12 feet high. Leaves dark green and lustrous. 
Flowers white, in dense, upright panicles 
2 inches long. Shining black berries. 
2 to 3 ft. high. 50 
3 to 4 ft. high. 75 
4 50 
9 00 
12 50 
9 00 
7 00 
9 00 
7 00 
7 00 
4 00 
1 00 
2 00 
4 50 
7 00 
Lonicera • The Bush Honeysuckle 
Handsome, upright shrubs, valuable for border or mass plant¬ 
ing. Most varieties have showy flowers, some very fragrant, and 
bright berries which are the principal food-supply of the catbirds 
and robins during July and August. 
LONICERA fragrantissima. Winter Honey¬ 
suckle. A big, broad shrub with fragrant yellow 
flowers from January to May. It holds its 
bright green foliage until Christmas. Each 10 
3 to 4 ft. high.■.$0 75 $7 00 
L. maacki. Amur Honeysuckle. Attractive, large 
shrub with white blossoms standing erect along 
the branchlets. Handsome scarlet fruit. 
5 to 6 ft. high. 2 50 
6 to 7 ft. high. 5 00 
