132 MICHELL’S HARDY DECORATIVE FLOWERING SHRUBS 
VITEX AGNUS CASTUS (Chaste Tree). A shrub or small tree, 
with strong aromatic odor; dense spikes of pale lilac flowers from 
July to September. Strong plants, 2 feet, 60c. each. 
— Macrophylla. A graceful and attractive shrub, growing 3 to 
4 feet high; producing freely pretty lavender-blue flowers from 
July until frost. 75c. each. 
WEIGELIA—Candida. Flowers abundantly in June and July; 
additional bloom is also shown during the autumn months. 
The tube-shaped flowers are pure white; fine for cutting. 
Plants, 2 to 3 feet, 60e. each. 
— Eva Rathke. Of erect form and vigorous habit. The deep 
carmine-red flowers are the best of the red-flowering sorts. 
2 to 3 feet, 60c. each. 
— Rosea. Remarkably showy flower; numerous spreading 
branches and dark green leaves. The rose-colored blooms are 
produced in great abundance. 60c. each. 
— Rosea nana variegata. Silvery variegated leaves and pale 
pink flowers. 60c. each. 
WHITE FRINGE. See Chionanthus. 
Weigeliu, Eva Rathke 
MICHELL’S CHOICE THRIFTY HEDGE PLANTS 
NEW RED-LEAVED JAPANESE 
BARBERRY 
It is similar in all respects to the green-leaved Japanese Bar¬ 
berry which is so popular for mixing in the shrubbery border, as 
single specimens, or for planting in clumps on the lawn, as well as 
for foundation planting and for hedges, but the foliage of this 
new variety is of a rich, lustrous, bronzy red, similar to the richest 
red-leaved Japanese Maples. As the season advances, this new 
Barberry becomes more brilliant and gorgeous throughout the 
Summer, and in the Fall its foliage changes to vivid orange, scarlet, 
and red shades. 
All that is required to develop its brilliant coloring at all 
seasons is that it be planted in full exposure to the sun. 
Each Doz. 100 
Strong, 1-year-old plants, 15 to 18 inches... $0.35 $3.50 $25.00 
Strong, 2-year-old plants, 18 to 24 inches... .50 5.00 40.00 
BERBERIS THUNBERGII (Japanese Barberry) 
A good hardy plant of low dense growth. There is an air of 
grace and refinement to the Barberry Bush which is not embodied 
in any other hedge plant. It is a brilliant light green from early 
Spring to Winter, it should be regarded as a shrub as it can be 
planted individually in lawn or border. The slender branches are 
prickly, with small thorns, and tend to make a defensive hedge 
that few animals will attempt to penetrate. In autumn the foliage 
is a bright crimson; when it falls a profusion of scarlet berries, 
which remain throughout the Winter, are revealed on the branches. 
Height Each Doz. 100 
9 to 12 inches.$0.20 $1.50 $10.00 
15 to 18 inches.30 2.50 15.00 
BOXWOOD (Dwarf, for Edging) 
We have a quantity of dwarf edging, nice bushy stock for 
edging beds and paths. Boxwood grows into value and adds charm 
to the garden that no other plant can do. 
Height Doz. 100 
4-6 inches.$2.50 $18.00 
6-8 inches. 3.50 25.00 
BUSH SHAPED BOXWOOD 
Best adapted for hedge planting. 
Height 
12 to 15 in. 
15 to 18 in. 
18 to 24 in. 
Extra bushy plants. 
Each Doz. 
.$ 1.00 $ 10.00 
. 1.50 15.00 
. 2.50 25.00 
TRUEHEDGE COLUMNBERRY 
(Berberis Tltunbergii Pluriflora Erecta) 
Plant Patent No. 110 
Many people on seeing Columnberry have mistaken it for 
Boxwood on account of its formal shape and dense, deep green 
foliage which is distributed evenly right to the ground. During 
the Summer the branches become heavily set with berries which 
turn to a bright scarlet in the Fall and remain during the Winter, 
making it one of our best berried shrubs. It is absolutely hardy, 
having withstood 26 degrees below zero last Winter without the 
slightest damage. We predict a bright future for Truehedge 
Columnberry as it makes a hedge quickly, requires practically no 
trimming; it can also be grown into perfect pyramids or box shaped 
specimens that can be used as formal accent plants; there has long 
been a real need for a medium priced shrub for such uses. 
Each Doz. 100 
Strong plants, 12 to 15 inches high.$0.50 $5.00 $40.00 
Strong plants, 15 to 18 inches high.75 7.50 60.00 
GOLDEN OR VARIEGATED PRIVET 
Like the California variety, but each leaf is margined and 
blotched golden yellow, giving it, from a distance, a striking 
appearance. We recommend it especially for placing among 
shrubbery or for planting on the lawn; the contrast between the 
grass and golden foliage is beautiful. Bushy Plants, 30c. each; 
$3.00 per doz.; per 100, $20.00. 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET 
The most popular of all Hedge Plants. Being absolutely 
hardy, it increases in beauty with each successive year. Plants 
should be set 12 inches apart in double rows, in zig-zag fashion, so 
that the plants are diagonally opposite each other; this practically 
places them 6 inches apart, which is desirable to get a quick, 
dense growth. Plant from October 15th till the ground freezes, and 
from March 15th to May 15th. 
Height Doz. 100 1000 
1 year old, 18 to 24 inches.$1.25 $6.00 $50.00 
2 year old, 24 to 30 inches. 1.50 8.00 70.00 
2 year old, 30 to 36 inches. 2.00 10.00 90.00 
Privet plants are best shipped via express. 
HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS 
Otaksa. This is the old-fashioned favorite Japanese variety that 
usually flowers pink, and is the ideal variety for planting ex¬ 
tensively at the seashore. 
4-inch Pot Plants, 50c. each; $5.00 per doz. 
6-inch Pot Plants, $1.00 each; doz., $10.00. 
Berberis Thunbergii makes a most attractive hedge with its scarlet berries in the Winter 
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