56 SHRUBS 
The I. W. Scott Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 
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FLOWERING SHRUBS 
There is not a farm nor suburban home that cannot be greatly improved by the use 
of a few good flowering shrubs. There are no hard and fast rules to follow when beautify¬ 
ing the home-grounds, other than that vistas or views should be retained or made— 
not spoiled or shut out by a misplaced tree or shrub. Irregular groups or masses of 
shrubs should surround the buildings and follow the fences or outline the yard, with an 
open space for lawn. Flowering shrubs thrive on any land. No diseases nor insects of 
any great importance infest them, so they seldom need spraying. 
Plante Kv Patrol Pncf Add to the prices given, 10 cts. for 1 plant, 20 cts. for 6 
riams oy rartei tom. plants> 30 cts. for 12 plants. 
Hydrangea hortensis 
ALTHEA. Rose of Sharon. A very 
useful shrub with large, single or 
double flowers in great profusion in 
late summer, a time when flowering 
shrubs are scarce. 
Pink, Purple, Red, or White varie¬ 
ties. 2 to 3 ft., 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
ALMOND, Flowering (A mygdalus). 
Pink, double fragrant flowers in May. 
2 to 3 ft., 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
AZALEAS. These hardy Azaleas bloom 
with the utmost freedom, becoming 
solid masses of flowers at their season, 
and continuing in splendor for several 
weeks. Plant in slight shade and 
sheltered from severe winter. 
Mollis. A dwarf, very bushy, decidu¬ 
ous variety. Flowers light yellow to 
apricot and deep orange. $2 each. 
Mucronulata. Lavender and soft pink 
blossoms. Early-flowering. Height 
5 to 6 feet. Deciduous. $3 each. 
BEAUTY BUSH. An exceedingly hand¬ 
some ornamental shrub. The foliage 
and habit are attractive when the bush 
is out of flower and it is perfectly 
hardy. It grows 6 to 9 feet high when 
mature, and as much through, erect 
and twiggy, producing long, arching 
branches covered in spring with 
clusters of small, tubular flowers of the 
honeysuckle type, borne in such pro¬ 
fusion that the bush is one cloud of 
delicate pink. Beauty Bush has all 
the merits of a perfect shrub—hardi¬ 
ness, year-round beauty in foliage 
and habit, and profusion of flowers of 
beautiful color. 2 to 3 ft., 65 cts. each. 
BUDDLEIA, lie de France. A new 
variety with fragrant, rosy purple 
flowers suffused with violet, borne in 
spikes 6 to 9 inches long. The sym¬ 
metrical bushes are 3 to 4 feet high. 
75 cts. each. 
BUTTERFLY BUSH (.Buddleia magni¬ 
fied). Large, deep rose-purple flowers 
in dense spikes from mid-August on. 
40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
CALYCANTHUS floridus. Sweet Shrub. 
This is the popular old-fashioned 
“Strawberry Shrub,” with brown, 
sweet-scented, starry flowers, followed 
by pods of smooth brown seeds. 15 to 
18 in., 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
DEUTZIA, Pride of Rochester. A very 
popular blush-white form, growing 
taller and bushier than D. gracilis. 
2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
gracilis. Slender Deutzia. A small 
shrub with slender, often arching 
branches covered with pure white 
flowers in graceful nodding racemes. 
Good for edging borders. I to ft., 
35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
DOGWOOD, Coral (Cornus alba sibirica). 
An upright shrub having bright coral- 
red branches with dark green leaves, 
pale beneath, and creamy white flow¬ 
ers in numerous flat-topped clusters, 
followed by bluish fruits. 2 to 3 ft., 
40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
Florida. The well-known white-flower¬ 
ing Dogwood. Big, spreading shrub 
or small tree with large white flowers 
in spring. Foliage turns bright scarlet 
in autumn. Rich red berries. $2 each. 
Florida rubra. One of the loveliest 
flowering trees. Blooms glowing 
peach-blossom-pink, tinged darker. 
A specimen in full bloom is a magni¬ 
ficent spectacle. 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 each. 
FORSYTHIA. One of the very earliest 
shrubs to bloom and unsurpassed in 
splendor and brilliancy by other 
spring-flowering varieties. Branches 
are covered with golden yellow blooms 
in early spring. 
Spectabilis. Sturdy, erect bush with 
an unbelievable abundance of golden 
yellow flowers a shade or two darker 
yellow than any other variety. 2 to 
3 ft., 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Suspensa Fortunei. A tall, willowy 
shrub literally covered with golden 
bells in early spring. 50 cts. each, 
$5 per doz. 
GOLDEN ELDER (Sambucus nigra 
aurea). A fine shrub with remarkably 
bright, rich yellow, constant foliage. 
Fine for contrast. to 2 ft., 40 cts. 
each. 
HONEYSUCKLE, Lilac (Lonicera syrin- 
gantha). Flowers rosy lilac, in June. 
Very showy and fragrant. Low- 
grow'ing. 60 cts. each, $6 per doz. 
Red Tartarian (L. tatarica sibirica). 
A bushy shrub, reaching 10 feet, with 
crimson flowers in June, followed by 
red fruits. 2 to 3 ft., 45 cts. each, 
$4.50 per doz. 
White Tartarian (L. tatarica alba). 
About the same as the above except 
that the flowers are white. 2 to 3 ft., 
45 cts. each, $4.50 per doz. 
HYDRANGEA hortensis. Blue Hydran¬ 
gea. One of the most showy of all 
flowering plants. When planted in 
moist soil, flowers may assume a 
pinkish hue, but blue flowers may be 
assured by mixing about one-half 
pound of alum with each bushel of 
soil. Water in which iron has been 
rusted may also be used. Plants 
growing out-of-doors may oe pro¬ 
tected in winter by boxing or by 
wrapping with straw and leaves and 
covering with waterproof material, 
to 2 ft., $1 each. 
