18 Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
Hardy ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
Priced for Freight or Express delivery, at 
your expense. 6 at 12 rate; 25 at 100 rate; 250 
at 1000 rate, if listed.__ 
Two New BARBERRIES 
Truehedge Columnberry u. s. Plant 
■ Patent No. 
110. The new “Ready Made Hedge.’’ Up¬ 
right in form, of uniform density, foliaged to 
the ground. No pruning needed to keep a 
formal face and height. Resembles Boxwood; 
9 to 12 inches . 
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12 to 15 inches ... 
15 to 18 inches . 
18 to 24 inches . 
Mentorensis 
U. S. Plant Patent No. 99. 
“The Evergreen Barberry.” 
Compact, vigorous growth, with lustrous dark 
green leaves. These remain practically all 
winter, purplish bronze against the snow or 
frozen ground. Very desirable. 
|Each| 12 | 100 
15 to 18 inches . 
18 to 24 inches . 
24 to 30 inches . 
$0.60|$4.75|$35.00 
.751 6.00| 45.00 
l.OOj 8.00| 55.00 
Cornus Elegantissima. 
“Truehedge” Co-lumnberry 
ATilVEOND. Early spring flowering shrubs, gaily in full bloom 
before the leaves appear, with beautiful, double flowers of 
rose or white, snuggling tight to the twigs. 
Double Pink. 1% to 2 feet, 45c. 2 to 3 feet, 60c. 
ARABIA pentaphylla. Long, slender, gracefully arching 
branches ; compound foliage bright green without turning. 
Makes small tree in time. Greenish white flowers in long 
umbels. 2 to 3 feet, 40c each ; $4.00 per 12. 
AZAEEA mollis. See Evergreen Shrubs, page 21. 
JAPAN BARBERRY (Thunbergi). The ideal low hedge 
plant — hardy, tough, impervious ; of dense growth ; adapted 
to shearing. Dainty small and profuse green foliage. Red 
fruits, leaves coloring to crimson. | 12 | 100 1000 
12 to 15 inches .$1.75)$12.00 $ 90.00 
15 to 18 inches . 2.00| 14.00 110.00 
18 to 24 inches . I 2.50| 18.00 150.00 
RED DEAF BARBERRY (Atropurpurea). A brilliant ac¬ 
cent shrub. An exact reproduction of Thunbergi in every 
respect except color ; at first a brilliant red, dulling to 
bronzy red-purple. 
Each| 12 1 100 
$ 0.20 
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.35 
roved 
$2.00 $14.00 
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22.00 
BOX-BARBERRY (B. compacta). An imp 
Thunbergi, 
its foliage so round and dense, and its growth so evenly 
compact, it bears a striking resemblance to Boxwood. Slower 
jEachl 12 1 100 
and lower growing than Thunbergi. 
9 to 12 inches .,'|$0.25|$2.40|$16.00 
12 to 15 inches .| .35| 3.60| 22.00 
BUDDIrEIA magnifies (Butterfly Bush). A fast growing 
shrub, the arching wands topped in August by scented 
flower spikes 3 inches thick by 10 inches long, color deep 
violet-rose with an orange center. Butterflies are always 
hovering around them at blooming time. 
2 year, 30c each ; 3 for 85c. 
CALYCANTHUS (Carolina Allspice). Strong reddish brown 
shoots with large glossy leaves, from the axils of which 
spring odd, double, spicily fragrant flowers of chocolate-red. 
1 (4 to 2 feet, 30c; 3 for 85c. 
CIiETRRA alnifolia (Sweet Pepper Bush). A handsome 
dwarf shrub, delightfully fragrant in August and Septem¬ 
ber when covered with long showy wands of creamy white 
flowers. 
1(4 to 2 feet, 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
CORNTJS eleg’antissima variegata (Silverblotch Dog¬ 
wood). Medium growth. Purplish red branches and beauti¬ 
ful silver variegated foliage; choicest of the variegated¬ 
leaved shrubs. 2 to 3 feet, 45c ; 3 for $1.25. 
—paniculata (Gray Dogwood). Compact grower. Good sized 
white flowers in June. Berries white, on noticeably red 
stems. Bark and under side of leaves gray. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
■—sibirica (Coral Dogwood). A vigorous grower, with clus¬ 
ters of fine white flowers ; white berries ; stem and branches 
showing blood-red in winter. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c; 3 for $1.10; 6 for $2.00. 
CYDONIA japonica (Japan Quince). Scarlet flowers early 
in spring followed by small, quince-shaped fruits which are 
quite fragrant. The foliage is dark and shiny ; growth bushy 
and dense; for medium filling, or pruned foreground. 
1% to 2 feet, 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
DEUTZIA 
0.30 1 $3.00 $5.00 
.401 4.00| 7.50 
Shrubs which vary considerably in height and habit, but 
bloom alike in dainty bell or tassel-shaped flowers, borne 
thickly in wreaths along their branches in June. 
Cfracilis (Slender Branched). Dwarf, dense, bushy, its droop¬ 
ing branches wreathed with pure white flowers in May. Best 
for edging, growing not much over 2 feet high ; and stand- 
in partial shade very well. |Each| 12 | 25 
12 to 15 inches . 
15 to 18 inches .. 
Xiemoinei. Large flowers of pure white, borne in cone-shaped 
heads. The next step-up from Gracilis, in height. 
18 to 24 inches, 30c ; 3 for 85c. 
Mag’nifica. This is the handsomest of all Deutzias; medium, 
full and bushy, with the largest florets, fullest trusses and 
most double petalage to be found in the family. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c ; 3 for $1.10. 
Pride of Rochester. Grows strongly upright; and blooms 
in May before the others. Flowers large and free, double, 
white. 2 to 3 feet, 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
GOLDEN ELDER 
Sambucus aurea. Big broad leaves as yellow as gold, mak¬ 
ing conspicuous punctuation among the dark leaved tall 
shrubs. 2 to 3 feet, 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
FORSYTHIA [Golden Bell] 
Strong- growing, glinting masses of yellow, very early in, 
spring before the leaves appear. The upright forms make 
excellent tall hedges, and are bright-hued fillers for massed 
shrub groups. 
Tortunei. Similar in bloom to the variety Suspensa, but it 
is thicker, of upright growth, and tallest of the group. 
Intermedia. The earliest blooming; on arching canes. 
Spectabilis. Very broad, heavy flowers, profuse. 
Suspensa. Very Jong, slender curving branches, adapted to 
arches and trellises, as well as foreground filling. 
Above: 2 to 3 feet, 40c. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
FRINGE 
Purple (Smoke Tree; Rhus cotinus). A conspicuous spread¬ 
ing shrub or small tree with large round leaves ; overhung 
in midsummer by mistlike clouds of tiny flowers. These 
billowing panicles are a light lavender when fresh, very 
persistent, and give the impression of smoke at a distance. 
2 to 3 feet, 65c. 3 to 4 feet, 90c. 
White (Chionanthus virginica). A very showy shrub, grow- 
ing to good size; with large leathery, shiny leaves, and 
lacelike white flowers borne in gracefully drooping panicles. 
Although treelike in character, the branches and heavy foli¬ 
age are usually well furnished close to the ground, making 
a broad and rounded bush of noble proportions. 
iy 2 to 2 feet, 60c. 2 to 3 feet, 75c. 3 to 4 feet, $1.00. 
