20 Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO, 
Spirea Trichocarpa, 
Viburnum Carlesi. 
Flowers of Weigela. 
PRUNUS [Flowering Plum] 
Cistena (Purple Leaf Sandcherry). Dwarfer than other pur¬ 
ple plums, more compact, with glossier leaves more red. 
4 to 5 feet, 75c. 5 to 6 feet, $1.00. 
Newport. Early foliage reddish purple, maturing to rich 
bronze-purple. Flowers rosy white; fruits magenta-red. 
4 to 5 feet, 75c. 5 to 6 feet, $1.00. 
Triloba (Double Flowered Plum). Early in spring the small 
tree is decked in a fleecy cloud of very double light pink 
blossoms. 2 to 3 feet, 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
SPIREA 
Antbony Waterer. Beautiful dark small foliage; dense 
rounded growth ; and large, brilliant rosy crimson corymbs, 
at its best in midsummer. More of this variety is used for 
foundation plantings and low borders, than any other shrub. 
Callosa alba. Like above; large, flat white clusters. 
Proebeli. A trifle taller, fuller, and more expansive than 
Anthony Waterer, with broader and darker summer leaves. 
These are a beautiful salmony bronze-red in spring, and 
again in the fall. Reddish pink flowers in dense corymbs. 
The Three Kinds Above: Eachl 6 | 25 
12 to 15 inches .$0.25j$1.251$ 4.00 
15 to 18 inches .30 1.501 5.50 
18 to 24 inches .. .35] 1.80 j 6.75 
Billiardi. Upright. Numerous dense upright terminal pan¬ 
icles of deep rose-pink flowers from July on. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
Opulifolia aurea (Golden Spirea). Upright, bushy; heavy 
white flower umbels in June turn to dark red, a striking con¬ 
trast to the bright yellow foliage changing to bronze. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c. 3 to 4 feet, 60c. 
Thunbergi. Forms a dense feathery bush, 3 to 5 feet high ; 
the light yellowish green foliage changes in autumn to 
bright red and orange. White clustered flowers in spring. 
18 to 24 inches, 30c. 24 to 30 inches, 40c. 
Trichocarpa (Korean Spirea). A handsome new intro- 
- . ^ duction favoring Van Houtte in character, 
but with larger flowers with a distinct eye, in dome-shaped 
clusters ; about two weeks later. 
1)4 to 2 feet, 35c. 2 to 3 feet, 50c. 
Van Houtte. Indispensable in any grouping of shrubbery 
where its gracefully arching, slender branches, fine twigs 
and “maidenhair" foliage may be left unpruned. A foun¬ 
tain of white in May. Each] 12 | 100 
1)4 to 2 feet 
2 to 3 feet 
3 to 4 feet 
4 to 5 feet 
$0.15 
.20 
.30 
.451 
$1.50|$ 8.00 
2.00| 12.00 
3.00| 15.00 
4.80| 25.00 
SYMPHORICARPCS 
3 to 5 feet. Valuable in shaded location; with beautiful 
leaves, and bright, persistent fruits. 
Snowberry (S. racemosus). Rose- 
colored flowers in June and July, 
followed by persistent, large, 
round, clustered, milk-white fruits. 
Rounded blue-green leaves. 
Indian Currant (Coralberry) (S. 
vulgaris). Similar to Snowberry 
except that its long, slender fruits 
are coral-red, clustering in thick 
ropes along the arching stems; 
also, the smaller leaves are dark. 
Both kinds: ]Each| 6 
1)4 to 2 feet .i$0.30|$1.53 
2 to 3 feet . ] .40| 2.00 Snowberry. 
TAMARIX 
Tall growing shrubs, with fine feathery foliage like that of 
the Juniper ; small, usually pink flowers from April on. Splen¬ 
did for seaside planting, or equally good in dry sand. The 
slender varieties should be grouped close. 
Africana. Reddish brown bark and slender spreading branches, 
flowers pink in long terminal panicles in May. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c. 
Gallica. Slender, spreading branches, the leaves dull bluish 
green, flowers flesh white in panicled racemes. May to Julyo 
2 to 3 feet, 40c. 
Odessana (Caspian Tamarix). 4 to 6 feet. Exquisitely feath¬ 
ered foliage of silvery green, blooming July and August 
with large, loose panicles of lavender-pink flowers. Dwarfer 
growing, more bushy and spreading than the others. 
18 to 24 inches, 35c. 2 to 3 feet, 50c. 
VIBURNUM 
Americannm (High Bush Cranberry). Broad showy flower 
corymbs with usually only the outer fringe fully opened. 
Fruits bright scarlet, persisting from July until spring, 
mainly because the birds won’t eat them. Brilliant dark 
leaves. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c; 3 for $1.10. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
Carlesi A valuable recent introduction from Korea, pro- 
— ■ — ducing its delicate, spice-scented flowers in May 
and June. The buds before expanding are an attractive 
mauve-pink, developing into Bouvardia-like umbels of pure 
frost white. Flowers preserve their form and purity of 
color an unusually long time. |Each| 3 
12 to 15 inches . 
$0.60 
.75 
$1.65 
15 to 18 inches . 
18 to 24 inches . 
1.00 
1.25 
24 to 30 inches . 
Dentatum (Arrow-wood). Strong. Bright green, heart- 
shaped leaves turning to purple and red. May and June 
flowers of creamy white in umbel-like cymes; black fruits. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
Lantana (Wayfaring Tree). Strong. Beautiful wrinkled, 
lantana-like leaves ; white flowers in May and June. Fruits 
color unequally from crimson to black. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c ; 3 for $1.10. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
Sterile. The common “Snowball” which helps out so bravely 
for Decoration Day, with its lovely white balls of bloom. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c; 3 for $1.10. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
Plicatum (Japan Snowball). Erect, compact, very orna¬ 
mental. Purple tinged foliage of beautiful pattern, spangled 
with perfect ovoid corymbs of purest white, in June. 
1)4 to 2 feet, 45c; 3 for $1.25. 2 to 3 feet, 60c. 
WEIGELA 
Strong growing, thrifty shrubs for medium and back rows. 
The showy flowers are stemless bells strung along arching 
canes in clustered profusion, from May into July. 
Bed (Eva Bathke). Deep carmine-red. July. 
1)4 to 2 feet, 50c. 2 to 3 feet, 60c. 
Pinks. (Three varieties assorted, 2 to 3 feet, for $1.00). 
2 to 3 feet, 40c. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
White (Candida). Pure white, large bells. June. 
1)4 to 2 feet, 35c. 2 to 3 feet, 45c. 
Variegfated Leaf. Leaves margined and streaked creamy 
white; flowers mottled pink and white. Dwarf. 
1)4 to 2 feet, 35c. 2 to 3 feet, 45c. 
