ioo Flowering Shrubs 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
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Prunifolia fl.-pl. (Bridal Wreath). A favorite variety and one of 
the best. It is a beautiful shrub of medium size, with double white 
flowers in May. 3 to 4-ft. plants, 60 cts. each. 
Thunbergi (Snow Garland; Thunberg’s Spirea). A beautiful shrub 
with numerous slender branches forming a dense, feathery bush 3 
to 4 feet tall. Flowers white, in early spring, covering the plant as 
with a mantle of snow. 2 to 3-ft. plants, 60 cts. each. 
Vanhouttei (Van Houtte’s Bridal Wreath). A grand, arching shrub 
of garden origin, 5 to 6 feet high. Leaves dark green. Flowers white, 
in numerous umbels in late spring. 3-ft. plants, 60 cts. each. 
Syringa • Lilac 
Few shrubs are more universally admired than the Lilacs. They 
are among the most beautiful of our spring-flowering shrubs. 
Charles X. Single. Fine clusters of lilac flowers with slightly violet 
tint. 
Charles Joly. Double. Dark violet-purple, with silvery reverse. 
Hugo Koster. Single. Lilac with reddish tint. 
Marie Legraye. Single. Pure white; very free. 
Mme. Casimir Perier. Double. White; very fine. 
Mme. Lemoine. Double. Very large white flowers. 
President Grevy. Double. Blue; fine large trusses. 
All above Syringas, strong 2-ft. plants, well branched, $1 each 
Vulgaris (Common Purple Lilac). Large, upright shrub with heart- 
shaped, bright green leaves. Flowers deliciously fragrant, in shades 
of lilac-blue and purple. 3 to 4-ft. plants, 60 cts. each. 
Vulgaris alba (Common White Lilac). The old popular white va¬ 
riety similar to the preceding, differing only in point of color. 
60 cts. each. 
Tamar ix 
Africana (Tamarisk). Strong, slender, tall-growing, irregular shrubs, 
with feathery foliage and small, delicate flowers, borne profusely on 
gracefully bending branches. These pink flowers are very attractive 
during May. 60 cts. each. 
Hispida aestivalis. A distinct variety, with delicate, soft, pink 
sprays of flowers in July and August, a time when the shrubbery 
border is comparatively bare of flowers. 60 cts. each. 
Viburnum • Arrow-Wood 
Hardy shrubs with showy flowers and foliage. Attractive not 
only when in blossom, but many species produce large clusters of 
bright or glistening berries and the foliage assumes brilliant and intense 
color tones in autumn. Thrives best in moist soils in sunny locations. 
Plicatum (Japanese Snowball). The choicest of its class. Pure 
white, ball-shaped clusters of flowers in May. 75 cts. each. 
Viburnum tomentosum 
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Tomentosum (Single Japanese Snowball). Leaves dark green with 
bronzy margins. Flowers white in flat-topped clusters. Berries 
red, changing to bluish black. 3 to 4-ft. plants, 60 cts. each. 
Weigela • Diervilla 
Hardy, free-flowering shrubs of spreading habit, thriving best in 
moist, loamy soil, and producing in late spring and early summer 
great masses of showy flowers. 
Eva Rathke. The finest Weigela in cultivation, flowering con¬ 
tinuously during summer and fall. Flowers rich ruby-carmine. 
60 cts. each. 
Rosea. The commonest and a favorite, with rosy pink flowers in 
June. 3 to 4-ft. plants, 60 cts. each. 
Rosea nana variegata (Variegated Weigela). This is a variegated 
form of the above, enriching the collection of the fancy-colored 
foliage group. It is dwarf; the leaves variegated with white. Flow¬ 
ers white or slightly suffused with rose. 4-ft. plants, 60 cts. each. 
HEDGE PLANTS 
Barberry, Japan ( Berberis Thunbergi) 
Where a dwarf deciduous hedge is wanted, nothing equals this beautiful Barberry. Requires but little pruning to keep in shape. The 
leaves are small, light green, and toward fall assume rich, brilliant colors. The fruit or berries become scarlet and are extremely decorative 
on the plants all through the winter. Absolutely hardy in all parts of the country. Plant 12 to 15 inches apart. Extra-strong 3-year-old 
plants, \ to 2 feet high, $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
Boxwood Edging 
Boxwood Edging 
(Dwarf Box ) 
The well-known Box used for edging, and invaluable 
for that purpose. 4 to 6 inches high, $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100. 6 to 8 inches high, $3.50 per doz.; $25 
per 100. 
Privet, California 
(Ligustrum ovalifolium) 
This is a rapid grower under all conditions, and has 
handsome glossy foliage that lasts well into the winter. 
It may be used as a specimen or in a hedge. Withstands 
any amount of pruning, and is extremely hardy. To make 
a good hedge, set the plants in a double row 6 inches 
apart and 6 inches between the rows. Strong, select, well- 
rooted plants, 1-year-old, 13^ to 2 feet high, $1.25 per 
doz.; $6 per 100; $50 per 1,000. 2-year-old, 2 to 2^ feet 
high, $1.50 per doz.; $8 per 100; $70 per 1,000. 
Golden Variegated California Privet 
{Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum) 
A beautiful golden yellow variegated form of the com¬ 
mon California Privet and equally hardy. Valuable as an 
individual specimen or may be planted in clumps or in the 
mixed shrub border. Its golden foliage forms a desirable 
color relief. Strong plants, 18 to 24 inches high, $2.50 per 
doz.; $15 per 100. 
