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Flowering and Fruiting Shrubs 
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Diervilla (Weigela) rosea 
Spiraea 
Anthony Waterer. A dwarf plant of erect 
habit, seldom more than 3 to 4 feet high, 
covered in Midsummer with flat heads 
of dull rosy crimson flowers. Useful for 
large masses in dry, sterile places. 
50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Prunifolia fl.-pl. This is the old-fashioned 
Bridal Wreath, with flat clusters of tiny, 
double, white flowers borne in long 
wreaths and garlands along its drooping 
stems. 50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Trichocarpa. A bold, arching shrub with 
hemispherical clusters of grayish white 
flowers in late Spring. 50c each; 
$4.50 for 10. 
Vanhouttei. By far the handsomest of all 
Spireas. Its small, creamy white flowers 
are borne in thickly spaced clusters along 
its drooping branches. 50c each; $4.50 
for 10. 
Stephanandra 
Flexuosa (incisa). A slender, limber¬ 
stemmed shrub whose long, drooping 
branches are covered with curious, 
deeply Iobed foliage. The flowers are 
small, greenish, and unimportant. 50c 
each; $4.50 for 10. 
Symphoricarpos 
Chenaultii. A useful hard-luck shrub for 
banks and hedge-planting, grown for its 
brightly tinted red fruits which are very 
decorative in Autumn. 50c each; 
$4.50 for 10. 
Racemosus. The Common Snowberry is 
highly decorative in Autumn and early 
Winter because of its clusters of clear 
porcelain-white fruits. A good plant for 
shady places as well as sunny banks and 
waste land. 50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Vulgaris (orbiculatus). The Indian Cur¬ 
rant or Coral Berry is a bushy little 
shrub 5 to 6 feet high, with good-looking 
foliage and white flowers, followed in 
Autumn with huge clusters of purple- 
red fruit which is very showy after the 
leaves have fallen. 50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Syringa • Lilac 
The Lilacs are big, handsome shrubs for 
the most part. Among them by far the 
most important are the named French 
Hybrids. 
Josikasa. A bold shrub with broad foliage 
and erect panicles of small, violet-blue 
flowers in Midsummer after the other 
Lilacs have bloomed. 4 to 5 ft., $1.00 
each; $9.00 for 10. 
Persica. Very graceful Lilac with larger 
clusters of small purplish flowers which 
open about the same time as the com¬ 
mon Lilac. 75c each; $6.50 for 10. 
Villosa. A tree-like shrub with clusters of 
small, pinkish white flowers. One of the 
latest of the Lilacs to bloom. 4 to 5 ft., 
$1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 
Vulgaris. The common purple Lilac which 
everybody knows. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Vulgaris alba. This is the old-fashioned 
white Lilac. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Named Hybrid Lilacs 
Alphonse Lavalle. Double; light blue. 
Charles Joly. Double; violet-purple. 
Charles X. Large panicles of single, bluish 
violet blooms. 
Hugo Koster. Single; dark reddish purple. 
Jan van Tol. Single; white. Extra-large 
trusses. 
Marie Legraye. Single; pure white. 
Michel Buchner. Double; pale lilac. 
Mme. Lemoine. Double; white. 
President Grevy. Double; soft blue. 
Reaumur. Single; dark red. 
Souvenir de Ludwig Spaeth. Single; dark 
red. 
Any of above, 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 each; 4 to 5 ft., 
$2.00 each. 
Vaccinium 
Corymbosum. The Highbush Huckleberry 
or Whortleberry grows about 15 feet 
high, bearing charming pinkish white 
flowers in long, drooping clusters, fol¬ 
lowed by blue-black, edible fruits in 
Midsummer. $1.50 each; $14.00 for 10. 
Viburnum 
A highly variable family of which 
numerous members are admired for bloom, 
fragrance, fruit, and general habit. They 
are easy to grow and many of them thrive 
in desperate, shady places. 
Carlesii. A medium-sized bush with 
angular branches bearing globular clus¬ 
ters of waxy pink and white flowers in 
early Spring, distinguished for extraor¬ 
dinarily rich and pervading fragrance. 
1F£ to 2 ft., $1.50 each. 2 to 2]4 ft., 
$2.00. iy 2 to 3 ft., $2.50. 
Opulus sterile. This is the Guelder Rose 
or old-time Snowball. A big shrub 10 to 
12 feet high or more, bearing its droop¬ 
ing, ball-shaped clusters of flowers in 
early Summer. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
VIBURNUM, continued 
Sieboldi. Large, vigorous-growing shrub 
with dark green, shining foliage and 
panicles of white flowers in May and 
June. Pink fruit, bluish black when 
ripe. 75c each; $7.00 for 10. 
Tomentosum. A small tree, bearing broad, 
horizontal branches, each twig set with 
a double row of flat flower clusters, the 
center of which consists of fine, lacy 
blooms ringed with snow-white florets, 
looking like some amazing piece of 
embroidery. It will thrive in half-shady 
places. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Tomentosum plicatum. This is another 
form of Snowball or Guelder Rose. It 
blooms a little later than V. Opulus 
sterile, but otherwise answers the same 
purpose. 60c each; $5.00 for 10. 
Weigela 
Candida (hybrida). The Snow Weigela is 
a fine old-fashioned shrub of coarse, 
branching habit, with rough foliage 
bearing tubular or trumpet-shaped 
flowers of snowy whiteness. Handsome 
both for cutting and garden display. 
50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Eva Rathke. Very floriferoustype with dull 
crimson flowers. 50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Floribunda. A coarse, useful shrub for 
landscaping, with dull crimson or 
pinkish flowers among its leafy branches 
in Spring. 50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Rosea. A clear, pure pink form. 50c 
each; $4.50 for 10. 
Rosea (florida) variegata. This is a yellow- 
and white-leaved variety of the common 
pink Weigela. Attractive in both flower 
and foliage. 75c each; $6.50 for 10. 
Write us about any variety of 
Flowering and Ornamental Shrubs 
which you do not find in this list. 
