Choice Flowering Shrubs 
V ERY many shrubs are omitted—not good enough. We have them for sale, 
and will quote low bargain prices. Those listed on the following three pages 
are deserving of a place in every garden. A list of shrubs in large quantities 
(small sizes) will be found in the green list inside the front cover. Note low quantity 
prices on these pages. 
ALTHEA (Kose-of-Sharon) 
This old favorite is of never-failing beauty 
and usefulness, for it blooms in late July and 
August when few other flowers are available. 
We offer the colors: Double Pink, Double Red 
and Double White. Zone V. Heavy soil. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
2 to 3 feet.$ .50 14.50 .128.00 
3 to 4 feet.75 6.50 36.00 
BENZOIN (Spice Bush) 
A large shrub to 10 feet covered with a mist 
of pale yellow flowers in April on the upright 
stems. Fragrant and spicy, like the leaves and 
the scarlet berries that follow. Zone V. Damp. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
18 to 24 inches.$ .40 $3.50 $25.00 
2 to 3 feet.50 4.00 36.00 
BARBERRIES 
Japanese Barberry (B. Thunbergi). Zone 
IV. 
The popular and well known hedge Bar¬ 
berry. Said to be the most valuable single 
shrub in cultivation. 
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(100) 
12 to 15 inches.| 
;i .50 
$ 6.00 
18 to 24 inches. 
2.00 
15 00 
2 to 3 feet. 
2.50 
20 00 
True Hedge Columnberry 
(B. 
Thun. 
erecta). (Patent 110). 
Just like Thunberg’s 
Barberry but erect in 
growth. A fine dwarf 
hedge plant. 
9 to 12 inch 
$3.00 $25.00 
15 to 18 inch 
5.00 45.00 
18 to 24 inch 
700 60.00 
(Special 1000 prices) 
Redleaf Barberry (B. Thunbergi atropur- 
purea). Zone V. 
Leaves are purplish red all Summer, a 
unique note in the foliage scheme. New. 
( 10 ) ( 100 ) 
12 to 15 inches.$2.00 $16.00 
18 to 24 inches. 3.00 22.50 
BUDDLEIA (Summer Lilac) 
Butterflybush 
Graceful racemes of lilac-purple flowers 
in late Summer. Very rapid grower. Zone V. 
Drained soil. 
( 10 ) ( 100 ) 
2 year plants.$4.00 $30.00 
Columnberry 
White Fringe 
WHITE FRINGE 
(Chionanthus virginica) 
A tall growing shrub with lacy, snow white flowers 
which droop in panicles 4 to 6 inches long, and 
appear in May. Zone V. Damp, loose. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
3 to 4 feet.$1.00 $9.00 $60.00 
4 to 5 feet. 1.50 10.00 80.00 
CORNUS MAS 
(Cornelian Cherry) 
Generally the first shrub to show color in Spring 
when the twiggy branches are covered in a yellow 
mist that gradually becomes brighter. Later the 
cherry-like fruits are attractive. 15 feet. Zone V. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
2 to 3 feet.$ . 75 $7.00 $30.00 
3 to 4 feet. 1.00 9 00 40 00 
4 to 5 feet. 1 35 11.00 48.00 
CYDONIA (Japanese Quince) 
A dwarf shrub, broad and dense with exceedingly 
bright red and scarlet flowers in early April. Lasting 
until May. Foliage is dark and rich. Zone V. Sun. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
2 to 3 feet.$ .50 $4.50 $30.00 
3 to 4 feet.60 5.00 45.00 
DAPHNE Mezereum 
Buddleia lie de France 
New French variety. More brilliant color. 
Racemes 6 to 9 inches long. Blooms July to 
late September. Zone VI. 
(Each) (10) 
Potted plants.$ .30 $2.50 
Field Grown.50 4.50 
A small hardy shrub blooming long before the 
leaves appear. The stems are closely set with deep 
red, fragrant flowers. Enjoys partial shade. Zone IV. 
Sun, lime. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
12 to 15 inches.$ .50 $4.50 $40.00 
18 to 24 inches. 1 00 9.00 85.00 
ENKIANTHUS campanulatus 
A beautiful ornamental shrub, with drooping 
racemes of short, yellowish or pale orange flowers 
which hang in clusters, during the month of May. 
The foliage is brilliant red in autumn. Zone V. 
Acid, humus. 
12 to 18 inches. $1 25 $10 .00 . 
18 to 24 inches. 1.60 15 00 . 
2 to 3 feet. 2.00 17.50 . 
FORSYTHIA OVATA 
Did your forsythia lose its buds last winter? 
Here is the answer—flowers are paler and a week 
or two later, but it is ironclad for hardiness. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
18 to 24 inches.$ . 70 $5.50 $40.00 
FORSYTHIA SPECTABILIS 
Sprays of frozen sunshine so early in the year 
that you hadn’t realized Spring had arrived! This 
splendid new variety has more flowers and larger 
than older types. Zone V. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
2 to 3 feet.$ . 50 $4 .00 $25.00 
3 to 4 feet.60 5 00 30.00 
4 to 5 feet.75 6 00 50 00 
Witch-Hazel Flowers 
HAMAMMELIS (Witch-Hazel) 
Vernalis 
This splendid bush is covered with a show of 
fragrant yellow or red flowers—suggesting the 
Forsythia but one or two months earlier. The 
snow is usually still on the ground when the 
flowers open. A delicious fragrance. Hardy in 
Zone V. 
We offer two types, grafted from specially 
selected—heavy blooming—specimens:— 
(Each) (10) 
Red. 15 to 21 inches, B. & B.$1 .00 $7.50 
Yellow. 15 to 21 inches, B. & B. 1 00 7.50 
Mollis (Chinese Witch-Hazel) 
Every February this glorious shrub surprises 
us with its fragrant ribbon-like flowers of spun 
gold draped throughout the branches. Always a 
cheerful spot in a drab winterscape, even in zero 
weather. Handsome grav-green foliage. Happiest 
in slightly moist place. Hardy Zone V. 
18 to 24 inches.$1.50 $10.00 
WINTERBERRY 
(Ilex verticillata) 
A very ornamental shrub with light green 
foliage and upright branches. Its bright scarlet 
berries are very decorative until Mid-winter. 
Zone IV. Damp. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
1 Vt. to 3 feet.$ .50 $4.50 $40.00 
2 to 3 feet.60 5.00 45.00 
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