Hibiscus syriacus, Rose of Sharon Althea. 
One of the best mid-season flowering shrubs. 
3-4 ft. plants of the listed varieties are 
75 cts. each; 37.50 per doz. 
Boule de Feu. Double Red. 
Coelestis. Single Blue. 
Jeanne d’Arc. Double white. 
Lady Stanley. Pinkish-white double. 
Paeoniflora. White, red center, double. 
Rubis. The large well-opened flowers are ruby 
red. 
Totus albus. Single white. 
Hypericum aureum. A yellow-flowered up¬ 
right shrub. 18-24 in. plants, 50 cts. each; 
35.00 per doz. 
Ilex verticillata, Winterberry. Snow-white 
flowers followed by red berries persistent all 
winter. 2-3 ft. plants, 60 cts. each; 36.00 
per doz. 
Kolkwitzia amabilis, Beauty Bush. Masses of 
pale pink tubular flowers in early June. One 
of the best of the recent introductions. 
2- 3 ft. plants, 75 cts. each; 37.50 per doz. 
Ligustrum ovalifolium, California Privet. 
The popular hedge-plant. 2-3 ft. plants, 
32.00 per doz.; 310.00 per 100; 3-4 ft. 
plants, 32.50 per doz.; 312.00 per 100. 
Lonicera morrowi, Morrow's Honeysuckle. 
Pink and white flowers in May and June. 
3- 4 ft. plants, 50 cts. each; 35.00 per doz. 
L. tatarica, Tatarian Honeysuckle. Pink or 
crimson flowers followed by red fruits. 3-4 
ft. plants, 75 cts. each. 
L. tatarica alba, White Tatarian Honey¬ 
suckle. Similar to the above variety with 
white flowers. 3-4 ft. plants, 50 cts. each; 
35.00 per doz. 
Myrica caroliniensis, Bayberry. Fragrant 
summer foliage. Grayish-white berries in the 
fall and winter. 12-18 in. 50 cts. each; 
35.00 per doz. 
Philadelphus coronarius, Mock Orange. A 
tall shrub with intensely fragrant blooms in 
May and June. 3-4 ft. plants, 50 cts. each; 
35.00 per doz. 
P. virginal, Virginal Mock Orange. This is the 
best of the large flowering Mock Oranges. 
The fragrant white flowers are borne in 
May and June with intermittent blooms 
thereafter. 2-3 ft. plants, 50 cts. each; 
35.00 per doz. 
Prunus glandulosa rosea, Pink Flowering 
Almond. The slender stalks are covered with 
masses of pink flowers in May. 2-3 ft. plants 
31.00 each. 
P. maritima, Beach Plum. Grows rapidly in 
poor sandy soil. Makes a good hedge plant 
and will hold drifting sand. Snow-white 
flowers. 2-3 ft. plants, 60 cts. each; 36.00 
per doz. 
P. triloba, Flowering Plum. Double pink 
flowers in May. 3-4 ft. plants, 31.00 each. 
Rhus cotinus, Common Smoke Tree. Produces 
masses of feathery smoke-like blossoms in 
June. 3-4 ft. plants, 31.00 each. 
Rosa lucida, Virginia Rose. A dwarf form 
adaptable for border plantings. Shiny foli¬ 
age, bright pink flowers. 50 cts. each; 35.00 
per doz. 
R. rugosa, Rugosa Rose. Large single reddish 
purple flowers are produced on a vigorous 
shrub. Grows well in dry, sandy locations. 
1^2—2 ft. plants, 50 cts. each; 35.00 per doz. 
R. setigera, Prairie Rose. Large bright pink 
to rose colored flowers. 2-3 ft. plants, 50 cts. 
each; 35.00 per doz. 
Spiraea bumalda, Anthony Waterer. Crimson 
flowers from June to October. A nice hedge 
or low border. 15-18 in. plants, 50 cts. each; 
35.00 per doz. 
S. japonica ovalifolia. White flowers and 
small oval foliage. 50 cts. each; 35.00 per 
doz. 
S. trichocarpa. A handsome shrub reaching a 
height of eight feet, with bluish green foli¬ 
age and pure white flowers. 3-4 ft. plants, 
60 cts. each; 36.00 per doz. 
S. Van Houttei, Vanhoutte’s Spirea. One of 
the most graceful Spireas. 3-4 ft. plants, 
50 cts. each; 35.00 per doz.; 340.00 per 100. 
Symphoricarpos racemosus,Swo«;&<?rry.The 
white fruits are very conspicuous in the fall 
and early winter. Pink flowers in June. 
2-3 ft. plants, 50 cts. each; 35.00 per doz. 
Syringa josikaea, Hungarian Lilacs. Pale 
violet flowers in decorative panicles. June- 
July. Valuable on the Cape for its lateness. 
2-3 ft. plants, 50 cts. each; 35.00 per doz. 
S. vulgaris, Common Lilac. The best known 
species. A traditional New England flower. 
Lilac blue to purple flowers in late May. 
2- 3 ft. plants, 50 cts. each; 35.00 per doz.; 
335.00 per 100. 
S. vulgaris alba, Common White Lilac. A tall 
growing white variety of the common Lilac. 
3- 4 ft. plants, 60 cts. each; 36.00 per doz.; 
340.00 per 100. 
Viburnum americanum, American Cran¬ 
berry Bush. A neat decorative shrub with 
white flowers followed by brilliant red 
berries which stay on all winter. 3-4 ft. 
plants, 60 cts. each; 36.00 per doz. 
V. carlesi, Fragrant Viburnum. The waxy 
flowers are like large Mayflower blossoms. 
Delicious fragrance. lJ^-2 ft. plants, 3L50 
each. 
V. cassinoides, Witherod. Has white flowers 
but its chief decorative feature is the pink- 
toned berries which later become blue. 2—3 
ft. plants, 60 cts. each; 36.00 per doz. 
No poor-house existed in the early days of the colony and widows who were left in 
straightened circumstances were u farmed out” by the towns. Prices varied greatly 
but in 1770 the average value by the year was £3. 
