Flowering Shrubs 
FLOWERING ALMOND (Prunus japonica). Showy, 
spring-blooming bushes of erect habit, bearing a pro¬ 
fusion of small, double flowers in wands or garlands. 
We offer both the Pink and the White varieties at 75c 
each. 
ALTHEA (Hibiscus syriacus; Rose of Sharon). Big au¬ 
tumn-blooming shrubs of magnificent appearance. 
Useful in dry, sunny situations. 
Banner. Double, clear pink flowers. 
Joan of Arc. Double, pure white flowers. 
Lucy. Double, rosy red flowers. 
Any of above, 1 to 1 y 2 ft., 25c each; 3 to 4 ft., 40c 
BARBERRY, Japanese (Berberis Thunbergi ). Graceful, 
spiny plants with small ornamental foliage, brilliantly 
colored in autumn. The yellow flowers are followed by 
drooping clusters of scarlet fruits which hang on during 
the winter. Superb for hedges and can be clipped or 
allowed to grow naturally. 15-in. plants, 35c each. 
New Red-leaved. An admirable plant of great orna¬ 
mental value when planted singly or in clumps. Ex¬ 
actly like the Japanese Barberry, except that the foliage 
is red like that of a good Japanese maple. 15-in. plants, 
50c each. 
French Hydrangeas. See page 20 
Abelia grandiflora 
BUDDLEIA, lie de France. See descrip¬ 
tion and color illustration on page 26. 
B. Veitchi. Similar to the old variety 
Davidi but with larger clusters of bloom. 
The flowers are mauve color, with bright 
orange eye, and produced in early August. 
2- yr. plants, 35c each. 
CALYCANTHUS floridus (Sweet Shrub). 
A bushy, old-fashioned shrub with de¬ 
liciously scented, chocolate-colored flowers 
in spring. 3 ft., 50c each. 
C7ESALPINIA gilliesi. Sometimes known as 
Bird of Paradise. An irregular, open shrub, 
8 feet high, with acacia-like leaves and 
large clusters of exquisite yellow flowers 
with a fiery fountain of brilliant red, hair- 
like stamens 5 inches long protruding from 
them. Coast or desert. 2-ft. plants, 50c. 
CHAENOMELES lagenaria (Cydonia ja¬ 
ponica; Flowering Quince; Burning Bush). 
A thorny, eccentric shrub covered in early 
spring with semi-double, rosy red flowers 
before the leaves are fully developed, with 
attractive foliage the rest of the season. 
3- ft. plants, 50c each. 
CHASTE TREE, LAVENDER (Vitex Agnus - 
castus). Shrub with terminal spikes of lav¬ 
ender flowers in late summer and autumn. 
3-ft. plants, 50c each; 5-ft., $1-00. 
CHIONANTHUS virginica (White Fringe). 
A native shrub, or small tree, which in 
June bears immense bunches of drooping 
white flowers. 4-ft. plants, $1.00 each. 
DESMODIUM penduliflorum. Has many 
bright pink, pea-shaped flowers in Sep¬ 
tember. Plants die down in winter but in 
spring will throw up shoots 3 to 4 feet high. 
2-yr. plants, 50c each. 
Blue, Purple, and White Lilacs 
ABELIA GRANDIFLORA 
See page 37 for description and prices 
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