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SHRUBS 
Faneuil Hall Square, Boston 
LILACS 
COMMON VARIETIES 
Purple, White, Persian, White Persian. 
Villosa (S. # villosa). Color light pink. Valuable for 
late blooming. 
SINGLE NAMED LILACS 
^ Alba grandiflora. Large trusses of white flowers. 
Charles X. Magnificent clusters of dark red flowers. 
Frau Bertha Dammann. Extra large white. 
Louis Van Houtte. Bright red. 
Ludwig Spaeth. Dark purple-red. 
Marie Le Graye. Dwarf. One of the finest white 
varieties. 
Rubra de Marly. Purplish-red; free flowering. 
DOUBLE NAMED LILACS 
Alphonse Lavallee. Fine blue shaded to violet. 
La Tour d’Auvergne. Violet-purple, large. 
Leon Simon. Color bluish-crimson; buds clear coral. 
Mme. Casimir Perier. Large trusses, white flowers. 
Mme. Lemoine. A grand double white variety. 
Vigorous. 
Michel Buchner. Dwarf. Pale lilac. 
President Grevy. Blue. 
President Carnot. Pale lilac, white center. 
Senator Volland. Dwarf. Rose-red. 
PRIVET. Ligustrum 
Amoor River (L. amurense). Large oblong, glossy 
green foliage. A hardy variety. 
California (L. ovalifolium) . Vigorous shrub of ex- 
cellent habit. Large, glossy dark green foliage. 
Chinese (L. Ibota). Upright habit, narrow leaves 
and white flowers. One of the hardiest privets. 
Prices of above, see Hedge Plants, page 24. 
Regel’s (L. Ibota Regelianum). Similar to the above 
except tnat the branches droop gracefully. Unexcelled 
for shrubbery borders. 18-24 in., 60c., doz. $6.00. 
JAPANESE QUINCE. Cydonia japonica 
A shrub with spreading spiny branches. Glossy leaves; 
flowers are a deep scarlet, in clusters. The quince-shaped, 
golden-yellow fruit remains a long time in Summer. 
RASPBERRY. Rubus 
Flowering (R. odoratus). A noble plant, with leaves 
6 to 12 in. broad, and pink-purple blossoms 2 in. 
across, in clusters, which continue to bloom all Sum¬ 
mer. Very fragrant. Thrives well in shady places. 
RHODOTYPOS 
kerrioides. A very ornamental shrub of medium size 
with handsome foliage and large single white flowers 
in May. Fruit is black. 
SPIRAEA. Spiraea 
. S. Bumalda Anthony Waterer. Flowers scarlet- 
** crimson, blooming profusely from June to October. 
Strong plants. 
Bridal Wreath (S. prunifolia). One of the best 
and earliest blooming shrubs. Flowers double, white 
and very abundant along the stem. May. 6 to 7 ft. 
Golden (S. opulifolia aurea). One of the best of our 
yellow leaved shrubs. Golden-yellow all Summer. 
St. Peter’s Wreath (S. Van Houttei). The finest 
and most satisfactory of all Spiraeas, either singly or 
among other shrubs. It forms a round and graceful 
bush, with arching branches, which in June are set 
from end to end with beautiful white blossoms. 
SIBERIAN PEA TREE. Caragana arborescens 
A sturdy little tree or shrub smaller than the Dog¬ 
wood. The leaves are a soft green and the flowers that 
come in May resemble the Sweet Pea and are bright 
yellow. Seldom seen, bu-t a shrub that should be on 
every lawn. Bush form. Each 50c. 
Tree form. 5 to 6 ft. $1.25, 6 to 7 ft. $1.75. 
SUMAC. Rhus 
Cut-leaf (R. typhina laciniata). A very striking 
plant of moderate size with deeply cut leaves which 
turn a rich red in the Fall. 
SWEET PEPPER BUSH. Cletlira 
SWEET SCENTED SHRUB. Calycanthus 
floridus (Carolina Allspice). Fine and glossy foliage; 
pineapple scented, chocolate colored flowers all Sum¬ 
mer; leaves dark green above and pale grayish-green 
beneath; a favorite shrub. 
SYMPHORICARPOS 
racemosus (Snowberry). Smooth shrub, with slender 
branches, usually bending under their load of white, 
waxy berries, which appear in Autumn; the flowers 
are rose colored, in loose racemes in July and August. 
SYRINGA. Pkiladelpkus 
Golden (P. coronariue foliis aureis). A graceful va¬ 
riety, with bright yellow foliage. 
Mock Orange (P. coronarius). Shrub with upright 
branches; pure white, fragrant flowers are produced 
in clusters in June; foliage dark green. 
Large-flowered Mock Orange (P. grandiflorus). A 
vigorous, upright variety, with large, showy flowers 
in June; it grows rapidly. 
VIBURNUM 
Arrow Wood (V. dentatum). Glossy, handsome leaves 
white flowers and fine, steel-blue berries in Fall. June. 
cassinoides. Flat heads of white flowers and effective 
foliage. Bears black berries in clusters. June. 
V. Carlesii. An early flowering Viburnum of fine 
habit, bearing fragrant white flowers in May. One 
of the most important late introductions. $1.50. 
European Higli Busk Cranberry. (V. opulus). 
One of the best shrubs for general planting. Red berries 
resembling cranberries remain until early Winter. 
Snowball (V. opulus sterile). A well known shrub of 
large size, producing large, Snowball-like flowers in 
Ma J; WEIGELA 
Candida. Flowers pure white, vigorous and fine habit. 
Eva Ratkke. An erect, free flowering variety; flowers 
brilliant crimson. Blooms more or less all Summer. 
Nana Variegata. A dwarf form, with variegated 
leaves; flowers pale pink. 
Rosea. A strong, symmetrical grower, with good foli¬ 
age; pink flowers in June. 
Buddleia Variabilis 
except as noted. 
alnifolia. Shrub with rich green foliage and spikes 
of fragrant yellowish-white flowers throughout the 
season. It thrives in shady, damp places. 
Prices of Skrubs 75c. eack, $7.50 per doz. 
