Faneuil Mall Square, Boston 
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DECIDUOUS 
SHRUBS 
Rhus typhina laciniata 
PRIVET. Ligustrum 
Amoor River. (L. amurense.) Large, oblong, glossy 
green foliage. A hardy variety. 
California. (L. ovalifolium.) Vigorous shrub of excel¬ 
lent 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 146. 
Regel’s. (L. Ibota Regelianum.) Similar to the above 
except that the branches droop gracefully. This plant 
is unexcelled for shrubbery borders and massed plant¬ 
ings. 18-24 in. 50., doz. $5.00. 
JAPANESE QUINCE. Cydonia japonica 
A shrub with spreading spiny branches. Glossy leaves; 
flowers are a deep scarlet, in clusters. The quince-shaped, 
fragrant, golden-yellow fruit remains a long time in Sum¬ 
mer. 
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 Summer. Very 
fragrant. One of the most useful plants for partially 
shaded places. Each 50c. 
RHODOTYPOS 
kerrioides. A very ornamental shrub of medium 
size with handsome foliage and large single white 
flowers in May. Fruit is black. 
ROSA RUGOSA 
Rosa rugosa. An upright shrub attaining 5 to 6 
ft. in height; foliage shining dark green; not 
attacked by insects; flowers single, red, fra¬ 
grant and produced freely throughout the sum¬ 
mer; fruit bright crimson. 
R. alba. The habit and foliage are similar to the 
above, but the flowers are pure white; fragrant. 
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 but a shrub that 
should be on every lawn. 
Tree form. 5-6 ft. $1.00, 6-7 ft. $1.75. 
SPICE BUSH. Benzoin ^stivale 
A strong-growing shrub, with bright green foliage; 
flo*wers yellow, appearing Ixflore the leaves; has red, 
oblong, spicy berries; bark is aromatic. 
SPIREA. Spiraea 
S. Bumalda Anthony Waterer. Flowers scarlet- 
crimson. blooming profusely from June to October. 
Strong plants. 
Bridal Wreath. (S. prunifolia.) One of the l>est and 
earliest blooming shrubs. Flowers double, white and 
very abundant along the stem. May. 
S. Bumalda Froebelii. Same color as the Anthony 
Waterer but of a taller habit of growth. Very desirable. 
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 Spira*as, 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. 
Thunbergii. Low growing, rounded form, delicate, 
drooping, yellowish green, lanceolate foliage, which 
takes and retains late the most lovely tints in Autumn. 
Small, abundant white flowers in May. 
SUMAC. Rhus 
Cut-leaf. (R. typhina laciniata.) A \*ery striking 
plant of moderate size with deeply cut leaves which 
turn a rich red in the Fall. 
Fragrant. (R. canadensis.) Small yellow flowers 
in clusters or short spikes appear before the leaves. 
In Autumn the foliage turns to a dark crimson. 
Staghorn. (R. typhina.) A large shrub with brilliant 
foliage and fruit ifi the Fall. 
SWEET PEPPER BUSH. Clethra 
alnifolia. Shrub with rich green foliage and spikes of 
fragrant yellowish-white flowers throughout the season. 
It thrives in shady, damp places. See page 144. 
SYMPHORICARPOS 
racemosus. (Snowberry.) Smooth shrub, with slender 
branches, usually bending under their load of white, 
w’axy berries, which appear in Autumn; the flowers are 
rose colored, in loose racemes in July and August, 
vulgaris. (Indian Currant.) Low-growing, spreading, 
graceful habit; foliage attractive; noteworthy from the 
beauty of its clusters of red berries. 
SYRINGA. Philadelphus 
Golden. (P. coronarius foliis aureis.) A graceful variety, 
with bright yellow foliage, which retains its color through¬ 
out the season. Dwarf habit. 
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. grandifiorus.) A 
vigorous, upright variety, with large, showy flowers in 
June; it grows rapidly; branches are somewhat straggling. 
Rosa rugosa alba 
