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Ptelea (Hop Tree, or Trefoil) 
A rapid-growing, large shrub or small tree, with 
jfe} winged fruit in clusters in June. 3 to 4 ft., 35 cts. 
PyrUS (Flowering Crab) 
These make specimens of wonderful beauty and 
should be more frequently used. 
FLORIBUNDA. This variety can be grown as a 
large shrub. Has single flowers in great profusion, 
beautiful carmine in bud and white when open, with 
very ornamental fruit in autumn. 3 to 4 ft., $1. 
Floribunda atrosanguinea. Dark carmine 
buds in great profusion; flowers crimson. $1. 
BECHTEL’S DOUBLE - FLOWERED. This 
forms a small tree, covered in early spring with 
very large, double flowers, 2 inches in diameter, of a 
delicate pink and delicious fragrance. The flowers 
are produced in the greatest profusion even on 
young plants. Blooms later than the other varie¬ 
ties. 3 to 4 ft., $1. 
Ribes 
AUREUM (Yellow-flowering or Missouri Cur¬ 
rant). Yellow flowers in early spring, before the 
other shrubs are ready to bloom, wonderfully 
sweet-scented. 50 cts. 
SANGUINEUM (Red-flowering Currant). 
Blooms very early. 50 cts. each. 
Robinia 
HISPIDA (Rose Acacia). Large, bright pink, 
pea-shaped flowers in June. The foliage is the 
typical Locust foliage, and the shrub makes a fine 
adornment to the garden. Dwarf, 50 cts.; stan¬ 
dards, 8 ft., $2.50. 
Rubus 
ODORATA (Flowering Raspberry). A fine plant 
for massing in semi-wild borders. Very ornamental 
foliage ancl rich rosy purple flowers in June. 35 cts. 
Quercus (Oak) 
The many species and varieties of these trees all 
attain great size and form magnificent, picturesque 
specimens. They are all adapted for the ornamenta¬ 
tion of large grounds, especially the following: 
COCCINEA (Scarlet Oak). This is a native 
variety of rapid growth and pyramidal form, with 
coarse foliage which changes in autumn to a bright 
scarlet. 6 to 8 ft., $1.50; 6 to 8 ft., standards, 
$2.50. 
PALUSTRIS (Pin Oak). Finely divided, deep 
green foliage. One of the most valuable trees for 
street planting or for lawn specimens. 6 to 8 ft., 
$1.50; 8 to 10 ft., $2.50. 
Rhamnus (Buckthorn) 
CATHARTICUS. A fine, hardy, robust shrub, 
with handsome, dark green foliage and white 
flowers; small black fruits. 50 cts. 
RhodotypUS (White Kerria) 
KERRIOIDES. A Japanese shrub of medium 
size, with handsome foliage and large, single, white 
flowers in the latter part of May, succeeded by 
numerous small fruits. Valuable for mass planting. 
2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. 
RllUS (Sumach) 
COTINUS (Smoke Tree). Loose panicles of 
mist-like flowers. 50 cts. to 75 cts. 
GLABRA LACINIATA (Cut-Leaf Sumach). A 
variety of the common Sumach, with deeply cut, 
fern-like foliage, dark green above and glaucous 
below, turning to a rich red in autumn. 12 to 18 in., 
50 cts. 
TYPHINA LACINIATA. A beautiful fern¬ 
leaved variety of the Staghorn Sumac. 30 cts. 
Sambucus 
AUREA (Golden Elder). White heads of flowers, 
purplish red berries, and golden yellow foliage that 
makes a fine contrast among other shrubs. 35 cts.; 
extra-heavy, 50 cts. 
Spiraea (Meadow Sweet) 
ATCHISpNII. A new variety, with beautiful, 
ash-like foliage and graceful, slender stems sur¬ 
rounded with large panicles of white flowers. 75 cts. 
ANTHONY WATERER. Bright crimson; 
blooms all summer, if the old flower-heads are 
removed. 3 ft., 25 cts.; large, 50 cts. 
OPULIFOLIA AUREA. A variety with golden 
yellow foliage and double, white flowers in June. 
Effective in the shrubbery or for planting along the 
banks of streams. 35 cts. 
PRUNIFOLIA FL. PL. (Bridal Wreath). An 
old favorite, producing an abundance of double, 
white flowers on slender branches in spring. 50 cts. 
SORBIFOLIA (Ash-leaved Spirea). A vigorous 
species, with leaves like that of the Mountain Ash 
and long, elegant spikes of white flowers in July. 
2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. 
THUNBERGII. A very graceful shrub, with very 
fine foliage, and covered with white flowers the 
beginning of May. 35 cts. to 50 cts. 
VAN HOUTTEI. The most beautiful of all the 
Spireas. Beautiful foliage at all times and a fountain 
of snow-white bloom in May and June. 35 cts.; 
large plants, 50 cts. 
Stephanandra 
FLEXUOSA. A graceful, medium-sized shrub, 
clothed to the ground with beautiful, hawthorn-like 
foliage, tinged with red in spring. 35 cts. 
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