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Evonymus (Euonymus) 
(Strawberry or Spindle Tree) 
Highly ornamental shrubs, covered in autumn 
with showy fruit. 
ALATA (Cork-barked Evonymus). Of upright, 
compact growth; heavily corked branches; small 
leaves and red fruit. In autumn the foliage turns to 
bright red. Very ornamental. $2 each, $15 for 10. 
BUNGEANA. Similar to£. alata , but with yellow 
and somewhat larger fruits, hanging on well into the 
winter. $2.50 each. 
EUROP7EA (European Evonymus). The most 
common variety. Forms a small tree, with white 
and rose-colored fruit. 75 cts. each, $6 for 10. 
Europaea nana. A dwarf form of the above. 
Very unique and new. $2.50 each. 
KOOPMANNII. A dwarf shrub, with arching 
and procumbent branches; purplish flowers, followed 
by showy fruits; excellent for rockeries. New. 
$2.50 each. 
Koopmannii nana. Similar to above, but with 
smaller leaves. $1.50 each, $10 for 10. 
LATIFOLIA planipes. Very decorative, with 
handsome foliage, and large pendulous fruits. New. 
$2 each. 
MAACKII. Large shrub or small tree, bearing 
pink fruits, which open, displaying vivid blood-rea 
seeds. 75 cts. each, $6 for 10. 
OBOVATA. A procumbent shrub, with erect 
branches to one foot; purplish flowers; excellent for 
bordering taller shrubs, and for ground-cover under 
large trees. $1 each, $7.50 for 10. 
Exochorda (Pearl Bush) 
GRANDIFLORA. A fine shrub from north China, 
producing large, white flowers in May. 75 cts. each, 
$6 for 10. 
Fatsia 
FORSYTHIA, continued 
able for planting on banks or walls, where the long 
branches may trail. 
VIRIDISSIMA. A fine variety, with leaves and 
bark a deep green. Flowers deep yellow, very early 
in the spring. 
Halesia 
(Snowdrop, of Silver Bell Tree) 
TETRAPTERA. A desirable shrub of large size, 
covered with pretty, white, bell-shaped flowers in 
May. $1 each, $7.50 for 10. 
Halimodendron 
ARGENTEUM SIBIRICUM. A new, wide- 
spreading shrub from Asia; slender branches; small 
silvery blue-green foliage, and an abundance of pale 
violet or rosy purple flowers in early summer. It is 
a distinct shrub, having a graceful airiness quite 
unusual; hardy, and suited to dry places. $1.50 each. 
Hamamelis (Witch-Hazel) 
JAPONICA (Japanese Witch-Hazel). A hardy, 
winter-blooming, and highly ornamental shrub, simi¬ 
lar to our common Witch-Hazel, forming striking 
objects in the winter landscape with their bright yel¬ 
low flowers, which are not even injured in zero 
weather. Their compact, bushy habit and handsome 
foliage, turning to bright yellow-orange or purple in 
the fall, make them very desirable. $1 each, 
$7.50 for 10. 
Japonica arborea. Similar to above, but with 
larger leaves; vigorous grower; flowers have a touch 
of purple at base. $1 each, $7.50 for 10. 
VIRGINIANA. Our native Witch-Hazel. A tall- 
growing shrub, reaching a height of 6 to 8 feet, with 
very large, dark green foliage and showy yellow 
flowers just before the leaves fall in the autumn. 
JAPONICA. Shrub or small, bushy tree; gives 
a subtropical effect; shiny green leaves, Iobed into a 
hand-like appearance. This plant supplies the rice 
paper of the Chinese. Needs slight protection north 
of Philadelphia. New and scarce. $2.50 each. 
Forsythia 
FORTUNEI (Fortune’s Golden Bell). The For¬ 
syth ias, or Golden Bells, come into bloom the first 
warm days of spring, and their masses of bright yel¬ 
low flowers are one of the most striking features of 
the landscape at that time. Of graceful, upright 
habit, this variety is one of the best. 
INTERMEDIA (Golden Bell). Bright golden 
yellow flowers on slender, arching branches; foliage 
a rich, glossy green. 
Intermedia spectabilis. More upright than the 
preceding, but still spreading and graceful; flowers 
a clear yellow. 
SUSPENSA (Drooping Golden Bell). Flowers 
like the above, but of slender, drooping habit. Suit- 
Hydrangea 
ARBORESCENS. Foliage a good green, bluish 
underneath; flat white flower umbels in July. 
Arborescens grandiflora sterilis. A beautiful 
new American shrub, bearing large panicles of snow- 
white flowers from June to August. 
CINEREA sterilis. Magnificent variety, growing 
5 to 6 feet; flower-heads white, 5 to 7 inches across, 
with flowers about j^inch in diameter. New. 
$1 each, $7.50 for 10. 
PANICULATA. A smaller, more graceful shrub 
than H. pcmiculata grandiflora. 
Paniculata grandiflora. The best-known and 
most popular shrub in cultivation. Immense 
panicles of white flowers, remaining in good con¬ 
dition for weeks. 
QUERCIFOLIA (Oak-Leaf Hydrangea). Large 
leaves, turning a deep bronze in fall; flowers pinkish 
white, turning purplish. Excellent for in front ol 
taller shrubbery border. $1 each, $7.50 for 10. 
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