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Shrubs for Spring Effects 
Showy-Flowered Magnolia 
Magnolia speciosa 
The flowers are a little lighter in color and appear 
much later than the M. soulangeana, which it resembles 
in habit of growth. E „ rIl 10 
5 to 6 ft.$5 00 $45 00 
Large White Chinese Magnolia 
Magnolia alba superba 
The bloom is larger than that of M. speciosa. 
Each 
3 to 4 ft.$2 50 
Sweet Magnolia Magnolia glauca 
One of the most delightful, handsome shrubs of 
which any garden can boast. The leaves are long and 
narrow, glossy dark green above and silvery green be¬ 
neath, and have the substantial appearance of an ever¬ 
green leaf. Nestling in this handsome foliage for several 
weeks in June arc found the lovely, cup-shaped, waxy 
Sweet Magnolia blossoms cream-white (lowers, which possess a most exquisitely 
delicate perfume. The blossoms are followed in turn by 
clusters of bright orange-red fruits during July and August. We cannot too highly 
recommend this hardy shrub. Each 1Q 
3 to 3 H ft.$2 00 $18 50 
t to i “. 3 00 28 50 
5 to 6 ft . 3 50 33 50 
Purple Magnolia Magnolia obovata 
A native of China and Japan, forming a handsome shrub, bearing large 
cup-shaped, flowers, purple outside and nearly white within; later than the other 
Magnolias in blooming. Each 
5 to 6 ft ...$3 50 
Starry Magnolia Magnolia stellata ( halleana) 
A slow-growing, hardy, large shrub with spreading branches and dark green 
leaves. Its greatest charm is the profusion of blos¬ 
soms from which it gets its name. In earliest spring, 
before the leaves appear, it seems a bewildering shower 
of waxy white, sweet-scented, star-shaped blossoms 
about 3 inches across. p . in 
IK ft.$150 $13 50 
2 ft. 2 50 22 50 
2K ft. 3 50 32 50 
3 to 6 ft.$5 to 15 00 
Dwarf Horse-Chestnut 
/Esculus parviflora (Pavia 
macrostachya ) 
One of the handsomest, ornamental, hardy shrubs, 
slow-growing to an eventual height of 6 or 8 feet. It 
is most often planted in large groups by itself to give 
it ample chance for development without crowding. In 
spring it bears a profusion of narrow spikes of creamy 
white flowers about a foot long. Each 10 100 
2 ft.$1 00 $8 50 $75 00 
2/d d. 1 25 i0 00 90 00 Starry Magnolia 
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