OTHER SHRUBS OF UNQUESTIONED MERIT 
Many shrubs of our grandmothers’ day together with some newer desirables are 
represented in this list. When planning an old-time Cape Garden it is well to 
use such varieties as Common Lilacs, Spireas and Viburnums. They capture the 
flavor of an older generation to perfection. 
Azalea arborescens, Tree Azalea. White 
flowers edged with pink. 18-24 in., $2.50 
each. 
A. calendulacea, Flame Azalea. Yellow, 
orange or scarlet blooms. 18-24 in., $2.25 
each. 
A. kaempferi, Very showy. Brilliant 
orange-red flowers. 15-18 in., $2.00 each. 
A. mollis. Pale sahnon-pink to orange-yellow. 
Slender growth. 15-18 in., $2.00 each. 
A. vaseyi Shell-pink fragrant flowers in mid¬ 
summer. 15-18 in., $1.75 each. 
A. viscosa, Swamp Honeysuckle. Fragrant 
white flowers. June-July. 2-3 ft. $2.50 each. 
Berberis (see hedge plants Page 18). 
Buddleia alternifolia, Wide spreading 
panicles of purple. 3 yr., 60 cts. each. 
B. magnifica. An 8 ft. shrub with delicate 
lavender blooms. 2 ft., 50 cts. each; $5.00 
per doz. 
Callicarpa japonica. Lavender flowers fol¬ 
lowed with blue fruit. 2-3 ft., 75 cts. each. 
Calycanthus floridus. Sweet Shrub. Deli¬ 
ciously scented brownish flowers in spring. 
2-3 ft., 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 
Cornus alba siberica, Tartarian Dogwood. 
Creamy white flowers. 3-4 ft., 50 cts. each; 
$5.00 per doz. 
C. amomum. 4-5 ft., 75 cts. each; $7.50 per 
doz. 
C. mas. Cornelian Cherry. Yellow flowers, 
scarlet fruit. 3-4 ft., $1.00 each. 
C. paniculata. Gray twigs, white flowers 
followed by white fruits. 2-3 ft., 60 cts. 
each; $6.00 per doz. 
C. stolonifera flaviramea. Golden-yellow 
winter twigs. 2-3 ft., 50 cts., each; $5.00 
per doz. 
Clethra alnifolia Sweetpepper Bush. White 
fragrant flowers in terminal racemes, mid¬ 
summer. 18-24 in. plants, 60 cts. each; 
$6.00 per doz. 
Cydonia japonica, Jap Quince. Scarlet 
flowers in June. 2-3 ft., 75 cts. each; $7.50 
per doz. 
Cytisus scoparius, Scotch Broom. Green 
twiggy stems covered in May and June 
with masses of clear yellow flowers. Plants 
from 4-in. pots, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Deutzia gracilis. Graceful shrub with snow- 
white flowers. 15-18 in., 50 cts. each; 
$5.00 per doz. 
D. gracilis rosea. A pink form of the 
preceding variety. 18-24 in., 60 cts. each; 
$6.00 per doz. 
D. lemoinei. Creamy white flowers in dense 
clusters. 2-3 ft., 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 
D. scabra Pride of Rochester. White 
flowers tinged with lavender. 3-4 ft., 50 cts. 
each; $5.00 per doz. 
Eleagnus angustifolia, Russian Olive. Yel¬ 
low flowers, yellow attractive fniit. 4-5 
ft., 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
E. longipes. Yellowish white flowers fol¬ 
lowed by scarlet edible fruit. 2-3 ft., $1.00 
each. 
Euonymus alatus. Winged Euonymus. An 
especially beautiful shrub for brilliant crim¬ 
son color in the fall. 3-4 ft. plants, $1.00 
each; $10.00 per doz.; $75.00 per 100. 
E. europeus, Common Burning Bush. Bril¬ 
liant Fall foliage. 3-4 ft., 75 cts. each. 
Forsythia intermedia, Border Forsythia. 
Bright golden flowers on a strong growing 
shrub in April and May. 3-4 ft. plants, 
50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
F. suspensa. Weeping Forsythia. Deep yellow 
flowers. 3-4 ft., 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 
Hamamelis virginiana. Witch Hazel. Yel¬ 
low flowers in winter. 4-5 ft., 75 cts. each; 
5-6 ft., $1.00 each. 
Hibiscus syriacus. Rose of Sharon; Althea. 
One of the best mid-season flowering shrubs. 
3-4 ft. plants of the listed varieties are 
75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
Boule de Feu. Double Red. 
Coelestis. Single Blue. 
Jeanne d’Arc. Double white. 
Lady Stanley. Pinkish-white double. 
Paeoniflora. White, red center, double. 
Rubis. The large well-opened flowers are 
ruby red. 
Totus albus. Single white. 
Hydrangea arborescens gr. fl. Snow Hills 
Hydrangea. White flowers in mid-summer. 
2-3 ft., 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 
H. paniculata. A somewhat more graceful 
form of the Common Hydrangea. 2-3 ft., 
60 cts. each. 
H. paniculata grandiflora, Common Hy¬ 
drangea. White flowers turning brown in 
Fall. 2-3 ft., 60 cts. each. 
Hypericum aureum. A yellow-flowered up¬ 
right shrub. 18-24 in. plants, 50 cts. each; 
$5.00 per doz. 
Ilex verticillata. Winterherry. Snow-white 
flowers followed by red berries persistent all 
winter. 2—3 ft. plants, 60 cts. each; $6.00 
per doz. 
In 1717 there was a proposal to build a high hoard fence across the Cape between 
Sandwich and Wareham — 'Ho keep the wolves from coming into the country.'' 
When the bill came up for consideration it died because of the involved expense. 
