Improve your grounds with our selected Flowering Shrubs 
Malus floribunda 
LONICERA fragrantissima. Winter 
Honeysuckle. Delightfully fragrant white 
flowers that come with the first breath of 
spring, in March and April. 60c. each. 
L. Morrowi. An open bush with irregular 
branches. The foliage is dark green and 
the small white flowers appear during May. 
During the late summer and early autumn 
the plant is covered with bright red 
berries. 3-ft. plants, 60c. each. 
L. Ruprechtiana. A free-flowering variety 
with white flowers in May and June, 
followed by red fruit. 60c. each. 
L. tatarica. Tatarian Honeysuckle. Large, 
rose-pink flowers in abundance, followed 
by attractive berries. A most adaptable 
shrub. 3-ft. plants, 60c. each. 
MAHONIA aquifolium. Oregon Holly- 
Grape. An evergreen with shining green 
leaves turning to rich scarlet in the au¬ 
tumn. Yellow flowers in May, followed by 
blue-black fruit. Best in half shade. Grows 
4 to 5 feet high. Strong plants, $1.50 each. 
MALUS floribunda. Japanese Flowering 
Crab. One of the best of the Flowering 
Crabs. The buds are a warm rose-color, 
opening to light pink flowers—the whole 
forming a shapely bush or small tree. 
3 to 4-ft. plants, $1.00 each. 
M. ioensis plena. Bechtel’s Double-flower¬ 
ing Crab. A shapely little tree producing 
quantities of very double, fragrant, soft 
pink flowers resembling a small rose in 
formation. 2 to 3-ft. plants, 60c. each. 
M. Parkmani. Parkman’s Flowering Crab. 
Rose-colored buds open into little rosy 
white flowers, succeeded by decorative 
fruits. The tree is of a rather spreading, 
irregular habit. 3-ft. plants, 75c. each. 
MOCK-ORANGE. See Philadelphus. 
NANDINA domestica. Ch inese Bamboo. 
Handsome small shrub with graceful light 
green foliage turning bronzy red early in 
the fall. Small white flowers in spring, 
followed by crimson berries. Strong, 1 
to 2-ft. plants, $1.50 each. 
OSMANTHUS aquifolium. Holly Os- 
manthus. Evergreen shrub with holly- 
Iike foliage and small, white, fragrant 
flowers. Strong plants, $1.50 each. 
PRUNUS triloba. Double-flowering Plum. 
A shapely shrub of medium height, bear¬ 
ing, in early spring, semi-double, delicate 
pink flowers about 1 inch in diameter. 
Strong, 2 to 3-ft. plants, 75c. each. 
PHILADELPHUS, Avalanche. One of the 
newer varieties and one of the best, growing 
from 6 to 8 feet in height, with slender, 
arching branches which are nearly covered 
with large, pure white flowers. Strong, 2 
to 3-ft. plants, 60c. each. 
P., Bouquet Blanc. Low, dense habit. 
Blooms very freely during May and June. 
Strong, 2 to 3-ft. plants, 60c. each. 
P. coronarius. Mock-Orange. Handsome 
foliage and beautiful, fragrant white 
flowers in May and June. 2 to 3-ft. plants, 
60c. each. 
PYRACANTHA (Crataegus) coccinea La- 
landi. Firethorn; Evergreen Thorn. 
There is no other fruiting evergreen shrub 
that is so attractive throughout the year as 
this fiery Thorn. The large trusses of white 
flowers are followed in summer by an 
abundance of brilliant orange-scarlet 
berries, which, remaining on the plants 
throughout the winter, produce a gorgeous 
effect. Strong, pot-grown plants, $1.00 
each. 
PYRUS japonica. Japan Quince. This 
shrub is a beautiful sight in early spring 
when covered with cherry-red flowers, 
about the size of an apple blossom. Extra¬ 
strong, 2-ft. plants, 60c. each. 
REDBUD. See Cercis. 
Hybrid Rhododendrons 
The handsomest and most effective of the 
broad-leaved evergreens. They will succeed 
in any light or friable garden soil, but if a 
heavy clay soil must be used, incorporate a 
liberal amount of leaf-mold or well-decom¬ 
posed cow-manure, digging the beds about 
2 feet deep. Mulch the beds during the 
summer with peat moss and protect in 
winter with 4 to 5 inches of leaves. Evergreen 
boughs between the tops of the plants during 
winter is desirable to break the cold, driving 
winds and to protect from the rays of the sun 
in early spring. 
America. Red. Spreading. 
Amphion. Pink. Bushy. 
Catawbiense grandiflorum. Lilac. Com¬ 
pact. 
Dr. C. H. Dresselhuys. Red. Tall. 
Lee’s Dark Purple. Purple. Bushy. 
Everestianum. Lilac. Dwarf. 
Mrs. C. S. Sargent. Light red. Bushy. 
President Lincoln. Lavender. Tall. 
Purpureum elegans. Purple. Tall. 
Roseum elegans. Pink. Compact. 
All Rhododendrons, strong, 12 to 15-in. plants, 
$2.00 each; 15 to 18-in., $3.00; 18 to 21-in., $4.00; 
21 to 24-in., $5.00. 
ROBINIA hispida. Rose Acacia. A quick¬ 
growing shrub of great beauty. Loose 
racemes of beautiful large pink flowers in 
June. Gives a magnificent effect. Strong, 
2 to 3-ft. plants, 75c. each. 
RHUS cotinus. Purple Mist or Smoke 
Tree. A large shrub that can be planted as 
a single specimen or in the mixed border. 
About midsummer the plant is literally 
covered with clusters of feathered flowers, 
giving the appearance of a cloud of smoke 
or mist. Strong, 2 to 3-ft. plants, 75c. each. 
R. typhina laciniata. Dwarf Cut-leaved 
Sumac. Low growth and fern-like foliage 
highly colored in the fall months. 75c. each. 
ROSE OF SHARON. See Althaa. 
SNOWBALL. See Viburnum. 
SPIR>EA, Anthony Waterer. Dwarf, 
dense shrub bearing a profusion of crimson 
flowers. 2 ft. 
S. prunifolia. Bridal Wreath. Pretty, 
double white flowers come all along the 
almost leafless stem about May 1, just as 
the leaves are budding. 3 ft. 
S. Thunbergi. One of the prettiest of the 
dwarf shrubs, with fine, delicate foliage 
and a profusion of small white flowers in 
early spring. 1 ft. 
S. Vanhouttei. The most beautiful of all 
white Spiraeas, flowering in May, when it is 
a complete fountain of white bloom. 3 ft. 
All Spiraeas, 60c. each 
SUMAC. See Rhus. 
SWEET PEPPERBUSH. See Clethra. 
SWEET SHRUB. See Calycanthus. 
SYMPHORICARPOS racemosus. Snow- 
berry. Small red flowers, succeeded by 
many white berries that remain on the 
plant through half the winter. Strong 
plants, 60c. each. 
S. vulgaris. Red-fruited or Indian Currant. 
This is a well-known shrub, bearing pink 
flowers followed by bright red fruit. 60c. 
each. 
SYRINGA (Lilac), Charles X. A strong¬ 
growing variety, bearing large trusses of 
reddish purple flowers. $1.00 each. 
S. japonica. Very desirable free-flowering 
tree, bearing, during June and July, fra¬ 
grant white flowers in large panicles. 60c. 
each. 
S., Marie Legraye. A dwarf-growing va¬ 
riety, producing immense trusses of beau¬ 
tiful creamy white flowers. One of the 
most popular single white sorts. $ 1.00 each. 
S. persica. Persian Lilac. More slender in 
growth than the common Lilac. Purple 
flowers in graceful spikes. 60c. each. 
S. vulgaris. Common purple, sweet-scented 
Lilac. 60c. each. 
S. vulgaris alba. Pure white type of the 
above, but more fragrant. 60c. each. 
TAMARIX africana. Strong, slender, up¬ 
right growth, with panicles of feathery 
pink flowers in May. 2 to 3-ft. plants, 
60c. each. 
Planting of Rhododendrons 
124 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
