Tecumseh, Mich.—“Asters from you are real 
beauties; shrubs and bulbs also satisfactory.’’ 
—Mrs. Mary Spitler. 
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MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. 
HARDY SHRUBS 
Plants in this list are furnished by a reliable Minnp«nto __i . ... , , 
nursery, and separate from other plants listed. Price, 2 yr. stock, 35c each; any 3 for $i!oo' aII postpaid! 
Flowering Almond, Double white or pink. 
Very early. 4 ft. In 2-year stock only. 
Barberry, Japanese, or Thunberg’s. A dwarf 
variety. Nothing better for a low hedge. Especially 
showy in the fall when the foliage turns to brilliant 
reds. 2 to 3 feet. 
Butterfly Bush (Buddleya). Blooms the season 
planted in long tapering panicles; fragrant and of 
beautiful lilac color. Cut back in the fall and give 
a light mulch for best results. 4 to 5 feet. 
Caragana, or Siberian Pea Tree. Very hardy 
and desirable for hedges or single specimens. Fine 
locust-like foliage and yellow blossoms. 10 feet 
High Bush Cranberry. Similar in habit and 
appearance to the Snowball. Especially beautiful 
in the fall when covered with its large clusters of red 
berries. Fruit makes nice jelly. 5 feet. 
Flowering Currant. A pleasing favorite, 
blooming in May and June. 6 feet. 
Indian Currant. Coralberry, or Red-fruited 
Snowberry. The red fruit hangs on all winter. 
5 feet. 
Dogwood. Red-barked Siberian. Extensively 
used for hedges. 8 feet. 
Dogwood. Variegated-leaved Red. Fine sil¬ 
very and green foliage. 4 feet. 
Deutzia. Dwarf form of Dogwood, blooming 
early in showy racemes of small white flowers. 
Moderately hardy. 3 feet. 
Euonymus Americanus. Strawberry Shrub or 
Burning Bush, Reddish brown flowers, with straw¬ 
berry odor, followed by red fruits which hang on all 
winter. Its fall foliage is intensely colored. 6 feet. 
Golden Elder. Golden foliage, blossoms and 
fruit like common Elder. Fruit is prized for pies 
and wine. 6 feet. 
Cut-Leaf Elder. Perfectly hardy and highly 
ornamental. In passing _ through Wisconsin I 
noticed its effective use in many of the station 
grounds. 8 feet. 
Forsythia. Golden Bell. An early bloomer, 
covered with golden yellow flowers. Moderately 
hardy. 6 feet. 
Purple Fringe, or Smoke Tree. Purple flowers, 
maturing into mist-like plumes. Medium hardy. 
6 to 8 feet. 
White Fringe. Very hardy, blooming in 
bunches of white, silky fringe. 
Honeysuckle, Tartarian. White, Pink or Red. 
One of the early bloomers. 6 to 8 feet. 
Hardy Hydrangea, Everblooming Snowball. 
Bears immense pure white panicles, resembling 
those of the House Hydrangea, in bloom from June 
to September. 
Hardy Hydrangea, Paniculata Grandiflora. 
One of the hardiest shrubs, and not excelled by any 
other. 4 to 6 feet. 
Double-Flowering Plum (Prunus Triloba). 
V cry beautiful; flowers large, double, rosy pink. 
8 feet. 
Japan Quince. Dwarf, quite hardy, showy 
shrub, with bright-red flowers early in May. 
Snowberry, or Snowdrop. Small, pink flowers 
followed by waxy-white fruit. 4 feet. 
Snowball (Viburnum Sterilis). The well-known 
common Snowball. 8 to 10 feet. 
Cut-Leaf Sumach. A dwarf form, very hardy 
and handsome, especially in the fall when its fern- 
like foliage turns a vivid red. 5 feet. 
Spirea, Anthony Waterer. Blooms all sum¬ 
mer in clusters of rose-colored flowers. 2 feet. 
Spirea, Golden. A fine golden foliage shrub, 
itoes best in sunny places. 6 to 8 feet. 
Spirea, Prunifolia. A form of the Bridal 
Wreath with double flowers. 4 feet. 
Spirea, Thunberg’s. The earliest to bloom. 
1 he leaves are small and abundant, making it a fine 
hedge plant. 3 to 4 feet. 
Spirea Van Houitei, or Bridal Wreath. No 
hardier, handsomer or better shrub. 5 feet. 
Spirea Billardi, Pink or White. Flowers in ter¬ 
minal rose colored or white spikes from Jiuly until 
frost. _ \y 2 to 2 feet. 
Syringa, or Mock Orange—Garland. The 
common form so well known. 6 to 8 feet. 
Syringa, Grandiflora. Very robust, large flow¬ 
ers, coming later than the above. 
Syringa, Golden. A dwarf variety with rich, 
yellow foliage. 4 feet. 
Syringa, Avalanche. Flowers are very sweet 
and produced so profusely that their weight bends 
the branches almost to the ground, the bush having 
the effect of being covered with newly-fallen snow. 
5 feet. 
Viburnum Laniana, or Wayfaring Tree. It 
blooms in large, flat heads and is very showy, both 
in flower and later when laden with red berries, 
turning black when ripe. A fine ornamental. 8 to 
10 feet. 
Weigelia, Eva Rathke. Dark red flowers; 
hardiest and most desirable sort. 
Weigelia Rosea. Rosy-pink flowers; very pop¬ 
ular. 4 feet. 
FOR HEDGES 
Price for hedge plants of any of the following, 12 
to 18 inches, $ 10.00 per 100; in larger sizes, 18 
inches and up, $15.00 per 100. All to be sent by 
express at purchaser’s expense, and not less than 
25 at these rates: 
Barberry, Thunberg or Japanese, Buckthorn, 
Caragana, Indian Currant, Siberian Dogwood, 
Elders, Tartarian Honeysuckle, Common Lilac, 
Spirea Van Houttei and Mock Orange. 
LILACS 
Common White or Purple. 1 to 2 feet, 28c 
each; 3 for 70c; 2 to 3 feet, 40c each; 3 for $1.00. 
Persian White or Purple. 1 to 2 feet, 35c each, 
3 for 95c; 2 to 3 feet, 50c each, 3 for $1.25. 
The Newer Sorts. The ordinary lilac suckers 
badly, but the newer sorts are mostly grafted on ash 
roots and do not sucker. With 25 distinct varieties, 
single and double, to choose from, we will supply 
these new varieties as follows: 1 to 2 feet (your 
choice of color), 40c each; (our selection) 3 for $1.00: 
2 to 3 feet (your choice of color), 60c each; (our 
selcetion) 3 for $1.50. 
EVERBEARBNG STRAWBERRIES 
Price, 12 for 50c; 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.50 all 
postpaid. 
Progressive. An enormous yielder. Generally 
considered best of the everbearing sorts. 
Superb. For large berries, plant this. Seems 
to succeed everywhere. 
