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A FEW FLOWERS 
Evergreen Shrubs. 
Andromeda Floribunda. Low, rounded bush ; abundant white 
spikes or one-sided racemes of flowers in spring ; choice and very 
beautiful. $1.25 each. 
Berberis Dulcis. (Sweet-fruited Berberry.) Flowers bright 
yellow; berries round and black, almost the size of a black currant; 
very abundant. The effect of these berries and the shining leathery 
foliage is very striking. 75 cents each. 
Crategus Pyracantha. (Evergreen Thorn.) A most valuable 
plant for growing alone, or for a hedge. It grows compactly, bears 
pruning well and is entirely impervious, while its rich glossy foli¬ 
age, covered either with fragrant white flowers or with bright 
orange-colored berries, gives it a most attractive appearance. 
50 cents each. 
Daphne Cneorum, (Trailing Daphne.) Very dwarf; narrow 
abundant leaves spreading out in flat cushions of foliage, literally 
covered in spring with light pink rosette-like flowers of most de¬ 
lightful fragrance. Late in summer these flowers appear in profu¬ 
sion again. 75 cents each. 
Kalmia Latifolia. Of this well-known native evergreen shrub 
we offer a fine lot of nursery-grown plants. The flowers are very 
abundant, white or pinkish, and of great delicacy and beauty. 
50 cents each ; $6 per dozen ; extra strong, $1 and $2 each. 
Mahonia Aquifolia. A most beautiful shrub, with glossy Holly¬ 
like leaves, which change to brownish green in winter, with clusters 
of yellow flowers in May; the young foliage varies in color from 
pink to shades of copper and purple, and presents the appearance 
of watered silk ; very desirable. 50 cents each. 
Menzicsia Polifolia. (An Irish Heath.) A dwarf shrub, re¬ 
maining long in bloom ; lovely white flowers. 75 cents each. 
Osmanthus Illicifolius. Japan. Bears a close resemblance to 
Holly. Flowers small, white and very sweet scented. A valuable 
and beautiful shrub. $1 each. 
Ornamental Deciduous Shrubs. 
This list contains a selection of the choicest and most desirable shrubs, all of which are entirely hardy The prices 
quoted are for extra strong selected plants. Those desiring to plant shrubs extensively should send a list for estimate, as 
we can quote lower prices when a large number is wanted. 
Amorpha Fruticosa. An arborescent shrub with long pend¬ 
ulous branches, from which the elegant foliage hangs gracefully ; 
flowers very dark purple with yellow stamens. 50 cents each. 
Berberis Purpurea. (Purple Berberry.) Foliage and fruit 
violet purple ; very effective in groups or masses. 35 cents each. 
Cornus Mascula. (Cornelian Cherry.) A small tree, produc¬ 
ing clusters of bright yellow flowers in early spring before the 
leaves, followed in fall with large oval scarlet berries, very acid 
and good for cooking. 75 cents each. 
Cornus Sanguinea, or Red-Twigged Dogwood. The fruit 
is white, and ripe in September; the young wood is of a brilliant 
light red, with a slight bloom upon it ; this feature makes it a pretty 
winter shrub, where its wood can be seen against the snow ; there 
are few more pleasing shrubs. 40 cents each. 
Cornus Floridus Variegata. The variegated-leaved Dogwood, 
with leaves striped or blotched with white ; one of the most desir¬ 
able variegated-leaved shrubs in cultivation. 50 cents each. 
Calycanthus Floridus. (Sweet-scented Shrub.) This desir¬ 
able shrub is so well known that a description here is unnecessary. 
50 cents each. 
ChionanthuB Virginica. (White Fringe.) One of the hand¬ 
somest of shrubs or small trees ; in June it is constantly covered 
with flowers like snow-white filaments, hanging in loose racemes 
about four inches long all over the tree ; it is a pretty plant at all 
times during the summer. 75 cents each. 
Coronilla Emerus. (Scorpion Senna.) A compact bush with 
light Acacia-like, reddish-yellow flowers in May and June; an 
attractive shrub. 50 cents each. 
Contoneaster Simonsii. Orange-red fruit; a very attractive 
shrub. 75 cents each. 
Contoneaster Wheelerii. Strong growing. 75 cents each. 
Deutzia Gracilis. Dwarf, compact; pure white flowers in 
June, as cents each. 
Deutzia Crenata Flore Pleno. Flow'crs double white, tinged 
with pink, in racemes four or five inches long ; one of the most 
desirable shrubs in cultivation. 50 cents each. 
Deutzia Watererii. (New Hybrid.) A magnificent new 
hybrid, raised by Mr. John Waterer, the well-known English 
nurseryman. It is a cross between Deutzia gracilis and Deutzia 
crenata, and is destined to become very popular; the flowers are 
large, pure white, and borne in large loose racemes; a robust 
grower and very hardy. 50 cents each; extra strong , 75 cents 
each. 
Deutzia Candidissima. Abundant racemes of flowers in June ; 
luxuriant foliage and fine habit. 40 cents each. 
D.irca Palustris. (Leather Wood.) A native shrub ; dwarf; 
branches tough and leathery; surmounted in early spring by 
numerous yellow flowers ; a choice shrub rarely seen in cultivation. 
50 cents each. 
Euonymus Americanus. (Strawberry Tree.) A slender-grow¬ 
ing shrub, with vigorous, shining, green leaves, covered in fall and 
winter with a profusion of brilliant scarlet berries; very orna¬ 
mental. 40 cents each. 
Euonymus Europeus. (European Strawberry Tree.) Forms 
a large shrub, eventually a tree, twenty to thirty feet high. Fruit 
rose colored. 50 cents each. 
Exochorda Grandiflora. From North China. A strong-grow¬ 
ing, finely-shaped shrub, with light colored wood and foliage, 
bearing in May a great profusion of the most lovely, pure white 
flowers ; a very choice shrub, but difficult to propagate and always 
scarce. 75 cents each ; extra large plants, $1 each. 
Forsythia bortuneii. One of the finest of early-flowering 
shrubs, upright, spreading growth, flowers bright yellow before 
the leaves appear. 35 cents each. 
Forsythia Viradissima. A striking plant in early spring, when 
it is completely covered with bright yellow flowers before the 
leaves appear. 35 cents each. 
Genista Tinctoria. (Dyer’s Broom, or Woadwaxen.) A low, 
shrubby plant, with erect, green branches and quantities of small 
yellow flowers; will flourish on the most sterile soils ; an excellent 
small shrub for rocky places or for naturalizing on steep banks. 
25 cents each. 
Hydrangea Paniculata. A fine hardy shrub, growing to the 
height of eight or ten feet; flowers white, in great pyramidal 
panicles ; in bloom from July to October ; very desirable. 25 cents, 
50 cents and $1 each. 
Hypericum Prolificum. A neat, compact-growing shrub, two 
to three feet high, with small elliptical leaves and corymbs of rich 
golden flowers in July and August ; highly valued for their neat 
form. 50 cents each. 
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