Edward Gillett, SouthwicK, Massachusetts 
SHRUBS AND TREES 
Shrubs and Trees 
Shrubs and trees are loo large for the mail and should go bv freight or expre>s. 
ABIES Canadensis (Hemlock). A beautiful hardy evergreen, with graceful drooping 
branche;j. Desirable for open, exposed places, growing often 50 feet high, it is also 
one of tlie very best for hedge-planting and stands almost anv amount of trimming. 
25 cts. and 50 cts. 
A. nigra (Black Spruce). A dark evergreen tree, witli short, stiff leaves. C'an he 
grown in very wet ground. 25 cts. 
ACER Pennsylvanicum (Striped Maple). Heautifuil\ striped bark ami deep green, 
broad foliage. 15 cts. each, >1.50 per do/. 
A. spicatum (Mountain, or White-Barked Maple). A fine, thrifty plant, with deep 
crimson twigs; leaves sharp-pointed. Forms large, fine clumps. 25 cts. 
A. saccharinum (Sugar, or Rock Maple). Five to 7 feet high. 35 cts. 
ALTHEA (Siirubhy Hibiscus, or Rose of Sharon). A class of shrubs especially desir¬ 
able on account of their blooming so late in the sea.son when so few other shrubs are 
in rtower. August and September. 'I'he flowers are of large size and of manv bril¬ 
liant colors. It forms fine clumps, and is very well adapted to any good soil. 
A. ccelestis. Single azure-blue. 
25 cts. 
A. Jeanne d’Arc. Double pure 
white. 25 cts. 
A. purpurea variegata. Purple- 
flowered, with variegated foli¬ 
age. 25 cts. 
A. rubra plena. Double, clear 
red. 25 cts. 
A. totus albus. Single, pure 
white. 25 cts. 
A. speciosa. Double, pink. 25c. 
AMELANCHIER Canadensis 
(Shad Bush). Often 30 feet 
high. One of the first to flower. 
Flowers numerous, white, in 
pretty racemes. 25 cts. each. 
Si. so per doz. 
a;N D R O M E D A polifolia A 
beautiful little evergreen which 
takes readily to cultivation, 
forming a compact mass of foli¬ 
age 2 or more feet across and 
10 or 12 inches high. Flowers 
bell- or urn-shaped, pale pink 
or flesh color in May. It also 
does nicely in the bog. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. 
ARALIA pentaphylla. From Japan. Branches spiny ; leaves deeply divided, bright 
glossy green. 6 feet. 25 cts. 
AZALEA arborescens (Smooth Azalea). Flowers large, pure white and fragrant. i to 
I )4 feet. 50 cts. 
A. calendulacea ( Flame-Colored Azalea). This shrub is a native of tlie southern states, 
growing from 3 to 10 feet high, bearing a profusion of beautiful orange-colored flowers, 
which turn to flame-color with age. Hardv. i to t )4 feet. 50 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
A. nudiflora (Purple Azalea). 'Phis is one of the finest of our native shrubs, growing 
from 2 to 10 feet high in dry woodlands and swamps, forming clumps. The tubular 
flowers are very showy, varying from almost white and flesh-color to pink or purple. 
25 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
