Kdlfard Qillett, Southlvick, Mass.—Shrubs and Trees 61 
HYPERICXJM patulum (Spreading St. John’s Wort). Low, 6 to lo inches, spreading; flowers 
iarge, yellow, quite showy. July. 25 cts. 
ILEX verticillaris (Black Alder, or Winter Berry). .A native shrub, bearing in autumn beautiful 
scarlet berries, which stay on until well into winter. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per do2.; strong 
clumps, 50 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
LAURUS Benzoin (Spice Bush). Grows 6 to 15 feet high, with large, oblong-ovate leaves’; 
forms fine bushy clumps, literally covered with small, spicy yellow flowers in early spring, 
followed by the rather large, red berries, which cling to the twigs until quite late in the 
autumn. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
LIGUSTRUM ovalifolium (California Privet). \ very hardy Privet from California, grows 4 
to 6 feet. The finest for hedge plants; also for seashore. 1 to 2 feet, 25 cts. 
L. vulgare (Common Privet). Forms fine clumps. Flowers white, followed by black berries. 
25 cts. 
LONICERA ciliata (Fly Honeysuckle). Shrub 3 to 5 feet high. Flowers greenish yellow. 
20 cts. each, $i per doz. 
MYRICA cerifera (Bayberry, or Wax Myrtle). 3 to 5 feet high, forming good clumps, with 
rather small, deep green shining leaves, having a rich fragrance. It takes readily to culti¬ 
vation, even when planted on iheseashore. 2t; cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; heavy stock. 50 cts. 
each, S3 per doz. 
M. Gale (Sweet Gale). 4 
feet. The flowers come 
out before the leaves. 
Foliage bright green 
and fragrant. Does 
. nicely near water. 25 
cts. each. $1.50 per doz. 
NEMOPANTHES Canaden¬ 
sis (Mountain Holly). 
A medium-sized shrub, 
with bright red berries 
in autumn. 25 cts. each, 
$2 per doz. 
PHILADELPHUS grandi- 
florus (Large-flowering 
Syringa). A rapid¬ 
growing shrub. 25 cts. 
PTELEA trifoliata (Hop 
Tree). A small tree, 
with curious winged 
seed - vessels. Fine 
specimens, 50 cts. 
PYRUS arbutifolius. A 
shrub, with small shin¬ 
ing leaves, beautifully tinted in autumn. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
RHAMNUS alnifolius. About foot high, clothed with yellow-green leaves. Takes readily to 
cultivation. It possesses much merit as an ornamental plant on account of its compact 
habit and handsome foliage. 20 cts. each, $i per doz. 
RHODORA Canadensis. A low shrub, with showy rose-purple flowers, which precede the 
leaves in May. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; heavy stock, 35 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
RHUS aromatica (Fragrant Sumac). A straggling bush, seldom 3 feet high. Flowers pale 
yellow, fruit red. 25 cts. each, $1.75 per doz. 
R. copallina (Dwarf Sumac). From 2 to 4 feet high. Leaves very highly colored in autumn. 
25 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
R. glabra (Smooth Sumac). Branches smooth; leaves red in autumn. Forms a bush 10 to 12 
feet high. 25 cts. 
R. typhina (Common Staghorn Sumac). Mode of growth similar to R. glabra. The branches 
ai*e covered with fine hairs. Leaves fine in autumn. 20 cts. each, $1 per doz, 
R. Cotinus (Mist-flower, or Smoke Tree). A small tree, with very fine seed-vessels of a reddish 
color, giving it a fine appearance. 25 cts. 
RIBES aureum (Missouri Currant). Flowers yellow, in racemes; quite fragrant. The leaves 
are highly tinted in autumn. 25 cts. 
R. Cynosbati (Wild Gooseberry). Flowers greenish; berries quite large. 25 cts. each. Si.50 
per doz. 
R. floridum (Wild Black Currant). Flowers yellow; currants black and edible. 25 cts. each. 
Si. 25 per doz. 
R. prostratum (Fetid Currant). Leaves showy in autumn. For rocky places. 20 cts. 
