Flowering Shrubs 
FLOWERING ALMOND ( Prunus japonica). Showy, 
spring-blooming bushes of erect habit, bearing a pro¬ 
fusion of small, double flowers in wands or garlands. 
We offer both the Pink and the White varieties at 75c 
each. 
ALTHEA ( Hibiscus syriacus; Rose of Sharon). Big au¬ 
tumn-blooming shrubs of magnificent appearance. 
Useful in dry, sunny situations. 
Banner. Double, clear pink flowers. 
Joan of Arc. Double, pure white flowers. 
Lucy. Double, rosy red flowers. 
Any of above, 1 to l l / 2 ft., 25c each; 3 to 4 ft., 40c 
BARBERRY, Japanese ( Berberis Thunbergi). Graceful, 
spiny plants with small ornamental foliage, brilliantly 
colored in autumn. The yellow flowers are followed by 
drooping clusters of scarlet fruits which hang on during 
the winter. Superb for hedges and can be clipped or 
allowed to grow naturally. 15-in. plants, 35c each. 
B., New Red-leaved. An admirable plant of great orna¬ 
mental value when planted singly or in clumps. Ex¬ 
actly like the Japanese Barberry, except that the foliage 
is red like that of a good Japanese maple. 15-in. plants, 
50c each. 
BIRD-OF-PARADISE ( Caesalpinia Gilliesi). An irreg¬ 
ular, open shrub, 8 feet high, with acacia-like leaves and 
large clusters of exquisite yellow flowers with a fiery 
fountain of brilliant red, hair-like stamens 5 inches 
long protruding from them. Coast or desert. 2-ft. 
plants, 50c each. 
BUDDLEIA, lie de France. See description and color 
illustration on page 28. 
B. Veitchi. S imilar to the old variety Davidi but with larger clusters 
of bloom. The flowers are mauve color, with bright orange eye, 
and produced in early August. 2-yr. plants, 35c each. 
CALYCANTHUS floridus (Sweet Shrub). A bushy, old-fashioned 
shrub with deliciously scented, chocolate-colored flowers in spring. 
3 ft., 50c each. 
CH2ENOMELES lagenaria ( Cvdonia japonica; Flowering Quince; 
Burning Bush). A thorny, eccentric shrub covered in early spring 
with semi-double, rosy red flowers before the leaves are fully 
developed, with attractive foliage the rest of the season. 3-ft. 
plants, 50c each. 
DESMODIUM penduliflorum. Has many bright pink, pea-shaped 
flowers in September. Plants die down in winter but in spring 
will throw up shoots 3 to 4 feet high. 2-yr. plants, 50c each. 
DEUTZIA crenata. A fine dwarf shrub about 4 feet high with 
clusters of dazzling white flowers in mid-spring. Useful for partial 
shade. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
FORSYTHIA spectabilis (Golden Bells). Very useful, early spring¬ 
blooming shrub of great vigor. A mass of yellow bloom early in 
spring before the leaves appear. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
HYDRANGEA arborescens grandiflora, Hills of Snow. A useful 
shrub about 3 to 4 feet high, with immense heads of dazzling white 
flowers. Particularly handsome when planted in shady places. 
2 ft., 50c each. 
H. paniculata grandiflora. A popular, robust shrub, making huge 
heads of creamy white flowers in July and August which turn pink 
and ruddy brown as they age. 2 ft., 50c each. 
LAGERSTRCEMIA indica (Crape Myrtle; Glory of the South). 
See color illustration and description on page 28. 
LILAC, Chinese ( Syringa chinensis ). A free-flowering variety with 
broad panicles of light blue flowers. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
L., Old-fashioned or Purple (S. vulgaris). Fine strong bushes 
with large sprays of richly fragrant purple flowers. 3-ft. plants, 
50c each. 
L., White (S. vulgaris alba). The same as the Old-fashioned Purple, 
but with delicate pure white, fragrant flowers. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
LOCUST, Moss ( Robinia hispida; Rose Acacia). A medium-sized 
shrub with attractive foliage and rusty red, hairy thorns on the 
stems and petioles. The large, rose-colored, pea-shaped flowers are 
borne in drooping racemes, more or less continuously throughout 
the season. 3-ft. plants, 75c each. 
French Hydrangeas. See page 22 
Salvia leucantha. See page 38 
35c each; 3 for $1.00 
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