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ISAAC HICKS cr* SON, WESTS UR V STATION , L. /. 
LABURNUM. (Golden Chain.) A low tree 
or large bush. flowers in pendant 
racemes, six inches long, of a bright 
yellow, and appearing in May. 50 cts. 
LEATHERWOOD. A rare shrub of dwarf, 
rounded form, made up of tough,slender 
twigs; produces numerous small yellow 
flowers in April. Adapted to shady, 
moist situations. 
LILAC. Well-known beautiful shrubs; 
flowering in May. 
Common. Bluish purple or lilac-colored 
flowers; very fragrant. 
Charles X. One of the best to grow in 
tree form, the growth being more vig¬ 
orous, and the foliage and flowers 
darker than the common. 
Persian. A fine graceful shrub, with deli¬ 
cate spray and flowers. 
Also grafted named varieties of differ 
ent shades. 
PRIVET. (Californian.) No plant of recent 
introduction has come more rapidly 
and deservedly into public favor. 
Though mainly used for ornamental 
hedges, it is of great value for shrub 
beries; it is of very vigorous, upright 
growth, foliagedense,dark waxy-green, 
nearly evergreen; flowers in July, 
white and fragrant, similar to the lilac: 
for hedges set one foot apart. 3 to 4 
feet, $8 per 100; large single plants, 15c. 
QUINCE, JAPAN. A low thorny bush with 
excellent glossy foliage, and shows 
early flowers; three varieties. 
Scarlet. Blush, White. The fruit has a 
delicate, lasting perfume. 
RHOTOTYPUS. An ornamental shrub of 
medium size, with handsome foliage 4 , 
and large single white flowers like those 
of syringa, succeeded by shining black 
fruit. 
ROSES. (Sweet-Brier or Eglantine.) A 
wild rose, growing five to seven feet 
high, much prized for the delicate fra¬ 
grance of its foliage; flowers single, 
pink; fruit large and red. 
Rugosa. (Japanese Rose.) A very valua¬ 
ble new shrub, on account of its dense 
masses of large, glossy foliage, which is 
unaffected by insects or mildew or 
other roses; flowers large single, fol¬ 
lowed by large fruit, like little scarlet 
apples. &&& 
Persian Yellow. A delicate, graceful 
bush, with bright yellow flowers. 
Harrison’s Yellow. A freer bloomer than 
Persian: flowers semi-double. 
We also keep some of the best hybrid 
perpetual and climbing roses. 
SPIR2EA. (Meadow-Sweet.) The spiraeas 
are all fine, low shrubs of the easiest 
culture, and among them are found some 
of the most beautiful and useful of our 
hardy flowering shrubs: their blooming 
extends over a period of four months. 
Bumalda. A very handsome species; habit 
dwarf, flowers rose-colored, appearing 
in great profusion during midsummer 
and autumn. 
Callosa. Panicles of deep rosy blooms. 
Callosa alba. A white flowering variety 
of dwarf, flattened form. 
SPIRiEA, Billardi. A strong upright grower 
but not graceful in habit; flowers red, in 
long terminal spikes. 
Golden. (S. opulifolia aurea.) A coarse- 
growing variety, 10 to 12 feet high, flow¬ 
ers white; foliage yellowish green: 
abundant. 
Bridal-Wreath. (S. prunifnlia. ) Its long 
slender branches arch gracef u lly toward 
the lawn, and its small and glossy oval 
leaves form pleasing masses of foliage 
of a fine dark green in summer, and a 
rich purple or crimson in autumn; flow¬ 
ers double white; early. 
Van Houttei. One of the finest in the 
collection, more graceful than the last, 
and covered with a mass of large white 
flowers, presenting a beautiful appear¬ 
ance. 
Reevesii. Flowers white, very double; 
the branches assume a curved form, 
their tips touching the ground. 
Ulmnifolia. White flowers,in clusters like 
small snowballs. 
Thunbergii. A distinct species of very 
delicate beauty at all seasons; very 
fine white flowers in fluffy masses; 
small willowy leaves, pretty in summer 
and autumn. 
SENNA. (Bladder Senna.) A quick grow¬ 
ing, stragglingshrub, bear ingpea-shaped 
yellow flowers, followed by reddish in¬ 
flated pods which explode with pressure, 
SYRINGA. (Mock-Orange.) This old vig¬ 
orous shrub is still one of the finest, 
singly, or in masses: flowers large, 
white, fragrant, borne in profusion. 
SNOW-BALL. Large shrubs, bearing balls 
of white fiowers in June. 
Common, or Guelder Rose. Height 10 to 
15 feet; very showy when in bloom. 
Japan. ( Viburnum pllcatum.) Moderate 
upright growth; compact habit, solid, 
crinkled or plicated leaves and balls of 
white flowers hanging long on the bush; 
a remarkably choice and valuable shru b. 
50 to 75 cents. 
Viburnum Lantana. (Wayfaring Tree.) 
Large leaves, downy beneath ; red and 
black fruit, ornamental in fall: flowers 
white, in large fiat clusters, in May. 
SUMACH, Cut-Leaved. Has large, deeply 
cut leaves, resembling fern leaves; 
brilliant red in early autumn. 
TAMARIX. Upright shrubs, resembling 
asparagus plants in foliage; small 
fringing, delicate flowers of a pink color 
sometimes injured here in winter: 
should be pruned to keep in good shape. 
WIEGELA. Noble shrubs of robust habit, 
profuse bloomers and easy culture: 
usually erect when young, but forming 
graceful, bending, wide spreading 
bushes when old; they produce in 
June and July trumpet-shaped flowers 
of various shades and colors. 
Abel Carriers. Bright rose. 
Arborea. Vigorous; flowers long tubes 
of nale yellow, changing to pale rose. 
Lavallei. One of the darkest varietie ; 
dark reddish purple. 
XANTHOCERUS. sorbifolia. A new and rare 
Chinese shrub, producing upright clus¬ 
ters of bell-shaped white flowers. $1. 
