^^ESTBURY NURSERIES . . . Evergreen Trees and Flowering Shrubs 
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RETINOSPORA. obtusa. Pictur¬ 
esque little trees, with very dark 
foliage. 
SPRUCE. An important genus of 
tall spire-topped trees. 
Norway. A quick-growing and 
cheap variety, largely planted for 
shelter belts for gardens and or¬ 
chards. 
White. The best Spruce for most 
purposes. Of dense growth, re- 
tainining its beauty when old. 
FLOWERING 
SHRUBS 
f Price, 20 to 35 cts. each. Our selec¬ 
tion, $18 per 100; low rates in quan¬ 
tity of small size; rare and new va¬ 
rieties at higher prices. 
ALTH2EA. Upright shrubs, bearing 
large flowers in August and Sep¬ 
tember resembling the hollyhock. 
Colors range from white to red. 
SPIR/EA VAN HOUTTEI. 
The most graceful of all shrubs. Its arching branches are often weighed 
to the ground with a wealth of white flowers. 
AZALEA Mollis. A beautiful plant 
with flower clusters similar to the 
rhododendron, appearing before 
the leaves. Colors range from 
pale yellow to deep orange-red. 
Perfectly hardy. 75 cts. to $1 ea 
Viscosa. A wild Azalea, bearing fragrant white 
flowers in July. 
BERBERRY, Purple. A purple shrub, contrasting 
well with green or golden foliage. 
Thunberg’s. A unique plant from Japan. It 
forms a broad low shrub, with thickset horizontal 
branches. Flowers yellow ; berries red, remain¬ 
ing on the bush all winter. 
Large White Spruce, Moved by the Tree Mover. 
(Moved in May; photographed in July.) 
CLETHRA alnifolia (Sweet Pepper Bush). An 
upright bush, bearing spikes of fragrant white flow¬ 
ers in midsummer. 
DESMODIUM. This plant is composed of graceful 
sprays of delicate foliage, interspersed with rose- 
colored flowers. 
DEUTZIA. The hardihood, graceful habit, luxuri¬ 
ant foliage and profusion of flowers render the 
Deutzias deservedly popular. 
Crenata. A tall shrub, with double white flowers, 
tinged with pink. 
Gracilis (Japanese Snow Flower). A charming 
plant of low stature, covered with sprays of deli¬ 
cate white flowers in June. 
EXOCHORDA (Pearl Bush). A rare shrub from 
Japan, of singular beauty. Large white blossoms 
in June. 
FORSYTHIA (Golden Bell). Masses of yellow flow¬ 
ers ; among the earliest. 
HYDRANGEA, Plumed (//. payiiculata grandi- 
flora). This bears immense heads of white blos¬ 
soms from August till frost, when they turn bronzy 
red. 
LILAC. Old favorites, of which there are many beau¬ 
tiful new varieties. 
MAGNOLIA Soulangeana. Large shrubs or small 
trees, covered in early spring with waxy white 
flowers, shaded with purple at the base. 
Purpurea. Purple flowers. 
PRIVET, Californian. No plant of recent intro¬ 
duction has come more rapidly into public favor. 
It has dark, glossy, nearly evergreen foliage, un¬ 
affected by insects or blight. Equally useful for 
hedges or shrubberies. Our Privet is grown by a 
new method, producing wide, bushy plants at the 
base. Price, $4 to $8 per 100. 
JAPAN QUINCE (Fire Bush, Pyrus Japonica ). A 
thorny bush, with bright flowers in April. 
SNOWBALL. Large shrubs bearing large balls of 
white flowers in June. 
SPIR2EA, Bridal Wreath. Long, slender branches 
loaded in May with flowers along their entire 
length. 
Van Houttei. For description, see under cut. 
