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flowers early in spring before the leaves appear. 
The coloring is wonderful and ranges through 
shades of red, orange and pink, some almost white 
Very fine. 
BERBERIS: Barberry 
Spreading shrubs with spines and rather small, 
green leaves, yellow flowers and numerous small 
berries. 
B thunbergi. THUNBERG’S BARBERRY. 4 ft 
Handsome, low-growing shrub. The branches arch 
outward in a very graceful manner. Reaves 
rather small and color beautifully in fall. Flowers 
borne singly along the branches; berries bright red 
Very fine. 
B. vulgaris. COMMON BARBERRY. Europe; 
Asia. 8 ft. Branches grooved; leaves one to two 
inches long. Flowers and berries in numerous 
drooping racemes all along branches. Berries pur¬ 
ple or red. 
atropurpurea. PURPLE-LEAVED 
rs.AithhjRRi . A very handsome variety of the 
preceding, with purple leaves. Probablv' the best 
shrub of its color. 
BOUVARDIA 
B triphylla (B. jacquini). Mexico and Arizona. 
, it. Small, downy shrub of erect growth, with 
leaves in whorls of three around branches. Prized 
tor its bright red. tubular flowers, which are about 
suminer ° ns ’ anc ^ borne in clusters. Blooms all 
CAESALPINIA: Poinciana 
C. nilliesi. S. America. 10 ft. Tall shrub c 
sometimes small tree. Growth verv vigorou: 
Reaves doubly pinnate with small leaflets. Flow 
ers large and borne in clusters, extremelv show 
having light yellow petals and long, brilliant re 
stamens. Blooms almost continuouslv all summe 
Sometimes called “Bird of Paradise Flower ” 
name that is also applied to Strelitzia reginae. 
CALYCANTHUS 
Small, aromatic shrubs with rather large leaves 
and very fragrant, curiously formed flowers. 
C. floridus. SWEET-SCENTED SHRUB. S. E. 
I ruted States. 6 ft. Flowers reddish brown. En¬ 
tire plant fragrant. Summer bloomer. 
C. praecox. China; Japan. Flowers yellow, 
striped brown inside. Blooms early before leaves 
appear. About the earliest flowering deciduous 
shrub we have. 
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C. mastacanthus. BRUE SPIREA. China. 5 ft. 
. nrut) of moderate, compact growth, with opposite, 
Kia.N, downy leaves. Flowers bright blue, small 
but in large clusters in axils of leaves. In bloom 
an through the summer. Very valuable for its 
unusual color and long blooming period. 
C. 
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UEKCIDIPHYLEI M 
japonicum. Japan. 30 ft. Shrub or bushy 
wuh inconspicuous flowers, but valued for its 
beautiful foliage. Reaves rather small, usu- 
heart-shaped, purple on the new growth, be- 
r? n(1 ('hanging to yellow and 
scarlet in the fall. Quite rare. 
C. arborescens. BRADDER SENNA. Europe; 
Afuca. lo ft. Barge shrub with pinnate leaves 
of numerous small leaflets. Has yellow. pea-shaped 
flmvers in short racemes. Pods are inflated and 
bladder-like, greenish red. 
xochorda 
gran di flora. 
Spo nava C A 
Pearl Bush 
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