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Philadelphus Virginal—A double Mock Orange flower 
HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS GRANDIFLORA 
(Hills of Snow). Mediuin'si 2 red shrub with large 
snowy white flowers from early June to September. 
Very hardy. 18-24 in., 35c; 2-3 ft., 50c; 3-4 ft., 
75c each. 
H. paniculata grandiflora. Pyramids of white, pink- 
tinged flowers. Mid-July to October. 18-24 in., 35c; 
2-3 ft., 50c each. 
HYPERICUM PROLIFICUM (St. John’s Wort). 
A stout, upright shrub growing about 5 feet high, 
bearing a profusion of yellow flowers, rather small, 
in flat-topped clusters. Hardy and rapid growing. 
18-24 in., 50c; 2-3 ft., 75c; 3-4 ft., ^1.00 each. 
ILEX VERTICILLATA (Black Alder). This native 
shrub, a Holly, keep its bright red berries all winter. 
Splendid for decorating and gives a touch of winter 
color to the garden. Grows about 9 feet high. Plant 
2 or 3 together. 12-18 in., 35c; 18-24 in., 50c each. 
KERRIA JAPONICA FLORA PLENA (Double Ker- 
ria). The beloved Japanese Rose of our Grand¬ 
mothers’ gardens. A slender shrub 6-8 feet high 
which sends up each spring numbers of shoots which 
keep their fresh bright green all the year. From June 
to September bright buttercup-yellow double flowers 
are borne on these young shoots. 12-18 in., 35c; 
18-24 in., 50c; 2-3 ft., 75c each. 
KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS (Beauty Bush). A hand¬ 
some shrub growing 8 feet high. Foliage fine and 
glossy. Branches arching, with pink flowers in June. 
18-24 in., 35c; 2-3 ft., 50c. 
LONICERA (Bush Honeysuckle). 
L. korolkowi floribunda. A'shower bouquet of dainty 
pink flowers and misty blue-gray leaves. Red fruits 
follow. This makes a very unusual and handsome 
shrub. 18-24 in., 35c each. 
L. maacki. A tall, spreading shrub. Strikingly hand¬ 
some in summer and fall with bright red berries and 
dark green leaves. White flowers in June. 18-24 in., 
35c each. 
L. morrowi. 8 ft. A billowy shrub, broader than high, 
low and densely bushy. Creamy yellow flowers in 
July, which are followed by red berries. 18-24 in,, 
25c; 2-3 ft., 35c; 3-4 ft., 50c each. 
L. tatarica. Bushy and tall. Flowers in June. Red and 
orange currant-like fruits in summer. 2-3 ft., 35c; 
3-4 ft., 50c; 4-5 ft., 75c each. 
PHILADELPHUS. In the old New England gardens, 
a century or more ago. Mock Orange was one of the 
shrubs most often found. It was cherished, and 
rightly so. Indeed, there are few shrubs today that 
can surpass the Mock Orange for intense fragrance, 
abundance of bloom, hardiness, ease of culture, and 
fine green foliage not troubled by insects or diseases. 
P. coronarius (Sweet Mock Orange). 10 ft. The old- 
fashioned Mock Orange with creamy white flowers in 
May and June. Because of the fragrance, its flowers 
are aptly called the orange blossoms of the North. 
18-24 in., 25c; 2-3 ft., 35c; 3-4 ft., 50c; 4-5 ft., 
75c each. 
PHILADELPHUS HYBRIDS, originated by Lemoine 
of France, are slender branched, graceful shrubs. 
They are comparatively new and too rarely seen. 
Atlas. A handsome tall-growing sort with enormous 
single flowers over lYi inches wide. The broad 
petals are milk-white. 2-3 ft., 50c; 3-4 ft., 75c; 
4-5 ft,, $1.00 each. 
Avalanche. Graceful and dwarf with a profusion of 
creamy white flowers in June. Mature height ? 
feet. 3-4 ft., 75c; 4-5 ft., $1.00 each. 
Bouquet Blanc. A small bush, 3-6 feet high, of dense 
habit. The snowy flowers are of medium size and 
are borne in large clusters. 2-3 ft., 50c; 3-4 ft., 
75c each. 
An Effective Planting of Shrubbery Rhus Cotinus—Smoke Bush 
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