K ate a n a, ff o rt h Carolina, and *B o s t o n , Massachusetts 
Hardy Native Shrubs • Deciduous 
ALDE.R 
CATKINS 
NE of the most interesting and important features of our varied mountain 
flora is the large variety of deciduous flowering shrubs, many lavishly 
placed within our easy reach, others shy and retiring and taking a special 
knowledge of the botany of this section to And them. 
With their fresh, delicate tracery and tints of leaf, twig and flower 
they supply that enchanting natural beauty to our gardens and grounds so 
sought after by all lovers of nature, and attained so rarely, even by the 
professional landscape gardener; and all at moderate cost and no guess¬ 
work in the results. We offer a large list of the choicest species and 
particular notice is called to the Azaleas, Stuartia, Xanthorrhiza and other of the 
more rare and showy sorts. 
The sizes following the names indicate the variation in heights attained by the shrubs 
in their wild state. Under cultivation they usually reach the lesser height given. 
ALNUS rugosa (serrulata ). Smooth Alder. 5-40 ft. A much admired shrub growth, 
especially along streams. Showy catkins appear early. i}2-2ft., 25c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
alnobetula (viridis). Alpine Alder. 2-10 ft. Low, diffuse shrub with elegant foliage, 
found on our highest mountains. Showy red-winged fruit. Damp ground. The 
best of the genus probably. 6-12 in., 25c. ea., $2 for 10; 12-iS in., 35c. ea., $3 for 10. 
incana. Speckled Alder. 8-25 ft. Fine shrub for borders of streams and ponds. 
Sharply serrated leaves. 1-2 ft., 15c. ea., $1.25 for 10. 
AMELANCHIER rotundifolia. Dwarf Juneberry. 3-12 ft. Dwarf species very de¬ 
sirable for its white showy flowers and edible fruit. 1-2 ft., 25c. ea., £2 for 10. 
AMORPHA fruticosa. False Indigo. 5-20 ft. Spreading bush, indigo-colored spiked 
flowers, for massing. 2-3 ft., 20c. 
ea., Si.50 per 10; 3-5. ft., 35c. 
ea., S3 for 10. 
herbacea. Southern Indigo. 2-4 ft. 
A smaller, better shrub than the 
preceding, with purple branches 
and blue or rarely white flowers. 
1-2 ft., 20c. ea., >1.50 for 10; 2-3 
ft., 30c. ea., S2 for 10. 
ANDROMEDA ligustrina. See 
Xolisma. 
mariana. See Pieris. 
racemosa. See Leucothoe. 
ARALIA spinosa. Hercules’ Club. 
6-40 ft. A singular prickly-stem¬ 
med low tree or shrub with large, 
compound, tropical-looking foliage. 
A conspicuous plant winter or 
summer, giving quick effect. Large 
panicles of white showy flowers in 
August. 1-2 ft., 25c. ea., S2 for 
10; 2-3 ft., 35c. ea., S3 for 10. 
(See illustration.) 
ARONIA ( pyrus ) nigra. Black Choke- 
berry. 3-12 ft. One of our most 
desirable native ornamentals, con¬ 
spicuous in flower and fruit. Of 
dense growth, literally enveloped 
in May with cymes of white flow¬ 
ers and later with black showy 
fruit. For single specimen or 
massing. Leaves color dark red in 
the fall. 1-2 ft., 15c. ea., $1.2$ 
for 10; 2-3 ft., 30c. ea., S2.50 for 
10; 3-5 ft., 50c. ea., S4 f° r IO * 
Hercules' Club (stratla splno/a). Winter eflett in 
Arnold Arboretum, Boston. 
