CORLISS BROS., INC 
NURSERIES 
GLOUCESTER, MASS 
SALIX Willow 
Caprea. Pussy Willow. 20 ft. This variety 
is consiciered the very best. Each Ten 
7-8 ft. heavy specimen.S2.50 $22.50 
Discolor. American Pussy Willow. 12 ft. 
Small shrubby tree. Buds open a soft 
fuzzy gray-green in March. 
6 8 ft.$1.50 $12.50 
SNOWBALL. See Viburnum. 
SNOWBERRY. See Symphoricarpos. 
SPIR7EA Spirea 
*Arguta. Garland Spirea. 6 ft. A low- 
growing shrub of graceful habit with 
feathery foliage. White flowers in May. 
3 4 ft.$0.65 $5.75 
4- 5 ft.^.85 7.50 
*Bumalda. Anthony W'aterer. 3 ft. Semi¬ 
dwarf type, free-blooming, compact shrub. 
Flowers bright crimson in .June and July. 
15-18 in.$0.50 $4.50 
IH-2 ft. .65 5.75 
*Japonica callosa alba. White Japanese 
Spirea. 3 ft. Similar to Anthony Waterer. 
15-18 in.$0.50 $4.50 
2- 3 ft. 80 7.00 
*Prunifolia. Bridal Wreath. 8 ft. A popular 
shrub, producing ma.sses of small, double 
white flowers in May. 
4- 5 ft... .....$0.85 $7.50 
*Thunbergi. Thunberg Spirea. 5 ft. Grace¬ 
ful shrub with an abundance of small, 
white flowers in May. Foliage feathery. 
5- 6 ft._. . .'.. .$1.25 $12.00 
*Trichocarpa. Korean Spirea. 4 ft. An 
arching shrub, mounded with snow-white 
flowers in June. Larger and later blooming 
than Vanhouttei. 
5 6 ft., heavy.$1.50 $12.50 
*Vanhouttei. Van Houttc Spirea. 8 ft. 
The finest of all the Spireas. Bunches of 
white flowers in May and June. 
3- 4 ft.$0.75 $6.50 
4- 5 ft. 1.00 9.00 
4- 5 ft., heavy. 1.50 
SYMPHORICARPOS 
*§Racemo8us. Common Snowherry. 6 ft. 
Shrub of medium height. Pink flowers 
from June to September. Waxy white 
berries in fall. 
3- -4 ft., heav.y.$0.75 $6.50 
4- 5 ft,, heavy. 1.00 9.00 
*jVulgaris. Coral Berrv. 5 ft. A valuable 
variety having greenish white flowers in 
July, which are followed by clusters of 
dark purplish red berries. 
4-5 ft., heavy.$1.00 $9.00 
SYRINGA Lilac 
*Persica. Persian Lilac. 10 ft. One of the 
famous Lilacs with arching branches and 
fragrant lavender flowers in May and June. 
4- 5 ft.$1.00 
5- 6 ft. 1.50 
’*‘Villosa. Late Lilac. 8 ft. A stout-branched 
shrub producing pinkish lavender, fragrant 
flowers in June 
2-3 ft. .$0.75 $6.50 
3^ ft. .90 8.00 
*Vulgaris. Common Purple Lilac. 15 ft. 
The best-known and most extensively used 
Lilac. Fragrant flowers in May and June 
2-3ft.. 
.$0.60 
$5.50 
3 4 ft. 
.75 
6.50 
3 4 ft., heavy 
. 1.00 
9.00 
4-5 ft. 
. 1.00 
9.00 
4 5 ft., heavy 
. 1.50 
12.50 
5 6 ft. 
. 1.50 
12.50 
5 6 ft., heavy 
. 2.00 
18.00 
6-7 ft., heavy 
. 2.50 
Vulgaris alba. 
Common WhiteLtlac. 
15 ft. 
3 4 ft. 
.$0.75 
$6.50 
4 5 ft. 
. 1.00 
9.00 
4-5 ft., heavy 
. 1.50 
12.50 
5-6 ft., heavy 
.2.00 
*SYRINGA VULGARIS HYBRID SEED¬ 
LINGS. 15 ft. These beautiful Hybrid Li¬ 
lacs are grown from seed taken from the 
choicest named hybrid varieties. The colors 
range from satin-pink, lilac, blue, dark crim¬ 
son, purple-re<l and dark purple. No whites. 
4 5 ft., heavy.$1.25 $12.00 
5- 6 ft. . 1.50 12.50 
6- 7 ft. 2.50 22.50 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, continued 
NAMED HYBRID LILACS 
The varieties we oiler are hybrid sorts, 
jx'sse.ssing all the charm of the old-fashioned 
Lilacs and present a range of colors from 
white to richest purple in single and double 
forms in May and June. 12-15 ft. 
*Belle de Nancy. Double; satin-pink. 
Each Ten 
4- 5 ft. .$2.50 
5- 6 ft. 3 50 
*Charles Joly. Double; deep purplish red. 
4-5 ft.$2.50 
♦Charles X. Single; dark reddish purple. 
4-5 ft.^.$2.50 
♦Ludwig Spaeth. Single; dark red 
2- 3 ft.^.$1.50 $12.50 
♦Marie Legraye. Single; pure white. 
3- 4 ft.$1.75 
4- 5 ft. 2.50 
5- 6 ft., heavy. 4.50 up 
♦Michel Buchner. See illustration, page 29. 
5-6 ft.$3.50 _ 
♦Mme. Lemoine. Double; pure white. 
4- 5 ft.$2.50 
5- 6 ft. 3.50 
♦Pres. Grevy. Double; blue. 
5-6 ft.$3.50 
TAMARIX Tamarisk 
African. African Tamarisk. 10 ft. Orna¬ 
mental shrub of graceful appearance. Foli¬ 
age feathery. Pinkish flowers in June. 
3-4 ft.$0.75 $6.50 
VACCINIUM Blueberry 
t §Corymbosum. Highbush Blueberry. 8 ft. 
A handsome shrub bearing pinkish white 
flowers in May followed by blue-black 
berries of excellent flavor. Brilliant colored 
foliage in fall. 
2- 3 ft.$0.75 $6.50 
3- 4 ft. 1.50 12.50 
4- 5 ft. 2.00 18.00 
VIBURNUM 
* §tAmericanum. American Cranberry. 10 
ft. A handsome decorative and ornamental 
red-berried shrub of open growth. White 
flowers in May and June. 
3-4 ft.$0.75 $6.50 
♦Carlesi. Fragrant Viburnum. 5 ft. Com¬ 
pact shrub of medium height, with prett.v 
pink and white flowers in May, resembling 
the arbutus in form and fragrance. 
2- 3 ft., B&B.$1.50 $12.50 
* StCassinoides. Withe-Rod. 6 ft. Slender, 
upright shrub having creamy white flowers 
in June, followed by dark blue fruit. 
3- 4 ft.$0.90 $8.00 
4- 5 ft. 1.25 12.00 
♦SfDentatum. Arrow-Wood. 10 ft. Native 
shrub with glossy green foliage. White 
flowers in May and June. Berries crimson 
turning to blue. 
2- 3 ft.$0.65 $5.75 
3- 4 ft.75 6.50 
4- 5 ft.90 8.00 
5- 6 ft. 1.15 10.50 
5-6 ft., heavy. 1.50 12.50 
♦^Dilatatum. Linden Viburnum. 10 ft. 
Free-flowering shrub bearing 6-inch clus¬ 
ters of pure white flowers in May and June, 
followed by scarlet berries. 
3- 4 ft.$1.25 
t§*Opulus. European Cranberry. 10 ft. A 
large, upright shrub, bearing white flowers 
in May and June, followed with cranberr.y- 
like red berries. 
4- 5 ft.$0.90 $8.00 
*§tOpulus nana. Dwarf Cranberry. 2 ft. 
A very dwarf, compact shrub with white 
flowers in May and June. Scarlet fruit. 
Very useful as a low hedge. 
15-18 in..$0.85 $7.50 
♦SOpulus sterile. Common Snowball. 10 
ft. Well-known shrub, producing large, 
snowball-like flowers in May, followed by 
red berries. 
4-5 ft.$L(M) $9.00 
♦Tomentosum plicatum. Japanese Snow¬ 
ball. 8 ft. Excels Sterile because of its su¬ 
perior foliage and flower. A later bloomer. 
May and June. See illustration, page 26. 
3^ ft.$L(K) $9.00 
4-5 ft. 1.50 12.50 
WEIGELA 
♦Candida. Snow Weigela. 
8 ft. A 
white 
variety with large flowers 
m May. 
Each 
Ten 
4-5 ft. 
. .$1.25 
♦Eva Rathke. Deep Red 
Weigela. 
5 ft. 
Semi-dwarf with slender branches. 
Grim- 
st)n flowers in early June. 
3-4 ft.'. 
. .$0.85 
$7.50 
♦Rosea. Pink Weigela. 8 ft. A symmetrical 
bush of medium size, free flowering. 
3-4 ft.$0.75 $6.50 
3-4 ft., heavy. 1.00 
♦Rosea nana variegata. Variegated W’ci- 
gela. 5 ft. Dwarf, compact bush with 
leaves distinctly margined orange-yellow. 
Light rose-colored flowers in June. 
3-4 ft., heavy.$1.25 
WINTERBERRY. See Ilex. 
HEDGE PLANTS 
Berberis, page 25. 
Clethra alnifolia, page 25. 
Euonymus alatus compactus, page 27. 
Forsythia intermedia, page 27. 
Ligustrum ibolium, page 27. 
Rhamnus, page 27. 
Rosa rugosa, page 25. 
Taxus, page 31. 
Thuya, page 31. 
VINES 
* Adapted to partial shade. § Berried vines. 
AMPELOPSIS 
§Quinquefolia. Virginia Creeper. 35 ft. 
High-climbing vine of rapid growth. Foli¬ 
age rich crimson in autumn. Blue berries. 
Each Ten 
2- yr. plants.$0.50 $4.50 
3- yr. plants.60 5.50 
§Tricuspidata Veitchi. Boston Ivy. 40 ft. 
A clinging vine, densely covered with glossy 
green foliage. Blue berries in the fall. 
5- in. pot-plants.$0.85 $7.50 
6- in. pot-plants. 1.00 9.00 
BITTERSWEET. See Celastrus scandens. 
BOSTON IVY. See Ampelopsis Veitchi. 
CELASTRUS 
♦§Scandens. Bittersweet Vine. 25 ft. Glossy 
foliage and orange-crimson fruit remaining 
all winter. Yellow flowers in June. 
4- yr. plants.$0.80 $7.00 
CLEMATIS 
Paniculata. Sweet Autumn Clematis. 25 ft. 
Pure white flowers in profusion in August 
and September. Very fragrant. 
2- yr., 5-in. pot-plants.$0.60 $5.50 
3- yr. 6-in. pot-plants.75 
CLEMATIS HYBRIDS 
Henryi. 8 ft. Large white flowers, some¬ 
times measuring 8 inches across. Hardy 
and vigorous. A hybrid of rare beauty. 
Jackmani. 10 ft. Most popular of the 
large-flowering Clematis. The velvety 
purple flowers are borne abundantly n 
summer and early autumn. See page 23. 
Mme. Edouard Andre. 7 ft. A red Clem¬ 
atis with a rich purplish cast. 
All Clematis Hybrids, 2-yr. potted plants, 
$1.00 each; $9.00 per 10. 
EUONYMUS. See page 27. 
HONEYSUCKLE. See Lonicera. 
HYDRANGEA 
♦Schizophragma. Climbing Hydrangea. 35 
ft. Beautiful white flowers in July. 
6-in. pot-plants.$1.00 
LONICERA Honeysuckle 
♦jHalliana. Hall's Honeysuckle. 20 ft. 
Semi-evergreen vine. Fragrant yellow and 
white flowers from June to August. 
3- yr. |)lants.$0.45 $4.00 
4- yr. plants.60 5.50 
VIRGINIA CREEPER. See Ampelopsis. 
WISTERIA 
Sinensis. Chinese Wisteria. 40 ft. Hardy, 
fast-growing climber. Long clusters of pea¬ 
shaped lavender flowers in May and June. 
5- yr. plants.$2.00 $18.00 
Specimen.3.00 up 
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