




Hardy Flowering Shrubs 
Prices on all Shrubs, 
Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New 
Almond, Flowering 
Amygdalus 
Fragrant flowers are borne on slender 
branches during May. 5 to 6 feet high. 
Pink. Double-flowering; pink. 2 to 3 ft. 
White. Double-flowering; white. 2 to 3 ft. 
Althea (Rose of Sharon) 
The Altheas are among the most valuable 
of our tall, hardy shrubs on account of their 
blooming from August to October. Height 
10-12 ft. when mature. Plants offered are 
3-4 ft. 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
Celestis. Single; sky-blue. 
Rubis. Best of the single reds. 
Snowdrift. Best of the single whites. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
Ardens. Unusual mottled violet-purple. 
Boule de Feu. Deep fiery red blooms. 
The Banner. Lovely white flowers with 
red centers. 
Red Barberry (Berberis) 
B. Thunbergi atropurpurea. 5 ft. Planted 
in full sun the foliage ts reddish purple. It 
bears yellow flowers in May followed by 
purple berries. 2 to 21% ft. 60 cts. each, 
$6.50 per doz. 

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Three Buddleias 
Charming, Purple Glory, Orchid Beauty 
Buddleia 
Charming. (Pink Butterfly Bush.) An out- 
standing novelty. Large Iavender-pink 
flower trusses are produced abundantly 
throughout the summer. Grows 4 to 6 feet. 
2-yr., field-grown dormant plants, at 50 
ets. each, $5 per doz. ; f 
Orchid Beauty. A splendid new variety of 
a soft cattleya-lilac color with a brilliant 
Orange eye. 2-yr., field-grown dormant 
plants, 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Purple Glory. A rich, dark purple. Free 
flowering. 2-yr., field-grown dormant 
plants. 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
COLLECTION OFFER No. 95: One each of 
the above 3 Buddleias for $1.50 
Floridus. 5 to 6 ft. Chocolate-colored 
flowers of wonderful fragrance. An old 
favorite. 3 to 4 ft. 

Deutzia 
Gracilis. A great favorite. Dwarf, covered 
with spikes of pure white flowers in early 
summer. 114 to 2-foot plants. 
Lemoinei. (Lemoine Deutzia.) 5 ft. One of 
the earliest blooming varieties with large 
single flowers of snowy white. 2 to 3 ft. 
Pride of Rochester. A fine, tall-growing, 
double, white-flowering variety. 9 to 10 


feet high when mature. 4 to 5-foot plants. 
Forsythia 
Decorative shrub with bright yellow flow- 
ers which burst into bloom at the beginning 
of spring while the bush is otherwise bare. 
Intermedia spectabilis. 7 to 8 feet high 
when mature. 3 to 4-foot plants. 

Hydrangea 
Paniculata grandiflora. The flowers, which 
are borne in dense, pyramidal panicles a 
foot long, are white when they first open 
but gradually change to rose color. 8 to 
9 feet high when mature. 2 to 3-foot plants. 

Kerria 
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Double (K. japonica flore-pleno). 4 to 5 ft. 
Rich golden flowers, like button chrys- 
anthemums, in late spring, good for 
cutting. A deservedly popular shrub 2 to 
3 ft. 
Philadelph US (Mock Orange) 
This old-fashioned sweet-scented shrub has 
long been a close rival of the lilac in popularity. 
Coronarius. This variety has large white 
flowers. 10 feet high when mature. 3 to 
4-foot plants. 
Virginal. 8 ft. Large, double flowers of 
haunting fragrance. June. 3 to 4 ft. 
Pussy Willow (Salix) 
S. discolor. 20 ft. Desirable for its fuzzy 
gray catkins which appear before the leaves 
In early spring. 3 to 4 ft. 

Pyrus (Cydonia) japonica 
Flowering Quince 
A showy shrub that blooms profusely in 
early spring; flowers dazzling scarlet. 4 to 
5 feet high. 2 to 3-foot plants. 
See page 110 for new Large-flowering 
Hybrids. 

Spiraea 
Anthony Waterer. Color bright crimson. 
It is of dwarf, dense growth, and blooms 
the entire summer and fall. 3 feet high 
when mature. 114 to 2-foot plants. ; 
Van Houttei. When in flower, the white 
blooms almost entirely cover the foliage. 
8 feet high when mature. 3 to 4-foot plants. 
unless otherwise noted, $1 each, $10 per doz. 
York. Add 10 per cent for postage to your remittance if you wish delivery by mail 
Calycanthus (Sweet-Shrub) 

Syringa or Lilac 
We offer two very satisfactory varieties. 
Common Purple Common White 
2 to 3-foot plants 
French Hybrid Lilacs 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
Charles X. 10 ft. Single. A profuse 
bloomer, splendid for cutting. Flowers 
MEE: 2 to 3 ft. $1.50 each, $15 per 
Oz. 
Ludwig Spaeth. 10 ft. Single flowers of 
dark crimson-purple; very fragrant. 2 to 
3 ft. $1.50 each, $15 per doz. 
Marie Legraye. 10 ft. Single flowers of pure 
creamy white. A profuse bloomer. 2 to 
3 ft. $1.50 each, $15 per doz. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
Mme. Abel Chatenay. 10 ft. Large, double 
flowers of milk-white. A late variety. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.50 each, $15 per doz. 
President Grevy. 10 ft. Large, double 
flowers of soft blue. A splendid variety. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.50 each, $15 per doz. 
President Poincaire. 10 ft. Double flowers 
of red, purple, and blue tones: immense 
heads. 2 to 3 ft. $1.50 each, $15 per doz. 

Viburnum 
Burkwoodi. 5 to 6 ft. Large, round clusters 
of blush-white flowers. Deliciously fra- 
grant. 114 to 2 ft. $3 each, $30 per doz. 
Carlesi. (Fragrant Viburnum.) 5 to 6 ft. 
Large, round clusters of fragrant waxy 
white flowers in early spring after leaves 
appear. 2 to 3 ft. $3 each, $30 per doz. 
Plicatum (V. tomentosum sterile: Japanese 
Snowball.) 10 ft. Perfectly round balls of 
pure white in great profusion in May. 
2 to 3 ft. 
Vitex (Chaste Tree) 
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Macrophylla. 5 to 6 ft. Spikes of beautiful 
lavender-blue flowers in late summer, 
against the star-like gray-green leaves. 
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Weigela 
These are among the most popular flower- 
ing shrubs, covered in May and early June 
by their large, trumpet-shaped flowers. 
Bristol Ruby. (New.) Plant Patent No. 
492. An attractive shrub with ruby-red 
blossoms on entire plant from June through 
July, and_ intermittently throughout the 
season. Six-foot fine-formed shrub at 
maturity. 2 to 3 ft. $1.25 each, $12.50 
per doz. 
Eva Rathke. Blooms all summer. The 
flowers are ruby-carmine. 5 feet high 
when mature. 2 to 3-foot plants. 
Witch-Hazel 
Hamamelis virginiana. 15 ft. Small 
yellow flowers in late fall after the leaves 

have fallen. One of the few plants which 
have bloom outside in winter. 2 to 3 ft. 
ALL SHRUBS OFFERED on this page individually labeled and wrapped in moss and burlap. All plants splendid specimens. 
NEW YORK CITY 
Dig hole 2 ft. by 2 ft. Have earth-mark on shrub even with surface; spread roots 
outwards and downwards; work soil around them. Fill hole to the top; then water. 
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