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Improve your grounds with our Selected Flowering Shrubs 
MNMichell’s Hardy Decorative Flowering Shrubs 
A planting of shrubs, massed around the 
boundaries of a garden, forms a harmonious 
background against which the bright colored 
hardy perennial plants appear to their best 
advantage. There are many suitable locations 
for planting shrubs about the home grounds. 
The house foundation and the angles and cor- 
ners should be softened by shrubs of medium 
height. Spiraeas, Hydrangeas, Berberis, Deut- 
zias, and others of a like nature will be found 
most suitable for this purpose. 
Taller shrubs, such as Lilacs, Philadelphus, 
and Althaeas, are better planted along the 
sides and at the back of the grounds. Here 
they can be used to give a frame to the prop- 
erty, block out undesirable views, and serve 
as a screen for any purpose desired. Such 
group plantings should be made in the nature 
of borders, and the shrubs selected and ar- 
ranged to give a continuance of bloom and 
pleasing foliage combinations, together with a 
fall and winter coloring of bark and berries. 
ALTHAEA (Hibiscus). Rose of Sharon. These 
thrive almost anywhere, producing their 
bloom from July till September. 3 to 4 ft. 
plants, each $1.00. 
Azaleas 
A family of dwarf, bushy shrubs bearing a 
great profusion of flowers in the spring. Very 
useful for planting in the shady border or in 
groups by themselves. Succeed best in a par- 
tially shaded position. 
Hinodegiri. Another evergreen variety and one 
of the best, bearing fiery red, single flowers 
in great profusion. Very desirable on account 
of its color. Bushy plants, each $2.50. 
Kurume, Pink Pearl. Not a very large flower, 
but produced very freely. Very dainty, semi- 
double, pleasing salmon-rose. Strong, bushy 
plants, each $2.50. 
Mollis, Mixed. The large flowers are produced 
in clusters on the ends of the shoots in May. 
Mixed colors only, varying from pale yellow 
to the deeper orange and even scarlet. Strong 
plants, each $3.00. 
BRIDAL WREATH. See Spiraea prunifolia. 
Buddleias 
Charming. A_ glorious new shrub_ bearing 
throughout the late summer and autumn 
elegant long sprays covered with lovely lav- 
ender-pink blooms which, compared with 
other Buddleias introduced up to date, are 
distinctly pink. Develops in July. Each 75c; 
3, $2.00. 
Dubonnet. |n sunshine and under the lamp it 
glows almost a true red. The firm cylindrical 
spikes are snugly set with individual flowers 
of good size that do not sunburn. The plant 
is of robust, erect growth with strong stems. 
Each 75c; 3, $2.00. 
Orchid Beauty. New. A splendid new variety 
of a soft cattleya-lilac color with a brilliant 
orange eye. Long, tapering spikes, similar in 
form and size to the popular variety Charm- 
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BEAUTY BUSH. See Kolkwitzia. 
CALYCANTHUS floridus (Sweet Shrub). Choc- 
olate colored, double flowers, with a peculiar- 
ly agreeable odor. Blooms in June. 2 to 3 
ft. plants, each $1.00. 
CERCIS chinensis (Judas Tree; Chinese Red- 
bud). A tall, slender growing shrub, develop- 
ing eventually into a large tree. Very early 
in the spring the leafless branches are cov- 
ered with delicate deep pink flowers. 2 to 3 
ft. plants, each $1.75. 
CORNUS (Dogwood). This plant is well known. 
The flowers appear before the foliage in May 
and in autumn it takes on a rich crimson 
shade. 
C. florida White Flowering Dogwood. Strong, 
3 to 4 ft. plants, each $2.50. 
C. florida rubra. Pink Flowering Dogwood. 3 
to 4 ft. plants, each $5.00. 
CYDONIA japonica. This shrub is a beautiful 
sight in early spring when covered with 
cherry-red flowers, about the size of an ap- 
ple blossom. Especially desirable as a speci- 
men shrub for the lawn. Extra strong, 2 to 
3 ft. plants, each $1.00. 

Azalea Hinodegiri 
DEUTZIA gracilis. For planting either individ- 
ually or in masses, they are very attractive. 
White flowers. Dwarf, bushy habit. 15 to 18 
in. plants, each $1.00. 
DAPHNE Cneorum. A pretty dwarf, spreading 
shrub, 6 to 8 inches high. Valuable for the 
rockery or for the tront of the border. Beau- 
tiful bright pink, sweet-scented flowers early 
in May. Strong plants, each $1.00; large 
plants, each $1.50. 
DOGWOOD. See Cornus. 
FORSYTHIA (Golden Bells). Bright goiden yel- 
low, star-shaped flowers that burst into 
bloom just as winter is over and while the 
bush is otherwise bare. 
F. spectabilis. Strong, tall growing shrub with 
very large flowers completely covering the 
stems. Most profuse bloomer of all. 
F. suspensa. Graceful, drooping tendency. 
Frequently planted on banks and _ slopes. 
Beautiful as specimens or in masses. 
Forsythias, strong, 3 to 4 ft. plants, each 
$1.00. 
FLOWERING ALMOND. See Prunus. 
GOLDEN BELLS. See Forsythia. 
HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora. The large 
panicles of wnite flowers are at their best 
during August; later they take on a reddish 
cast. These plants look fine used as single 
specimens on the lawn or grouped in large 
beds. Strong, bush fezin, 2 to 3 ft. plants, 
each $1.00. 
Upon request we can quote on other 
varieties of flowering shrubs. 

HONEYSUCKLE. See Lonicera. 
JUDAS TREE. See Cercis chinensis. 
KOLKWITZIA amabilis (Beauty Bush). A 
handsome new ornamental shrub from China, 
resembling the weigela and honeysuckle, to 
which it is allied. Grows 6 to 8 feet high at 
maturity, with long, arching branches cov- 
ered with pale pink, bell-shaped flowers in 
June. One of the most outstanding snrubs. 
Strong, 2 to 3 ft. plants, each $1.25. 
LILAC. See Syringa. 
MOCK ORANGE. See Philadelphus. 
PHILADELPHUS virginalis (Virginal Mock Or- 
ange). 7 to 8 feet. Large, semi-double 
white flowers in great profusion and very 
fragrant. Strong, 2 to 3 ft. plants, each 
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PRUNUS glandulosa alba fi.-pl. (Double White 
Flowering Almond). Erect, slender branches 
covered in May with small, very double, fra- 
arant white flowers. Strong, 2 to 3 ft. plants, 
each $1.25. 
Hybrid Rhododendrons 
The handsomest and most effective of the 
broad-leaved evergreens. They will succeed 
in any light or friable garden soil, but if a 
heavy clay soil must be used, incorporate a 
liberal amount of leaf mold or well-decomposed 
cow manure, digging the beds about 2 feet 
deep. Mulch the beds during the summer with 
peat moss and protect in winter with 4 to 5 
inches of leaves. Evergreen boughs between 
the tops of the plants during winter are de- 
sirable to break the cold and driving winds 
and to protect from the rays of the sun in 
early spring. 
Amphion. Pink. Bushy. 
Catawbiense grandiflorum. Lilac. Compact. 
Dr. C. H. Dresselhuys. Red. Tall. 
Everestianum. Lilac. Dwarf. 
Mrs. C. S. Sargent. Light red. Bushy. 
President Lincoln. Lavender. Tall. 
Roseum elegans. Pink. Compact. 
All Rhododendrons, strong, 12 to 15 in. 
plants, each $2.75; 15 to 18 in., $3.50; 18 to 
24 in., $4.50, 2 to 214 ft., $5.50. 

REDBUD. See Cercis. 
ROSE OF SHARON. See Althaea. 
SNOWBALL. See Viburnum. 
SPIRAEA prunifolia. Dense shrub bearing a 
profusion of flowers. 2 to 3 ft., each $1.00. 
SWEET SHRUB. See Calycanthus. 
SYRINGA vulgaris (Common Purple Sweet 
Scented Lilac). 2 to 3 ft., each $1.00. 
VIBURNUM tomentosum plicatum (Snowball). 
A desirable shrub that should be in every 
garden or on the lawn. Perfectly hardy. 
Blooms in June. Extra fine, 2 to 3 ft. plants, 
each $1.25. 
VITEX macrophylla. A graceful, attractive 
shrub, growing 3 to 4 feet high and pro- 
ducing freely lavender-blue flowers from 
July until frost. 2 to 3 ft. plants, each $1.00. 
WEIGELA, Eva Rathke. Of erect form and 
vigorous habit. Deep carmine-red flowers. 
18 to 24 in. plants, each $1.00. 
W. rosea. Remarkably showy flowers. Numer- 
ous spreading branches and dark green 
leaves. The rose colored blooms are _ pro- 
duced in oreat abundance. 2 to 3 ft. plants, 
each $1.25. 
This list includes the varieties mostly in 
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