sturdy 
Varieties 
FOR NORTHERN 
GARDENS 

The border planting of flowering shrubs, Evergreens, and perennials gives 
privacy and makes this yard inviting for use. 
Cotoneaster 
Cotoneaster acutifolia. QUINCE BERRY. 6 ft. A neat, 
shrub with dark, glossy green leaves. A dense-growing and 
highly ornamental bush all season with a striking, bright yellow 
fall coloration. 
New Ato) A Mental, Saeco $0.50 plOnot tt wee ee $0.60 
S) NOE hie tle ee ee ee re $0.85 
clean 
Cotoneaster integerrima. 4 ft. A new decorative shrub, leaves 
shiny, dark green above, whitish beneath, holds leaves late in- 
to the fall. Very hardy. Red fruit. 
Gi LOS Aen meee ae ee ee ee ee ae ee $0.75 
Currants (Ornamental) 
Mountain Currant (Ribes alpinum). 4 ft. Excellent, dense-growing, 
very hardy ornamental shrub. Stands shearing and will grow 
in shade. Probably the most generally useful of all the dwarf 
shrubs. (For hedges see page 7.) 
b2stOwL Grin == ee $0.40 INS ion BYE Thais oe Be oe. Oe $0.60 
PRUS (oy 10) ptole Se ee $0.80 
Yellow-Flowering Currant (Ribes aureum). 6 ft. A substantial, 
spreading bush with large, yellow, fragrant flowers in spring. 
Stands shade. A very popular old-fashioned shrub. 
RAO St ty eer eee $0.60 Oe KA SiGe oe $0.85 
Dogwood (Cornus) 
Golden Dogwood (Cornus siberica aurea). 6 ft. Highly valued for 
its bright yellow branches in fall and winter and particularly at- 
tractive when planted near the red-barked variety. White flowers. 
DE Op ont ie a ee $0.60 OR Oe4 ott ae ome ae $0.85 
Red-Twigged Dogwood (Cornus siberica). 6 ft. A hardy, vigorous 
bush with bright coral-red branches which make the sturdy shrub 
Strong and erect in growth. 
StOw At Lager ee $0.85 
6 ft. The green 
Red colored bark. 
An unusual plant making a bright spot of color in the shrub group. 
2 Od ite = See eee $1.00 SIO A Sit eer es $1.25 
attractive in all seasons. 
Teton on tie eee ee $0.60 
Variegated Dogwood (Cornus elegantissima). 
leaves are striped and margined with white. 
Elderberry (Sambucus) 
6 ft. The old-fashioned 
favorite with large clusters of fragrant white flowers and edible 
black fruit. 
Black-Fruited Elder (Sambucus canadensis). 
A rapid-growing hardy shrub that stands partial 
shade. 
Dit Calin se ee oe $0.60 Selo at it == sree ee eee $0.85 
Cut-Leaved Elder (Sambucus nigra laciniata). 6 ft. Lacy, fern-like 
leaves that make a pleasing contrast with other shrubs. The 
branches are spreading and gracefully drooping. 
DAtOPORLY >see ee ee el $0.60 SOFOTAy ite se See ee eee $0.85 
Golden Elder (Sambucus aurea). 7 ft. A handsome wide-spread- 
ing shrub with bright yellow leaves all season. It shows its 
brightest color when planted in a sunny spot. 
PRN OOS INNS, eee Bae ae ee $0.60 Cito pit: ea Seen ee eee ee $0.85 
7 ft. Big clusters of bright 
red berries in July. <A large native shrub of spreading growth. 
Di Oust eee es $0.60 Solon Ay tae ee eee ee $0.85 
Red-Berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa). 
Euonymus (Strawberry Bush) 
Euonymus alatus. WINGED STRAWBERRY BUSH. 6 to 8 ft. The 
bark on its horizontally-growing branches has a curious winged 
development. The leaves are clean and lustrous and have a bril- 
Rose colored berries in fall. 
SStOC 4h ieee eer. $1.75 
liant fall color. 
DOG tees ee 8 ae $1.50 
Euonymus americana. STRAWBERRY BUSH. 8 ft. An admirable, 
hardy shrub with upright, slender, green branches; neat foliage 
and pink colored fruits. Bright fall foliage color. 
PRO (ele toh hile) p= ee $0.85 SHR ope Ne idiy paoen Oee S25 
A. tOMOm Le ae eee ee eee $1.50 
Golden Bell (Forsythia) 
FORSYTHIA, suspensa. GOLDEN BELL. 5 ft. 
ing shrub with golden, bell-shaped flowers in spring. 
A graceful, droop- 
Needs 
winter protection in Minnesota. 
DEtO 7G tena hen oe a ee ae eee ee eee oe eee $0.60 
Forsythia ovata. 5 ft. 
from Korea, early to bloom, stands extreme cold, blooms every 
A new, distinctive and handsome variety 
year, flower yellow. 
TORO 2A eit: | Sie os ae ere Been ae ee $0.75 
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