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Designed for a colorful planting 50 to 60 feet in length to furnish 
blooms from early spring until late fall. This will fit the average 
rear, front, or side property lines with a little rearrangement if 
CERCIS canadensis. (American Redbud.) 
This shrub ts also known as the Judas-tree. 
Small rosy pink flowers like sweet peas almost 
cover the bare branches in April. $1.75 each. 
CLETHRA barbinervis. (Oriental Pepperbush.) 
Fragrance is the chief attribute of the Pepperbush. 
The blooms are borne in late summer, in large 
white panicles, and their delicious scent alone 
makes this shrub well worth planting. Grows 5 to 
6 feet. $1.50 each. 
CYDONIA japonica cardinalis. (Red-flowering 
Quince.) A very fine shrub for very early spring 
bloom. Can be used on the lawn or in shrub 
border. The flowers are brilliant red, on spiny 
branches. Grows to 6 feet. $1.50 each. 
FORSYTHIA intermedia spectabilis. (Showy 
Border Forsythia.) The Forsythia has become 
so popular that we scarcely need to describe it. 
This variety is particularly desirable because it is 
unusually profuse with its bloom in early spring 
and is of a deeper tone of yellow. $1.50 each. 
FOTHERGILLA major. Distinctive whether in 
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CALYCANTHUS floridus. (Strawberry Shrub.) 
Also known as Carolina Allspice and Sweet-shrub. 
The dark red flowers appear in early spring and 
have a pleasing spicy fragrance. A handsome 
ornamental shrub. $1.50 each. 
CORNUS alba. (Tatarian Dogwood.) Whitish 
flowers in flat clusters; bright red branches that 
are showy In winter. Grows 10 feet. $1.25 each. 
C. lutea. (Golden-twig Dogwood.) Bright yel- 
low branches. An erect, wiry shrub 8 feet high. 
$1.25 each. $ 
C. sanguinea. (Bloodtwig Dogwood.) Twigs 
dark crimson or purple. Grows 12 feet. $1.25 each. 
DEUTZIA crenata fl.-pl. Showy clusters of 
blush-white flowers. Grows 7 feet. $1.50 each. 
ENKIANTHUS campanulatus. (Redvein En- 
kianthus.) Small yellow bell-shaped flowers in 
drooping clusters in May. Foliage turns red in 
autumn. $2.50 each. 
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bloom or only m leaf. The little flowers, shaped 
like a bottlebrush, appear just before the leaves 
in late April, singly or in small clusters. The 
bronzy leaves are deeply ridged at first, becoming 
somewhat smoother with age. In fall they turn 
bright yellow. Grows to about 6 feet. $2.50 each. 
HAMAMELIS mollis. (Chinese Witch-hazel.) 
A February surprise when its fragrant ribbon-like 
flowers of spun gold are draped throughout the 
branches. “A fine free-flowering variety with large 
leaves. Pot-grown. $2.00 each. 
HYDRANGEA mariesi. (Hardy Blue Hy- 
drangea.) A handsome low-growing shrub, 3 to 
4 feet high. The flowers are a beautiful dark blue, 
blooming from August 1 to October. Blooms on 
the new shoots of the current year. $2.50 each. 
KOLKWITZIA amabilis. (Beauty-Bush.) A 
picture of grace and beauty. The long, curving 
branches are smothered with little bunches of 
pale pink and white flowers in May. From a dis- 
tance the bush looks hazy, so delicate and airy are 
the blooms. Hardy and dependable. Grows easily 
to 6 feet. $1.50 each. 
as here described 
HIBISCUS syriacus. (Rose-of-Sharon; Shrub- 
Althea.) Showy flowers in August and Septem- 
ber. Makes a fine hedge. Three separate colors: 
Rose-pink; White; Blue. $1.50 each. 
HYDRANGEA arborescens grandiflora. (Hills- 
of-snow.) Attains a height of 4 to 5 feet; bears 
beautiful large heads of snow-white flowers in 
July and August. Should be pruned severely in 
spring. Will do well in shade. $1.50 each. 
HYPERICUM densiflorum. (St. Johns-wort.) 
Bright yellow flowers in abundance from July to 
September. Compact shrub 5 feet tall. $1.50 each. 
LONICERA fragrantissima. (Fragrant Upright 
Honeysuckle.) <A _ beautiful almost evergreen 
shrub, with very fragrant flowers which appear 
before the leaves. $1.50 each. 
L. Morrowii. Pure white flowers; bright red fruit 
from August until late in fall. Very decorative. 
$1.50 each. 
PHILADELPHUS coronarius. (Sweet Mock- 
orange.) Fragrant, pure white blooms in May or 
June. Grows 8 to 9 feet. $1.50 each. 
P. grandiflorus. (Big 
large, scentless white flowers. 
$1.50 each. 
SORBARIA Aijtchisoni. (False-spirea.) Very 
good for border planting. Immense white flowers 
in clusters 2 feet long, blooming in July and 
August. Very hardy. Grows 6 to 8 feet. $1.50 
each. 
SYMPHORICARPOS racemosus. (Snowberry.) 
Small pink flowers followed by miniature ‘‘snow- 
balls’? in autumn. Grows 4 to 5 feet. $1.25 each. 
Mock-orange.) Very 
Grows 10 feet. ; 
RED-FLOWERING QUINCE 
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$1.50 each 
2 of each, except 1 Fothergilla 
needed. The picture at the top merely gives a general idea of the 
effect to be obtained but is not an exact duplicate of the detailed plan 
which will prove still more interesting. 
NEILLIA sinensis. (Chinese Neiliia.) A hand- 
some shrub growing 5 to 6 feet tall. The waxy, 
rich green loaves on reddish branchlets are most 
attractive all summer. Pinkish flowers come in 
the spring, reminding one of arbutus. Hardy and 
graceful. $1.50 each. 
PHILADELPHUS virginalis. (Virginal Mock- 
orange.) Immense, fragrant, double white flow- 
ers tn large clusters weighing down the branches. 
Blooms in May and June and again in fall. The 
best Mock-orange. Grows 5 to 6 feet. $1.50 each. 
VITEX macrophylla. (Chaste-tree.) A very 
fine shrub for summer bloom, on the lawn or in 
the shrub border. The flowers are lavender-blue, 
and are carried in long spikes that stand out from 
the plant. Excellent as a cut-flower in the house. 
$1.50 each. 
WEIGELA, Eva Rathke. A large shrub with very 
thick, sturdy stems. Trumpet-shaped, dark crim- 
son flowers appear in late spring. This strikingly 
rich color has made it very popular. $1.50 each. 
for $32.5 
Regular Value 
$39.00 

VIBURNUM Burkwoodi. A new hybrid Vibur- 
num growing to 6 feet, with unusually fragrant 
flowers in early spring. Likes a sunny, well-drained 
situation and plenty of moisture. Brilliant fall 
foliage. $2.25 each. 
V. tomentosum plicatum. (Snowball.) White, 
ball-shaped flowers about Memorial Day. Grows 
7 to 8 feet. $1.50 each. 
WEIGELA candida. Pure white. $1.50 each. 
W. rosea. Rose-colored flowers in late May. 
Grows 6 to 10 feet. $1.50 each. 
STRAWBERRY SHRUB (Calycanthus florid-is) 

