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HERE is a tremendous number of beautiful shrubs which 
embrace flowering forms of every conceivable variety. 
While some are admired for their fruits, or for their foliage, 
others are admired for their interesting forms or texture. 
Groups or Borders 
They should always be planted in groups or borders; 
rarely as single specimens, unless very large. A good ar- 
rangement invariably provides open stretches of lawn bor- 
dered with irregular masses of shrubs against the boundary 
line or building. Their outlines and habits differ so very 
much that best effects always come from planting large rest- 
ful colonies of one kind or closely related sorts. 
A Shrub For Every Purpose 
Their various shrubby forms contrast with the more set 
forms of the accent plants, and their bare stems in winter 
give agreeable contrast form, and lend accent to the ever- 
green trees. Among the shrubs are found varieties with wide 
divergencies in their ultimate heights. Obviously, the larger 
sorts should be planted in the larger spaces and in the back 
rews; the medium ones in the middle rows. The small ones 
should be used as facers in the front rows of a planting. 
Except those varieties specifically marked B-B, Flowering Shrubs 
are regularly dug bare rooted at the prices given. If desired, we will 
dig other sorts B-B, making the following charges: 
HIS) Fic TIE. SDR, (cs, cea de Ne Ra gt a ce $.25 each 
INS fie S20) Ties. “a Seeaii geese ee li oe ar on ce oe a 30 each 
D io 9 aie ee ee 35 each 
3 C@ Zh GIG, pecereeees React nee eae iee see ena 45 each 
ESOL Umma NN pena cs ots ca als wiles Rloomoniebeus .65 each 
BG. G. SS -  acelneiocs Bea ee a eee eae ne ns an a .80 each 
Abelia grandiflora 
A semi-evergreen medium growing shrub ideally suited to Cape Cod 
and Nantucket Island. Flowers white tinged with pink persist 
throughout the summer. For foundation and mass plantings in shel- 
tered locations. Not hardy in the Boston area. 
Each 
i Pee eee $4.00 
Per 10 
18 to 24 in. B-B ........ $36.00 
Fiveleaf Aralia 
An upright shrub, with arching, spiny branches and bright green, 
shining foliage. Excellent in shady places, on rocky banks and slopes 
and in smoky city areas. Especially good for prickly hedges. 
Each Per 10 Each 
$1.25 $11.00 . $1.50 
Acanthopanax sieboldianus (pentaphyllum) 
Per 10 
DeLOwsott. ....... A toi atts $13.50 
Amelanchier canadensis Downy Shadblow 
A large graceful tree-like shrub, with snowy white flowers in early 
spring. Fruits in late June, deep purple. 
Each Per 10 
$2.00 $18.00 
Each Per 10 
Aatomomit, eto On tia . $3.00 $27.00 
Amorpha canescens Lead Plant 
Handsome low shrub with showy spikes of small blue flowers in 
une. 
| Each Per 10 
OR Tis BS The $1.50 $13.50 
SECO Act Came eee Ne tg ee 2.00 18.00 
Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry 
Similar to A. arbutifolia, but fruits are glossy black. 
Each Per 10 Each Per 10 
ONLOL Ae tte $1.00 $9.00 5 to 6 ft: $1.50 $13.50 
AStOM aL tee 1225 11.00 
Berberis — Barberry 
Berberis mentorensis Mentor Barberry 
A new hedge barberry of erect habit. Its semi-evergreen leathery 
dark green leaves grow dense, clear to the base. This with its long 
thorns make it an attractive as well as an effective hedge. 
Each Per 10 
137 0014 1 teers Rees esac f As Se eee seen $1.00 $9.00 
B. thunbergi Japanese Barberry 
The best known hardy hedge plant and slow-growing shrub. Its 
foliage is of a rich green color in the summer turning to bright red in 
the fall. The fruit is equally showy and remains on the plants from 
the last of summer until mid-winter. 
Each Per 10 Each Per 10 
12Rtowl Sein: eee i 4A) $3.50 18 to 24 in. .... $ .60 $5.50 
Lotto l8in, =e 50 4.50 
B. thunbergi atropurpurea Red-leaved Japanese Barberry 
Exactly like the Japanese Barberry, except the foliage is a dark 
red and maintains this color throughout the season. This makes a 
splendid plant for a situation where something bright and cherry is 
desired, and one that needs no ccddling or special care, beyond or- 
dinary soil and unobstructed sunshine. 
Each Per 10 
.... $1.00 $9.00 
Each Per 10 
18 to 24 in. .... ZstOl2 ote LO nee LL. 00 
B. thunbergi erecta (Plant Patent No. 110) 
Truehedge Columnberry 
A wonderful recent improvement of the old dependable Japanese 
Barberry with darker foliage that remains dark in spite of severe 
drought; its fall color is even richer and deeper; and its scarlet ber- 
ries are borne with still greater profusion. Its dense, erect, bushy, col- 
umnar shape, makes a perfect hedge the instant it is planted, and needs 
little pruning to keep it perfect. Makes an ideal dwarf shrub. 
Each Per 10 
Dent omen LS sein abee te eee ces te sec, Sais cake, $ .90 $8.00 
B. vernae Verna Barberry 
A desirable rather arching variety with a more open habit. Its 
foliage is small and attractive, and its wiry, spiny branches are beau- 
tifully bespangled in autumn with clusters of pink berries which 
remain in attractive condition almost until spring. 
Each Per 10 Each Per 10 
18 to 24 in. $ .90 $8.00 24 to 3 ft. S150 0 Sis.50 
2 to 2% ft. 1.25 11.00 3 to 4 ft. ibys 16.00 
5 or more Shrubs of one kind and size will be priced at the 10 rate. 
