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Title: New, rare and beautiful plants
Identifier: CAT31284903 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Siebrecht & Wadley; U. S. Tropical Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) New Rochelle Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Wisconsin Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: New Rochelle, N. Y. : Siebrecht & Son
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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^ COLLECTION OF DECTOUOUS SHRUBS. ^ 57 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. These are an important element in landscape art. At some seasons of the year the beauty of parks and gardens depends almost entirely upon their flowers or bright leaves. At all times they are necessary as a brilliant undergrowth or supplement to trees. LARGE SPECIMENS of all good shrubs can be furnished at prices proportionate to size. "Write for sizes and prices-
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Magnolia conspicua. (See page 58.) ALTH/EA. See Hibiscus. AMYCDALUS communis. The common Ahuond. 50 cts. A. persica alba fl. pi. Flowers white, double. .50 cts. A. — rubra fl. pi. Red, double. 50 cts. A. prunifolius rosea fl. pi. Pink flowers. 50 to 75 cts. A. alba fl. pi. White flowers. 50 to 75 cts. ANDROMEDA. Dwarf trees and shrubs, with pretty foliage and delicately beautiful flowers, shaped like Lilie.s-of-the-Valley, in clustered racemes or panicles. For the evergreen forms, see Evergreens. A. arborea. Oxydendron. Fragrant white flowers. $1. A. calyculata. 50 cts. A. Mariana. Lily-like white flower bells. 50 to 75 cts. A. speciosa. Lily - of - the - Valley Shrub. Dwarf, with glaucous foliage and long racemes of flowers; fine for forcing. 50 cts. AZALEAS. See Azaleas and Rhododendrons. BERBERIS vulgaris atropurpureum. Pur- ple-leaved Barberry. 35 cts. B. Thunbergii. Equally beautiful for bor- dering groups of larger shrubs, forming low hedges, planting around house founda- tions, etc. In late autunm, when most other shrubs are bare, the small, oval leaves of this broad, picturesque little bush color up to vivid crimson, and until midwinter it is bright and handsome with scarlet berries. 50 to 75 cts. CALYCANTHUS floridus. The deep pur- ple-flowering Allspice or Sweet-scented Shrub. 25 to 50 cts. CEANOTHUS Americanus. New Jersey Tea. A handsome shrub, bearing small white flowers in .Tune and .July. 25 cts. CORCHORUS (Kerria) Japonica fl. pi. Double golden yellow flowers earlj' in spring 25 cts. to 50 cts. C. — variegata. Eichly variegated foliage. 25 cts. CORYLUS avellana atropurpurea. I^urple- leaved Pill)ert. 50 cts. COTONEASTER. Hardy shrubs or small treus of handsome character and easy culti- vation; their intense scarlet fruits are very ornamental in winter. C. uva ursi. Large foliage. 50 cts. C. Simonsii. A fine variety. 50 cts. CYDONIA Japonica. Japan Quince. Bright scarlet flowers in early spring. Forms a most ornamental hedge, as well as superb single specimens. 50 cts. to $1. CYTISUS laburnum. Golden Chain. So called from its lovely racemes of clear yel- low flowers. 50 to 75 cts. C. purpureus. Purple-leaved. 50 cts. to $1. DAPHNE mezereum. A very bright and showy little shrub, bearing pretty red flow- ers in spring. 50 cts. DEUTZIA crenata fl. pi. Delicate pinkish white, double flowers in June; a beauty. 35 cts. D. gracilis. Dwarf; bears pure white flow- ers very early. 25 to 35 cts. D. scabra. Fine single flowers in June; rough-surfaced leaves. 35 cts. EL^ACNUS argentea. Bohemian Olive, or Silver Thorn. Silvery foliage and fra- grant blossoms. 50 cts. E. longlpes. Japan Oleaster. Bears a pro- fu sion of j'ellow flowers, followed by orange- scarlet berries. 50cts. toi?l. ERYTHRINA crista-galli (laurifoliaV Coral Tree. Deep scarlet flowers in large terminal racemes. 50 cts. to $1. EXOCHORDA grandiflora. Large white flowers in i\lay. 30 to 50 cts. FORSYTHIA Fortunei. The showy spring "Golden Bells," really the first flowers of the season. 35 cts. F. Sieboldii. A bolder species from Japan. 50 cts. F. suspensa. Slender, vine-like branches; useful for covering walls, trellises, etc. 25 cts. F. viridissima. The well-known form. 25cts. HIBISCUS Syriacus. Althea, or Rose of Sharon. Single and double flowering sorts. Late summer-flowering shrubs of great beauty. Useful for ornamental hedges, or may be grown into fine, large shrubs or small trees; by judicious pruning they can be made to take any form. 25 to 50 cts. H. — variegata. White and green foliage and maroon-colored flowers. 50 cts. to $1. HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora. The finest hardy shrub of recent years. A HYDRANGEA, eoutlnueil. grand plant for showy masses on the lawn; entirely hardy; flowers white, in immense ternunal panicles, that remain perfect for months. Variety may be given by training the shrubs in tree form. 25 to 50 cts. For other varieties, see page 33. LIGUSTRUM. Privet. Largely used for hedges, fur which tliey are unequaled. L. laponicum var. Finely variegated. 50c. L. macrophylla. Broad-leaved. 50 cts. L. ovalifolium. California Privet. This is the most elegant species of all for hedges, and beautiful, too, for training in pyramid or standard form, like the Bay tree. See page 56. 25 cts. LONICERA. The standard Honeysuckles grow into handsome bushes of dense, com- pact form. L. fragrantissima. A quick and large-grow- ing Honeysuckle, with white, very fragrant flowers and almost evergreen foliage. 35 cts. L. Tatarica. Flowers pink in May. 25 cts. For other Honeysuckles, see Hardy Vines and Climbers.

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