. Dreer's garden book 1918. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. HIHRYADRKR J'HllADtLPHIAfA^CHOICE HARDYSHRUETPfP 223. Alnifolia (Sweet Pepper Bush) Cercis Canadensis {Judas Tree, or Red Bud). A sliowy tall Shrub or small tree. All the branches and twigs are covered with a mass of small rosy-pink flowers early in the spring before the leaves appear. Plants, 5 feet high, 75 cts. each. Clerodendron Trichotomum. A valuable but little known Shrub that is deserving of grea
. Dreer's garden book 1918. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. HIHRYADRKR J'HllADtLPHIAfA^CHOICE HARDYSHRUETPfP 223. Alnifolia (Sweet Pepper Bush) Cercis Canadensis {Judas Tree, or Red Bud). A sliowy tall Shrub or small tree. All the branches and twigs are covered with a mass of small rosy-pink flowers early in the spring before the leaves appear. Plants, 5 feet high, 75 cts. each. Clerodendron Trichotomum. A valuable but little known Shrub that is deserving of great popularity. It forms bushy specimens 6 to 10 feet high, with large Catalpa-like foliage and large loosely arranged panicles of white flowers, backed by a reddish-brown calyx. These develop during August and September, and are followed by peacock-blue fruits which set on the red calyx, making the plant attractive until severe winter weather sets in. Strong pot-grown plants, 35 cts. each. Clethra alnifolia ( White Alder, or Sweet Pepper Bush). One of the best of our native dwarf Shrubs, bearing spikes of pure white, deliciously fragrant flowers during July and Au- gust. 35 cts. each. Colutea Arborescens {Bladder Senna). A tall shrub, with small, delicate foliage and yellow, pea-shaped blossoms in June, followed by reddish pods or bladders. 35 cts. each. Cornus Florida (Wliite-flowering Dogwood). An orna- mental, spreading, irregularly shaped tree, producing large white flowers in spring and rich crimson foliage in autumn. Plants, 4 to 5 feet high, $ each. Rubra (Red-flowering Dogwood). A rare variety, the flowers of which are rich rosy red. The two varieties make a fine contrast. Plants, 3 to 4 feet high, $ each. — Alba Sibirica {Siberian Doywood) A strong-growing variety, crimson colored branches in winter. 35 cts. each. — Sanguinea (Red-twigged Dogwood). A strong-growing bush, with crimson-colored branches; especially attractive in winter. 35 cts. each. Cotoneaste
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