. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees : grapes, roses, shrubs, etc., Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs. 64 THE H. E. HOOKER CO. Exochorda. Glandiflora—A most beautiful shrub, producing large white flowers in May. A native of North China, difficult to propagate, and hence it will always be rare. Filbert. Purpled-Leaved (Corylus avallana atropurpurea)—A vigorous shrub with large, deep purple leaves ; very
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees : grapes, roses, shrubs, etc., Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs. 64 THE H. E. HOOKER CO. Exochorda. Glandiflora—A most beautiful shrub, producing large white flowers in May. A native of North China, difficult to propagate, and hence it will always be rare. Filbert. Purpled-Leaved (Corylus avallana atropurpurea)—A vigorous shrub with large, deep purple leaves ; very ornamental; produces good fruit. Forsythia or Golden Bell (Forsythia viridissima). A very singular and quite ornamental shrub. Its branches in the early spring, before the leaves appear, are covered with bright golden yellow, pendulous PURPLE FRINGE. Fringe Tree. Purple or Venetian Sumach, or Smoke Tree (Rus cotinus)—A very elegant and ornamental large shrub, with curious hair-like flowers, which, being of a pinkish brown color, give it the names "Purple Tree " and "Smoke ; The blossoms are in July, sometimes literally cov- ering the tree, and remaining all summer. Fringe. White (Chionanthus Virginica)—An entirely different plant from the pre- ceding ; has handsome, large foliage, and racemes of delicate white flow- ers, that hang like finely cut shreds or fringes of white paper. Globe Flower (Kerria Japonica). A slender green branched shrub, five or six feet high, with globular yellow flowers from July to October. Argentea Variegata (Silver Variegated-leaved Corchorus)—A dwarf variety from Japan, with small, green foliage, edged with white; very slender grower. One of the prettiest and most valuable of dwarf shrubs. Double-Flowering (Japan Coi-chorus)—A slender, green-branched shrub, of medium size ; double yellow flowers, from July to October. Halesia (Snow Drop Tree). Silver Bell—A beautiful large shrub, with handsome white,
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