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We grow the Named Lilacs so that they are permanently 

 vigorous. As shown on the right, it has roots above the 

 graft. The plant on the left will die in a few years. 



Named Lilacs, continued' 



Virginity. Flowers large, double; delicate rose- 

 color. 



Madam Casimir Perier. A double Lilac, with 

 large and compact panicles of the purest white. 

 A new variety highly recommended. 



The following are distinct species, quite different 

 in flower and season of blooming from the Common 

 Lilac and its varieties described above. 

 Syringa villosa, var. Emodi. A vigorous, upright 

 shrub, with large, healthy leaves, resembling the 

 White Fringe, fitting it for screen planting. It 

 has immense panicles of white flowers. 

 Japanese Tree. S. Japonica. This blooms a 

 month later than other Lilacs, having privet-like 

 flowers in a bunch a foot wide. It is a tall shrub 

 or small tree. 



Persian. .S. Persica. An old favorite, with slender 

 arching branches, differing from the upright 

 growth of all the other Lilacs. The flowers are of 

 lilac color and very fragrant. They are borne all 

 along the branches, bending them down in grace- 

 ful curves. It can be used as a border to groups 

 of other Lilacs. 



Japanese Maples 



The Japanese Maples contribute a refined note 

 that cannot be duplicated by any other class of 

 plants. There is often the question of what to do 

 on small lawns where something is desired less coarse 

 and vigorous than the average shrub, and which 

 will be attractive all the season. This can frequently 

 be answered by planting Japanese Maples, Rhodo- 

 dendrons, Thunberg's Barberry, Magnolia stellata, 

 Dogwood, Rhodotypos, Thunberg's Spirea, Box- 

 wood and similar small-growing plants. 



Japanese Maples, continued 



Japanese. Acer palmatum. We were fortunate in 

 securing a large quantity of seedlings where they 

 grew up in a carpet of English Ivy, and are offer- 

 ing them at a decided bargain. The foliage is of 

 small, delicately cut leaves, tipped with red on 

 the young growth in autumn. They will grow 

 about 1^2 feet per year and make shrubs 8 to 12 

 feet high. They can be very appropriately used 

 in the shrubbery, for tall screens and back- 

 grounds and to edge down groups of tall trees. 

 The other varieties of Japanese Maples may be 

 appropriately used in front of these. 



Blood-leaved Japanese. A . palmatum, .var. 

 atropurpureum. This is the variety most people 

 think of when they speak of Japanese Maples. 

 It is very conspicuous for its bright red colors 

 in early summer, later changing to dark red. It 

 ultimately forms a bush 10 feet in diameter or 

 more, and is frequently planted as a single lawn 

 specimen. 



Cut-leaved Japanese. A. palmatum, var. dis- 

 sectum. This is as delicate as a maidenhair fern. 

 Its branches arch downward and it never makes 

 a high shrub For a succession of pretty details, 

 plant this and the next. 



Cut-leaved Purple Japanese. A . palmatum, var. 

 dissectum ornatum; syn., atropurpureum. A 

 duplicate of the above, except that the foliage 

 is a good red color throughout the season. 



Golden Japanese. A. Japomcum, var. aureum. 

 A dwarf plant of perhaps 3 feet high, with clear 

 yellow foliage. 



Tartarian. A. Ginnala; syn., A. Tataricum, var. 

 Ginnala. This is one of the best plants for autumn 

 color in our Nursery. It turns rather early in the 

 autumn just after the Virginia Creeper and Dog- 

 wood change. The color is not exceeded in clear- 

 ness and transparency by any other autumn 

 foliage. It quickly forms a tall screen 12 to 15 feet 



Group of Japanese Maples in the garden of Mrs. Robert 

 L. Stevens, Westbury, L. I., Daniel Langton, landscape 

 architect. We have a large stock of Japanese Maples per- 

 mitting their economic use for extensive planting. 



