• AUTUMN 1932 • SHRUBS, HEDGES, AND VINES • 



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Berberis thunbergi, Japan Barberry. An oak-hardy, graceful growing, easily kept hedge plant 

 HARDY ORNAMENTAL AND FLOWERING SHRUBS, continued 



Spiraea prunifolia fl.-pl. The old-fashioned Bridal 

 Wreath, with tiny, double, white flowers in great 

 profusion. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



vanhouttei. Van Houtte's Spirea has snow-white 

 flowers in tiny clusters all along its drooping 

 branches. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



SYMPHORICARPOS racemosus. The White Snow- 

 berry is a vigorous shrub for shady places, with 

 pinkish flowers followed by great clusters of snowy 

 white berries. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts, 



SYRINGA persica alba (White Persian Lilac). Panicles 



of fragrant flowers. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



persica rubra (Red Persian Lilac). Really not red, 



but deep glowing purple. A very handsome and 



popular plant. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



VIBURNUM rhytidophyllum. Evergreen, long, glossy 

 foliage somewhat resembling that of a rhododen- 

 dron. Clusters of small yellowish white flowers are 

 followed by masses of berries on well-established 

 plants. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 

 tomentosum plicatum (Japanese Snowball). A noble 

 shrub which grows to 10 to 14 feet high, with firm, 

 round clusters of snow-white flowers in May. 2 yr., 

 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



WEIGELA, Eva Rathke. A showy, summer-blooming 

 shrub with dark crimson flowers in great abun- 

 dance. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 

 rosea. A fine old-fashioned shrub with pink, honey- 

 suckle-like flowers in May and June. 2 yr., 45 cts. 

 each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



HARDY HEDGE AND EDGING PLANTS 



BERBERIS thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). Useful 

 quick-growing hedge plant. Very thorny. 12 to 

 15 in., 10 for $2, 100 for $15; 15 to 18 in., 10 for 

 $2.50, 100 for $20. See illustration above, 

 thunbergi minor (Box Barberry). Used as an edging 

 plant or low hedge. 9 to 12 in., 100 for $12; 12 to 

 15 in., 100 for $15; 15 to 18 in., 100 for $20. 



BUXUS sempervirens suffruticosa. The dwarf English 

 Boxwood. Bushy plants. 4 to 6 in., 100 for $25; 6 to 

 8 in., 100 for $40; 8 to 10 in., 100 for $50. 



LIGUSTRUM ibolium. A very hardy Privet which 

 will succeed in the North where the California 

 Privet winter-kills. 1 3^ to 2 ft., 100 for $10; 2 to 

 3 ft., 100 for $12.50; 3 to 4 ft., 100 for $20. 



ovalifolium. The California Privet, the most popular 

 of hedge plants. Can be trained into almost any 

 shape. 1 H to 2 ft., 100 for $8; 2 to 3 ft., 100 for $10. 



ovalifolium Globes. Ornamental, spherical trimmed 

 bushes of California Privet for special decorative 

 effects. 2 to 21-^ ft., $1 each. 



IVIES AND FLOWERING VINES 



AKEBIA quinata. A neat vine for shady or half-shady 

 places, with five-parted leaves and fragrant purplish 

 flowers. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



AMPELOPSIS quinquefolia (The Woodbine or Vir- 

 ginia Creeper). A popular, well-known, hardy 

 vine. 2 yr., 35 cts. each, 

 tricuspidata. The well-known Japanese or Boston 

 Ivy which will cling closely to any brick, stone, or 

 stucco surface. Plants from 4-in. pots, 50 cts. each. 

 tricuspidata atropurpurea. A fine purplish leaved 

 form. Plants from 4-in. pots, 50 cts. each. 



CELASTRUS scandens. This is the orange Bittersweet 

 which bears beautiful orange and scarlet berries in 

 the fall. 2 yr., 45 cts. each. 



CLEMATIS paniculata. The sweet-scented Virgin 

 Bower. Makes a thick, graceful tangle of branches 

 covered with a foamy mass of delicately scented 

 flowers in autumn. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



EUONYMUS radicans variegata. A glossy, clinging 

 vine with leathery, dark green leaves, each edged 

 with silvery white. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 

 radicans vegetus. Particularly lush and rich-looking 

 vine with large, leathery foliage. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 

 3 yr., 65 cts. 

 radicans acutus. A similar vine with sharply pointed, 

 leathery leaves. 2 yr., 45 cts.; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



LONICERA halliana. Hall's Honeysuckle is an excel- 

 lent almost evergreen vine for banks and porches, 

 with sweetly fragrant flowers in June and September. 

 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



WISTERIA frutescens alba. A lovely and picturesque 

 vine with long, drooping clusters of white flowers. 



2 yr., 45 cts. each; 3 yr., 65 cts. 



frutescens magnifica. A fine Japanese Wisteria with 

 drooping purple clusters. 2 yr., 45 cts. each; 



3 yr., 65 cts. 



PrirP^ of SlirilflKpru except where noted, 2-year size, 45 cts. each, 12 for $4.50; 3-year size, 65 cts. each, 12 for $6.50 

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