HARRISONS’ 
NURSERIES - 
BERLIN - MARYLAND 43 
SPIREAS 
ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA. Dwarf grower, bright pink 
flowers in June and July. Very valuable for edging in front 
of other shrubbery. 1 to 1% ft., 25c each. 
BILLARDI SPIREA. Long spikes of rose-pink flowers in mid- 
summer. 1% to 2 ft., 20c each; 2 to 3 ft., 25c each. 
THUNBERG’S SPIREA (Spirea thunbergi). White flowers in 
early spring, against a background of feathery yellowish green 
foliage. Most attractive. 1% to 2 ft., 30c each. 
VAN HOUTTEI SPIREA. The most popular shrub. It is valu- 
able aS a specimen in groups, in border planting and for 
hedges. The branches are slender, drooping, covered with 
white flowers in April or early May. It grows six to eight 
feet, and is unsurpassed in gracefulness and beauty. 
1te9 10 to 50 
Shrubs Shrubs 
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ye He A a UVa Sait Gol TRUM, Mow oraieey Mis attoiscu tie Rae tonmisisea .20 .20 each 
SMOKE TREE OR PURPLE FRINGE (Rhus cotinus). The 
blooms have a peculiar fluffy aspect, and because of the 
color, which is pale purple, they give the whole tree the ap- 
pearance of a cloud of smoke. 1% to 2 ft., 50c each. 
WEIGELAS 
Beautiful shrubs that bloom in June and July. The flowers 
are produced in so great profusion that they almost entirely 
hide the foliage. They are very desirable for border or for 
grouping, and as specimen plants for the lawn. 
EVA RATHKE WEIGELA. Very attractive deep carmine-red 
flowers, making a very showy shrub. 1% to 2 ft., 40c each; 
2 to 3 ft., 50c each. 
PINK WEIGELA. (Weigela rosea). The most popular Weigela 
sold today. It’s delicate, pink, bell-shaped flowers are borne 
in great profusion along arching branches. 1% to 2 ft., 25c 
each; 2 to 3 ft., 35c each; 3 to 4 ft., 45c each. 
WHITE KERRIA OR JETBEAD (Rhodotypos kerriodes). Single 
white flowers in the spring, followed by shining, black-colored 
berries. 1% to 2 ft., 40c each. 
HEDGE PLANTS 
Harrison-Grown Hedge Plants for Utility and Beauty 
Many people do not realize the value of an attractive 
hedge and how it will increase the worth of their 
grounds. A hedge of any of the selected plants listed 
here will add dollars to the value of your home and 
make its appearance more charming. 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET 
This 1s the universal hedge in the East, a fact proving 
that Privet has greater merit under ordinary conditions 
for this purpose than any other plant. For live fences 
at village, town and country homes it is the very best 
of all materials. On public grounds of all kinds, in 
parks and cemeteries, along roads and paths, on factory 
grounds, and on newly subdivided areas near towns, 
nothing else can be used in its place, and in this place 
it is indispensable. California Privet is known as Ligus- 
trum ovalifolium by botanists. It comes from Japan and 
China, and is able to stand a temperature of zero with- 
out any damage. Ten or fifteen degrees below zero do 
not damage it much, but twenty or thirty below will kill 
the wood to the ground. This is not so serious as it 
might be, because the roots throw up a strong growth 
by the next August. 
Privet produces wood faster than any other shrub or 
tree. When you want a hedge that is thick right down 
to the ground, you must set the plants close together, 
anywhere from 6 to 18 inches apart. It is sometimes 
best to set in a double row, the plants ‘‘staggered” a 
foot apart in each line. Some people use even a triple 
row. The lines should be about 8 inches apart. This is 
the way to make the finest hedges, especially when you 
want them a couple of feet wide and over 3 feet high. A 
single row of plants will make a beautiful hedge, but it 
will not be so thick at the bottom, and will require care- 
ful trimming to make it as nice. When possible plow or dig a 
trench 2 feet wide and 1 foot deep. Don’t throw the dirt out; 
just mix it thoroughly. A horse and harrow or cultivator are 
the best tools. When you have a fine bed of soil, plow a trench 
in the middle, and set the plants in dry soil. The roots should 
_be puddled’’ as soon as you unpack them, and if you do not 
plant at once, they should be coated with mud again just before 
you plant. Water if you 
can, after planting. A 
good heavy rain will do 
this for you. Mulch 6 
inches deep with cut- 
grass or buckwheat hulls 
right aiter planting and 
watering. You can water 
twice a week and fertilize 
half a dozen times a sea- 
son with good results. 
Cut back to within 3 
inches of the ground the 
first season, then each 
April cut back again to 
within 6 inches of the 
previous year’s height. 
This harsh treatment 
will force a thick, leafy 
rowth of twigs and 
ranches right from the 
ground up. By setting 
the plants 6 inches 
deeper than they were in 
the nursery each one will 
have a half a dozen or 
more stems coming out of 
the ground, and this will 
help greatly in keeping 
the hedge thick at the 
bottom. 
California Privet tied up ready 
for Packing 
Block of California Privet in the Nursery 
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 299 300 to 1000 
Plants Plants Plants Plants 
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TUEYES Dra Yee 74) sa i Bees se aiciae Tn esa .07 .05 .04 .034%2 each 
PARI BO WR ie OL Ea cReRe le SteaeEs hae) Osetee .10 07 .06 .05 each 
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Hedge of California Privet 
