PITTSVILLE, MARYLAND 15 
The Rare Franklinia 
A Very Unusual Flowering Tree 
Each twig develops at its tip a cluster of buds of graduated 
size, like overgrown greenish pearls. Early in August the 
largest of these attain the size of marbles. Then the guard 
petal folds back, still retaining its firm spherical form. From 
this shelter emerges four other petals, satiny, snowy white, 
elaborately frilled and pleated. The snowy, frilly chalice, 
three inches in diameter, holds a sumptuous mass of orange 
gold stamens and breathes forth a delicate, balmy fragrance. 
Each flower lasts two or three days and then drops cleanly. 
There is a constant succession of blooms till hard frost. We 
frequently get the unusual effect of a tree clad in crimson, 
autumn foliage and abundantly starred with white flowers. 
The Franklinia begins blooming when not more than 
3 or 4 feet high. Young trees under favorable conditions in- 
crease in height a foot or more each season. Specimens 30 
feet high are known. It develops naturally with several 
trunks, but may easily be trained to a single trunk by 
removing the sprouts which start from the base. 
Franklinia prefers full sun, has proved entirely hardy 
about New York and hardy in favorable locations about 
Boston, Mass., and in Ohio. 
Each 10 100 1000 
= wes Sees is pues $2.50 $20.00 
ISS EO CHE Te WERNER | lan ee $1.75 16.50 150.00 
PCOMO LEC ANS sae cale soc 2.50 22.50 200.00 
SlOn A pekb CLANS ee wrote oss 3.00 28.50 275.00 
ATOM MLE srERaAN Styrene eee. 3.50 33.50 325.00 
FRAXINUS Ornus (Flowering Ash) 
<2 QL Nada Swe tkO) TIAA ots 6 oo cine $2.00 $15.00 
GARDENIA Stricta Nana 
2 ane pPOLspLAaMmeSae reece $2.00 $15.00 
GINKGO Biloba 
BoE INE OPS poe eer etl Nr ee $1.75 $12.50 
SeOntOwl Zain atnaln Sessa oe SOO 25:00 
SZ COL Sul estbanS= = eyes. See 4.00 35.00 
POM Bes ban Sears stow ee 2 6.00 50.00 
UO MAS ht PEAS ie weno) ce P15 OR 12550 
GLEDITSIA Triacanthos Inermis (Thornless Honeylocust) 
pearl ea ct CU Ae ee, el eee ee $1.50 $10.00 
1S) tOs24 oIn-URANS ela. ee 4.00 35.00 
GYMNOCLADUS Dioicus (Kentucky Coffeetree) 
aI ie Sie 5 5 ea ene eee $1.50 $12.50 
HALESIA Monticola (Mountain Silverbell) 
LSECOsDAw I ee es ee AO $5.00 $40.00 
DAA BY ERs ee eee en ee 7.50 65.00 
SaOges thee ee eae er ates ee $1.25 11.50 100.00 
Tetraptera (Great Silverbell) 
Ser VIGA DS Sree Ree SE cps EE, $1.50 $12.50 
DAO mapa beet ewe ee nied Le Se (250) 65:00 
Bin LONE TA Bhs Sey ae oy en ee $1.25 11.50 100.00 
HAMAMELIS Vernalis (Vernal Witchhazel) 
SOEs OM OSCOnL Omer. ts one: PIE DON 2250 
2EVOe Sane LEAN SEs ee, 2 8 5.00 40.00 
TSSCOr2Ae Net EAM See = = wes a 6.00 50.00 
DavOeowehisethallee ss 5 0 5. . <- 7.50 65.00 
Virginiana (Common Witchhazel) 
pal AT RS ghee oe eae ee $1.50 $10.00 
HEATHER 
Zeit POtplants Ways. a5... $3.00 $25.00 
These are nice clean young plants. 
CALLUNA Vulgaris (Purple Scotch Heather) 
Vulgaris Alba Spicata (Tall White) 
Vulgaris Aurea (Pink Flowering, Golden Foliage) 
Vulgaris Cuprea (Purple Bronze) 
Vulgaris Elegantissima (Greenish Golden) 
Vulgaris Tenella (Slender, Lavender) 
ERICA Carnea (Spring Heath) 
Carnea Vivella (Carmine-Red) 
Carnea Winter Beauty (Rosy-Pink) 
Hybrida Darleyensis (Pink, Winter Blooming) 
Hybrida Dawn 
Stricta (Corsican Heath) 
Why not offer your customers more of the newer plants? 
You can make more profit than with the older varieties. 
You should get Forsythia Beatrix Farrand so you can 
Supe yous customers when they begin asking for it. See 
page 63. 
