ELDER (Sambucus) 



Elder, Golden (Sambucus canadensis aurea). 8 to 10 ft. 



Conspicuous because of its brilliant golden foliage, which 

 renders it a lovely contrast plant, excellent for massing. 

 Flat white flower heads are followed by edible purple-red 

 berries. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 65c. 



EUONYMUS 



Euonymus, Winged (E. alatus). 8 to 9 ft. Autumn brings 

 pink and crimson foliage to this interesting, corky- 

 branched shrub. Lovely in mass. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.00, 

 5 to 6 ft. $1.25. 



FORSYTHIA 



Whose golden bugles sound the approach of spring. 



Golden Forsythia (F. suspensa variegata) . 6 to 7 ft. The 



gracefully pendulous branches have foliage of gold, with 

 equally bright yellow spring flowers. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 

 3 to 4 ft. 70c, 4 to 5 ft. 90c. 



Showy Border Forsythia (F. intermedia spectabilis) . 8 to 9 

 ft. Most spectacular of the Forsythia group, with big 

 broad flowers of deepest yellow completely covering the 

 arching branches in April. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 35c, 3 to 4 ft. 

 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



Weeping Forsythia (F. suspensa). 4 to 5 ft. Decidedly 

 weeping in character, with each willowy branch a slender 

 arch of golden bloom in early spring. Ideal for holding 

 banks. Each: 18 to 24 in. 35c, 2 to 3 ft. 50c. 



HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera) 



Attractive in flower and fruit. 



Manchurian Honeysuckle (L. ruprechdana) . 10 ft. Glorious 

 sort with silvery flowers in the spring and conspicuous 

 flame-red fall berries. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 45c, 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 



Morrow Honeysuckle (L. morrowi) . 6 ft. Useful for screen- 

 ing undesirable views, with wide-spreading branches cov- 

 ered in June by creamy flowers, and later by many last- 

 ing bright crimson berries. Each: 18 to 24 in. 35c, 2 to 3 

 ft. 50c. 



Rosy Tartarian Honeysuckle ( L. tatarica rosea). 8 to 10 ft. 

 Rapid growing, with many rosy pink flowers in late 

 spring, followed by a wealth of orange-scarlet fruit in 

 summer and fall. Its attractive foliage makes it gorgeous 

 in a mass planting or as a hedge or screen. Each: 18 to 

 24 in. 30c, 2 to 3 ft. 45c. 



Red Tatarian Honeysuckle (L. tatarica rubra). 8 to 10 ft. 

 Like the rosy Tatarian Honeysuckle, but with light red 

 flowers. Each: 18 to 24 in. 30c, 2 to 3 ft. 45c, 3 to 4 ft. 

 60c. 



Winter Honeysuckle (L. jragrantissima) . 6 to 8 ft. Semi- 

 evergreen, with highly perfum.ed pink and white flowers 

 in early spring. Each: 18 to 24 in. 35c, 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 

 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



HYDRANGEA 



Conspicuous, familiar and beautiful. 



Peegee Hydrangea (H. paniculata grandiflora) . 7 to 8 ft. 

 Immensely popular for lawn or border, with showy conical 

 flower heads from August until frost, which are frequently 

 a foot in length, pure white at first, but turning to pink 

 and then to bronze and green. Each: 18 to 24 in. 40c, 

 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



Snowhill Hydrangea (H. arborescens sterilis). 4 to 5 ft. 

 Great round white flower heads from early June until late 

 July, among heart-shaped foliage. Good in mass. Each: 

 18 to 24 in. 40c, 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



INDIGO BUSH (Amorpha) 



Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa). 

 purple flower spikes in late spring 

 3 to 4 ft. 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 



10 ft. Upright, with 

 Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c, 



JETBEAD (Rhodotypos) 



letbead (Rhodotypos kerrioides) . 5 ft. Bears white flowers 

 in late spring, followed by jet-black, shiny berries, per- 

 sisting until winter. Each: 18 to 24 in. 50c, 2 to 3 ft. 75c. 



Kolkwitzia amabilis. See "Beauty Bush," page 13. 



KERRIA 



Double Kerria (K. japonica flore plena). 4 to 5 ft. Rich golden flowers 

 like button Chrysanthemums in late spring, good for cutting. A de- 

 servedly popular shrub of our grandparents. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 90c, 3 to 

 4 ft. $1.25. 



LILAC (Syringa) 



Our grandparents' favorite shrub. 

 Late Lilac (S. I'illosa). 8 ft. Narrow, fragrant panicles of rosy purple 

 buds open to silvery rose flowers in June. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 

 ft. 75c. 



Persian Lilac (S. persica). 8 ft. Loose panicles oi tiny purple flowers 

 grace the slender branches and narrow leaves of this lovely shrub in 

 late May. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



Purple Lilac (S. vulgaris). 12 to 15 ft. The popular, sweetly fragrant old 

 favorite, with many purple flower heads in May. Good as specimens 

 or as a tall screenlike hedge. Succeeds in sun or shade and is in- 

 different to location. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 45c, 3 to 4 ft. 65c. 



White Lilac ^5. vulgaris alba). 12 to 15 ft. With white flowers as fragrant 

 as those of the purple-flowered sort. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 80c. 



HYBRID LILACS 



12 to 15 ft. Colorful and fragrant, the flowers produced by these glori- 

 ous hybrids will inaugurate a festival of beauty in June. A distinct im- 

 provement upon the older sorts. 

 Alphonse Lavallee. Double, clear lilac. 

 Charles the Tenth. Single. Rich reddish purple. 

 Ludwig Spaeth. Single. Very deep purple-red. 

 Marc Micheli. Double. Bluish pink, large. 

 Marie LeGraye. Single. Creamy white, tall. 

 Michel Buchner. Double, lilac-pink buds, lilac-blue flowers. 

 Mme. Abel Chatenay. Semi-double. Yellowish white. 

 Mme. Casimir Perier. Double. Clear white. 

 President Grevy. Double. Rosy mauve within, outside blue. 

 Rubra de Marley. Single. Lavender-blue. 



Any of the above sorts, each: 18 to 24 in. 70c, 2 to 3 ft. 95c. 



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