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Hardy Shrubs and Trees 



Little Silver, L 



BARBERRY (Berberis) 



Indispensable to home or nursery grounds. 



For Box Barberry (B. thunbergi minor), Japanese 

 Barberry (B. thunbergi), and Truehedge Col- 



umnberry {B. thunbergi pluriflora erecta), see 

 "Hedge Plants," page 26. 



Red Japanese Barberry {B. thunbergi atropur- 

 purea). 4 to 5 ft. Equally lovely as a specimen, 

 in a mass planting, or as a striking and different 

 hedge. Our Redleaved Barberry has foliage of 

 tawny red when first it appears, becoming richer 

 and more intense in color as the season progresses 

 and taking on sundry blends of red and orange 

 in the Fall. Best in full sunlight. Each: 15 to 

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



BEAUTYBUSH (Kolkwitzia Amabilis) 



5 to 6 feet 



The pink flowers which appear in early May on 

 these lovely shrubs are similar to those produced 

 by Weigelas, but more beautiful and finer in every 

 way, making them indeed bushes of sheer beauty. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. 60c., 2 to 3 ft. 85c. 



BUSHCLOVER 

 (Desmodium, Lespedeza) 



Purple Bushclover (D. penduliflorum orL. bicolor) 

 5 to 6 ft. Showy in late Summer, with long, 

 drooping racemes of purple-red flowers on its 

 arched branches. Strong, 3 yr. old plants, 

 each 50c. 



JAPANESE FLOWERING CHERRIES 

 (Prunus) 



Among the most gorgeous of all trees, these per- 

 fect lawn specimens must be seen to be appre- 

 ciated, for words simply cannot describe them. 



Amanogawa. 20 to 25 ft. Lovely tree, with dense 

 clusters of semi-double pink flowers, delightfully 

 fragrant, on upright branches all the way up its 

 trunk in the Spring. Each, 5 to 6 ft. $2.50. 



Doubleflowered Weeping Cherry (P. subhirtella 

 pendula floreplena). 12 to 15 ft. The perfect 

 lawn tree, with a waterfall of double pink blos- 

 soms covering its gracefully pendulous branches 

 in early Spring. Truly a floral fountain that will 

 draw all eyes to your lawn. Selected trees with 

 3 yr. heads, each $5.50. 



Kwanzan. 30 ft. Best known of the flowering 

 Cherries. This handsome sort is simply covered 

 with its attractive double flowers of a deep pink 

 in May. Each: 5 to 6 ft. $2.50, 6 to 8 ft. $3.50. 



Mt. Fuji. 30 ft. Best whiteflowerin^ Cherry, with 

 drooping clusters of big, pure white flowers by 

 the thousands in the Spring, like snow on the 

 shapely tree. Each: 5 to 6 ft. $2.50. 



Naden. 30 to 40 ft. Very showy, with countless 

 pale pink flowers. Each: 5 to 6 ft. $2.50. 



CHOKEBERRY (Aronia) 



Black Chokeberry (A. melanocarpa). 8 to 9 ft. 

 Alay brings white flowers, which are followed 

 by persistent, showy black berries. Each: 18 to 

 24 in. 60c., 2 to 3 ft. 75c. 



Red Chokeberry (A. arbulifolia). 7 to 8 ft. Valu- 

 able because of its brilliant crop of red berries. 

 Both this and the black berried sort will attract 

 many birds to your landscape. Each: 18 to 24 in. 

 60c., 2 to 3 ft. 75c. 



CRABAPPLE, FLOWERING (Malus) 



Bechtel Flowering Crab (M. ioensis plena). 12 to 

 15 ft. Best known and most worthy of all the 

 flowering Crabapples, with big, double pink 

 flowers, like small Roses, deliciously fragrant, in 

 late jNIay. Quickly grows into a compact and 

 formal little tree. Each: 4 to 5 ft. $1.90, 5 to 6 

 ft. $2.75. 



DEUTZIA 



Lovely blush and white flowers of early Summer. 

 Lemoine Deutzia (D. lemoinei). 4 to 5 ft. Big 



clusters of graceful, white bloom on attractive 



foliage in late Spring. Each: 15 to 18 in. 30c., 



18 to 24 in. 40c. 

 Pride o£ Rochester Deutzia. 8 to 10 ft. Stately, 



vigorous and showy Deutzia, with big pinkish 



flower tassels in June and July. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 



35c., 3 to 4 ft. 50c., 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 

 Slender Deutzia (D. gracilis). 3 ft. Lovely in a 



mass planting, with many small racemes of white 



Mav flowers. Each: 12 to 15 in. 35c., 15 to 



18 in. 45c. 



DOGWOOD (Cornus) 



Beautiful, adaptable, hardy lawn specimens. 



Flowering Dogwood (C. florida). 20 to 25 ft. 

 Huge white flowers appear on this gorgeous 

 native tree even before the leaves, in April. Fall 

 finds another riot of color on the tree's branches, 

 with countless glittering red berries among its 

 rich Autumnal foliage. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.25, 

 4 to 5 ft. $1.75, 5 to 6 ft. $2.75, 6 to 8 ft. $3.75. 



Redflowering Dogwood (C. florida rubra). 15 to 

 20 ft. Undoubtedly the most superb of our 

 native flowering trees, these Redflowered Dog- 

 woods will turn the smallest plot of ground into 

 a veritable fair^'land in May and June, with 

 their mammoth flowers, varying from blush to 

 deep pink. Their red berries and Fall foliage 

 equal those of the whiteflowered sorts in beauty. 

 We have specialized in the production of these 

 beautiful trees, as our splendid specimens will 

 testify. Each: 2 to 3 ft. $1.75, 3 to 4 ft. $2.75, 

 4 to 5 ft. $4.00, 5 to 6 ft. $5.50, 6 to 8 ft. $8.00. 



Goldentwig Dogwood (C. stolonifera lutea). 6 to 

 8 ft. The brilliant yellow bark stands out well 

 against a Winter's snow. Each: 18 to 24 in. 40c., 



2 to 3 ft. 60c. 



Redbranched Dogwood (C. alba sibirica). 8 to 

 10 ft. Porcelain blue berries are given a lovely 

 background of blood red bark in Winter. One 

 of the most brilliantly beautiful of Winter 

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



3 to 4 ft. 65c. 



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