Hardy Shrubs and Trees 



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FORSYTHIA 



With golden bugles to herald the coming of 

 Spring. 



Goldblotch Forsythia (F. suspensa variegata). 

 6 to 7 ft. A beautiful shrub with golden fohage 

 that rivals its flowers in brilliance. Each: 2 to 

 3 ft. 50c.. 3 to 4 ft. 75c.. 4 to 5 ft. $1.00. 



Showy Border Forsythia (F. intermedia specta- 

 bilis). 7 to 8 ft. ^ Infinitely the best of the For- 

 sythia family, with countless big flower bugles 

 of a rich golden yellow in early Spring. Try a 

 mass planting of these lovely shrubs this season, 

 and usher in countless future Springs with a 

 shower of gold. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c., 3 to 4 ft. 

 60c., 4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



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

 Droops gracefully under its golden load of April 

 flowers. Splendid in mass planting and good for 

 holding banks. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 45c., 3 to 4 ft. 65c. 



HAWTHORN (Crataegus) 



Paul Scarlet Hawthorn (C. oxyacantha pauli). 

 12 to 15 ft. Finest and most popular of the 

 Hawthorn family, with vivid scarlet flowers in 

 late June, and colorful red fruit throughout the 

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



HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera) 



Old-fashioned favorites with deliciously fra- 

 grant flowers. 



Morrow Honeysuckle (L. morrowi). 7 to 8 ft. 

 Spreading, with white flowers in late Spring, 

 followed by showy red fruit. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 

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



Rosy Tatarian Honeysuckle (L. tatarica rosea). 

 8 to 10 ft. Adaptable, with fragrant rosy red 

 flowers in May, followed by glistening red ber- 

 ries. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 45c., 3 to 4 ft. 60c., 4 to 5 

 ft. 75c. 



Winter Honeysuckle (L. fragrantissima). 6 to 

 8 ft. Semi-evergreen, with pink and white flow- 

 ers in early Spring, highly perfumed. Each: 

 18 to 24 in. 35c., 2 to 3 ft. 45c., 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 



HYDRANGEA 



Huge heads of glorious white bloom in late 

 Summer and Fall. 



Peegee Hydrangea ( H. paniculata grandi flora). 

 8 to 9 ft. Most popular and showy of all the 

 Fall-blooming shrubs, with its huge, broad, 

 pyramidal heads of white flowers, frequently a 

 foot long, in August. These striking blooms 

 change to a pinkish bronze, lasting well into 

 the Fall. Indispensable in a lawn or border 

 planting. Each: 18 to 24 in. 45c., 2 to 3 ft. 65c., 



3 to 4 ft. 85c. 



Snowhill Hydrangea ( H. arborescens sterilis). 



4 to 5 ft. From late June until August this popu- 

 lar shrub is glistening with great round heads of 

 snowy white flowers. Excellent for a mass plant- 

 ing. Each: 18 to 24 in. 50c., 2 to 3 ft. 75c. 



JETBEAD (Rhodotypos) 



Jetbead {R. kerrioides). 5 to 6 ft. Compact bush, 

 thickly studded with pure white flowers in late 

 Spring, followed by fruits like black beads, which 

 persist throughout the Winter. Each: 18 to 

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



LILAC (Syringa) 



Grandmother's favorite Spring flowers. 



Late Lilac (5. villosa). 7 to 8 ft. Bushy and com- 

 pact with masses of pale lilac pink flowers in 

 June, highly perfumed. One of the best. Each: 

 2 to 3 ft. 50c., 3 to 4 ft. 75c., 4 to 5 ft. $1.00. 



Purple Lilac (S . vulgaris) . 12 to 15 ft. Our grand- 

 mothers' favorite shrub, with deep purple heads 

 of flowers, sweetly fragrant, in May. Hardy and 

 adaptable. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c., 3 to 4 ft. 50c. 



White Lilac (5. vulgaris alba). 12 to 15 ft. White- 

 flowered form of the above, excellent for a con- 

 trast plant. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c., 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



NAMED LILACS 



12 to 15 feet 

 These lovely hybrids are superior to the older 

 and more familiar sorts in beauty and adaptability. 

 Try a border of them for a June festival of floral 

 charm and fragrance. 



Charles the Tenth. Long heads of rich purple 

 red. Single. 



Edouard Andre. Lovely double pink flowers. 



Jan Van Tol. Big heads of single white bloom. 



Jean Mace. Unusually gorgeous double blue 

 flowers in full heads. 



Marie Le Graye. Best hybrid white lilac with 

 graceful slender clusters of ivory bloom, exceed- 

 ingly fragrant. Single. 



Michel Buchner. Pale lilac heads of bloom on a 

 stocky dwarf bush. Double. 



Mme. Casimir Perrier. Big double white flowers. 



Rubra de Marly. Many single pale blue lilacs. 



Ruhm Von Horstenstein. Deep reddish lilac 

 flowers — a lovely sort. 



Any of above, bushy, 13^ to 2^2 ^t- 

 plants, each 75c. 



MAPLE (Acer) 



Bloodleaf Japanese Maple (A. palmatum atro- 

 purpureum). 10 to 12 ft. Most aristocratic of 

 lawn decorations, this graceful shrub holds finely 

 cut foliage of a rich wine red, all through the 

 Spring, Summer and Fall. Lovely as a con- 

 trasting plant with evergreens, improving with 

 age. Best in full sun. Each: 18 to 24 in. $1.75, 



2 to 3 ft. $3.25, 3 to 4 ft. $5.00. 



MOCKORANGE (Philadelphus) 



Big Mockorange (P. coronarius grandiflora). 7 to 

 8 ft. Rapid grower, with extra large white flow- 

 ers in May and June. Scentless. Each: 2 to 



3 ft. 40c., 3 to 4 ft. 50c., 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 



Mont Blanc Mockorange (P. "Mont Blanc"). 



4 to 5 ft. Dazzling white bloom in early Sum- 

 mer, very sweet scented, on a glorious dwarf 

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



Sweet Mockorange (P. corojiarius). 9 to 10 ft. 

 A good hedge plant, with graceful sprays of 

 fragrant white flowers in May. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 

 I40c., 3 to 4 ft. 50c., 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 



Virginal Mockorange (P. virginalis). 7 to 8 ft. 

 Best of all this admirable family, with big clus- 

 ters of fragrant, semi-double white blooms embel- 

 lishing each branch throughout the entire Sum- 

 mer. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 65c., 3 to 4 ft. 80c., 4 to 



5 ft. $1.00. 



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