LITTLE SILVER. NEW JERSEY 



Hardy Shrubs and Dwarf Trees 29 



SPIRAEA • Spirea 



Spiraea Anthony Waterer {Water er Spirea). 3 ft. 

 We have an exceptionally fine lot of these splen- 

 did and popular plants this year. A compact 

 shrub, very free flowering all Summer, with its 

 deep rose-pink blooms. Each: 12-18 in, 25c., 

 18-24 in. 35c. 



S. arguta {Garland Spirea). 5 to 6 ft. In late 

 Spring this plant literally explodes into bloom, 

 and is covered with its attractive white flowers. 

 Each: 3-4 ft. 40c., 4-5 ft. 50c. 



S. billardi {Billiard Spirea). 5 to 6 ft. Spikes of 

 fluff'y bright pink flowers from July to October. 

 Each: 4-5 ft. 45c. 



S. billardi alba {White Billiard Spirea). 5 to 6 ft. 

 White form of the above. Each: 2-3 ft. 30c. 



S. callosa alba {White Japanese Spirea). 3 ft. 

 Purplish foliage when young, and white flowers 

 in June and July. Each: 18-24 in. 30c., 2-3 ft. 45c. 



S. douglasi {Douglas Spirea). 5 to 6 ft. Similar 

 to Spiraea billardi, but produces larger, more in- 

 tensely colored flower spikes. Each: 3-4 ft. 35c. 



S. froebeli {Froehel Spirea). 4 ft. Blooms in early 

 Summer with large "bracts" or flower heads of 

 rosy bloom. Resembles Anthony Waterer, but 

 is a tafler growing variety and flowers are slightly 

 lighter in color. Each: 15-18 in. 25c., 18-24 in. 

 35c., 2-3 ft. 45c. 



S. prunifolia fl. pi. {Bridalwreatb). 7 to 8 ft. The 

 original Bridalwreath, with its masses of very 

 double white flowers in late Spring. Handsome 

 shining foliage takes on a delightful orange shade 

 in Autumn. Each: 2-3 ft. 35c., 3-4 ft. 45c., 4-5 

 ft. 60c. 



S. thunbergi {Thunberg Spirea). 4 to 5 ft. Early 

 Spring brings masses of white flowers to the slen- 

 der, arching branches of this feathery shrub. 

 Each: 2-3 ft. 35c., 3-4 ft. 50c. 



S. trichocarpa ( Korean Spirea). 5 to 6 ft. A 

 round bush covered with umbels of snowy flow- 

 ers in late June, two to three weeks later than 

 Vanhouttei. Each: 2-3 ft. 35c., 3-4 ft. 50c. 



S. vanhouttei {Van Houtte Spirea). 7 to 8 ft. 

 The most popular of aH flowering shrubs, which 

 fills our landscape with masses of white flowers 

 in May and June, Free flowering, adaptable and 

 very graceful. Each: 2-3 ft. 25c., 3-4 ft. 35c. 



SYRINGA • Lilac 



Syringa chinensis {Chinese Lilac). 8 to 9 ft. A 

 graceful plant with slender branches and countless 

 violet flowers in May. Each: 3-4 ft. 45c., 4-5 ft. 60c. 



S. persica {Persian Lilac). 8 to 9 ft. Hardy, arch- 

 ing and graceful, with many loose clusters of 

 fragrant lilac flowers in May and June. Each: 

 2-3 ft. 40c., 3-4 ft. 50c. 



S. villosa {Late Lilac). 7 to 8 ft. Masses of pale, 

 pinkish lilac flowers grace this bushy, compact 

 shrub in June. Each: 18-24 in. 30c., 2-3 ft. 40c. 



S. vulgaris {Purple Lilac). 12 to 15 ft. At the 

 head of aH the old-fashioned shrub/, lists, this 

 beautiful and fragrant bush won its /popularity 

 through its deep purple heads of bloom in May, 

 highly perfumed and most beautiful. Each: 2-3 

 ft. 25c., 3-4 ft. 35c., 4-5 ft. 50c. 



Hybrid Lilac Charles the Tenth 



S. vulgaris alba (WibiieLt/ac). 12 to 15 ft. White 

 form of above. Equally attractive, hardy and 

 fragrant, and makes a splendid contrast plant 

 with the purple-flowered variety. Each: 2-3 ft. 

 40c., 3-4 ft. 60c., 4-5 ft. 80c. 



NAMED SORTS 



We are pleased to off"er this Spring a wide range 

 of colors in our Hybrid Lilacs. Try a few of them 

 in your home grounds and you will understand why 

 they have superseded the old varieties in popularity. 



Charles the Tenth. Large, purple flowers grace 

 this upright bush. Single. 



Le Gaulois. Double red. One of the best. 



Marie Legraye. An exceflent variety, with pure 

 ivory white flowers. Single. 



Michel Buchner. Large, double flowers of clear 

 lilac, with petal interior shaded blue. 



Red Marley. Pink buds turn to lilac flowers in 

 large, full clusters. Single. 



Waldeck- Rousseau. Long, branching clusters of 

 double, medium-sized flowers. Soft, pinkish 

 amethyst of a distinct shade. 



Any o£ above, bushy, 2-3 ft. plants, each 65c. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



One each of the above 6 splendid Hybrid 

 Lilacs for only S2.75 



STEPHANANDRA 



Stephanandra flexuosa {Cutleaf Stepbanandra). 

 5 to 6 ft. Of graceful, compact habit, with hand- 

 some foliage that turns to a purplish red in 

 Autumn. Tiny white flowers in short panicles in 

 June. Each: 2-3 ft. 30c.. 3-4 ft. 40c., 4-5 ft. 50c. 



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