IL4RDY SHRUBS 



LovetVs Nursery, Inc. 



LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



Spirea Anthony Waterer 

 {See page 21) 



SPIRK4, Continued 



Bridal wreath (S. pmnifolia floreplena). 

 7 to 8 ft. This original Bridalwreath 

 bears many double white flowers Uke 

 miniature Roses in Spring, before the 

 plum-like, shiny leaves appear. In Fall, 

 these leaves assume a brilliant red color- 

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



Froebel S. (S. froebeli). 4 ft. Taller and 

 more open than the Anthony Waterer 

 Spirea, with pinkish crimson flower 

 heads in early Summer and bronze-red 

 fohage in Spring and Fall. Each: 18 to 

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



Korean S. (S. trichocarpa). 4 to 5 ft. 

 Worthy new sort, a neat, spreading, 

 globular bush with white flowers Hke 

 those of the Van Houtte Spirea, but 

 even lEirger, and holding a distinct "eye," 

 in dome-shaped clusters. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 

 45c, 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 



Thunberg S. (S. ihunbergi). 5 to 6 ft. A 

 dense, feathery bush, whose slender 

 arching branches are covered with misty 

 white flowers like snow in early Spring. 

 The super-fine pale yellow-green foliage 

 becomes orange-scarlet in Fall. Each: 

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



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

 Most popular flowering shrub, whose 

 graceful branches droop beneath their 

 lovely burden of snowy flower garlands 

 in May and June. A graceful, adaptable 

 bush which needs no pruning. Each: 



2 to 3 ft. 30c, 3 to 4 ft. 40c, 4 to 5 ft. 50c. 

 White Japanese S. (.S. callosa alba). 2 to 



3 ft. Beautiful for a flowering hedge, 

 with white flowers all summer, from 

 unJjual purpUsh foliage. Each: 15 to 18 

 in. 35c, 18 to 24 in. 45c, 2 to 2J^ ft. 55c. 



STEPHANANDRA 



Cutleaf Stephanandra {S. flexuosa). 4 

 to 5 ft. Graceful fountain-like shrub, 

 with zigzag drooping branches covered 

 with handsome, finely cut foliage, 

 purple-red in the Fall. Good for borders, 

 rocky banks, or as a facing for taller 

 shrubs. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c, 3 to 4 ft. 

 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 



ST. JOHNSWORT {Hypericum) 



Van Fleet St. Johnswort {H. vanfleeti). 

 2 to 3 ft. Beautiful low growng shrub 

 with countless golden flowers in mid- 

 Summer. Succeeds in rocky or sandy 

 soU, and is indispensable in the low 

 border. Each: 18 to 24 in. 75c. 2 to 3 ft. 

 $1.00. 



SWEETSHRUB {Cafycanthus) 



Sweetshrub {C. floridus). 4 to 5 ft. Hardy 

 native with many double chocolate 

 colored flowers in May, and intermit- 

 tently thereafter. Flowers, leaves, and 

 even the wood hold a spicy fragrance 

 like that of crushed Strawberries. Each: 

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



TAMARIX 



African Tamarix {T. africana) 10 to 12 

 ft. Best shrub for seashore planting, ^\ith 

 incomparable feathery gra^jish foliage, 

 and bearing many long drooping pan- 

 icles of deUcate pink flowers in May and 

 June. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 35c, 3 to 4 ft. 50c. 



Snutvball 



VIBURNUM 



Glorious in flower, fruit, and Fall fohage. 



Arrowwood (F. dentatum). 10 to 12 ft. 

 Creamy flowers in May, and intense 

 blue-black fruit in the Fafl. Purple-red 

 FaU fohage. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 

 ft. 60c, 4 to 5 ft. 80c. 



European Cranberry {V. opulus). 8 to 10 

 ft. Dense panicles of white flowers in 

 late Spring, and long, hanging, clusters 

 of rich crimson berries from coppery 

 FaU foUage. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 

 ft. 65c. 



Japanese Snowball {V. tomentosum pli- 

 calum). 7 to 8 ft. Indispensable shrub 

 with showy compact white flower heads 

 in June and beautiful deep green fohage, 

 turning purple in the Fall. An erect 

 shrub, extra hardy. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 65c, 

 3 to 4 ft. 95c. 



^layflower Viburnum {V. carlesi). 4 to 

 5 ft. Best of the famfly, this Korean sort 

 bears lasting round flower-heads of deli- 

 cate waxy pink bloom, hke Arbutus, in 

 early May, spicily fragrant. Broader 

 than tall, this extra-hardy Viburnum is a 

 necessity in your garden or low border. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. $1.50, 2 to 3 ft. $2.00, 

 3 to 4 ft. $2.50. 



Nannyberry {V. lentago). 15 ft. Fragrant 

 white bloom in late Spring, foUowed by 

 blue black berries on red stems, and 

 crimson purple Fall fohage. Each: 2 to 

 3 ft. 75c, 3 to 4 ft. 90c. 4 to 5 ft. $1.25, 

 5 to 6 ft. $1.75. 



Snowball {V. opulus sterile). 9 to 10 ft. 

 Most popular of the species, with famil- 

 iar big round heads of white flowers for 

 Decoration Day. Succeeds in semi- 

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

 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c, 4 to 5 ft. 95c. 



Wayfaring Tree {V. lantana). 12 to 15 ft. 

 Robust shrub tree with big leaves, silver 

 on under side, white flowers in big clus- 

 ters in May and June, and red fruit, 

 maturing black in late Summer. Bold 

 accent plant with red Fall foliage. Each: 



2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



WEIGELA 



Beautiful Summer flowers. 



Eva Rathke W. {W. Eva Rathke). 4 ft. 

 Showiest and most popular, with a 

 wealth of deep ruby blooms all Summer 

 and Fall. Each: 18 to 24 in. 50c, 2 to 3 

 ft. 65c, 3 to 4 ft. 90c. 



Pink W. {W. rosea). 5 to 6 ft. Popular 

 Chinese Weigela, with countless intense 

 rosy-carmine flowers in late Spring. 

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

 5 ft. 65c, 5 to 6 ft. 90c. 



Purpleleaf W. (T^. rosea foliis purpurea). 

 5 to 6 ft. Distinct novelty, ^^^th bright 

 pink flowers from its rich bronzy purple 

 fohage in June. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 



3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



Snow W. {W. Candida). 6 ft. Best white 

 flowered sort. Creamy trumpets in May 

 and June, extra leuge. Each: 3 to 4 ft. 

 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 65c, 5 to 6 ft. 90c. 



Variegated W. {W. variegata). 5 to 6 ft. 

 Pale pink blooms from late May to 

 July, fohage variegated yellow and pink. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. 35c, 2 to 3 ft. 45c, 

 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 



WINTERBERRY (Ilex) 



Winterberrj' (/. verticillata) . 8 to 10 ft. 

 Lovely native \\\t\i ornamental lustrous 

 fohage, bearing bright sparkling red 

 berries from October to mid-Winter, 

 much prized for Christmas decorations. 

 Each: 2 to 3 ft. 75c, 3 to 4 ft. Sl.OO. 



WITCH-HAZEL {Hamanielis) 



Witch-Hazel {H. virginiana). 15 to 20 ft. 

 Familiar to our native woods, the 

 Witch-Hazel is the last shrub to bloom, 

 thromng its fringy yellow flowers after 

 the leaves have fedlen in November. 

 Lovely in mass. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 75c, 

 3 to 4" ft. $1.00, 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 



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