LITTLE SILVER, NEW JERSEY 



Shrubs and Dwarf Trees 25 



Kw ANZAN {Prunus serrulata) Bechtel Flowering Crab Slender Deutzia (D. g?-ac2/zs) 



BEAUTYBUSH • Kolkwitzia 



Beautybush ( K. amabilis). 5 to 6 ft. These are un- 

 questionably Beautybushes in early May, when 

 they bear a mass of unsurpassed pink bloom, 

 similar to Weigelas, but finer in every way. 

 Each: 1 to 2 ft. 40c., 2 to 3 ft. 60c., 3 to 4 ft. 80c. 



BENZOIN. See Spicebush, page 29. 

 BERBERIS. See Barberry, page 36. 



BUSHCLOVER • 

 Desmodium, Lespedeza 



Purple Bushclover (D. penduliflorum). 5 to 6 ft. 

 Purple red flowers hide the Cloverhke fohage in 

 late Summer. Strong, 3 yr. old plants, each 50c. 



BUDDLEIA. See Butterflybush. 



BUTTERFLYBUSH • Buddleia 



To bring a host of charming butterflies to its 

 glorious blooms. 



Alternate Leaf Butterflybush (B. alternijolia) . 

 8 to 10 ft. Tall, gracefully arching shrub, with 

 clusters of purple lilac flowers against a distinc- 

 tive background of woolly gray foliage. Hardiest 

 of the Buddleias. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c., 3 to 4 ft. 

 75c. 



Farquhar Butterflybush (B. jarquhari). 5 ft. 

 Carries a wealth of beautiful lavender pink flow- 

 ers above its attractive foliage from mid-July 

 until frost. Strong, 2 yr. plants, each 40c. 



CATALPA . Catalpa 



Umbrella Catalpa (C. bungei). 10 to 15 ft. The 



straight stems and round heads are familiar yet 

 indispensable in a formal lawn planting. Extra 

 choice specimens. Each $2.50. 



CRABAPPLE, FLOWERING • Malus 



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

 15 ft. Most popular of the flowering Crabs, with 

 big, double pmk flowers like small Roses, in late 

 May. Grows rapidly into a compact, formal little 

 tree. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.00, 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 



Redleaved Crab (M. eleyi). 10 to 15 ft. A beautiful 

 new variety, with brilliant purple red foliage from 

 which large clusters of purple flowers appear, a 

 gorgeous sight in late Spring and early Summer. 

 Each: 5 to 6 ft. $1.25, 6 to 8 ft. $1.75. 



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CHERRY, JAPANESE FLOWERING 

 Prunus 



Most gorgeous of all the Eastern flowering trees. 



Doubleflowering Plum (P. triloba plena). 7 to 



8 ^l. Best of all flowering Plums, with shapely and 

 double pink flowers in late Spring, like miniature 

 Roses, an inch or more in diameter. Each: 

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



Doubleflowered Weeping Cherry (P. subhirtella 

 pendula floreplena). 12 to 15 ft. Early Spring 

 makes the branches of this charming sort into a 

 waterfall of double pink bloom. Graceful and 

 very decorative for the lawn. Selected trees with 

 2 yr. heads, each $3.50. 



Kofugen (P. serru/ato). 25 to 30 ft. Latest to 

 bloom, its big, double pink blossoms contrasting 

 perfectly with the coppery young leaves. Each: 

 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 



Kwanzan (P. serrulata). 30 ft. Double flowers of a 

 deep pink. Finest of the upright growing Japanese 

 Cherry trees. Covered with bloom in May. Each: 

 4 to 5 ft. $1.25, 5 to 6 ft. $2.00. 



Purpleleaf Plum (P. cerasijera pissardi). 12 to 

 15 ft. An exotic tree, with beautiful purple foliage, 

 improved by yearly pruning. Each: 4 to 5 ft. 

 $1.00, 5 to 6 ft. $1.25. 



DEUTZIA . Deutzia 



Loveliest pink and white flowers of early Summer. 



Double Pink Deutzia (D. scabra crenata florepleno). 



6 to 8 ft. Fragrant pink flowers in June. Each: 



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

 Lemoine Deutzia (D. lemcine). 4 to 5 ft. Big June 



clusters of lovely white blooms on this graceful 



shrub. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c., 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 

 Pride of Rochester (D. "Pride oj Rochester"). 8 to 



9 ft. Vigorous and showy, with big, pinkish 

 flower tassels in early Summer. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 

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



Slender Deutzia (D. gracilis). 2 to 3 ft. Good bor- 

 der shrub, with many attractive white flowers in 

 May, produced in small racemes. Excellent in a 

 mass planting. Each: 12 to 15 in. 30c., 15 to 

 18 in. 40c. 



May 21. 1935 



Plants received last Saturday in excellent condition and 

 planted the same day. B. Merriam, 



Plymouth, N. H. 



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