HYBRID LILACS 



12 to 15 ft. Colorful and fragrant, 

 ae flowers produced by these glori- 

 :us hybrids will inaugurate a festival 

 of beauty in June. A distinct improve- 

 ment upon the older sorts. 



Alphonse Lavallee. Double, clear 

 lilac. 



Belle de Nancy. Double, clear bright 

 pink, white center. 



Charles the Tenth. Single, rich red- 

 dish purple. 



Edouard Andre. Double, rich pink. 



Ludwig Spaeth. Single; very deep 

 purple-red. 



Marc Micheli. Double. Blue, large. 



Marie LeGraye. Single. Creamy 

 white, tall. 



Michel Buchner. Double, lilac-pink 

 buds, lilac-blue flowers. 



President Grevy. Double. Rosy 

 mauve within, outside blue. 



Vauban. Double. Lilac. 



Any of the above sorts, each: 

 18 to 24 in. 70c, 2 to 3 ft. 95c. 



HYBRID LILACS 

 Upper left — Charles X Lower right — Marc Micheli 



Lower left — Edouard Andre Center — Belle de Nancy 



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One each of the above 

 10 fragrant beauties (18 to 

 24 in. plants) for only $5.50. 



LILAC (Syringa) 



Beautiful and Popular for Many 

 Centuries 



Chinese Lilac (S. chinensis). 12 ft. 

 A lovely lilac which bears many 

 clusters of purple-lilac flowers, 

 splendid for cutting in late spring. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. 50c, 2 to 3 ft. 65c, 



3 to 4 ft. 80c. 



Lute Lilac (S. villosa). 8 ft. Fragrant 

 panicles of deep rose buds open to 

 silvery rose flowers in June. Each: 

 18 to 24 in. 50c, 2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 



4 ft. 75c. 



Persian Lilac (S. persica). 8 ft. Loose 

 panicles of tiny purple flowers 

 grace the slender branches and 

 narrow leaves of this lovely shrub 

 in late May. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 60c, 



3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



Purple Lilac fS. vulgaris). 12 to 15 

 ft. The popular, sweetly fragrant 

 old favorite, with many beautiful 

 purple flower heads in May. Good 

 as specimens or as a tall screen- 

 like hedge in sun or shade. Each: 

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



4 ft. 75c. 



White Lilac (S. vulgaris alba). 12 to 

 15 ft. With white flowers as frag- 

 rant as those of the purple-flow- 

 ered sort. Each: 18 to 24 in. 50c, 



2 to 3 ft. 60c. 



While Persian Lilac (S. persica alba). 

 8 ft. Good for contrast with the 

 purple-flowered parent are the 

 pure white blooms of this sort. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. 65c, 2 to 3 ft. 80c, 



3 to 4 ft. 95c. 



MAPLE (Acer) 



Bloodleaf Japanese Maple ( A. palmaturn atropurpureum). 



10 to 12 ft. A conspicuous aristocratic lawn specimen 

 is this compact, shapely rounded bush, furnished to the 

 ground with finely cut foliage which is bright wine-red 

 in summer, and striking bronzy purple in the fall. Best 

 in full sun. Each: 15 to 18 in. $1.50, 18 to 24 in. $2.00, 

 2 to 21/2 ft. $3.50. 



Purple Cutleaf Japanese Maple (A. palmaturn atropur- 

 pureum dissectum) . 4 to 6 ft. A 

 spreading, weeping variety of 

 the above Maple, with lacy foli- 

 age much more finely cut than 

 the other. Particularly graceful 

 in the rockery. Each: 2V2 to 3 ft. 

 spread $7.50, 3 to 4 ft. spread 

 $10.00. 



MOCKORANGE 



(Philadelphus) 



Late Spring's Fragrant Gift 

 to the Border 



Big Mockorange (P. coronarius 

 grandi floras) . 7 to 8 ft. Rapid 

 growing, with big showy white 

 flowers centered gold, in June. 

 Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c, 3 to 4 ft. 5Gc, 

 4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



Dwarf Mockorange (P., "Ava- 

 lanche"). 4 to 5 ft. Dwarf in size 

 of plant only, with big, shiny 

 white flowers in early summer. 

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



Sweet Mockorange (P. coronarius). 

 9 to 10 ft. Highly fragrant old 

 favorite, with graceful sprays of 

 white May bloom. Good for back- 

 grounds or for a tall flowering 

 hedge. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c, 3 to 

 4 ft. 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



Virginal Mockorange (P. virginalis). 

 6 to 7 ft. Best of the family, with 

 many clusters of shining white, 

 single and semi-double flowers, 

 sweetly fragrant and very large, in 

 late May and early June, and inter- 

 mittently thereafter until mid-fall. 

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



3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



White Mountain Mockorange (P., 

 jMont Blanc). 4 to 5 ft. A vigorous 

 and useful hybrid, exceptionally 

 cheerful is its dazzling white June 

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

 ft. 65c. 



NINEBARK (Phrsocarpus) 



Golden Ninebark (P. opulifolius 

 aureus). 8 to 10 ft. Creamy white 

 June flowers among golden leaves. 

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



4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



Ni-ebark (P. opulifolius) . 8 to 10 ft. 

 Good in shade. Green-leaved form. 

 Each: 3 to 4 ft. 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 75c, 



5 to 6 ft. SI. 00. 



OLIVE (Elaeagnus) 

 Russian Olive (E. Angustifolia) . 15 

 to 18 ft. A gaudy shrub with or- 

 ange berries standing out well 

 against a background of silvery 

 foliage, especially resistant to the 

 salt air of a seashore planting. 

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



PEARLBUSH (Exochorda) 



Pearlbush (E. grandiflora). 8 to 10 

 ft. Early buds like pearls on slen- 

 der threads become loose clusters 

 of dazzling white flowers, covering 

 the entire bush in May. Each: 2 to 

 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 65c, 4 to 5 ft. 80c. 



PEATREE (Caragana) 

 Siberian Peatree ( C. arborescens). 

 10 to 12 ft. Bears many yellow 

 flowers, like sweetpeas, in late 

 spring. Each: 18 to 24 in. 40c, 2 to 

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



MAYFLOWER VIBURNUM 



(See page 16 for description) 



[14] Hardy Shrubs 



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