LOVETT'S NURSERY, INC. 



Hardy Shrubs 



BEAUTYBUSH ( Kolkwitzia) 

 Beautybush {Kolkwitzia amabilis). 5 to 

 6 ft. Handsome, hardy Chinese bush, 

 with orange-veined pink flowers in June. 

 Improves with age in foundation groups 

 or an informal border. Each: 18 to 24 in. 

 60c, 2 to 3 ft. 75c. 

 Berberis — See "Beirberry," page 16. 



BUSHCLOVER (Lespedeza) 

 Purple Bushclover (Lespedeza bicolor). 

 5 to 6 ft. Long drooping racemes of rosy- 

 purple flowers in July and August hide 

 the cloverlike foliage of this graceful 

 shrub. Strong, 3 yr. old plants, each 50c. 



CHOKEBERRY (Aronia) 



Black Chokeberry {Aronia melanocarpa) . 

 4 to 5 ft. Bushy sort, with white May 

 flowers, followed by black fruit, and 

 lovelv autumnal foliage. Each: 15 to 18 

 in. 3.5c, 18 to 24 in. 50c, 2 to 3 ft. 75c. 



Red Chokeberry {Aronia arbutifolia) . 8 

 to 10 ft. Highly decorative, with bright 

 red berries, from late Summer until 

 Spring, to attract birds to your grounds. 

 Each: 15 to 18 in. 40c, 18 to 24 in. 60c, 



2 to 3 ft. 85c. 



DAPHNE 



February Daphne (Z). mezereum). 3 ft. 

 Many fragrant wine-colored flowers in 

 early Spring, followed by bright scarlet 

 fruit in late Summer. Each: 15 to 18 in. 

 90c, 18 to 24 in. §1.25, 2 to 2^ ft. $1.50. 

 (For Rose Daphne {D. cneorum) see 



under Evergreen Shrubs, page 15.) 



DEUTZIA 



Lovely blush and white Summer flowers. 

 Double Pink Deutzia {D. scabra crenata 

 fl. pi.). 6 to 8 ft. Beautiful fragrant white 

 June flowers, tinted strongly with pink. 

 Each: 2 to 3 ft. 35c, 3 to 4 ft. 50c, 4 to 5 

 ft. 65c. 



Lemoine Deutzia {D. lernoinei). 2 to 3 ft. 

 Many coneshaped heads of white flowers 

 in late Spring. Each: 15 to 18 in. 35c, 

 18 to 24 in. 45c, 2 to 2}^ ft. 60c. 



Pride of Rochester Deutzia. 6 to 8 ft. 

 Vigorous and showy, with clouds of 

 lasting rose-tinted bloom in late May. 

 Most popular of the family. Each: 2 to 



3 ft. 35c, 3 to 4 ft. 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 

 Rose Panicle Deutzia {D. gracilis rosea). 



3 to 4 ft. Beautiful pinkish flowers in 

 May render this a lovely foreground 

 shrub for larger plants. Each: 18 to 24 

 in. 60c, 2 to 2^ ft. 75c. 

 Slender Deutzia {D. gracilis). 2 to 2}/2 ft- 

 Good for entrance to a walk, with 

 racemes of white flowers in May. Each: 

 12 to 15 in. 40c, 15 to 18 in. 50c, 18 to 

 24 in. 60c. 



DOGWOOD (Cornus) 

 Beautiful in flower, bark and berry. 



Goldentwig Dogwood (C. stolonifera 

 lutea). 6 to 8 ft. Dazzling yellow beirk 

 and branches make this colorful sort a 

 perfect Winter shrub. Each : 18 to 24 in. 

 50c, 2 to 3 ft. 65c. 



Gray Dogwood (C. paniculaia). 10 to 12 

 ft. Many white berries on conspicuous 

 red stems foUow the white June bloom 

 of this compact shrub. Good for massing. 

 Each: 2 to 3 ft. 65c, 3 to 4 ft. 90c. 



Redbranched Dogwood (C. alba sib irica). 



5 to 7 ft. Best redbarked, redbranched 

 Winter specimen, and a lovely contrast 

 with the Goldentwig variety described 

 above. Clusters of white Summer flow- 

 ers, foUowed by pearly white fruits. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. 30c, 2 to 3 ft. 45c, 



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



(For Flowering Dogwood and Red- 

 flowering Dogwood, see under Deciduous 

 Trees, page 37.) 



ELDER (Sambucus) 

 Golden Elder {Sambucus canadensis 

 aurea). 8 to 10 ft. Excellent for massing, 

 with large flat heads of white bloom, 

 followed by edible purple-red berries, on 

 its conspicuous golden foliage. Each: 

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

 Scarlet Elder {Sambucus pubens). 7 to 8 

 ft. A lovely specimen shrub, with big 

 white flower panicles in eEirly Spring 

 followed by distinctive red berries in 

 mid-Summer. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c, 3 to 4 

 ft. 75c. 



EUONYMUS 



Dwarf Winged Euonymus {E. alatus 

 compacta). 4 to 5 ft. Bright red berries 

 grace the rosy Fall foliage of this com- 

 pact, wide, hardy shrub. Each" 18 to 24 

 in. 60c, 2 to 3 ft. 75c, 3 to 4 ft. Sl.OO. 



FORSYTHIA 



Golden bugles welcome the Spring. 

 Golden Forsythia (F. suspensa variegala). 



6 to 7 ft. The gracefully pendulous 

 branches have foliage of gold, with 

 equally bright Spring flowers. Each: 

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

 $1.00. 



Showy Border Forsythia {F. intermedia 

 spectabilis) . 8 to 9 ft. Most spectacular 

 of the Forsythia group, with big broad 

 flowers of deepest yellow completely 

 covering the arching branches in April. 

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



4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



Weeping Forsythia {F. suspensa). 4 to 5 

 ft. Each willowy branch is a slender 

 golden arch in early Spring. Good for 

 holding banks. Each: 18 to 24 in. 35c, 

 2 to 3 ft. 50c. 



Hawthorn — See under Deciduous Trees, 

 page 37. 



HONEYSUCKLE {Lonicera) 

 Attractive in flower and fruit. 



Manchurian Honeysuckle (L. ruprecht- 

 iana). 10 ft. Glorious new sort with 

 silvery flowers in the Spring and con- 

 spicuous flame-red Fall berries. Each: 

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



Morrow Honeysuckle (L. morrowi). 6 ft. 

 Useful for screening undesirable views, 

 with wide spreading branches covered in 

 June by creamy flowers, and later by 

 many lasting bright crimson berries. 

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



Rosy Tatarian Honeysuckle (L. tatarica 

 rosea). 8 to 10 ft. Rapid growing, with 

 many rosy-pink flowers in late Spring, 

 followed by a wealth of orange-scarlet 

 fruit in Summer and Fall. Its attractive 

 foliage makes it gorgeous in a mass plant- 

 ing or as a hedge or screen. Each: 18 to 

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



Winter Honeysuckle {L. fragrantissima) . 

 6 to 8 ft. Semi-evergreen, with highly 

 perfumed pink and white flowers in early 

 Spring, and red berries in the Summer. 

 Each: 18 to 24 in. 40c, 2 to 3 ft. 60c. 



HYDRANGEA 



Peegee Hydrangea ( H. pan iculata grandi- 

 flora). 7 to 8 ft. Immensely popular for 

 lawn or border, with showy conical 

 flower heads which are frequently a foot 

 in length, pure white at first, but turning 

 to pink and then to bronze and green. 

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

 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



Snowhill Hydrangea ( H. arborescens 

 sterilis). 4 to 5 ft. Great round white 

 flower heads from early June until late 

 July, among heart-shaped foliage. Good 

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

 50c, 3 to 4 ft. 75c. 



INDIGOBUSH (Amorpha) 



Indigobush {Amorpha fruticosa). 10 ft. 

 Upright bush with purple flower spikes 

 in the late Spring. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c, 



3 to 4 ft. 50c. 



JETBEAD (Rhodotypos) 



Jetbead {Rhodotypos kerrioides). 5 ft. 

 Bears white flowers in late Spring, fol- 

 lowed by jet-black, shiny berries, per- 

 sisting until Winter. Each: 18 to 24 in. 

 35c, 2 to 3 ft. 50c. 3 to 4 ft. 65c. 



KERRIA 



Double Kerria {K. Japonica floreplena). 



4 to 5 ft. Many deep golden flower-balls 

 in the late Spring and intermittently 

 thereafter. Each: 15 to 18 in. 50c. 18 to 

 24 in. 75c. 



Lilac, While 



LILAC (Syringa) 

 Grandmother's favorite shrub. 



Late Lilac {S. rillosa). 8 ft. Long, fragrant 

 panicles of pale purple buds open to 

 silvery rose flowers in June. Each: 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 Mav. Each: 

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



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

 The popular, sweetly fragrant old favor- 

 ite, with many purple flower heads in 

 May. Good as specimens or as a tall 

 screen-like hedge. Succeeds in sun or 

 shade and is indifferent to location. 

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



White Lilac (S. vulgaris alba). 12 to 15 ft. 

 As fragrant flowers as the Purple Lilac, 

 and a perfect contrast plant with it. 

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



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