Hardy Shrubs 



LOVETT'S NURSERY, INC. 



HYBRID LILACS 



12 to 15 ft. 

 A June festival of colorful, fragrant 

 cheo'm awaits the purchaser of these 

 glorious hybrids. 



Charles the Tenth. Single. Rich purple- 

 red. 



Edouard Andre. Double. ClcEir rosy pink. 

 Ludwig Spaeth. Single. Deep purple-red. 

 Marie LeGraye. Single. Creamy white; 

 tall. 



Michel Buchner. Double. Lilac-pink 



buds, lilac-blue flowers. 

 Miss Ellen Willmott. Double. Snow 



white. 



Mme. Casimir Perier. Best double white. 



LEirge clusters. 



President Grevy. Double. Rosy mauve 

 \\athin, outside blue. 



Rubra de Marley. Single. Lavender- 

 blue. 



Any of the above sorts, 2 to 3 ft. plants, 

 for SI. 00 each. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



One each of the above 9 fragrant 

 beauties for only 87.50. 



MAPLE (Acer) 



Bloodleaf Japanese Maple {Acer palm- 

 atum atropurpureum) . 10 to 12 ft. Most 

 conspicuous and aristocratic of all lawn 

 specimen shrubs, this compact, shapely, 

 rounded bush is furnished to the ground 

 with finely cut foliage, a briUiant wine- 

 red in Spring and early Summer, and a 

 striking bronzy purple in the Fall. Best 

 in full sun, this peer among shrubs im- 

 proves steadily with age, and is a perfect 

 contrast plant with Evergreens. Each: 

 18 to 24 in. $1.75, 2 to 3 ft. §3.25, 3 to 4 

 ft. 85.00. 



Purple Cutleaf Japanese Maple (A. 



palmatum atropurpureum dissecium). 4 

 to 6 ft. A spreading, weeping variety of 

 the above Maple, with lacy foliage much 

 more finely cut than the other. Particu- 

 larlv graceful in the rockerv. Each: 18 

 to 24 in. spread -$4.50, 2 to 3 ft. spread 

 16.50. 



MOCKORANGE (Philadelphm) 

 Late Spring's fragrant gift to the border. 



Big iVIockorange (P. coronarius grandi- 

 flora). 7 to 8 ft. Rapid-gro\ving, with big 

 showv white flowers centered gold, in 

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

 4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



Sweet Mockorange (P. coronarius). 9 to 

 10 ft. Highly fragrant old favorite, with 

 graceful sprays of white May bloom. 

 Good for backgrounds or for a tall flow- 

 ering 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 huge double flowers, sweetly 

 perfumed, and seeming to shine in 

 Summer sunlight or moonlight. Each: 

 2 to 3 ft. 60c, 3 to 4 ft. 80c, 4 to 5 ft. 

 $1.00. 



White Mountain Mockorange (P. Mont 

 Blanc). 4 to 5 ft. Useful hybrid with 

 dazzling white June flowers. A vigorous 

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



Virginal Mockorange 



NINEBARK (Physocarpus) 



Golden Ninebark (P. opulifolius aureus). 



8 to 10 ft. Creamy white Jxme flowers 



among golden leaves. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 



35c, 3 to 4 ft. 45c, 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 

 Ninebark (P. opulifolius). 8 to 10 ft. 



Good in shade. Green leaved form. Each: 



3 to 4 ft. 45c, 4 to 5 ft. 65c. 



PEARLBUSH (Exochorda) 

 Pearlbush (Exochorda grandiflora) . 8 to 10 

 ft. Early buds hke pearls on slender 

 threads become loose clusters of dazzling 

 white flowers, covering the entire bush 

 in May. Each: 3 to 4 ft. 50c, 4 to 5 ft. 

 75c. 



PLUM (Prunm) 



Double Flowering Plum (Prunus triloba 

 plena). 7 to 8 ft. A handsome lawn 

 specimen, studded with lovely double 

 pink flowers in the Spring, resembling 

 small Roses, on slender branches. Each: 

 3 to 4 ft. $1.00, 4 to 5 ft. $1.25, 5 to 6 ft. 

 $1.50. 



PRIVET (Ligustrum) 

 Specimen types of the popular hedge 

 plant. 



For Amur River North Privet (L. amur- 

 ense), California Privet (L. ovalifolium), 

 and IboUum Privet (L. ibolium), see 

 "Hedge Plants," page 16. 



Globe and Pyramidal California Priv- 

 et. The well known semi-evergreen 

 California Privet, with their glossy foli- 

 age carefully sheared four times a year 

 untU they are splendidly compact globes 

 and pyTamids. They resemble fine Box- 

 wood in the luster of their glossy green 

 leaves. 



Beautiful Globes. Each: 15 to 18 in. 



85c, 18 to 24 in. $1.25, 2 to 2K ft. 



$1.75, 2}4 to 3 ft. $2.25. 

 Shapely Pyramids. Each: 2 to 2^ ft. 



S1.50, 2M to 3 ft. $2.00, 3 to 4 ft. 



$3.00. 



Golden Privet (L. ovalifolium aureum). 

 8 to 9 ft. Good for specimen shrub, and 

 excellent for an unusuad hedge, with 

 golden foliage. Each: 15 to 18 in. 30c, 

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



Kegel Privet (L. ibota regelianum). 5 to 6 

 ft. Compact and spreading, the wealth 

 of blue-black berries on gracefully arch- 

 ing green branches render this shrub els 

 attractive in the shrub border as it is 

 ideal for an aristocratic hedge. Each: 

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

 65c. 



PUSSYWILLOW (Salix) 

 Pussywillow {Salix caprea). 15 ft. Chaim- 

 ing fuzzy gray buds on long wiUowy 

 bremches in early Spring, good in bou- 

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

 4 to 5 ft. 75c. 



QUINCE {Cydonia) 



Japanese Flowering Quince {Cydonia 

 japonica). 5 to 6 ft. This charming old- 

 fashioned shrub bursts into bloom in 

 early Spring, with a profusion of big, 

 showy flowers, a rich scarlet in color. 

 Also bears small golden quince-like fruit, 

 spicily fragrant in the Fall. Good for 

 border edging or specimen plant on your 

 lawn, and simply perfect for a hedge, 

 with dense, deep green foliage. Each: 

 15 to 18 in. 30c, 18 to 24 in. 40c, 2 to 



3 ft. 50c. 



REDBL D, Chinese, or Judas Tree, see 



page 38. 



ROSES, Shrub; for Golden Rose of China 

 {Rosa hugonis). Japanese Rose {R. 

 multiflora japonica). Meadow Rose (R. 

 blanda). Pasture Rose (/?. humilis), 

 and Rugosa Rose {R. rugosa), see page 5. 



SMOKETREE (Rhus) 



Smoketree {Rhus cotinus). 10 to 12 ft. 

 Bold, rugged shrub-tree with a filmy 

 pm-ple cloud of fruit clusters in mid- 

 Summer and unusual leaves, pinkish 

 when yoimg and purple-and-gold in the 

 Fall. Truly a lawn specimen. Each: 

 2 to 3 ft. 90c, 3 to 4 ft. $1.35, 4 to 5 ft. 

 $1.75. 



SNOWBERRY {Symphoricarpos) 



Colorful berries attract the birds. 

 Chenault Snowberry {S. chenaulti). 3 to 



4 ft. Neat, wide shrubs, heavy with 

 bunches of coral-red fruit, which lasts 

 until January. Loves partial shade 

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



Coralberry {S. vulgaris). 4 to 5 ft. Deep 

 red berries, ideal for Winter bouquets, 

 on a compact shrub. Good for hillside 

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

 ft. 40c, 3 to 4 ft. 50c. 



Snowberry {S. racemosus). 4 to 5 ft. 

 Small pink Summer flowers are followed 

 by many marble-sized waxy-white ber- 

 ries on graceful drooping branches from 

 September to mid-Winter. Grows under 

 trees successfully and berries are popular 

 for household decorations in Winter. 

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



Snowberry 



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