Towson ■ Maryland • Evergreen Shrubs 



COTONEASTER 



{Pronounced ko-to-ne- aster) 



CoTONEASTER is an old world family of shrubs which recent botanical 

 expeditions in the Orient have greatly enriched. They have many outstanding 

 points of merit. The flowers are uniform in shape and size: in color they are 

 either white or pink and they are borne in clusters along the branches. They 

 blossom from May to the end of June: in the fall they are heavily burdened 

 with red or black fruits. Some are prostrate ground covers, others grow into 

 moderate size plants, while others are well suited to the rockerv or for 

 planting against walls. They are lovers of sun and wind and demand full 

 exposure to the elements. A well drained situation and a loamy soil are the 

 other essentials. 



COTONEASTER adpressa {Creep- 

 ing Cotoneaster). Close tufted habit, 

 sub-evergreen. A delightful rock 

 plant. 



Pot-grown plants, SI. 50 



C. apiculata. New, of Chinese origin, 

 covered with scarlet berries in the fall 

 and winter. Forms neat mounds a 

 yard high. Sub-evergreen. 



Pot-grown plants, $2.00 



C. buxifolia(Bo.v Cotoneaster). A low- 

 growing evergreen shrub with oval 

 box-like foliage. White flowers in 

 May, followed by crimson fruit. 

 Pot-grown plants, Si. 50 



C. franchetii {Franchet Cotoneaster). 



Of spreading pendulous habit, and 

 rich foliage. A native of southwestern 

 China. Attains a height of from 8 to 

 15 feet and more in diameter with 

 abundance of blossom and fruit. 



Specimens 

 Size Price Each 

 I to l] 2 feet $5.00 



4 to 5 feet 15.00 



5 to 6 feet 25 00 



C. horizontalis {Rock Cotoneaster). 



Low spreading, pinkish white flow- 

 ers in spring; bright red berries in the 

 fall and w T inter. Very good for low 

 rock planting. Deservedly the most 

 popular of all. 



Prices, top of next column 



Size Price Each Per 10 



5- inch pots $1.50 



6- 1 neb pots 2.00 



18 to 24 inches 3-50 $30.00 



24 to 30 inches 5. 00 40.00 



30 to 36 inches 7. 50 



C. dammeri. Trailing. Roots as it 

 creeps over the ground. Bright green 

 leaves with white flowers and scarlet 

 fruits. Unusually valuable in clothing 

 banks. The most prostrate of all. 



Size Price Each 



15 to 18 inches S3. 50 



18 to 24 inches 5.00 



2 to lyi feet 7.50 



C. hupehensis {Hupeh Cotoneaster). 



Very hardy, has dark green leaves 

 and whip-like arching and spreading 

 branches, masses of white flowers in 

 early summer: in autumn a profusion 

 of brilliant crimson fruit. Attains 

 height of 8 to 10 feet x 10 to 15 feet 

 wide. 



Size Pric e Each 



12 to 15 inches $2.00 



15 18 inches 3. 50 



C. microphylla {Rockspray). Small 

 glossy dark green leaves, white 

 flowers with red berries in fall, low 

 growing, very hardy and evergreen. 

 Size Price Each 



24 to 30 inches $5.00 



30 to 36 inches 7.50 



36 to 42 inches 10.00 



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