Specialties and General List 



Choice Hardy Shrubs 



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in Philadelphia 



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Abelia Chinensis Grandiflora 



A choice, small, hardy Shrub of graceful habit, pro- 

 ducing through the entire summer and fall months 

 white-tinted lilac heather-like flowers in such abun- 

 dance as to completely cover the plant. 3-inch pots, 

 $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Giant-flowered Althea 

 William R. Smith 



Everyone will be pleased with this splendid variety. 

 The habit of the plant is ideal, naturally forming 

 attractive, symmetrical, bushy specimens, while the 

 glistening, pure white flowers are of giant size, open 

 out flat or salver-shaped, quite different from the 

 older types, and are produced in great profusion from 

 early in July until late in September. 



Strong 3-year-old plants, bushy, 24 inches high, 

 $4.00 per doz.; .$.'$0.00 per 100. 



Japanese Azaleas 



Young Stock: for Gro«'i«g On or Lining' Out 



We will have ready for shipping, after March 15th, 

 a splendid lot of 2% -inch pots, suitable for lining out 

 in the following varieties: 



D 

 Anioena. Bright rosy magenta. . $1 

 Flame. Brilliant madder red 



with coppery suffusion. One 



of the hardiest 1 



Hinaniayo. Salmon-pink 1 



Hinodegiri. Brilliant fiery-red.. 1 

 Ledifolia Alba. Single white.... 1 

 Ledifolia Magnilica. Single white 



prettily mottled rosy-pink.... 1 

 Maxwelli. Large caimine red. ... 1 



Japanese Azalea Hinodegiri 



We offer a wonderfully fine lot of well budded 

 plants, splendid stock either for forcing for Easter or 

 for outdoor planting; they are nicely shaped, bushy, 

 well finished plants of excellent value. 

 Crowns 8 to 10 inches in diameter, $1.00 each 



10 to 12 1.50 " 



12 to 15 " " " 3.00 " 



Various Japanese Azaleas 



All nicely shaped bushy plants for outdoor planting. 

 Anioena. The popular bright rosy purple. 



Crowns, 10 to 12 inches in diameter, ,$1.00 each 

 12 to 15 " •' " 1.50 " 



15 to IS " " " 3.00 " 



Hinaniayo. Lively soft salmon-pink. 



Crowns, 12 to 15 inches in diameter, $3.00 each. 

 Ledifolia Alba. The large hardy single white. 



Bushy plants, 15 to 18 inches high, $1..50 each. 

 Yodogawa. Very early double la\onder pink. 12 to 15 



inches high, .$1.50 each. 



New Red-leaved Japanese Barberry 



(Berberis Thunbei-gi Atropurpurea) 



This splendid novelty has met with unusual popular 

 favor, immense quantities have been disposed of dur- 

 ing the past few years, and it is certain to continue 

 in good demand. 



9 to 12 inch $3.30 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



12 to 15 " 4.00 " " 28.00 " 



We are now booking orders for one year seedlings 

 for lining out, delivery fall of 1930 and spring of 1931. 

 $5.00 per 100; .$25.00 per 1000. 



Three Choice Evergreen Barberry 



These beautiful and rare Barberries are among the 

 best and hardiest of our evergreen Shrubs. To the 

 plant lover, who is looking for something different, 

 whether for single specimens or group planting, they 

 cannot be too highly recommended. Prom a long list 

 of varieties recently introduced we offer the follow- 

 ing three distinct kinds. 

 Berberis Gagnepaini. Long narrow green foliage with 



blue-black fruits. 

 — -Jnlianae. Deep green leaves with black fruits. Very 



hardy evergreen variety. 

 — VerrucuTosa. Small shiny green leaves; compact 



growing evergreen, ideal for rockery. 



Strong pot-grown plants, 75 ets. each; .$8.00 per doz 



Buddleia (Butterfly Shrub or Summer Lilac) 

 Variabilis Magnifica. The best of the Buddleias. Spikes 

 of flowers 18 to 20 inches long, of violet-mauve with 

 vellow centre. 



'3-lnch pot-grown plants, .$3.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 

 100. 



Calluna (ScotcU Heather) 



Small evergreen Shrubs growing one to two feet 

 high, with small bell-shaped flowers in great profu- 

 sion from July to September. 

 Vulgaris. Rosy pink. 



— Alba.. Pure white. 



Aurea. A pretty gold leaved form of , the white 



variety. 

 Searlei. A tall growing form of Alba flowering 



in late fall. 



— Alporti. Vigorous grower with rosy carmine flow- 

 ers. Any of the above varieties, 50 ets. each. 



Cotoneaster 



Very ornamental Shrubs with decorative fruits re- 

 maining usually throughout the winter. The dwarfer 

 varieties are nearly evergreen and w^hile especially 

 adapted for rockery plantings are equally effective 

 planted in clumps in front of the shrubbery border or 

 mixed with the dwarfer broad leaved evergreens. 

 Francheti. Tall upright densely branched Shrub wit'i 

 spreading branches. Fruit orange-red; semi-ever- 

 green. 00 ets. each; $6.00 per doz. 

 Henryana. Half evergreen tall -growing variety with 



bright red fruits. 60 ets. each; $6.00 per doz. 

 Huniifusa. Prostrate variety of trailing habit. Bright 

 red berries; excellent for rockery. 60 ets. each; $6.00 

 per doz. 

 Horizontalis. Low growing Shrub with almost hori- 

 zontal branches. Small shiny green leaves and 

 orange-red berries produced in great quantity. One 

 of the most effective evergreen plants for rockery 

 or border planting. 4-inch pots, 60 ets. each; .$6.00 

 per doz. 

 Prostrata. A very neat dwarf variety with miniature 

 leaves and bright red berries. 4-inch pots, 60 ets. 

 each; .$6.00 per doz. 

 Salicifolia Flocosa. Large growing Shrub of graceful 

 habit and willow-like foliage, bright red fruits ex- 

 tending well along the branches. 60 ets. each; $6.00 

 per doz. 



Daphne Cneorum (Garland Plower) 



A pretty dwarf spreading Shrub from 6 to 8 inches 

 high, valuable for the rockery or for the front of 

 the border, producing beautiful bright pink, sweet- 

 scented flowers early in May. Strong bushy plants 8 

 to 10 inches in diameter, ,$1.00 each. 



Golden Variegated California Privet 



We offer a splendid lot of two-year-old plants, 

 nicely trimmed, very bushy specimens, from 12 to 15 

 inches high, which, if potted in 6-inch pots, will make 

 most valuable material for use in window or norch 

 boxes and other plantings. $3.50 per doz.; .$35.00 per 

 100. 



We also offer three-year-old bushy plants, 24 to 30 

 inches high, $4.ij0 per doz.; .$.S3.00 per 100. 



One-year-old stock for lining out, 12 to 15 inches 

 high, .$10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



Kolk^ritzia Amabilis (Beauty Bush 



An exceedingly handsome new ornamental Shrub 

 from the wilds of China, resembling the Weigelia and 

 Honeysuckle to which it is allied. Growing 6 to 8 feet 

 high at maturity, with long arching branches, this 

 variety combines all the merits of a perfect Shrub: 

 hardiness, year-round beauty of foliage and habit, 

 and an amazing profusion of pale-pink bell-shaped 

 flowers in June. Strong plants 18 to 24 inches high, 

 73 ets. each. 



Nandina Domestica (Chinese Bamboo) 



A very handsome small Shrub, hardy as far north 

 as Philadeli)hia; it grows a.bout three feet high with 

 graceful, light green foliage, which turns to a most 

 attractive bronzy red early in the fall. The small 

 white flowers are produced in good-sized erect pani- 

 cles in spring and are followed by crimson berries. 

 Strong 5-inch pots, 75 ets. each. 



