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CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



SELECT HARDY SHRUBS Continued 



Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora 



HYDRANGEA 



Arborescens gra>id'fl<>ra alba. Tliis in.i 



Sih.uIk.II lIv.lniiiLi. 



.lir ul (!„■ lil 



AliH iic;iii -Imil.^. 11. II 







r ( )I:,k^a in f 



(in,-iiit It y I rum .luiic niiti 



.\llHll<t. It 



Sdiiicw li:it iiKii-^t IdcatKiii ,■ 



li.l ;ihs,,liit,.I 





IV,, Mi 



an ..in;m',cnt',l'''iinii'i it"i" 

 Vr,-,r- :,n.l i~ <•( -n-;,t V;,lii. 



Inr cWltlM'J 111 



ni.-ifiiiihcont, new 

 i(-t (if til.' hanly 

 w lilt,', v,'n- la^^^,', 



s at it< hi'-t in a 

 V- liai-,lv, pr,Miu,'inu 

 oar t.i y,'ar. As 

 ,|iii~it I, in of rec^eiit 



I'.xtra iH'avv I'hiinp-: 

 Pa n ic u lata )ira n d i Hora 



shrill, tiniun. I„ainii; 

 fi,,«,T~ uhi.'h lal.T a- 



inn in ,Ai-,'ll.-iil Ill 



b,'M shrill,-, I. II' ina-Mii; 

 iStrong jilants : 

 Extra heavy plants: 

 Tree form : 



vi.luallv 



<:.'..")( I pi'i 



.'i llD p,'i 

 C.IK) pel 



HEDGE PLANTS 



Berberis Thunberfiii i.lapan,'s,' Harln rrN i. ^Vhere a low, 

 rlonsp licdfi," is ,l,'sir,'il, thi-- i?ai'l„'r'r\- is in .'i clas.s bv itself. 

 Its^pn'a'hnu liahit ami .I.-iim' -niutli, lilhnii ,,nt s„h,i"!v fron, 



h.'lur Ihinni^ tl,r',.arl\" \\ ii,l,'r"'!li<' I'lian'l'-.' ari' ,',',v,'r,' 1 

 \Mlli 1 in- 1,1 r.'ii h.'rru's. Ahsoliit.ly h.'inly auywhrn'. 

 riant- -IkiiiIiI he spaced about one foot aj'art. 

 Sin. II- nlaiits, 18 to 24 inches high: $2.00 r<^r doz., 

 SI.-,, nil p,'r 100. 



California Privet. As ,'i l'r,','-'jr,,\\ iiiij, in'naiia'iital hi',lf;i' 

 I'iaiil III.' ( ■.'ilih.rnia l"ri\.'t ,ann,,l I „' <■, |i la I,', 1 . Th,' f, ,li,'iL', ' 

 is a ,iark, rirh. -■1,,-v iin.ai, ami n'maiii- ,.ii tli,' pl:iiit until 

 Miilwintcr. Th.' ur,iull, i- \ i.^i,i,iii-, pnnliH-niL; r.-ipnlK a 

 hc(lK«' of Kooil h.'i-lil I 1,.' iilanl- -Ih.iiM I,,. |,rm„.,| lia,'l, 

 har.l wh.'.i first plant,' ! t,, l,nil,l up a i;,,.„l li,,tl,in, oniulli ,ir 

 f()iin,i.',l inn, .'iri,']'\\.'iri| t rinuiiiiif;; thcni as l r,'.|iH'nl l\' a- 

 n('('.'s>ai'\' I.) ki'. p in fiood form. The meth.iii .,1' plantiii'j; 

 zig-z.-if; .,r ahi'rnatint; the plants in a double low iisiialK' 

 results in .-i h.','i\ \' heilfrc lackinfiin proportion ; we recommeii.l 

 |)lanliim in a siii./lc row, one-year .size, nine inches apart; 

 t\\.,-\('.'ir si/.c, 12 inches apart. 

 Oiie-N-ear size, 1,S to 24 inches: $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 

 10r)0. 



Two-vear size, 24 to 36 inches: $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 

 1000. 



JAPANESE MAPLES 



These dwarf Mapl.'s ar,' .'X,',',', lini:l\- h.'aut ifiil. whether 

 grouped or plant. ',1 a- sp.-iiiia n- : tii,' lian<ls,ini,ly ,',.l()red 

 foliage contrasts iii.'ely with Nat nr. ''s surr.mn.ling cnlors, 

 IKirtiinlarly in early Spring when the k'aves commence 



lining 

 liage, 



Aiireiim. Golden yellow; of upright growth. 

 Dissectum atropurpureiim. A b.'.intilul, ,ui 



deep Ijl.iod re.l as tin- li'avos exiiaii.l; .iaintil\' 

 droojjing gracetully to the ground. 



Strong, pot-grown plants, IS to 24 inches: SI. 25 each. 



LILAC. Syringa 



The Lilac is one of the old garden favorites that will ever be 

 p., pillar. Ilar.iiiU'ss, .-it t lai'l i v.' m.iwtli, an,! an abun, lance of 



s\\,', t— i'i'nt,',l pallid, 's ,>1' ill,), nil ari' ,|iialiti,"> that lia\e es- 

 talili-linl II a- an 1 'pa ra 1 il, ' pari ,il tl.r lianly si, rub border 

 III ,l,„ir\\ay planting. Tli.' I'oniin.ni Lilai's are vig.iroiis in 

 growth, attaiinng a height ot eight or ten feet; newer named 

 varieties are mure dwarf in habit. 



Common Purple. Tin- w. ll-known purple Lilac of grand- 

 mother's gar.l. n. i Mi,' ,,1 the best. 25c. each. 



Common White. Tln' pnpnlar white variety, fragrant and 

 bi'autifill. •_'."),'. ,'a,'li. 



Charles X. Mai;nificent clusters of dark reddish flowers, 

 jir.i.lurcl in l.,,,^.' trusses. Good foliage and vigorous 

 gr,,w th. 



l.ud\\ isi Spaeth. Large clusters of splendid, dark purjik- n d 

 ll,,w,'i's. One of the darkest. 



La Tour de Auvergne. Molet inirp/l(\ .\ fine doul Je flow- 

 ering kind. 



Madame Cas. Perier. \'erv liuge, creamv white double 

 flowers. 



Madame Lemoine. Pure white; double. 

 President CJrevy. Splendid i)aiiic]es of large, double, .soft- 

 blue lliiwers. 



Strung plants, 2 to 2J^2 feet: 5()c. each, e.\ce|)t where 

 utherw ise note,!. 



LIGUSTRUM, or PRIVET 



Ibota (Cliin.'s,. iViv.'t). \n I'x.'.pt i, mallv hanlv shrub , if al- 

 ni.isl ,'V,'i'-n','n rl,ara,'l.'r; gn.wtli slightly ,lr,„,piii.j:. I sed 

 ' ml ing piiblii' plai'.'s (,n ai'.'diint ,it' Its har.li- 

 I'li.'.' to abuse, r.scful for hedging. Fra- 



;!.".r. each, $3.50 per doz., $17 50 per 100. 

 ,>i nia I'rivet). Glos.sy, dark green foliage, 

 It:,' mil il lat(> in Winter. 

 .■»'. .'.'ii'li, S2.50 per doz. 



Xli'll-iv,' 



y 111 1 



,'~s aii.l 



iiiilifl 



rani, wl 



It,' 11, 



Ovalifoliiim 



r.'tainiiin It 



LONICERA, or SHRUB HONEYSUCKLE 



Frajirantissima alba ii''ragrant rinigiit 1 hmeysiiekle). A 

 li.'iii,b,,iii.' shrub str.,ng gr.iwtli aii.l almost evergreen 

 ,'liai'.i,'t.'i'. I'Vauianl wliili' flowers in early S]iring. Two 



Morrowi. Whit.' Iluwi'rs in Mav, followeil bv numerous, 

 bright re.! fruits until late Kali.' A hand.some <le('.)rative 



1.00 



doz. 



Mriglit pink flowers, contrasting . 

 Two anil one-half feet. 



l'\tr;i l.ii't;.': ,-)(),■ 

 Tal'.irica i( uaiulill.ir 

 in.'.'ly w ith the folia. 

 Tatarica alba, (-reamy white flowers; vigorous growtl 



Two and one-half feet. 



25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



