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ACER ginnala. Siberian Maple. Many people ask for a Maple that is sure to turn 

 red. Here it is. Most brilliant Autumn color of its season, just before the Dogwood 

 and Virginia Creeper. A unique hedge plant; plant 2 ft. apart. Makes a big, 

 healthy bush 12 ft. high, therefore useful in shrubbery planting and among trees. 

 As we have several thousand of them at low rates you can use them as a cheap filler 

 with the certainty that they will not develop bad qualities. There is great need in 

 the landscape for something betwixt and between a tree and shrub. Ask about them. 

 They are Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood, Ironwood, Styrax, Silver Bell and Crab 

 Apple. 



2 ft. high 40c. each, $3.50 per 10, $20.00 per 100 



3 ft. high 60c. each, 5.00 per 10, 45.00 per 100 



A. palmatum. Japanese Maple. Green leaved. The Japanese Maples are miniature 

 trees that someone will weave into a charming Autumn garden with or without rocks. 



\y 2 ft. high $1.00 each, $7.50 per 10 



3 ft. high 2.00 each, 17.50 per 10 



A. var. atropurpureum. Japanese Maple. Purple leaved, A lawn specimen for 

 those who like strong contrast. Grows about 8 ft. high. It has dark red foliage. 



1 ft. high $1.25 each, $10.00 per 10 



2 ft. high . 2.00 each, 17.50 per 10 



ALTHEA. See Hibiscus. 



ARALIA spinosa. Hercules' Club. The quickest shrub to make a show. Tall, vigor- 

 ous foliage, thorny stems, 6 ft. high, with finely divided leaves 2 ft. wide. In mid- 

 Summer a fluff of white flowers followed by black berries that attract the robins. 



3 ft. high . . j . . . .$1.00 each, $7.50 per 10 



A. melanocarpa. Black Chokeberry . A native shrub that should be used by the 

 thousands to cover the ground, hold blowing leaves and make a neat, well-behaved 

 border for tall shrubs and trees, decorate the landscape with heavy green foliage 

 during drought and feed the birds all Winter. The Huckleberry-like fruits are cor- 

 rectly named but not injurious. White flowers in June, black, shiny fruits held all 

 Winter. It is said that in Maryland they are used for mince pies. Use it to make up 

 a large part of the plantation with Hazel, Sumac, Bayberry, Beach Plum, etc., be- 

 cause they all like Long Island sandy soil. 



2-3 ft. high, broad clumps $1.00 each, $7.50 per 10, $50.00 per 100 



azalea: 



The late Mrs. F. N. Doubleday wrote several books on wild flowers and gardens 

 under the pen name of Neltje Blanchan and she said: "Rudyard Kipling took me to 

 Leonardslee, an estate in England where the Azaleas were arranged in color harmony 

 on the hillsides. We can never do that in America until the'nurserymen grow them in 

 quantity from seed." You can be the first in your neighborhood to carry out this hint 

 of a fairy woodland. We have started and the plants are ready for you. Select a suit- 

 able place in the woods, dig over the Huckleberry roots and leaf mulch and plant them 

 this Fall and next Spring, or even when they are in bloom. The colors range through 

 white, orange, lemon yellow, yellow, light pink, deep pink, bright red and deep red. 

 The main thing is to get them planted. Then, as they grow and bloom move them 

 around, extend the area and arrange the color harmony to express your ideas. Azaleas 

 may be planted on the shady side of the house or among the shrubs. 



AZALEA arborescens. Fragrant Azalea. Vigorous, round shrub with glossy foliage 

 and white, fragrant flowers in June. 



iy 2 ft. high . $2.50 each, $20.00 per 10, $150.00 per 100 



A. Kaempferi. Bright red, rare Japanese species with bright red flowers. 



1 ft. high. . . $2.50 each, $20.00 per 10 



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