RISES 
SYRINGA . . . Lilac 
Ribes speeiosum. (Fuchsia Flowered 
Gooseberry) The arching branches of this 
graceful native shrub are hung in late winter 
and spring with cardinal-red, fuchsia-like 
blooms. Foliage is also unusually attractive. 
Prefers a partially shaded location. Gal. 
cans, 1to 2 ft., 75c. 
SPIRAEA 
Spiraea bumalda (Anthony Waterer). 
Dwarf, erect form, growing about three 
feet high. Flowers rosy-red in flattened 
heads at ends of branches. Blooms in mid¬ 
summer. Bare root, 1 1 5 to 2 ft., 50c; 3-gal. 
cans, 1to 2 ft., $1.00. 
S. callosa rosea. (Fortune Spirea). A 
summer flowering type from Japan with 
heads of pink and cream flowers. Requires 
pruning immediately after flowering each 
season for best results. Bare root, 2 to 3 ft., 
60c. 
S. douglasi. (Douglas Spirea). A beauti¬ 
ful native spirea with long spikes of rose-pink 
flowers borne in midsummer. This roadside 
favorite endures neglect and drought quite 
cheerfully. Gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
S. prunilolia flore pleno. (Bridal Wreath) 
Small shrub with long, very slender branches. 
Flowers very double and pure white, borne 
along the branches before the leaves appear. 
This is the genuine “Bridal Wreath”. Bare 
root, 2 to 3 ft., 60c. 
S. reeveslana. Medium-size shrub; foliage 
long and narrow; flowers large and pure 
white. Bare root, 2 to 3 ft., 60c. 
S. van houttei. A handsome pendulous 
bush. Flowers pure white. Fine for group¬ 
ing and shrubbery borders. Bare root, 2 
to 3 ft., 60c; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
The new French Hybrid Lilacs are a vast 
improvement over the old varieties. Our 
list is selected to give as great variation in 
type and color as possible; each variety is 
outstanding in its class. The prico of all 
the following varieties is bare root, 1 1 •> to 
2 ft., 75c. 
Claude Bernard. Bright mauve; very early; 
petals long and twisted. 
Diderot. Deep purple, single, flower 
clusters long and narrow. 
Jan Van Tol. Single, white; individual 
flowers and clusters very large. 
Jeanne d’Arc. Double white, very early 
and profuse bloomer. 
Katherine Havemeyer. Double, blue 
flushed mauve; very large. 
Lamartine. One of the very early varieties 
with fairly large flowers of mauve-pink. 
Very graceful and a good bloomer. 
Leon Gambetta. Lavender pink; very 
early; double. 
Maximowicz. Double; violet heliotrope; 
long clusters. 
My Favorite. Double; dark reddish-purple. 
Persian Cutleal. Light lavender blue; 
flowers as freely as a spirea; very fragrant, 
foliage quite distinct from other varieties. 
President Fallieres. Double; lavender 
pink; exceptionally large and double. 
Rubra Insignis. Graceful single variety of 
reddish-lilac. 
Voican. Single, best dark purple; individual 
flowers exceptionally large. 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTE 
VIBURNUM . . . Snowball 
Viburnum carlesi. A pretty little shrub 
with gray-green leaves. Buds are rosy-pink 
and open blooms are creamy-white in small 
clusters. The perfume is most remarkably 
pleasing and somewhat like that of a 
gardenia. 3-gal. cans, 1 to 1 ft-. $1.50; 
bare root, 1J^ to 2 ft., $1.00. 
V. opulus sterile. (Common Snowball) 
Flowers white, borne in immense heads in 
late spring; foliage brilliantly colored in 
autumn. Bare root, 3 to 4 ft.. 75c. 
Flowering Fruit Trees add color to 
the Spring Garden. 
NEW AND RARE PLANTS 
Add new interest to your garden by growing some of the 
more unusual plants. In the following list are some of the rarer 
things that we have found outstanding. Refer to index for 
page numbers. 
CONIFERS: 
Abies concolor violacea 
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 
wisseli 
Cedrus deodara aurea 
Cupressus goveniana 
Juniperus virginiana cannarti 
Juniperus squamata meyeri 
Picea polita 
Pinus tanyoslia 
Sequoia gigantea pendula 
EVERGREEN SHRUBS; 
Abelia schumanni 
Abelia floribunda 
Andromeda japonica 
Berberis sargenti 
Brunfelsia floribunda 
Buddleia colvillei 
Calothamnus quadrifidus 
Ceanothus Gloire de Versailles 
Cistus purpureus 
Cotoneaster dammeri 
Cytisus scoparius Firefly 
Daphne cneorum 
Ilex aquifolium ferox 
Lavatera olbia 
Mahonia aquifolium 
compacta 
Pleroma grandiflora 
Psoralea aphylla 
Pyracantha rogersiana 
aurantiaca 
Sarcacocca ruscifolia 
Stransvesia davidiana 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
AND SHRUBS: 
Cornus florida rubra 
Cydonia japonica corallina 
Kolkwitzia amabilis 
Laburnum vossi 
Magnolia stellata 
Paulownia imperialis 
Philadelphus mexicana 
Prunus mume 
Pyrus arnoldiana 
CLIMBING PLANTS: 
Cinerea distictus 
Hibbertia volubulis 
Lonicera hildebrandi 
SYRINGA—KATHERINE HAVEMEYER 
Deciduous Shrubs 
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