M E NTO R , OHIO 
WAYSIDE GARDENS 
CALLUNA AND ERICA—Continued. 
Three 
Calluna vulgaris aurea (Golden Leaved 
Heather). Same habit as Vulgaris except 
the foliage, which is of a beautiful golden 
tint .! 
Calluna vulgaris nana compacta. Prostrate 
and compact in growth. Not over 7 or 8 in. 
Dull, rich green or fine little evergreen 
plant for the rock garden; has pink flow¬ 
ers . 
Calluna vulgaris Hammondi. Midseason. 
Grows 18-24 inches high. Flowers white . . 
Calluna vulgaris minor. Midseason. Grows 
15 inches high. Flowers white. 
Calluna vulgaris multiplex. A double-flower¬ 
ed form of the type. Midseason. Grows 12- 
15 inches high. Purple flowers. 
Calluna vulgaris rubra. Early. Low spreading 
growth, fi-12 inches. Flowers rosy carmine. 
ERICA. A charming hardy plant, companion 
to the Heathers. The Heaths flower in 
early spring. 
Erica carnea (Spring Heath). Early bright 
rose . 
Erica darleyensis (Darley Heath). Early 
deep rose . 
Erica vagans (Cornish Heath). Pale lilac . . 
Doz. 
100 
n.4o 
$4.00 
$30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
Desmodium 
Each Three Doz. 
Fenduliflorum. Half-shrubs, the long canes 
of each season’s growth usually winter- 
killed. The stools become stronger, throw¬ 
ing up more shoots and forming a thick 
shrub 2 to 5 feet high, in showy late sum¬ 
mer bloom. Arched branches and long 
close, drooping racemes of liquid purple 
flowers. 2-year plants.$0.75 $1.60 $4.50 
Genista - Dyers Greenweed; Broom 
Shrubby plants for growing in dry, sunny borders or on banks. 
Golden yellow flowers produced freely from May to August. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a sunny position. Plant in au¬ 
tumn or spring, 12 to 18 inches apart. Protect with straw in 
winter, in colder parts of country. 
Three Doz. 100 
*Juncea. A very fine little spring shrub about 
2 feet high with silky, small leaves; the 
flowers are freely produced in drooping 
heads. It is the hardiest of the Genistas. .$1.40 $4.00 $30.00 
*Sagittalis. (Dwarf Prostrate Broom). The 
stems are curiously winged like an arrow, 
pealike flowers in clustered heads in June. 
Plant in warm, sheltered part of rock gar¬ 
den. Plant is about 6 inches high . 1.40 3.50 25.00 
Hypericum 
Ascyron (Pyramidatum). Upright growing 
perennial about 2 to 3 feet high. Clusters 
of flowers in July. Each flower about two 
inches in diameter. Good for the back¬ 
ground in the border . 
*Calycinum. Similar to Moserianum, except 
that it makes underground runners, which, 
when they come up, produce a beautiful 
carpet of green covered with large, yellow 
blossoms. Really a ground cover; hardiest 
of all; excellent dwarf shrub. 20 inches .. 
HenryL The same as Moserianum, though 
slightly more upright. A lovely little 
shrub . 
*Moserianum. A most desirable border shrub 
about 20 inches high, of free and graceful 
habit, producing long, slender stems, 
drooping, apparently from the weight of 
the flowers and buds, although the flow¬ 
ers face so none of their beauty is lost. 
Color a rich golden yellow, and bloom con¬ 
tinuously the entire season . 
1.20 
3.50 
25.00 
1.20 
3.50 
25.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
1.40 
4.00 
30.00 
Vitex - Chaste Tree 
Macrophylla. A lovely low-growing shrub of rounded form and 
handsome dark green, fernlike foliage. From July until Sep¬ 
tember great lilac-like, lavender-blue flowers are produced at 
the ends of branches. Excellent for lawn or formal garden 
planting. $1.00 each; $10.00 per 12. 
Genista Juncea. 
Genista Sagittalis. 
Hypericum Moserianum. 
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