C^tnamentaL “TtQQ5 i l/ine5 
Novelties—Rare Plants 
Many attractive and valuable novelties and standard varieties of trees, ornamental shrubs, 
both evergreen and deciduous, have been crowded out of this Catalogue by lack of 
space. Write to us about items in which you are interested if you do not find them here. 
AZALEA altaclarensis. A lovely spring-flowering 
shrub with huge trusses of brilliant yellow flowers, 
strongly tinged with ruddy orange. Deciduous. 
Each 10 
1K to 2 ft.$4 00 $35 00 
2^ to 3 ft. 7 50 67 50 
A. indica rosea Hybrids. Strong bushes with almost 
evergreen foliage and very large flowers in shades 
of light lilac, rose-pink, and reddish lilac. Has 
proved hardy in severest winters. m 
15 to 18 in.»2 50 $20 00 
2 to iy 2 ft. 5 00 45 00 
A. Kaempferi Hybrids. A very lovely strain of 
strong-growing, half-evergreen shrubs with flowers 
of delicate salmon, flesh, fiery orange, and orange- 
scarlet. Mixed colors only. Each 10 
15 to 18 in.$2 50 $22 50 
IK to 2 ft. 3 50 31 00 
A. mollis, Miss Louisa Hunnewell. A Very hardy 
deciduous Azalea with clusters of brilliant yellow 
and orange-yellow flowers tinged with salmon in 
early spring. Each 10 
IK to 2 ft.$4 25 $37 50 
A. mollis, Nicholas Beets. A rare, outstanding 
adjunct to the Azalea border. Creamy yellow 
flowers. Each io 
IK to 2 ft.$5 00 $45 00 
For other Azaleas, see pp. 39-40, 43-44 
' AMYGDALUS persica flore rosea pendula. The 
Weeping Double Pink-flowering Peach. One of 
the prettiest little flowering trees with drooping 
branches covered with double pink flowers in 
spring. Very rare. 
Each Each 
3 to 4 ft.$2 50 | 4 to 5 ft.$4 00 
A. persica albo-plena pendula. Same as preceding in 
character but has double white flowers. 
H op h pop h 
3 to 4 ft.$2 50 | 4 to 5 ft.$4 00 
For other Amygdalus varieties, see page 44 
CORNUS florida pendula. The Weeping Dogwood. 
A remarkably graceful tree whose long, pendulous 
branches sweep downward, bearing great sprays 
of the familiar Dogwood flowers. 6 to 7 ft., $7.50 
each. 
For other Dogwood, see page 45 
CORYLOPSIS spicata. The Spike Winter-Hazel. 
An attractive 4-foot shrub with pale bluish green 
foliage covered in spring with nodding spikes of 
fragrant yellow flowers. Rare. Eac p 1 10 
IK to 2 ft.$2 50 $22 50 
DAVIDIA involucrata. Dove Tree. Rare and choice 
flowering tree with very large white floral bracts. 
It is the resemblance of these bracts to White 
Doves that gives the tree its name. Not hardy 
far north. Makes a fine accent tree. 15 to 18 in., 
$7.50 each. 
FOTHERGILLA major. Hardy, densely branched 
shrub, little known and of considerable garden 
merit. Fragrant white flowers. Brilliant autumnal 
foliage. Strong, bushy plants. IK to 2 ft., $2.25 
each. 
FRANKLINIA (Gordonia) alatamaha. Choice orna¬ 
mental tree. Large white flowers. Handsome 
shining foliage. One of the world’s rarest trees 
found by the famous Bartram in Georgia in 1790 
and the few trees in gardens are from the Bart¬ 
ram tree, as wild trees have not been found since. 
IK ft., $3 each. 
HYDRANGEA opuloides Mariesi. The extremely 
showy heads of dazzling deep sky-blue flowers 
make it one of the most outstanding lawn orna¬ 
ments. Hardier than most hybrids of this type. 
Each 10 
Pot-plants.$1 75 $15 00 
For other Hydrangeas, see pp. 38, 46 
LABURNUM Vossi. Graceful tree with long, droop¬ 
ing racemes of bright yellow flowers in spring. 
Perfectly hardy in the northern states. Each 
4 to 6 ft.$3 50 
6 to 8 ft. 4 50 
For other Species, see page 46 
STEWARTIA Pseudo-Camellia. A small shrub or 
tree with very large, showy, cup-shaped white 
flowers. Foliage turns bright orange and scarlet 
in autumn. Very rare. 3 to 4 ft., $4 each. 
Laburnum Vossi 
Make your garden “different.” Plant some of B. & A.’s old Roses 
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