LITTLE SILVER, NEW JERSEY 
Shrubs and Dwarf Trees 25 
Slender Deutzia (D. gracilis) 
Kwanzan ( Prunus serrulata) 
Bechtel Flowering Crab 
BEAUTYBUSH • Kolkwitzia 
Beautybush ( K. amabilis). 5 to 6 ft. These are un¬ 
questionably Beautybushes in early May, when 
they bear a mass of unsurpassed pink bloom, 
similar to Weigelas, but finer in every way. 
Each: 1^ to 2 ft. 40c., 2 to 3 ft. 60c., 3 to 4 ft. 80c. 
BENZOIN. See Spicebush, page 29. 
BERBERIS. See Barberry, page 36. 
BUSHCLOVER • 
Desmodium, Lespedeza 
Purple Bushclover (D. penduliflorum). 5 to 6 ft. 
Purple red flowers hide the Cloverlike foliage in 
late Summer. Strong, 3 yr. old plants, each 50c. 
BUDDLEIA. See Butterflybush. 
BUTTERFLYBUSH • Buddleia 
To bring a host of charming butterflies to its 
glorious blooms. 
Alternate Leaf Butterflybush (B. alternifolia). 
8 to 10 ft. Tall, gracefully arching shrub, with 
clusters of purple lilac flowers against a distinc¬ 
tive background of woolly gray foliage. Hardiest 
of the Buddleias. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 50c., 3 to 4 ft. 
75c. 
Farquhar Butterflybush (B. Jarqubari). 5 ft. 
Carries a wealth of beautiful lavender pink flow¬ 
ers above its attractive foliage from mid-July 
until frost. Strong, 2 yr. plants, each 40c. 
CATALPA • Catalpa 
Umbrella Catalpa (C. bungei). 10 to 15 ft. The 
straight stems and round heads are familiar yet 
indispensable in a formal lawn planting. Extra 
choice specimens. Each $2.50. 
CRABAPPLE, FLOWERING • Malus 
Bechtel Flowering Crab (M. ioensis plena). 12 to 
15 ft. Most popular of the flowering Crabs, with 
big, double pink flowers like small Roses, in late 
May. Grows rapidly into a compact, formal little 
tree. Each: 3 to 4 ft. $1.00, 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 
Redleaved Crab (M. eleyi). 10 to 15 ft. A beautiful 
new variety, with brilliant purple red foliage from 
which large clusters of purple flowers appear, a 
gorgeous sight in late Spring and early Summer. 
Each: 5 to 6 ft. $1.25, 6 to 8 ft. $1.75. 
CHERRY, JAPANESE FLOWERING 
Prunus 
Most gorgeous of all the Eastern flowering trees. 
Doubleflowering Plum (P. triloba plena). 7 to 
8 ft. Best of all flowering Plums, with shapely and 
double pink flowers in late Spring, like miniature 
Roses, an inch or more in diameter. Each: 
2 to 3 ft. 50c., 3 to 4 ft. 75c., 4 to 5 ft. $1.00. 
Doubleflowered Weeping Cherry (P. subbirtella 
pendula floreplena). 12 to 15 ft. Early Spring 
makes the branches of this charming sort into a 
waterfall of double pink bloom. Graceful and 
very decorative for the lawn. Selected trees with 
2 yr. heads, each $3.50. 
Kofugen (P. serrulata). 25 to 30 ft. Latest to 
bloom, its big, double pink blossoms contrasting 
perfectly with the coppery young leaves. Each: 
4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 
Kwanzan (P. serrulata). 30 ft. Double flowers of a 
deep pink. Finest of the upright growing Japanese 
Cherry trees. Covered with bloom in May. Each: 
4 to 5 ft. $1.25, 5 to 6 ft. $2.00. 
Purpleleaf Plum (P. cerasijera pissardi). 12 to 
15 ft. An exotic tree, with beautiful purple foliage, 
improved by yearly pruning. Each: 4 to 5 ft. 
$1.00, 5 to 6 ft. $1.25. 
DEUTZIA ♦ Deutzia 
Loveliest pink and white flowers of early Summer. 
Double Pink Deutzia (D. scabra crenata florepleno). 
6 to 8 ft. Fragrant pink flowers in June. Each: 
2 to 3 ft. 35c., 3 to 4 ft. 50c. 
Lemoine Deutzia ( D. lemcine). 4 to 5 ft. Big June 
clusters of lovely white blooms on this graceful 
shrub. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 40c., 3 to 4 ft. 60c. 
Pride of Rochester ( D. “Pride oj Rochester”). 8 to 
9 ft. Vigorous and showy, with big, pinkish 
flower tassels in early Summer. Each: 2 to 3 ft. 
35c., 3 to 4 ft. 50c. 
Slender Deutzia (D. gracilis). 2 to 3 ft. Good bor¬ 
der shrub, with many attractive white flowers in 
May, produced in small racemes. Excellent in a 
mass planting. Each: 12 to 15 in. 30c., 15 to 
18 in. 40c. 
May 21. 1935 
Plants received last Saturday in excellent condition and 
planted the same day. B. Merriam, 
Plymouth, N. H. 
(Shipment by express or freight only; not by parcel post) 
