< 
> c J^gc\noirs (Dwarf Shrubs 
FOR THE ROCK GARDEN 
Nothing sets off the Rock Garden so much as a few choice 
dwarf shrubs. We list the cream of the crop. 
DWARF SPRUCE 
Picea. Very, very, rare. Form tiny little 
evergreen trees when many years old. 
BIRD NEST SPRUCE 
Picea excelsa nidiformis. Resembles a close 
woven twigy Bird Nest. Curious and effect' 
ive. 63c each 
MAXWELL’S DWARF SPRUCE 
Picea ex. maxwell. Makes a tight compact 
ball of prickly deep green foliage. 
35c each 3 for $1.00 
PIGMY SPRUCE 
P. ex. pygmea. Like a tiny hedgehog. Foli' 
age very tight and compact. Extremely slow 
growing. 49c each 
DWARF ALBERTA SPRUCE 
P. albertiana conica. Grows in a beautiful 
cone shape. Foliage glaucous blue. Very fine. 
67c each 
AUSTRIAN HEATHER 
Erica carnea. Beautiful pink heather bells in 
Mid'Winter on 10 inch bushlets. The only 
heather that stands lime soils. 
37c each 3 for $l.j00 
DWARF JAPANESE YEW 
Taxus cuspidata nana. A spreading dwarf 
Yew. One of the Midget Japanese trees. 
43c each 
SWISS STONE PINE 
Pinus cembra. An extremely slow growing 
tree from the high Swiss Alps. At home in 
the rock garden. A gem of the first water. 
$1.17 each 
DWARF JAPANESE HOLLY 
Ilex crenata convexa. Forms a perfect globe 
of prickly green foliage that a pin could not 
drop into. Worthwhile adding to anyone’s 
collection. 43c each 
► FREE $10.00 - - See Page 23 M 
Cotoneasters 
ROCK SPRAY 
We offer the two best Rock Sprays that we have found. 
Both are dwarf evergreen shrubs suitable for the rockery. 
C. dammeri radicans 
Originally introduced from China by the Bureau of Foreign Plant Industry at 
Washington this plant has proven itself to be a fine ground cover for rough rock 
work. Its tiny evergreen leaves are interspersed in fall with bright red berries. 
30c each 4 for $1.00 
C. Rubens. Box Leaved Cotoneaster 
This plant forms a dwarf bushlet a foot high and does not creep as the above. 
One of the best evergreen shrubs for the rockery. 35c each 3 for $1.00 
TREES AND SHRUBS FOR THE SMALL PLACE 
By Arthur H. Carhart 
Tells and shows how to care for your trees and shrubs, what kinds 
to plant and where to use them on your own home grounds. In' 
eludes deciduous, evergreen and broad leaf shrubs. Written by 
a landscape architect for home garden makers everywhere. Illus¬ 
trated with 20 special drawings. 96 pages. 
$1.10 postpaid 
FOR BETTER GARDENS 
[17] 
