KERRIA 
K. Japonica. "Japanese Rose.” Erect shrub, slen¬ 
der green branches. Double flowers, clear yellow, 
like small rose. 40c to 60c. Best in part shade. 
K. Japonica. “Single Variegated.” 6 ft. same as 
above, except has single yellow blooms and foliage is 
variegated with white markings. 40c to 65c. 
KOLKWITZIA 
Kolkwitzia amabilis. “Beauty Bush.” 6 to 7 ft. 
Long arching branches are covered in spring with 
inch long pink flowers of honeysuckle type, so that 
the bush is a cloud of delicate pink. Bushy plants, 
2 to 3 ft., 75c; 1 ft., 25c. 
Shrubs 
CREPE MYRTLE 
Crepe Myrtle. 15 ft. Should have a place in every 
garden. Leaves are bright green, turning a bright 
red in fall; flowers produced in utmost profusion at 
ends of branches during late Summer and Fall. Plant 
in full sun. Prune half the new growth each winter. 
Shrub or small tree. Pink, Lavender, Red, White. 
Balled 3 to 4 ft., $1.25; 2 to 3 ft., $1.00. 
Gil let's 
Flowering 
Shrubs 
JAPANESE MAPLE 
ACER palmatum. Japanese Maple. 12 to 15 ft. Hand¬ 
some shrub or small tree, with beautiful green foli¬ 
age splashed with bright golden and scarlet in the 
spring, changing to green in the summer and the 
autumn to brilliant colors. 2 to 3 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 
ft., 85c. 4 to 5 ft., $1.00. 
Acer Palmatum atropurpureum. 8 ft. (R.) (S.) 
“Bloodleaf Japanese Maple.” One of the very finest 
of the Japanese Maples, its rich purple red foliage 
is a great attraction to every garden. 12 to 15 
inch, $1.00; 15 to 18 inch, $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50. 
A. dissectum atropurpureum. (R.) (S.) “Dwarf 
Red Cut Leaf Japanese Maple.” An elegant dwarf¬ 
ish tree with blood-red fern like leaves. 12 to 15 inch, 
$1.50. 
PHILADELPHUS. Mock Orange 
P. virginal. 8 ft. “Syringa erroneously.” A splen¬ 
did new sort with clusters of pearly, double white 
flowers two inches across; very fragrant and a pro¬ 
fuse bloomer. 2 to 3 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 ft., 85c. 
P. Single White. Profuse of bloom and as fragrant 
as orange blossoms. 2 to 3 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 ft., 85c. 
CHINESE MAGNOLIA 
Also known as “Saucer Magnolia”, “Tulip 
Magnolia”, “Japanese Magnolia”. All are 
hardy. 
M. soulangeana. 20 ft. One of the finest of the 
Asiatic deciduous magnolias, producing its beauti¬ 
ful blooms in the spring before the leaves are fully 
out. The big, cup-shaped flowers are creamy-white 
inside, deep reddish-pink outside. Bushy plants, 2 to 
3 ft., $2.25; 18 to 24 inch, $1.50. 
M. liliflora Nigra. Same as above but flowers stand 
erect. Deep purple outside, lighter purple inside. 
Full sun, 2 to 3 ft., $2.25; 3 to 4 ft. tree form $3.50. 
M. stellata. Star Magnolia. The rarest of the de¬ 
ciduous magnolias. Grows to a small, spreading 
tree. In April it is a mass of fragrant white flow¬ 
ers 3 inches across, each flower made up of numer¬ 
ous long narrow petals as though cut from waxed 
crepe paper. 18 to 24 inch, $2.50. 
PUNICA. Pomegranate 
P. Double Red. Rapid growing shrub with deep, 
double scarlet flowers. 3 to 4 ft., 75c each. 
P. Mme. Legrelle. A beautiful variegated form. 
Flowers double, light red, edged with yellow. 3 to 
4 ft., 75c. 
RHUS 
R. typhina laciniata. “Cut-leaved Staghorn Sumac” 
—15 ft. Beautifully cut foliage and crimson Autumn 
coloring combined with showy clusters of crimson 
fruit. 12 to 18 inch, 40c. 
SPIREA-BRIDAL WREATH 
Shrubs of free blooming habit varying in appear¬ 
ance, color of flowers and manner of blooming. All 
have very small flowers in compact clusters of dif¬ 
ferent forms. Do well in any good garden soil. 
The varieties Reeves, Prunifolia and Van Houttei 
are all called Bridal Wreath. 
S. thunbergi. “Garland Spirea.” 4 ft. Feathery, 
light • green foliage; flowers white, very profuse in 
early May. An exceptionally good shrub to use in 
small groups or as a group about foundations. 25c 
to 75c. 
S. bumalda. (R.) “Walluffi.” Dwarf, erect form, 
growing three feet high. Flowers bright crimson, in 
flattened heads at end of branches. Blooms all sum¬ 
mer. Very desirable. 35c, 50c. 75c. 
S. cantoniensis reevesiana. 6 ft. Medium-sized 
shrub with long narrow leaves. Flowers pure white, 
large, borne most profusely in dense heads. Prac¬ 
tically evergreen. 4 to 5 ft., 85c. Same but with 
Double Flowers and evergreen foliage. 2 to 3 ft., 75c; 
3 to 4 ft., 85c. 
*S. Douglassi. 6 ft. Deep pink. July to frost. Ter¬ 
minals of each branch crowned with flo'wer spike six 
inches long. Beautiful. 35c to 75c. 
S. prunifolia flore pleno. “True 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 genu¬ 
ine “Bridal Wreath.” 2 to 3 ft., 50c; 3 to 4 ft., 75c. 
ROSES-PRIVET 
SYRINGA. Lilac 
Purple and White. The old favorite, always a de¬ 
light. 2 to 3 ft., 50c each; 3 to 4 ft., 75c. 
French varieties. New lavender, white and reddish 
shades. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, according to size. 
VIBURNUM. Snowball, Etc. 
Both the common Snowball and the more refined 
Japanese should be in every garden for their showy 
blooms and rich colored foliage in fall. Hardy. 
V. Sterilis. “Snowball.” The common Snowball 
making large showy shrub. Large plants. 50c to 75c. 
V. Plicatum. “Japanese Snowball.” A more refined 
plant than common kind, leaves plaited, flower heads 
very compact. 1 to 2 ft., 35c. 
V. carlesi. 4 ft. 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. Bare root, 15 to 18 inch, $1.00. 
V. opulus. “European Cranberry bush.” Tall shrub 
with attractive foliage. Creamy white flowers in flat 
heads, followed by brilliant red berries. Very hardy, 
6 to 12 inch, 20c. 
VITEX 
V. agnus-castus. “Lilac Chaste Tree.” 8 ft. Shrub 
with fern-like foliage. Flowers light blue in dense 
8-inch spikes from terminal shoots. 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
V. Macrophylla. 10 ft. Grey-green star-shaped 
leaves. Rich blue flowers, August and September, 
from new terminal growth. Very fine shrub when 
pruned each spring. 3 to 4 ft., 85c. 
CLIMBING ROSES 
R Chaplin’s Pink. Like Paul’s Scarlet, only pink. 
Cl. Cecile Brunner. Will grow small exquisite pink 
buds. 
Cl. Yellow Cecile Brunner. Like the well-known 
pink sort . Only a dainty yellow. 
O C1. Golden Emblem. Vigorous climber, otherwise 
as the bush type. 50c. 
Cl. Pres. Hoover. Same blooms as bush rose. 
Mermaid. Magnificent, either as climber or pillar 
Rose; beautiful glo'ssy evergreen foliage. Exquisitely 
beautiful single flowers of great size, pale sulphury- 
yellow with a gold center. Best in part shade. 50c. 
Mme. Gregory Staechelin. H. T. (Spanish Beauty.) 
Long buds of carmine, opening to show pearl-pink. 
Pauls Scarlet Climber. Semi-double brilliant crim¬ 
son in large clusters. Very popular. 
E C1. Talisman. Same blooms as the bush type. 50c. 
Rosarie. One of the loveliest roses grown. Large 
clusters in quantity of dark pink. Thornless. 
Cl. Rose Marie. HT. Beautifully farmed rose-pink 
flowers borne in great profusion spring, summer and 
fall. Vigorous, fragrant; 50c each. 
BABY ROSES 
Bush Type—Low Growing—Ever-Blooming 
Orleans —Bright red with white eye. 
Two-Year-Old Edith Cavell —Brilliant scarlet. Ever-bloaming. 50c. 
_. . , _ Ideal— Dark red. Ever-blooming. 50c. 
r leld Cirown Cecile Brunner —Dainty pink. 50c. 
_ Gloria Mundi —Fadeless orange, scarlet. Ever-bloom¬ 
ing. 50c. 
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WEIGELA. Diervilla 
5 to 8 ft. Trumpet - shaped flowers in profusion 
that is almost unequalled. Their striking foliage 
contrasts finely with other shrubs; for borders they 
are very effective. Prune after flowering in the sum¬ 
mer. 
Strong blooming plants, 50c to 85c each. 
Eva Rathke. Deep red, low growth. 
Rosea. One of the prettiest; deep pink. 
‘Means native of California. 
(R) Means suitable for Rock Gardens. 
