N O home planting is complete without some flowering shrubs and a few 
of the smaller flowering trees. We offer a list of the best varieties, especially 
those suitable for smaller yards and gardens and for planting as back¬ 
grounds for perennial borders. Most of these varieties can be planted either in 
spring or fall, a few of the less vigorous succeeding better if planted in spring. 
ACER palmatum atropurpureum. Blood- 
leaf Japanese Maple. Small, slow-growing, 
shrub-like tree with red foliage especially 
brilliant in spring. The grafted plants prop¬ 
agated from selected specimens are uniform 
bright red which is retained through the 
season. The seedlings vary in color, some 
quite red in spring but turn green as the 
season advances. Each 10 
ft-, grafted, b. & b. $2.00 
3 ft., seedlings. 2.25 
4 ft., seedlings. 3.50 
AZALEA calendulacea. Flame Azalea. Flow¬ 
ers pale yellow to orange in June. 
2^2 ft., b. & b. $2.75 
3 ft. 3.50 
3H ft. 4.25 
kaempferi. Torch Azalea. Brilliant shades 
of pink from salmon to almost red. Very 
profuse bloomer in late May. 
lHft.. b. &b. $2.00 $18.50 
2 ft. 2.50 23.00 
mollis hybrid. Seedlings raised by us from 
seed of two large plants, 25 years old, grow¬ 
ing in a local garden. One of these plants 
bears large yellow, the other orange 
flowers. The seedling plants, though small, 
are bushy and compact, and many of them 
have blossom buds. We can supply either 
yellow or orange. 
12 in., b. & b. $1.00 $9.25 
15 in. 1.35 12.50 
18 in. 1.75 16.00 
mollis, Louisa Hunnewell. Brilliant large 
orange-yellow flowers. These seedling 
plants varv in shade. 
lft., b.&b . $1.50 $14.00 
\y 2 ft. 2.00 18.50 
mucronulatum. Very showy rosy lavender 
flowers in April. The earliest Azalea to 
bloom. Stands dry location. 
1J6 ft., b. & b. $1.75 $16.00 
Poukhanensis. Korean Azalea. Rosy purple 
flowers in early May, very fragrant. 
9 in., b. & b. $1.00 $9.25 
rosea. Downy Pinxterbloom. Pink flowers in 
May. Sweet fragrance. This is the northern 
form, very similar to Azalea nudiflora. 
Each 10 
15 in., b. & b. $1.50 $14.00 
18 in. 1.75 16.00 
vaseyi. Pinkshell Azalea. Delicate pink 
flowers in May before the foliage. Quite 
rare and lovely. 
lft., b. &b. $1.25 $11.50 
DA ft. 2.25 
2 ft. 3.50 
viscosa. Swamp Azalea. Very fragrant white 
flowers in July. A native variety that grows 
well under cultivation. 
1H ft., b. &b. $1.00 $9.25 
2 ft. 1.50 14.00 
BERBERIS thunbergi. Japanese Barberry. 
Red berries and brilliant foliage in fall. 
15 in. $ .20 $1.75 
18 in.30 2.50 
— minor. Box Barberry. Dwarf form suitable 
for edging in gardens. Can be used in place 
of the dwarf evergreen Box. 
12 in. $ .30 $2.50 
vulgaris purpurea. Purple Barberry. Purple 
foliage. 
3 ft. $ .65 $5.50 
BUDDLEIA, lie de France. Ox eye Butterfly- 
bush. Red-purple flowers in long spikes 
in July and August. Can be planted with 
taller perennials. Not quite hardy in this 
climate but worth replacing. 
3 in. pots. $ .50 $4.50 
CIIIONANTHUS virginica. Fringetree. Large 
shrub with tassels of fragrant white flowers. 
2 ft.S .65 
CLETHRA alnifolia. Summersu'eet. Very fra¬ 
grant white flowers in July and August. 
3 ft. $ .65 $5.50 
CORNUS alba sibirica. Coral Dogwood. Bright 
red bark. Good for winter effect. 
3 ft. $ -45 $4.00 
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