Cotoneaster 
Price of all of fhe following varieties: 1-gal. con¬ 
tainers 50c; 5-gal. containers, $1.50, except 
where noted. 
COTONEASTER FRANCHETTI. Long, slender 
arching branches, silken, silvery foliage, oranae 
berries. 6 ft. 
COTONEASTER HOR1ZONTALIS. Very flat and 
spreading, fine for corners of lawn, steps or 
rocks. Small bright green leaves, turning bright 
colored in fall. Brilliant red berries in profusion 
in fall. 
COTONEASTER MICROPHYLLA. A semi-pros¬ 
trate form 2 to 4 feet high, and wide. Tiny 
round evergreen foliage, deep rose colored ber- 
rl ®s in fall and winter. Good for massing with 
other shrubs, for large rockery planting also on 
terraces at either side of steps. 
COTONEASTER GLAUCOPHYLLUM. A variety 
ot the preceding with silvery-blue foliage. 
i PANNOSA. The most widely 
planted of all the berried shrubs. Grows about 8 
ft. high, with arching branches and soft green 
foliage, silvery underneath. The white flowers 
are followed by red berries, making a beautiful 
appearance. 
COTONEASTER PARNAYI. We consider this 
the handsomest of all of the taller growing Cot- 
22f^ Ster !i’ ™ e - berries are largest of all, shining 
deep red, in immense clusters, beautifully dis- 
a, ? ori 9 ,J h . e farge glossy green leaves. The 
shrub is beautiful all the year—the great clusters 
of creamy white flowers are very attractive in 
spring and the berries make a beautiful display 
in fall and winter. 
TWO BEAUTIFUL NEW COTONEASTERS 
COTONEASTER APICULATA. Cranberry coton- 
easter. One of the prostrate kinds that hug the 
9£ ou ,7 d - The berries are simply gorgeous, largest 
of all the genus, brilliant blossy red and produces 
profusely. Very rare, but likely to become the 
favorite low spreading variety. 4-inch pots 50c; 
5-gal. containers 15-18 in., $2.00. 
COTONEASTER PRAECOX. Another low-grow- 
ing form with foliage almost identical to the 
preceding, round, small and shiny, but the mar¬ 
s' 1 ?® of this variety are wavy. The berries of 
this choice variety are very early ripening, color- 
mg by the first of June, but lasting well into 
winter. They are also large and glossy red. 4- 
ineh pots 50c; 5-gal. containers 15-18 in., $2.00. 
DWARF COTONEASTER 
COTONEASTER COOLIDGEI. A beautiful little 
shrub, like _ a miniature Cotoneaster pannosa, 
with soft silky grey foliage, prettily branched 
close to the ground making a little rounded 
bush. A wonderful thing for foreground plant¬ 
ings, and a gem in the rockery. 4-inch pots 35c. 
1-gal. 50c; 5-gal. $1.75. 
New HOLLYBERRY COTONEASTER. See page 
74. 
COTONEASTER PANNOSA 
The Tropical appearing DOMBEYA, with its lovely 6 to 8-inch fluffy balls of soft pink 
Daphne 
The flowers of these attractive shrubs 
have one of the sweetest perfumes imag¬ 
inable. 
DAPHNE ODORA. Fragrant white Daphne. 
Deep green foliage and clusters of waxy-white 
flowers at the end of each branch and side spur. 
The flowers of all of the daphnes are much 
sought after by florists for corsage work. Plant 
in shade or half shade. Specimens 12 inches, 
$ 2 . 00 . 
DAPHNE ODORA VARIEGATED. Pink flowers, 
very fragrant. Leaves golden edged. Specimens, 
12 inches, $2.00. 
Datura 
ANGEL’S TRUMPET 
DATURA GRANDIFLORA. Striking subjects for 
landscape effects in the garden and patio. The 
large foliage is in itself effective, giving a tropi¬ 
cal atmosphere. The handsome white trumpet 
shaped flowers are very conspicuous and fragrant. 
Grows in any ..oil, in sun or shade. Fairly tender, 
but can be grown in pots or tubs where freezing 
temperatures occur. 1-gal. containers 75e; 5-gal. 
4-5 ft., $2.00; boxed specimens $3.50. 
Diosma 
BREATH OF HEAVEN 
DIOSMA ERICOIDES. (alba). Small rounded 
heather-like shrub bearing small white flowers in 
great quantities. The finely cut foliage is ex¬ 
tremely fragrant. Must have good drainage. 1- 
gal. containers 50c; 5-gal. containers, $1.75; 
balled, 2-21/2 ft-, $2.50. 
PINK DIOSMA (Diosma pulchrum). 
Coleonema pulcher. A lovely pink flowered 
shrub, very similar in its requirements and 
habits of growth to the white one. Covered 
with lavender pink flowers in winter and 
spring. Gallon containers 75c; 5-gal. con¬ 
tainers $2.00. 
Dombeya 
DOMBEYA WALLICHI. Large-leaved, 
tropical shrub from Madagascar, of rapid 
growth, reaching a height of ten to twelve 
feet, round and bushy, if well pruned, giv¬ 
ing a luxuriant tropical effect. The flow¬ 
ers are unusually beautiful, being shaped 
like an Eastern Snowball, and a clear bright 
pink in color. They are produced on droop¬ 
ing stems, blooming in the winter. Will 
not stand much frost. 1 -gal. containers 
75c; 5-gal. $2.00; larger specimens in 12- 
inch boxes $4.50. 
DOMBEYA ACUTANGULA. The bright rose- 
pink flower clusters of this rarer species are 
borne conspicuously at the ends of branches in¬ 
stead of being pendulous from beneath the 
leaves, as in the above. 1-gallon containers, 75e; 
5-gallon, $2.00. 
Duranta 
DURANTA PLUMIER1. Sky Flower; Golden 
Dewdrop. From West Indies and Central America. 
An attractive and useful strong-growing shrub, 
with glossy green leaves. The flowers are borne 
in drooping racemes toward the end of the 
branches and are a beautiful sky-blue. Waxy 
golden yellow berries follow the flowers, and are 
carried well through the winter. The shrub is tall 
growing, and unless trimmed will attain a height 
of 20 to 25 feet. Adapted to almost any soil. 
1-gal. containers, 50c; 5-gal. $1.75. 
WEEPING DURANTA. A lovely form, with 
pendant branches. Trained up the side of a wall 
or building its drooping branches are clothed 
with glossy green foliage and every branch be¬ 
comes laden with the blue flowers followed by 
the shining yellow berries. 1-gal. containers, 50; 
5-gal. containers $1.75. 
WHITE FLOWERED DURANTA. Identical in 
every way to the preceding, but with showy clus¬ 
ters of pure white blossoms. 1-gallon containers, 
50c; 5-gallon, $1.75. 
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