Slewartia 
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BEAUTIFUL TREES 
Rare and Unusual 
Along the bottom: (left) Gordonia , the Franklin tree; next, 
flowers of Hamamelis (Witch-Hazel); next Prunus ama- 
nogawa (P.15). Right: Laburnum Vossi (p. 11). 
FORSYTHIA (Golden Bell) 
Intermedia (Border Golden Bell) 
9 ft. Zone V. Familiar yellow blooms in April. 
Almost fool-proof. (Each) (10) (100) 
*15 to 18 inches.$ 6.50 
—spectabilis (Showy) 
More, larger, yellower flowers. Photo p. 11. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 7.50 
2 to 3 feet.$ .50 $ 4.00 30.00 
3 to 4 feet.75 5.00 36.00 
Ovata (Korean Forsythia) 
6 ft. Zone IV. Less showy, a week earlier. But 
decidedly hardier. 
12 to 15 inches.$1.30 . 
Suspensa (Weeping Golden Bell) 
6 ft. Zone V. Good May show. Drooping 
branches root and hold banks. 
*18 to 24 inches.$ 9.00 
—fortunei—Not quite so drooping. 
*18 to 24 inches.$ 9.00 
Viridissima (Greensleni Forsythia) 
10 ft. Zone VI. Bushier and lustier than the 
others, but not so hardy. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 9.00 
FRANKLINIA (See Gordonia) 
FRAXINUS (Ash) 
Americana (White Ash) 
100 ft. Zone II. Handsome, vigorous good 
autumn color. Damp or dry. 
*18 to 24 inches.$ 4.00 
5 to 6 feet. $ 6.00 40.00 
GENISTA (Broom) 
Tinctoria (Woadwaxen) 
3 ft. Zone IV. Sandy, sunny, barren. June to 
August, showy yellow. 
* 2-inch pots. $ 3.50 $ 27.50 
Tinctoria floreplena—Double, showier bloom. 
* 2-inch pots. $ 3.50 $ 27.50 
GINGKO (Maidenhair Tree) 
Biloba (Salisburia adiantifolia) 
100 ft. Zone V. Slow, but tolerant of any con¬ 
dition—including smoke. Stately, ancient sped- 
mpn trpp 
* 6 to 8 inches.$10.00 
* 2)4 to 3 feet.$1.25 $10.00 . 
8 to 10 feet. 5.00 45.00 . 
GLEDITSIA 
Triacanthos (Honey-Locust) 
100 ft. Zone V. Rich soil, sun. Good timber and 
the pods have high sugar content. Good stock 
feed. 
*18 to 24 inches.$ 5.50 
4 to 5 feet. $10.00 80.00 
6 to 8 feet.$1.50 13.50 . 
GORDONIA (Franklinia Tree) 
Alatamaha 
Photo above. 35 ft. Zone VI. Large white and 
yellow blooms fragrant from August to frost. 
Damp, humus, blooms best in sun. Blooming 
starts on small plants. 
*10 to 15 inches.$1.00 $ 9.00 $ 80.00 
18 to 24 inches, B. & B 2.00 17.50 120.00 
3 to 4 feet, B. & B. . 3.00 25.00 . 
4 to 5 feet. 4.00 35.00 . 
HALESIA (Silverbell) 
Tetraptera (Great Silverbell) 
25 ft. Zone V. Profusion of white bells nod in 
May. Acid, humus. (Each) (10) (100) 
3 to 4 feet.$1.00 $ 9.00 . 
5 to 6 feet. 1.75 16.00 . 
HAMAMELIS (Witch-hazel) 
Japonica (Japanese Witch-hazel) 
25 ft. Zone V. Spreading, shrubby tree. Woodsy 
conditions, but tolerant. Yellow in February 
snows. Showy. 
* 6 to 9 inches X.$ 11.00 
2 to 3 feet.$1.80 . 
Mollis (Chinese Witch-hazel) 
20 ft. Zone V. Better than the Japanese— 
fragrant, more showy, red within. Blooms also in 
February. Photo above. 
2 to 3 feet.$2.00 . 
Vernalis (Spring Witch-hazel) 
6 ft. Zone V. Pure yellow in early March. 
More fragrant. Bushy, suckering clumps. Prefer 
damp soil. 
15 to 18 inches; B. & B.fl.OO $ 7.50 $ 65.00 
18 to 24 inches, B. & B 1.50 13.50 110.00 
Vernalis rubra—Blooms red, but not fragrant. 
(Same prices as the yellow) 
Virginiana (Common Witch-hazel) 
20 ft. Zone III. Small fragrant pale yellow 
blooms in October. Shade. 
*12 to 18 inches. $ 2.50 $ 17.00 
HAWTHORN—See Crataegus (p. 7) 
HEATH, HEATHER—See Calluna (p. 5) 
Erica (p. 8) and Bruckenthalia (p. 5) 
HEDERA (True Ivy) Evergreen 
Helix (English Ivy) 
60 ft. Vine. Zone (V). Apt to discolor in winter 
north of (VI), though hardy. Self-clinging. Any 
soil. 
* 234 -inch pots.$ 11.00 
2- year field. $ 2.50 16.00 
334-inch pots.$ .75 6.00 . 
—baltica (Baltic) 
Smaller leaf and fully hardy in Zone V. The 
best. 
* 2-inch pots. $ 2.00 $ 13.00 
3- inch pots. 3.00 20.00 
—c.oreacae (Heart) 
Smaller leaf. Good in Zone VI. 
* 2-inch pots. $ 3.25 $ 27.50 
—Pittsburgh (Self Branching) 
New, useful to make bushy plants. 
* 2-inch pots. $ 2.00 $ 14.00 
HELIANTHEMUM (Sun-rose) 
Mutabile (Variable Sun-rose) 
12-inch. Zone V. The best cover for dry sunny 
banks. Barren, no shade. Many colors in June 
and July. 
2-year. $ 2.25 $ 17.00 
—Buttercup —Single yellow. 
—Fireball— Double red. 
2-year. $ 2.50 $ 20.00 
(2 of one kind for $. 60) 
HEMLOCK—See Tsuga (p. 19) 
HIBISCUS (Althea) 
Syriacus (Rose-of-Sharon) 
12 ft. Tree-like. Zone V. Heavy soil. Various 
colors in July and August. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
*18 to 24 inches.$ 3.50 
Syriacus Named Colors 
Double pink, double red and double white. 
Photo p. 12. 
2 to 3 feet.$ .50 $ 4.50 . 
4 to 5 feet (Tree). . . 1.25 11.50 . 
—ardens—Bluish-purple, red center. 
—Boule de Feu—Double, violet-pink. 
—Jeanne de’Arc—Free-bloomingjwhite. 
—Lady Stanley—Single pale pink. 
—Totus albus—Single white flowers. 
—Rubus—Single, violet-pink. 
Prices on above 6 kinds:— 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 6.50 
2 to 3 feet. $ 2.50 20.00 
HICORIA (Carya) (Hickory) 
(See also page 22) 
Laciniosa (Shellbark Hickory) 
100 ft. Zone V. Wet, rich soil. 
*6 to 12 inches.$ 7.00 
*18 to 24 inches. 11.00 
Ovata (Sliagbark Hickory) 
80 ft. Zone IV. Light, drained soil. 
* 6 to 12 inches.$ 7.00 
*18 to 24 inches. 11.00 
HOLLY—See Ilex (p. 10) 
HONEYSUCKLE—See Lonicera (p. 11) 
HYDRANGEA 
Arborescens grandiflora (Snow Hill) 
4 ft. Zone V. Straggling unless cut to ground. 
Huge white bunches, July to August. Photo page 
12. Manure. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 4.00 
2 to 3 feet.$ .60 $ 5.00 40.00 
Paniculata grandiflora (Peegee) 
10 ft. Zone IV. Similar to above, but a month 
later, and blooms turn pink. Photo page 12. 
Same culture. 
*10 to 15 inches.$ 9.00 
5 to 6 feet heavy.... $1.50 $13.50 . 
Petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea) 
35 ft. Vine. Zone III. Self-climbing. Handsome 
white show in June. 
* 8 to 12 inches X.$25.00 
4-inch pots.$1.00 $ 9.00 . 
HYPERICUM (St. Johnswort) 
Aureum (Golden St. Johnswort) 
4 ft. Zone V. Handsome dense dwarf with 
showy yellow bloom. August. 
*12 inches S.$ 5.00 
2 to 3 feet. $ 3.50 25.00 
Mooserianum (Goldflower) 
1 ft. Evergreen dwarf. Zone (VI). Large yellow 
show in July. A hybrid of H. calycinum, replac¬ 
ing it. 
* 1-year X. $ 2.20 $ 16.00 
FORSYTHIA—HYPERICUM 
*=Lining-out size (X =nne transplanting) 
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