the best flowering shrubs 
PICTURE-GROUP ON 
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spring-flowering 
All 8 kinds pictured will be 
furnished in 2 to 3 $^.00 
feet size, postpaid i 
(Syringa) French Lilacs — Left: Mme. Perier; 
Right: Pres.Grevy; Bottom: Souv.L. Spaeth 
Forsvthia 
Cydonia japanica 
Spiraea, trichocarpa 
Kolkwitzia 
Weigelia Rosea (Page 20) 
LAUROCERASUS (Prunus) 
Schipkaensis (Hardy English Laurel) 
6 ft. Zone V. A gorgeous evergreen shrub, with 
dark, large, shiny leaf. Tolerant. Sun. Photo page 
17. Rare. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
18 to 24 inches, B. & B$2.50 $22.00 $200.00 
LEIOPHYLLUM 
(Sand Myrtle) 
Buxifolium (Box Sand Myrtle) 
1 ft. Zone Y. Pink-white in June. Neat compact 
evergreen bush. Acid, humus. 
8 to 12 inches, B. & B .... $ 7.00 $ 60.00 
(3 plants for $2.50) 
Prostratum (Trailing Sand Myrtle) 
6 inch. Spreading. Zone V. A dwarf replica of 
above. Blooms all summer. 
8 to 10 inches.$1.10 $10.00 $ 90.00 
LESPEDEZA (Bush Clover) 
Bicolor (Shrub Bushclover) 
8 ft. Zone IV. Pink-purple August to Sept. 
Sun. Very easily grown. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 4.00 
LEUCOTHOE 
Catesbaei (Drooping Leucothoe) 
4 ft. Zone V. Evergreen with large leaves bronzed 
and purpled in winter. Acid, humus, shade. 
White, fragrant, May. 
* 9 to 12 inches.$10.00 
*12 to 15 inches. 15.00 
* with ball. $ 5.00 30.00 
12 to 18 inches, B. & B$ .75 6.50 60.00 
18 to 24 inches, B. & B 1.00 9.00 80.00 
LIGUSTRUM (“Hedge”) 
(Privet) 
Amurense (Amur Privet—“North”) 
12 ft. Zone V. Almost fool-proof. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 6.00 
18 to 24 in. (branched) . 9.00 
3 to 4 feet.$ .50 $ 4.00 35.00 
Ibolium (Hybrid Privet) 
10 ft. Zone IV. Hardy and compact. The best 
Privet hedge for the north. 
*12 to 15 inches.$ 5.50 
2 to 3 feet. $ 2.00 15.00 
Ovalifolium (California Privet) 
15 ft. Zone (V). Kills back in severe winters. 
Also fool-proof to grow. 
* 6 to 12 inches.$ 2.00 
2 to 3 feet. $ 1.25 5.50 
LILAC—See Syringa (page 17) 
LIQUIDAMBER 
Styraciflua (Sweet Gum) 
90 ft. Zone V. Leaf Like maple and turns ablaze 
in autumn. Damp, heavy. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 5.00 
* 3 to 4 feet.$ 2.50 12.00 
LIRIODENDRON 
(“Tulip Poplar”) 
Tulipifera (Tulip Tree) 
150 ft. Zone V. Majestic giant, with yellowish 
tulips in June. Humus. (Each) (10) (100) 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 3.50 
*18 to 24 inches. 4.50 
* 2 to 3 feet. 6.00 
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8 to io feet!!!!!!!! !$2!6o $ 22.56 i7s!oo 
LONICERA (Honeysuckle) 
Bella albida (White Belle) 
8 ft. Zone V. Bushy. White in June, and scar¬ 
let fruit in August. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 6.00 
18 to 24 inches. $2.50 16.00 
Fragrantissima (Winter Honeysuckle) 
6 ft. Zone V. Yellow, fragrant, April; red 
berries, July. Semi-evergreen. 
*12 to 18 inches S.$ 6.00 
18 to 24 inches.$ 2.50 16.00 
2 to 3 feet.$ .50 4.00 22.00 
Henryi (Evergreen Honeysuckle Vine) 
20 ft. Vine. Zone (V). Reddish from June to 
July. Good, narrow, neat foliage. 
* 2-inch pots. $2.50 . 
Japonica Halleana (Japan Honeysuckle) 
20 ft. Vine. Zone V. Quick cover for walls or 
ground. Fragrant, yellow, June. Photo page 20. 
* 6 to 12 inches S.$ 4.50 
*12 to 18 inches X. 11.00 
2-year No. 1.$ .45 $ 3.00 15.00 
Korolkowi floribunda (Broad Blueleaf) 
9 ft. Zone V. Intricate gray shrub. Pink in 
June, scarlet fruit in July. 
*12 to 15 inches.$ 2.25 $ 16.00 
2 to 3 feet.$ .90 7.50 50.00 
Morrowi (Morrow Bush Honeysuckle) 
7 ft. Zone IV. Spreading, bushy. Cream in 
June, scarlet fruit in July. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 6.00 
18 to 24 inches. $2.50 16.00 
Sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle) 
30 ft. Vine. Zone V. Semi-evergreen. Scarlet 
trumpets all summer long. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 5.00 
2-year No. 1.$ .50 $ 4.00 20.00 
Tatarica (Tatarian Honeysuckle) 
8 ft. Zone V. Bushy. Flower, June; red berry, 
July. Order; Red, White, or Pink. 
*12 to 18 inches.$ 5.50 
2 to 3 feet.$ .50 $ 4.00 30.00 
LYCIUM (Matrimony Vine) 
Chinense 
12 ft. Sprawling shrub or vine. Zone V. Purple 
flower all summer; scarlet fruit all autumn. 
2-year No. 1.$ .50 $ 4.00 . 
MACLURA 
Pomifera (Osage Orange) 
50 ft. Zone (V). A tolerant, bushy hedge for 
the middle west. 
*12 to 18 inches...$ 3.00 
*2 to 3 feet. 6.00 
KALMIA 
Latifolia (Mountain Laurel) 
8 ft. Zone IV. The best evergreen shrub in the 
north. Compact, with firm thick leaves, a Show 
of pinky white in June. Acid, humus, damp, loose 
soil. Photo page 15 and cover. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
* 9 to 12 inches S.$ 7.00 
* with ball. $ 3.50 20.00 
*12 to 15 inches S. 9.00 
* with ball. 4.00 25.00 
Large collected clumps (2 to 4 feet) 
(See page 16) 
Nursery grown: 
15 to 18 inches, B. & B 1.80 17.50 165.00 
2 to 2Yi feet, B. & B. 2.00 27.50 265.00 
KERRIA 
Japonica (Globe-flower) 
5 ft. Zone V. Thicket of upright green stems. 
Large golden blooms in May and a few all sum¬ 
mer. 
*12 to 15 inches. $13.00 
18 to 24 inches.$ . 75 $ 6.50 . 
KOELREUTERIA 
(Varnish Tree) 
Paniculata (Golden Rain Tree) 
25 ft. Zone V. Sun, lime, dry. Large golden 
clusters in July. Showy. 
* 6 to 12 inches.$ 4.50 
5 to 6 feet.$2.50 $20.00 . 
KOLKWITZIA 
Amabilis (Beauty Bush) 
6 ft. Zone V. Sun, loose. A light green fountain, 
flushed with a cascade of pink in June. Photo 
page 11. 
*12 to 15 inches.$ 12.00 
18 to 24 inches.$ .60 $ 4.50 42.00 
4 to 5 feet. 1.25 10.00 . 
LABURNUM (Cytissus) 
Vulgare (Golden Chain) 
25 ft. Zone (V). Like yellow Wisteria in June. 
Drain, shelter. 
* 6 to 12 inches.$ 7.50 
*12 to 18 inches. 10.00 
3 to 4 feet.$2.00 $18.00 150.00 
Vossi (Hybrid Golden Chain) 
30 ft. Zone V. Hardier and freer to bloom. A 
few days later. Photo on page 9. An aristocrat. 
4 to 5 feet.$3.75 $35.00 . 
5 to 6 feet. 4.75 45.00 . 
LARIX (Larch) 
Europaea (European Larch) 
60 ft. Zone II. Sandy soil. Light green pyramid. 
*18 to 24 inches X... .$ 12.50 
6 to 8 feet.$3.00 . 
Leptolepis (Japanese Larch) 
50 ft. Zone V. Quicker growth. 
*12 to 18 inches X.$ 9.00 
8 to 10 feet.$3.50 $30.00 . 
KALMIA—MACLURA 
* = Lining-out size (X = one transplanting) 
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