P. grandiflora. Very large, snow-white, 
single flowers borne in clusters on a 
sturdy shrub; fragrant. Bare root, 3 to 
4 ft., 75c. 
P. mexicana. (Evergreen Mexican 
Mock-orange) May be grown either as 
a vine or shrub. Flowers double, 
creamy-white and very fragrant. Foli¬ 
age sometimes hurt by frost but plant 
is hardy. Gal. cans, 60c. 
P. virginalis. A very floriferous variety 
with double white flowers. Bare root, 
2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
PUNICA . . . Pomegranate 
Punica Double Red. Rapid growing 
shrub with double scarlet flowers; does 
not produce fruit. Blooms from June to 
October. 5-gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., $1.75; 
gal. cans, 75c. 
P. Double White. Rapid grower. Flow¬ 
ers creamy white or yellow, double. 5- 
gal, cans, 2 to 3 ft., $1.75; gal, cans, 75c. 
P. granatum nana. (Dwarf Pomegran¬ 
ate) A beautiful shrub almost ever¬ 
green. Foliage glossy green with ruddy 
tints; flowers red and almost continu¬ 
ously in bloom; fruits a rich maroon 
red in color, not edible. Makes a color¬ 
ful low hedge. Gal. cans, 60c. 
P. Mme. Legrelle. Flowers variegated, 
light red edged with yellow. A very 
beautiful type. 5-gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 
$1.75; gal. cans, 75c. 
SPIRAEA 
Spiraea bumalda (Anthony Waterer). 
Dwarf, erect form, growing about three 
feet high. Flowers rosy-red in flattened 
heads at ends of branches. Blooms in 
mid-summer. Bare root, 18 to 24 in., 75c. 
I 
S. douglasi. (D®uglas Spirea) A beau¬ 
tiful native spirea with long spikes of 
rose-pink flowers borne in midsummer. 
This roadside favorite endures neglect 
and drought quite cheerfully. Gal. cans, 
2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
S. pruniiolia flore pleno. (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 
genuine “Bridal Wreath.” Bare root, 2 
to 3 ft., 90c. 
S. thunbergi. The smallest and daintiest 
of the white spireas. Gypsophila-like, 
single flowers in foamy masses on slen¬ 
der stems. Foliage also small and dainty. 
Bare root, 2 to 3 ft., 90c. 
S. trichocarpa. (Korean Bridal Wreath) 
A new spirea with lovely, single white 
flowers. Quite distinct from all other 
varieties. Bare root, 18 to 24 in., 90c. 
S. van houttei. A handsome pendulous 
bush. Flowers pure white. Fine for 
grouping and shrubbery borders. 5-gal. 
cans, 2 to 3 ft., $1.75; bare root, 2 to 3 
ft., 75c. 
SYRINGA . , . Lilac 
The new French Hybrid Lilacs 
are a vast improvement over the 
old varieties. Our list is selected 
to give as great variation in type 
and color as possible ; each variety 
is outstanding in its class. 
PRICE: Bare root, 18 to 24 in., 
$1.25 each. 
Buffon, single pink; early. 
Capt. Baltet, single Lilac purple. 
Claude Bernard, double deep lav¬ 
ender ; early. 
Eden, single dark purple. 
Lamartine, single mauve pink; 
early. 
Ellen Willmott, double white. 
Mont Blanc, single white. 
Ruhm von Horstenstein, single 
Lilac purple. 
Vestal, single, white. 
Vesuve, single, very dark purple. 
Persian Cutleaf. Light lavender 
blue; flowers as freely as a spirea; 
very fragrant; foliage quite dis¬ 
tinct from other varieties. Gal. 
cans, 90c. 
Viburnum Burkwoodi 
TAMARIX 
Tamarix hispida coolidgei (Coolidge 
Tamarisk) An improvement over T. 
hispida aestivalis. Fairly compact shrub 
or small tree producing two crops of 
lovely pink flowers each year. Gal. cans, 
75c. 
VITEX 
Vitex agnus castis (Chaste Tree) De¬ 
ciduous shrub or small tree with num¬ 
erous spikes of lavender-blue flowers 
in August and September. Highly val¬ 
ued because of its beauty and unusual 
blooming season. Bare root, 3 to 4 ft., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
VIBURNUM 
Viburnum carlesi. 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, 18 to 
24 in., $2.50; 15 to 18 in., $1.25. 
Viburnum opulus sterile. (Common 
Snowball) Flowers white, borne in im¬ 
mense heads in late spring; foliage 
brilliantly colored in autumn. Bare root, 
2 to 3 ft., 90c. 
V. tomentosum plicatum. (Japanese 
Snowball) Rather compact shrub with 
oval, plaited leaves. Numerous small 
clusters of double white flowers. 5-gal. 
cans, 3 to 4 ft., $1.75; bare root, 2 to 3 
ft., 90c. * 
A NEW FRAGRANT VIBURNUM 
Viburnum Burkwoodi. Without 
doubt the finest shrub of recent 
introduction. A hybrid of Vibur¬ 
num carlesi, it has larger, more 
lasting flowers than that variety 
and in addition is evergreen and 
a fairly rapid grower. The big 
heads of white bloom are white, 
tinged with pink and are exquis¬ 
itely fragrant. Strong plants in 
5-in. pots, $2.00. 
Common Snowball 
Syringa—Katherine Havemeyer 
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