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E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 
HARDY NATIVE DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS, continued 
BUDDLEIA davidi magnifica. Oxeye Butterfly-Bush. Rose- lo loo i.ooo 
purple flowers. 3 to 4 feet. Extra strong. $7 50 
CARPINUS caroliniana. American Hornbeam. Leaves 
oval with sharp teeth on the edge; turn to golden 
in autumn. 6 to 8 feet. 20 00 
CERCIS canadensis. American Redbud. A small tree with 
spreading branches, fast growing and wonderfully 
floriferous. Decidedly one of our best flowering 
trees and worthy of consideration. 2 to 3 feet. 
4 to 6 feet. 
CHIONANTHUS virginica. White Fringe-Tree. Small tree. 
Free bloomer in early spring. Large white flowers in 
drooping panicles. 
6 to 12 inches. 
1 to 2 feet. 
2 to 3 feet. 
3 to 4 feet. 
4 to 6 feet. 
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CLETHRA acuminata. Cinnamon Clethra. A tall shrub with 
dark green, long-pointed leaves. Cinnamon-colored 
bark. Flowers creamy white, fragrant, in erect- 
panicled racemes. 
4 to 5 feet. 9 00 
alnifolia. Summersweet. Sturdy, compact shrub, 3 to 
5 feet tall. Leaves dark green and lustrous. Flowers 
creamy white, fragrant, in erect, panicled racemes. 
3 to 4 feet. X B&B. 9 00 
COMPTONIA asplenifolia. Sweetfern. Much-branched, 
with brown bark. Very effective and recommended 
for dry upland, in sun or partial shade, 
to 2 feet. Strong collected. i 50 
CORNUS florida. Flowering Dogwood. Most beautiful 
small flowering trees in early spring. 2 to 3 feet... 7 00 
3 to 4 feet. 9 00 
4 to 5 feet. 12 50 
5 to 6 feet. X B&B. 15 00 
6 to 8 feet. 25 00 
florida rubra. Red-flowering Dogwood. 7 to 8 feet. 68 00 
CRAT.®GUS coccinea. Thicket Hawthorn. Thorny shrub 
10 feet high, with pretty leaves and clusters of fra¬ 
grant white flowers followed by scarlet berries. 
2 to 3 feet. 5 50 
punctata. Dotted Hawthorn. Small tree 30 feet high, 
with stout thorns and clustered white flowers 
followed by dull red fruits. 2 to 3 feet. 5 00 
70 00 
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CYTISUS scoparius. Scotch Broom. Leafless shrub of many 
bright green stems and twigs adorned with bright 
yellow pea-blossoms in late spring. 
2 to 3 feet. 9 00 75 00 
3 to 4 feet. Heavy clumps B&B. 15 00 135 00 
DIERVILLA sessilifolia. Southern Bush Honeysuckle. A 
shrub 4 feet high, with crowded clusters of tubular 
yellow flowers tinged with brown. 3 to 4 feet. 8 00 70 00 
FORSYTHIA suspensa. Weeping Forsythia. Extremely 
vigorous, half-climbing shrubs bearing myriads of 
bright yellow, ball-like flowers in early spring. 
3 to 4 feet. 6 50 45 00 
Cash Discount 6 per cent, including free packing, on orders received before April 1, 1938 
