RARE TREES PAY 
BIG DIVIDENDS IN SATISFACTION 
Pieris japonica 
DECIDUOUS 
ORNAMENTAL TREES 
ytSCULUS parviflora. Bottlebrush Buckeye. 
6 to 10 it. Dwarf, slow-growing tree. 
Cream-colored flowers borne in erect 
spikes. Rare. Each 
4 to 5 ft.$5 00 
5 to 6 ft. 6 50 
CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum. Kat- 
sura Tree. Heart-shaped leaves tinged with 
purple. Matures to a pyramidal form. 
Smooth bark. Each 10 
3 to 4 ft.$1 50 $13 50 
4 to 5 ft. 2 00 18 00 
5 to 6 ft. 2 75 25 00 
6 to 8 ft. 3 50 31 00 
CRATi^lGUS Lavallei. Lavalle Thorn. Lus¬ 
trous, leathery foliage. Large, scarlet fruits 
measuring ^ inch in diameter, rank it 
among the best of fruiting trees or shrubs. 
Each 10 
3 to 4 ft.$2 25 $20 00 
4 to 5 ft. 3 00 27 00 
GINKGO biloba. Maidenhair Tree. 50 to 
75 ft. One of the best trees for street 
planting. Grows quite rapidly, maturing 
into a picturesque specimen. Deep green, 
thick leaves resemble those of maidenhair 
fern. Each 10 
5 to 6 ft.$1 25 $11 00 
6 to 7 ft. 2 25 20 00 
MAGNOLIA glauca. Sweet Bay. 15 to 
20 ft. The glossy leaves are blue-green with 
a white underside. Its white flowers are 
most fragrant the early part of June. The 
red fruit-pods bear scarlet seeds. Shrubby 
in appearance. 10 
23^ to 3 ft.$2 00 $18 00 
OXYDENDRON arboreum. Sorrel Tree 
25 to 30 ft. Dome-shaped top is enhanced 
with white flowers arranged in long 
bunches. The thick, shiny leaves turn 
scarlet in fall. Each 10 
3 to 4 ft.$1 50 $13 50 
4 to 5 ft. 2 00 18 00 
TWO BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
Pieris japonica • Japanese Andromeda 
Picea pungens Kosteri 
KOSTER BLUE SPRUCE 
The Koster Blue Spruce has been an ac¬ 
cepted garden ornament since its introduc¬ 
tion to American gardens many years ago. 
It is endowed with a remarkable ability to 
withstand rigorous climatic conditions, is not 
particular about soil, will blend with other 
evergreens or shrubs in the border planting, 
and, where conditions permit, it will make a 
striking hedge, and, of couise, develop into 
a magnificent specimen when planted as such. 
The Koster Blue Spruce we offer is the 
best obtainable. Much painstaking elfort has 
resulted in stock that is definitely true to 
color, trained to grow erect and bushy. Each 
plant is carefully dug with a large earth ball 
to insure successful transplanting. Each 
3 to 4 ft.$4 50 
4 to 5 ft. 6 00 
5 to 6 ft. 8 00 
Koster Blue Spruce 
A decidedly generous use of Pieris or Andromeda in mixed plantings is a welcome sign 
of its appreciation and acceptance. It is a hardy, broad-leaved evergreen shrub that can 
be placed in foundation plantings, as a specimen, or in the shrub border. 
Beginning with early spring, this shrub holds your interest throughout the entire year. 
Graceful pendants of waxy white flowers, shaped like an urn, nestle amid the shiny, dark 
green leaves. The new growth, following the blooms, unfolds varying shades of yellows, 
greens, and almost brilliant reds, harmoniously blending with the leathery, deep 
green, mature leaves. 
If you desire, the shrub can be sheared and kept in compact form. When 
left unsheared, Pieris will develop into an irregular shrub unique in character 
and style. 
In late autumn, the foliage will turn bronzy red, remaining so through 
the winter. Each 
15 to 18 in., B&B.$2 25 
3 to 33 ^-ft. specimens, B&B.12 50 
Pyracantha coccinea Lalandi • Laland^s Firethorn 
The Laland Firethorn is, perhaps, the most attractive and interesting shrub of 
the berried group. Rich, glossy, evergreen leaves olfer a pleasing background for 
the large clusters of pure white flowers during the blooming season. 
In the fall the shrub is indeed spectacular, especially when loaded with brilliant 
reddish orange berries that will cling for a long time. In addition to this bright 
display at a time when color is so welcome in the garden, the birds are attracted to it. 
Decidedly irregular in form, the Firethorn will develop long, graceful shoots 
that reach a length of 6 feet. Lacking the sheared, compact appearance of most 
other berried or fruiting shrubs, its unique structure will highlight your garden 
scheme. 
A good way to display the masses of brilliant 
berries is to train it on a south wall. With careful 
pruning and a little intelligent training, the Fire¬ 
thorn will develop into a magnificent specimen. 
(We advise the planting of two or more in a 
group.) 
Because of its thorny nature, the Firethorn 
is an excellent subject for an informal hedge. 
Plant in a sunny location in any well-drained 
limestone soil. To insure transplanting success, 
we supply potted plants only. Each 10 
to 2 ft., pot-grown.$2 25 $20 00 
2 to 23 ^ ft., pot-grown. 3 00 27 00 
Illustrated in color on page 45 
NURSERY DEPARTMENT 
For a complete list of material normally 
found under this heading, we must refer our 
customers to our Spring, 1939, Gatalogue of 
Nursery Stock, and the following lists which 
we publish: 
No. 1. Trained Fruit Trees. For planting 
against walls or trellises. These trees bear 
at a younger age than ordinary trees. 
No. 2. Hybrid and Species Lilacs. 90 
varieties. 
No. 3. Azalea Pontica Hybrids and A. 
rustica. This class includes the most gor¬ 
geous of all Deciduous Azaleas. By select¬ 
ing varieties carefully, they can be had in 
bloom for five weeks—some being early, 
some midseason, and some late, and all 
flowering after the general display of Ever¬ 
green Azaleas has gone by. They are very 
hardy and will do well in full sun or partial 
shade. 
No. 4. Nectarines, Peaches, Figs, Grapes 
for Greenhouse Forcing. 
No. 5. Standard (Tree) Lilacs. 
No. 6. Philadelphus (Mock-Orange) in 23 
varieties. 
Gopies of the Gatalogue or any of these 
lists will be mailed to anyone interested. Our 
Nurseries contain not only all the well-known 
material ordinarily in demand, but we have 
hundreds of varieties of new and rare things 
generally unobtainable. 
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