A Few Well-Placed Specimens Will Change the Appearance of Your Grounds 
Syringa microphylla (Little-leaf Lilac) 
(E verblooming) 
STEPHANANDRA 
Flexuosa. Cul-leaj Stepbanandra. 5 ft. Slen¬ 
der, branching habit, with finely divided 
leaves, give this shrub a neat, lacy appear¬ 
ance. Excellent for border or foundation 
planting. 
13^ to 2 ft.... 40c I 2 to 3 ft.50c 
SVMPHORICARPOS • Snowberry 
Racemosus. 4 ft. Pink flowers in the 
spring, bright foliage all summer, followed 
in the fall by large, waxy white berries. 
Very _ ornamental shrub for foundation 
planting. 
2 to 3 ft.35c I 3 to 4 ft.50c 
Vulgaris. Coral-Berry. 4 ft. A valuable 
variety for planting on banks, as it has a 
heavy root system. In the fall of the year 
it is covered with numerous coral-red ber¬ 
ries. It does well in shade and will thrive 
in any location. 
2 to 3 ft.35c I 3 to 4 ft.50c 
Vulgaris Chenaulti. Improved Coral- 
Berry. 5 ft. One of the more attractive 
shrubs which can be recommended to 
thrive under adverse conditions. The 
slender, arching branches, with their dis¬ 
tinctive light green leaves in the summer 
and light rose-pink berries in the fall, make 
this shrub especially desirable for almost 
any location. 
2 to 3 ft.40c I 3 to 4 ft.60c 
THE LILACS • Syringa 
Chinensis. Chinese Lilac. 9 ft. A luxuriant 
suffusion of great, airy, reddish flowers 
marks this as the most free-flowering va¬ 
riety of Lilac. It is graceful in habit, grow¬ 
ing to a well-rounded bush for the specimen 
or border. It also is good for hedging, mak¬ 
ing a neat, undipped hedge about 6 to 
8 feet high. 
to 2 ft.. 
2 to 3 ft.... 
.50c 
.65c 
3 to 4 ft. 
4 to 5 ft. 
..$0.80 
.. 1.00 
Dilatata. Korean Lilac. 10 ft. A new Lilac 
which is becoming popular for its pure deep 
green foliage and ability to grow and thrive 
everywhere. Nodding pink flowers. 
IH to 2 ft_95c 1 2 to 3 ft.$1.25 
Japonica. Japanese Tree Lila". 12 ft. Tall- 
growing, with large, round leaves, and 
cream-colored flowers. 
13^ to 2 ft.... 50c I 2 to 3 ft.65c 
Josikaea. Hungarian Lilac. 10 ft. An ele¬ 
gant species, eventually growing into a 
good-sized tree. The growth is erect, with 
dark shining leaves and beautiful showy 
purple flowers. Blooms appear late in June. 
2 to 3 ft.60c I 3 to 4 ft.75c 
MICROPHYLLA. Little-leaJ Lilac. 10 ft. 
A very pretty form of the Lilac with long, 
slender, arching branches and small, deep 
green leaves. In our test-grounds we have 
noticed one peculiarity which makes this 
plant especially desirable. It has blossomed 
two and three times each year and could be 
called an everblooming Lilac. Pale pink 
flowers in racemes from 6 to 8 inches long. 
1 to 13/2 ft • 
iy2 to 2 ft. 
. .75c 
.95c 
2 to 3 ft.$1.35 
Palabiniana. Broad-leaf Korean Lilac. 10 ft. 
A new plant aristocrat from Korea with 
exquisite large clusters of soft pink flowers, 
abundantly produced; leaves larger and 
darker green than our common Lilac. A 
very thrifty, hardy, and floriferous shrub 
worthy of planting in any garden. 
3 to 4 ft.95c I 4 to 5 ft.$1.25 
Persica. Persian Lilac. 9 ft. A broad, 
round bush of slender-branching habit, 
bearing broad panicles of pale lilac flowers. 
Excellent for border, specimen, or hedge. 
13/^ to 2 ft.... 50c I 2 to 3 ft.65c 
Vulgaris. Common Purple Lilac. 9 ft. This 
old-fashioned shrub needs no description, 
as there are but few who cannot link fond 
memories with the sweet scent of its mam¬ 
moth clusters of lavender-purple flowers. 
The earliest to bloom and the best loved 
of our tall shrubs. 
2 to 3 
3 to 4 
.40c 
.50c 
4 to 5 ft. 
5 to 6 ft. 
.65c 
.95c 
Vulgaris alba. Common White Lilac. 8 ft. 
The same as above except flowers are pure 
white and foliage a lighter green. 
2 to 3 ft.60c I 3 to 4 ft.75c 
FRENCH HYBRID LILACS 
6 ft. The following list contains, we think, 
many of the best of our mammoth collection. 
See color illustration, page 12. 
Belle de Nancy. Satiny pink. 
Congo. Single; mahogany-red. 
Gloire de Lorraine. Double; heavenly blue. 
Ludwig Spaeth. Single; red. 
Marie Legraye. Single; white. 
Michel Buchner. Double; pale lilac, 
tinted carmine-rose. 
Mme. Abel Chatenay. Double; pure white. 
Pres. Grevy. Blue; double. 
1 to 13^ ft.. ..50c 
13/^ to 2 ft.. ..70c 
2 to 3 ft. 
.90c 
LOVELY NEW FRENCH LILACS 
We are offering this year for the first time 
some of our newer Lilacs, which we consider 
a great improvement over many of the older 
varieties. 
Claude Bernard. Semi-double; mauve. 
Gaudichau. Mammoth; deep lilac. 
Hyacinthiflora Lamartine. Hyacinth- 
flowered Lilac. 6 ft. A new hybrid. Very fast 
grower with vigorous, shapely branches. 
The foliage is excellent. Clusters of huge, 
semi-double, very fragrant pink flowers. 
One of the earliest to blossom and one of 
the best. 
M. Van Aerschot. Single; large; pale mauve. 
Paul Hariot. Double; deep purplish red. 
Ruhm von Hortenstein (Glory of Horten- 
stein). Single; lilac-purple. 
1 to 13^ ft.. ..95c 1 134 to 2 ft_11.25 
TAMARIX 
The long, slender branches, completely 
covered with small pink flowers in the spring 
before the feathery summer foliage appears, 
make this shrub especially desirable for the 
shrub border. 
Amurensis. 8 ft. Deep pink flowers pro¬ 
duced in June. Bluish green foliage. Brown 
bark. Excellent. 
134 to 2 ft.. . .40c I 2 to 3 ft.50c 
Pentandra. Five-stamen Tamarix. 6 ft. 
Pink flowers during August and Septem¬ 
ber. Pale green foliage and purple bark. 
134 to 2 ft.. . .40c I 2 to 3 ft.50c 
Tetrandra. Improved African Four-stamen 
Tamarix. 8 ft. Blush-pink flowers. Deep 
green foliage. Bark almost black. 
134 to 2 ft.. .. 40c 1 2 to 3 ft.50c 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris (Coral-Berry) 
THE COLE NURSERY CO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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