SHRUBS and » 
Sent by express or freight, charges collect. You 
may reckon 6 at 12 rate; 25 at 100 rate; 250 at 1000 
rate if listed. 
We illustrate in color, seven items in popular de¬ 
mand, and give them slight description and current 
pricing. Besides these, we here enumerate several 
other popular items. 
Please bear in mind that we are growing many more 
types and varieties. Our last spring catalog will pro¬ 
vide descriptions and acceptable pricing on most of 
them. Or we will be glad to quote on your definite 
requirements. 
FOR TREES and EVERGREENS, see spring 1938 
catalog. 
Red Barberry 
Forsythia Spectabilis 
Hydrangea P. G. 
Column Barberry 
/ Patent No. 110 \ The sensational new ready-made hedge barberry; dense, slender, up- 
\ “Truehedge” / right, immediate formal effect. 
BARBERRY [Berberis] 
SPIREA 
4 4 Truehedlie M “Column Barberry.” U. S. Plant 
- Patent No. 110. The new “Ready 
Made Hedge.” Upright in form, of uniform densi¬ 
ty, foliaged to the ground. No pruning needed to 
keep a formal face and height. Set plants 9 inches 
apart and have a perfect low thin hedge overnight. 
9 to 12 in 
12 to 15 in 
15 to 18 in 
Each 
5 
25 
$0.30 
.35 
.45 
$1.25 
1.45 
1.75 
$5.00 
6.00 
7.50 
RED LEAF BARBERRY (Atropurpurea). A bril¬ 
liant accent shrub as solitary specimen or in a close 
group amidst duller foliage. Give it a sunny ex¬ 
posure. 
|Each| 12 | 100 
12 to 15 in.I$0.351$3.501$22.50 
15 to 18 in.| .46| 4.601 30.00 
JAPAN BARBERRY (Thunbergi). 
hedge plant. 
The ideal low 
| 12 1 100 
12 to 15 in. 
15 to 18 in. 
18 to 24 in. 
$2.10 i $15.00 
2.65| 18.00 
3.50| 24.00 
FORSYTHIA 
Tall and spreading; lighting up the garden with 
glinting masses of yellow, very early in spring before 
the leaves appear. 
Spectabilis. Broad, heavy flowers. It is midway in 
bush character between the upright Fortunei and 
slender, drooping poise of Suspensa. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c each ; 6 for $2.00. 
The most varied in form, growth, character and 
bloom of any shrub family, no two kinds alike. 
Anthony Waterer. Beautiful dark small foliage; 
dense rounded growth ; and large, brilliant rosy 
crimson corymbs, at its best in midsummer. More 
of this variety is used for foundation plantings and 
low borders than any other dwarf shrub. Plant 
about 2 feet apart. 
12 to 15 inches, 35c each ; 6 for $1.75 ; 26 for $6.00. 
Van Houtte. Indispensable in any grouping of 
shrubbery where its gracefully arching, slender 
branches, fine twigs and “maidenhair” foliage may 
be left unpruned. A fountain of white in May. 
|Each| 6 | 25 
li/o to 2 feet .|$0.22 $1.10|$3.0 
2 to 3 feet .| .301 1.50| 4.00 
3 to 4 feet .| .35| 1.75| 5.00 
SYMPHORICARPOS 
Valuable medium height shrub for semi-shade; self 
sustaining, good fillers. 
Coralberry (Chenaulti). Small, dark leaves, long 
coral-red fruits in clusters along the arching stems. 
Snowberry (Racemosus). Oval, bluish leaves; pink 
flowers, and large round, clustered, milk-white 
fruits. 
Both Kinds: |Each| 6 
iy 2 to 2 feet .I$0.351$ 1.80 
2 to 3 feet .[ .451 2.25 
HONEYSUCKLES 
Starry flowers followed by bright berries that last 
through the fall. Make bulky screening hedges, 
groups or specimens. 
Blue Leaf Korolkowi). Small, narrow, bluish 
green leaves on arching stems. The 
flowers are a pretty light coral-pink followed by 
red fruits. 
1^4 to 2 feet, 60c each; 3 for $1.65. 
Other Bush Honeysuckles. The roundly bushing 
Japanese Morrowi, the Winter Fragrantissima, and 
the three Tartarians—Red, Pink and White. 
2 to 3 feet, 50c each ; 3 for $1.35. 
HYDRANGEA 
Paniculata Grandiflora. Large beds, or units us?d 
as punctuation points, and kept at a uniform de¬ 
velopment, are extremely showy ; first snowy white, 
then pink, then reddish bronze and green. August 
till autumn. 
| Each | 6 
1 to 2 feet.|$U.60|$3.30 
2 to 3 feet.| .70| 3.60 
WEIGELA 
Coarse, thrifty shrubs for medium and back rows 
in landscape groups. The flowers are stemless bells 
strung along the arching canes in clustered profusion, 
providing the bulkiest and most dominating show of 
bloom from May into July. 
Red—Eva Rathke. (See color plate.) 
18 to 24 inches, 50c each ; 6 for $2.50. 
Pinks—Assorted Varieties. 
I Each I 3 
2 to 3 feet.|$0.401$1.05 
3 to 4 feet .| .501 1.35 
Variegated Leaf. Pink flowers, low growth ; leaves 
broadly margined creamy white. 
2 tc 3 feet, 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 
HARDY VINES 
Each price, by mail, postpaid. Quantity prices, 
transportation at your expense. 
FRENCH LILACS 
Perfected flower types in many named varieties, the 
colors ranging through white, light blue, dark blue 
and purple, to deep red-purple. You can safely order 
to color. 
2 to 3 feet, $1.00 each; 3 for $2.75. 
AMPEEOPSIS Veitchi (Boston Ivy). The finest 
hardy climber for covering walls, as it clings firmly 
to the smoothest surface, covering closely with 
overlapping foliage like shingles ; a deep green in 
summer, changing to crimson. 
2-year, each 40c ; 6 for $2.10 ; 25 for $7.50. 
PHILADELPHUS 
The “Mock Orange” is one of our finest and most 
useful large shrubs. We grow about ten named va¬ 
rieties. 
Aureus (Golden Syringa). The best medium height 
golden leaved shrub. 
15 to 18 in., 60c each ; 3 for $1.65. 
Virginal The kush grows moderately tall, with 
& good foliage and compact habit. The 
flowers are the largest, handsomest, most sweetly 
fragrant, and with longest blooming season, of any 
known variety. 
|Each| 6 
1 Yj to 2 feet.. I$0.50 1 $2.50 
2 to 3 feet.| .651 3.50 
PRIVET 
The great American sheared hedge shrub 
PRICES: 
California— 
12 to 18 inches . 
IV 2 to 2 feet. 
2 to 3 feet . 
Amurense— 
12 to 18 inches . 
1V 2 to 2 feet . 
Ibolium— 
12 to 18 inches . 
IV 2 to 2 feet . 
Ibota (Japanese) — 
12 to 18 inches . 
iy >2 to 2 feet . 
1 12 
100 
I 
$0.85|$ 4.00 
1.00 
6.00 
1.20 
8.00 
1.20 
7.00 
1.60 
10.00 
1.00 
6.00 
1.40 
8.00 
2.00 
14.00 
2.40 
17.00 
BIGNONIA Radicans (Trumpet Flower). A ro¬ 
bust, woody fern-leaf vine; twining tightly with 
numerous roots along its stems. Large trumpet¬ 
shaped orange-scarlet flowers cluster at the tips 
of branches. 
2 year, 35c each ; 6 for $1.80. 
CLEMATIS Paniculata. (Sweet-scented Japan 
Clematis). The flowers are of small size, fragrant, 
pure white, borne in immense sheets in September 
when few other vines bloom. 
2 year, 40c each ; 6 for $2.10. 
HONEYSUCKLE (Eonicera). For trellis or 
ground cover. 
—Hall’s Japan (E. Halliana). Flowers a mingled 
white and yellow. Extremely fragrant and satis¬ 
factory on shaded lattice, or as a matted bank 
covering. 
2 year, 35c each ; 6 for $1.80 ; 25 for $6.26. 
—Scarlet Trumpet (E. Sempervirens). Foliage 
practically evergreen, the flower trumpets brilliant 
polished red. 2 year, 40c each ; 6 for $2.10. 
MATRIMONY VINE (Eycium Chinense). Pur¬ 
ple flowers, long scarlet berries. Good foliage and 
character for climbing use, valuable also as a deep 
rooting ground cover. 2 year, 36c each ; 3 for $1.00. 
SIEVER LACE VINE (Polygonum Auberti). 
A quick-growing vine of twining habit making 
strong development the first season ; with small 
foliage. Produces more bloom than any other hardy 
vine, a season extending from late summer into 
fall with an extravagance of large, foamy, silvery 
white sprays. 2 year, 50c each ; 6 for $2.60. 
French Lilacs 
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Philadelphus Virginal 
Weigela, Eva Kathke 
