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Breck s Flowering and Fruiting Shrubs 
Price, except where noted: 75c each; $2.00 for 3; $5.00 for 10 
Syringa • Lilac 
Vulgaris. Common purple Lilac. Vulgaris alba. Common white Lilac. 
The old-fashioned, fragrant Lilacs for specimens and hedges. 
NAMED HYBRID LILACS 
Price, $1.50 each 
The hybrids are not so vigorous as Vulgaris but produce larger flowers in more 
compact clusters. They are the finest of flowering shrubs. 
Charles X. Single; bluish violet. Michel Buchner. Double; lilac. 
Hugo Roster. Single; dark reddish purple. Mme. Lemoine. Double; white. 
Marie Legraye. Single; white. President Grevy. Double; soft blue. 
Viburnum 
Carlesi. The Mayflower Viburnum. Very 
fragrant pink flowers in early May. $1.50 
each; 3 for $4.00. 
Opulus sterile. Snowball. Ball-shaped 
flowers in early Summer. 
Tomentosum. Fine, lacy flat flower 
clusters. 
Tomentosum plicatum. Double Jap¬ 
anese Snowball. 
Weigela 
Eva Rathke. Dull crimson flowers. 
Floribunda. Tall-growing crimson flowers. 
Rosea. Clear pink flowers. 
Evergreen Shrubs 
Calluna • Heather 
Vulgaris. Scotch Heather. Lavender 
flowers. 50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Vulgaris alba. White-flowering variety. 
50c each; $4.50 for 10. 
Daphne 
Garland Flower 
Cneorum. Wiry bush with small gray- 
greenjoliage and clusters of bright pink, 
richly fragrant blooms in May and 
Autumn. 6 to 9-in. plants, 75c each; 
$6.50 for 10. 9 to 12-in. plants, $1.00 
each; $9.00 for 10. 12 to 15-in. plants, 
$1.50 each; $14.00 for 10. 
Euonymus 
75c each; $2.00 for 3 
Radicans. Winter Creeper. Fine ever¬ 
green vine or shrub if grown without 
support. 
Radicans Carrierei. A low, bushy shrub 
with glossy leaves. 
Radicans minimus. Baby Winter Creep¬ 
er. Small dark leaves. For rock-garden. 
Radicans vegetus. Pink-leaved Winter 
Creeper. Fine, heavy evergreen vine. 
Kalmia 
Mountain Laurel 
Latifolia. A splendid native evergreen, 
with huge clusters of frosty pink and 
white flowers. It grows well in shade or 
sun, but insists upon an acid soil and 
plenty of moisture. 15 to 18 in., $2.00 
each. 18 to 24 in., $3.00. 2 to 23d> ft., 
$3.50. 
Leucothoe 
Catesbaei. Graceful, arching branches 
with thick, long, pointed deep green 
foliage tinged with crimson on the 
under side. The greenish white flowers 
are pretty but unimportant. Fine for 
shade and leaf-mold. 
15 to 18 in., $2.00 each; $18.00 for 10. 
l}4 to 2 ft., $3.00 each; $27.00 for 10. 
FLORIDA HUMUS 
In preparing the soil for 
Rhododendron plantings, 
nothing compares with it. 
200-lb. crates, $4.50. See page 102 
Pieris 
Floribunda. Lily-of-the-Valley Shrub. 
Somewhat similar to Leucothoe, with 
panicles of greenish white flowers. 
Shade-lover. $1.75, $2.25, and $3.00 
each, according to size. 
Japonica. A more robust plant, with 
larger and more erect clusters of flowers. 
Thrives in sunnier place. 15 to 18 in., 
$1.75 each. 18 to 24 in., $2.50. 
Rhododendron 
Probably the most important of all 
evergreen shrubs. Their long leathery 
foliage remains in good condition over 
Winter. The plants vary in stature but 
all bear huge clusters of large tubular 
flowers like the azalea. These are acid-soil 
plants thriving in semi-shade with plenty 
of moisture and perfect drainage; 
Carolinianum. A compact plant 3 to 5 
feet tall, with handsome foliage and 
clusters of lovely flowers changing from 
pale rose to deep pink. 15 to 18 in., 
$2.75 each. 18 to 24 in., $3.00. 
Catawbiense. Vigorous evergreen 4 to 6 
feet high, with rich foliage and trusses 
of rosy purple flowers. The ancestor of 
most of our hybrid varieties. 18 to 24 in., 
$3.50 each. 2 to 2)4 ft., $4.50. 
Maximum. The largest native Rhodo¬ 
dendron, growing 6 to 20 feet high, with 
pure white flowers in Midsummer. 18 to 
24 in., $2.75 each. 2 to 2)4 ft., $3.50. 
Hybrid Rhododendrons 
The rich coloring of the Hybrid Rhodo¬ 
dendrons sets them apart as the most dis¬ 
tinctive of our evergreen planting-material. 
Like the more robust native sorts, these 
Hybrids thrive best in deep, leaf-mold 
soil, protected from strong winds and 
blazing sunlight. The supply of good 
Hybrid Rhododendrons, particularly in the 
dark red shades is unfortunately limited. 
Grafted plants, 18 to 24 in., $6.00 each 
Garactacus. Rich purplish red. 
Catawbiense alba. Pure white. 
Delicatissima. Blush, fading to white. 
E. S. Rand. Rich scarlet. 
Mrs. C. S. Sargent. Clear rose-pink. 
Roseum elegans. Rose-pink. 
Rhododendron 
