VALUE TO YOUR HOME 
ELDER (Sambucus) 
★ AMERICAN COMMON—Makes a bush six feet 
high, foliage bright green, blossoms in June and July with 
delicate white fragrant flowers in dense masses, followed 
by black edible berries much prized for wine and pastry. 
They may be used as a hedge. Should be planted two to 
three feet apart. Heavy Plants. 
1)4-3 ft., 25c Each; 5 for $1.15; 10 for $2.00. 3-5 
ft., 35c Each; 
5 for $1.50 
; 10 for $2.50. 
FERN-LEAF 
ELDER— 
Beautiful fern-like 
foliage. 
Luxurious Tropical Growth. 
Size 
Each 
Per 5 
Per 10 
18-24 in. 
20c 
$0.90 
$1.50 
2-3 ft. 
25c 
1.10 
2.00 
3-4 ft. 
30c 
1.40 
2.50 
4-5 ft. 
35c 
1.60 
2.95 
FLOWERING CURRANTS 
★ GOLDEN FLOWERING CURRANT—This is a 
large, graceful, ornamental shrub which produces ® 
fragrant yellow flowers and large quantities of LARGE 
BLACK EDIBLE CURRANTS. This is both orna¬ 
mental and useful. 18-24 in., 25c Ea.; 5 for $1.10; 10 
for $2.00. 
★ CURRANT—ROCKY MOUNTAIN ALPINE—This 
shrub is nearly evergreen, of fine form and does well in 
any location. We recommend it especially for those 
shady places where ordinary shrubs do not thrive. 
White flowers are followed by crimson berries. Ex¬ 
tremely hardy. 
18-24 in., 40c Each; 5 for $1.75; 10 for $3.25. 2-3 
ft., 45c Each; 5 for $2.10; 10 for $3.90. 
★ ★ ★ 
★ RED TWIGGED DOGWOOD—6 to 10 ft. tall. 
Early white flowers followed by blue berries in the fall. 
Bright red bark in fall and winter—Wonderful con¬ 
trasts. 12-18 in., 20c Ea.; 5 for 85c; 10 for $1.50. 
18-24 in., 25c Ea.; 5 for $1.00; 10 for $1.75. 
GURNEY'S LARGE DOUBLE FLOWERING 
★ PINK ALMOND — A very beautiful and graceful 
shrub of medium height. It is covered with very double 
pink flowers in early Spring before other shrubs have 
budded and is exceedingly attractive. It is hardy, and is 
becoming more popular each year. 2-3 ft., 45c Ea.; 
3 for $1.20; 5 for $1.75. 3-4 ft., 50c Ea.; 3 for $1.40; 
5 for $2.25. 
★ BUTTERFLY BUSH HARTWEGI— New Summer 
Lilac. The flower spikes are 12 to 15 inches long, of 
beautiful true lilac color and fragrant. Blooms con¬ 
tinuously all summer and fall. A really wonderful sight 
among the shrubs and in the flower garden. 
18 inch Field Grown Plants 35c Ea.; 3 for $1.00; 
5 for $1.50. 
★ TAMARIX, HISPIDA — A very hardy Tamarix and a 
great improvement over other varieties. It grows 10 to 
12 feet tall if not pruned, but it can be kept down to any 
desired height. Grows in sun or shade and in wet or dry 
locations. The foliage is very fine, feathery, and dense, 
and is of a silvery-blue color. Bright Coral-pink flowers 
appear almost regularly all summer long. 1)4-3 ft., 
25c Ea.; 5 for $1.05; 10 for $1.85. 
BRIGHT GOLDEN BELL 
★ FORSYTHIA FORTUNEI—Few, if any, of the 
spring flowering hardy shrubs can surpass this slender 
and brilliant flowering shrub. It is upright in growth; 
foliage rich, dark green; flowers brilliant golden yellow 
which open in very early spring before the shrubs leaf 
out. Heavy Bushes. 
Size 
Each 
Per 3 
Per 5 
Per 10 
12-18 in. 
20c 
50c 
$0.75 
$1.25 
18-24 in. 
25c 
70c 
1.00 
1.75 
2-3 ft. 
30c 
80c 
1.25 
2.25 
UISITE FRAGRANCE 
SPRING IS LILAC TIME 
Life Does Not Begin at Forty or Sixty . . . Life be¬ 
gins anew Each Year at “Lilac Time.” Your OWN 
LILACS are LOVELIEST. ALL LILACS ARE 
HARDY—ALL FRAGRANT—ALL EASY TO GROW. 
LILAC 
PRICES 
(Unless 
otherwise 
priced.) 
Size 
Each 
Per 5 
Per 10 
Per 50 
12-18 in. 
15c 
$0.65 
$1.10 
$4.95 
18-24 in. 
20c 
.90 
1.70 
7.50 
2-3 ft. 
25c 
1.15 
1.95 
8.95 
3-5 ft. 
30c 
1.35 
2.45 
10.90 
★ PURPLE LILAC—Your Mother loved them as all 
mothers have for centuries. They grow anywhere. Do 
plant at least a few this year. Enjoy the great clusters of 
exquisite fragrance. 
★ "WHITE LILAC—Just as lovely as the Purple and 
of the Purest White. 
★ PERSIAN PURPLE—6 to 8 ft. high, with slender 
upright branches, foliage rich green; blossoms in late 
spring with pale lilac colored flowers. Very fragrant. 
5c per plant higher than regular price. 
★ VILLOSA LILAC—A late lilac of compact growth, 
pale rosy lilac flowers in June. Loose panicles of light 
lavender. Very prolific. Blooms second year after plant¬ 
ing, which is unusual for a lilac. 3-5 ft. size only. 
GRAFTED LILACS 
Blossom in 2 years 
PRICES: 1)4-2 ft., 55c Ea.; 5 for $2.50. 
★ JOSIKEA LILAC — Purple flowers in June after 
others have finished blossoming. Tree-like. 
★ MARIE LEGRAYE— Single, pure, creamy white. 
Panicles very large. The individual petals and florets are 
very large. Blooms profusely. 
★ PRESIDENT GREVY — Double. Light blue. Im¬ 
mense panicles; very double and symmetrical. President 
Grevy is one of the most desirable. 
★ SOUVENIR DE LUDWIG SPAETH — This is one of 
the prettiest Lilacs that grows. Flowers dark purplish- 
red. Extra large. 
VIRGINALIS— 
Double Mock Orange 
FRAGRANT MOCK ORANGE 
★ GURNEY’S SWEET MOCK ORANGE (Cor- | 
onarius)— A truly noble variety that is GOOD 
ENOUGH WITHOUT IMPROVING. The flowers are 
pure-white, very fragrant, and are borne very freely on 
the large shrub. This variety is extra hardy, grows 
about 8 to 10 feet. 
Size 
Each 
Per 5 
Per 10 
12-18 in. 
20c 
$0.85 
$1.50 
18-24 in. 
25c 
1.00 
1.75 
2-3 ft. 
30c 
1.25 
2.25 
★ VIRGINALIS (Double Flowering Mock Orange) 
—A magnificent new variety. The double flowers are the 
largest, handsomest, and most sweetly fragrant of any 
known variety. (See picture above.) 
2-3 ft., 45c Ea.; 5 for $2.00; 10 for $3.75. 
★ DWARF MOCK ORANGE (Lemolne)—A dwarf 
variety of the Syringa, growing at the most 3 to 4 feet 
high, and covered every spring with its clusters of large 
pure white flowers that are fragrant equal to orange 
blossoms. 1-2 ft., 30c Ea.; 5 for $1.35; 10 for $2.25. 
HYDRANGEA 
★ HYDRANGEA PEE GEE stands for Paniculata | 
Grandiflora or Grand Panicles of flowers. ... A 
beauty. White flowers changing to pink and green. 18-24 
in., 35c Ea.; 5 for $1.60; 10 for $2.75. 
★ SNOWBALL HYDRANGEA—This magnificent per¬ 
fectly hardy shrub has snow-white blossoms. One of its 
most valuable characteristics is its coming into bloom 
just after the passing of all early spring-blooming shrubs. 
Does better planted in partially shady places. 18-24 
in., 35c Ea.; 5 for $1.60; 10 for $2.75. 
★ SNOWBALL—Common Snowball (Vibur¬ 
num Sterilis) — Hardy, attains a height of 3 to 10 
feet. Is filled with white balls of bloom in the last 
part of May. 
Size Each Per 5 Per 10 
12-18 in. 35c $1.65 $2.90 
18-24 in. 40c 1.85 3.45 
★ PURPLE LEAF PLUM — A shrub that has bright 
colored leaves the entire season, is used extensively in 
landscape planting and lends color to any grouping. The 
leaves are a bright purplish-red. 
2-3 ft., 40c Each, 2 for 75c. (See page 64.) 
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