THE SPIREAS • Spiraea 
The Spireas are all splendid landscape subjects, 
very easy to grow and not particular as to soil con¬ 
ditions, but they do not react well to ‘‘wet feet” 
during winter. All are noted for their wealth of 
superb bloom. 
Anthony Waterer. Crimson Everblooming Spirea. 
ft. A beautiful sight, with laige, flat crimson 
flowers against dense, dark green foliage. Blooms 
continuously during summer and makes a fine 
shrub for foundation, low hedge or border. 
15 to 18 in.35c. | 1}4 to 2 ft.45c 
Froebeli. Froebel Spirea. 3 ft. Large, flat panicles 
of pink flowers. Good foliage and compact 
growth. For the front of the border, foundation, 
or cutting garden. 
IJ^ to 2 ft.40c. I 2 to 3 ft.50c. 
Japonica ovalifolia. White Japanese Spirea. 3 ft. 
Like Anthony Waterer except flowers are white. 
Very beautiful against the background of dark 
green foliage. 
15 to 18 in.40c. | IJ^ to 2 ft.50c. 
Menziesi macrothyrsa. See back cover. 
Nipponica rotundifolla. Big Nippon Spirea. 7 ft. 
A recent introduction from Japan with large, 
round, white flowers and glorious, heavy, deep 
green foliage. Big Nippon grows globular in 
shape, with stiff, twiggy branches. A vigorous 
and hardy border or specimen shrub. We think 
it one of the finest in our collection. 
l-J^ to 2 ft.50c. I 2 to 3 ft.65c. 
Prunifolia plena. Double Bridal Wreath. 6 ft. 
Small, double, pearly white flowers and round, 
glossy green leaves. The true ‘‘Bridal Wreath.” 
li4to2ft .50c. I 2 to 3 ft.60c. 
Thunbergi. White Spray Spirea. 5 ft Delicate 
sprays of rare spring loveliness are formed by pure 
white, jewel-like flowers appearing before the 
leaves the whole length of the fine, gracefully 
arching branches. Thousands of small, elongated, 
light green leaves form a graceful mass of foliage 
for distinctive summer beauty. Plant anywhere 
you want a distinctive, graceful shrub. 
IH to 2 ft.40c. I 2 to 3 ft.50c. 
Trichocarpa. Korean Bridal Wreath. 7 ft. Re¬ 
cently discovered in Korea, where a plant must 
be hardy to succeed. Flowers are carried on the 
ends of long, arching branches, excellent for cut¬ 
ting. Plant it anywhere you want an extremely 
hardy, vigorous and free-flowering shrub. 
2 to 3 ft.._.40c. I 3 to 4 ft.50c. 
Vanhouttei. Bridal Wreath. 8 ft. A mass of pure 
white bloom in spring. Bridal Wreath still holds 
top rank because of its beauty and ability to 
withstand adverse growing conditions. Excellent 
for large hedge, screen or border planting. 
Each 10 25 
li^to2ft .'$0.30 $1.70 $3.00 
2 to 3 ft.35 2.35 4.25 
3 to 4 ft.40 3.00 5.50 
4 to 5 ft.50 3.50 6.75 
SORBARIA 
Arborea. False-Spirea. 6 ft. A handsome shrub of 
upright, stately growth with long, narrow, ash-like 
leaves and bearing huge panicles of creamy white 
flowers in July and August. 
lJ^to2ft .60c. I 2 to 3 ft.75c. 
Sorbifolia. Ural False-Spirea. 5 ft. Of spreading 
habit with the characteristic ash-like leaves and 
white flowers of the Sorbaria family. 
IJ^ to 2 ft.45c. I 2 to 3 ft.60c. 
SYMPHORICARPOS • 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. ! 3 to 4 ft.50c. 
Vulgaris. Coral-Berry. 4 ft. A vrluable variety for 
planting on banks, ar it has a heavy root system. 
In the fall of the year it is covered with numerous 
coral-red berries. 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 distinc¬ 
tive 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. 
TAMARIX, Summer Glow 
A new, bright wine-red form of the popular sum¬ 
mer-flowering T. pentandra. Beautiful gray-green 
foliage throughout the summer and a profusion of 
flowers at the time when there is a scarcity of color 
in the shrub border. Excellent as a cut-flower. 
$1.00 each, $2.50 for 3. 
THE LILACS • Syringa 
Chinensis. Chinese Lilac. 9 ft. A luxuriant suf¬ 
fusion of great, airy, reddish flowers rnarks this 
as the most free-flowering variety of Lilac. It is 
graceful in habit, growing to a well-rounded bush 
for the specimen or border. It also is good for 
hedging, making a neat, undipped hedge about 
6 to 8 feet high. 
lMto2ft .55c. I 3 to 4 ft.$0.90 
2 to 3 ft.70c. I 4 to 5 ft. 1.25 
Japonica. Japanese Tree Lilac. 12 ft. Tall-growing, 
with large, round leaves and cream-colored flowers. 
2 to 3 ft.65c. I 3 to 4 ft.90c. 
Josikaea. Hungarian Lilac. 10 ft. An elegant 
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.80c. 
Persica. Persian Lilac. 9 ft. A broad, round bush 
of slender-branching habit, bearing broad panicles 
of pale lilac flowers. Excellent for border, speci¬ 
men or hedge. 
DA to 2 ft.55c. 
2 to 3 ft.70c. 
3 to 4 ft.$0.90 
4 to 5 ft. 1.25 
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 mammoth clusters of lavender- 
purple flowers. The earliest to bloom and the 
best loved of our tall shrubs. 
4 to 5 ft.$0.75 
5 to 6 ft. 1.25 
2 to 3 ft.40c. 
3 to 4 ft.55c. 
Vulgaris alba. Common White Lilac. 8 ft. The same 
as above except flowers are pure white and foli¬ 
age a lighter green. 
2 to 3 ft.60c. I 3 to 4 ft.80c. 
FRENCH HYBRID LILACS 
6 ft. The following list contains, we think, many 
of the best of our mammoth collection 
1 to IH ft.50c. I 2 to 3 ft.$0.95 
13^to-2ft .70c. I 3 to 4 ft. 1.50 
Belle de Nancy. Satiny pink. 
Congo. Mahogany-red. 
Gloire de Lorraine. Heavenly blue. 
Ludwig Spaeth. Red. One of the darkest. 
Marie Legraye. Pure white. Prolific. 
Michel Buchner. Pale lilac, tinted carmine-rose. 
Mme. Abel Chatenay. Pure white. 
Pres. Grevy. Blue. 
LOVELY NEW FRENCH LILACS 
We are offering this year some of our newer 
Lilacs, which we consider a great improvement 
over many of the older varieties. 
1 to IH ft. .. .$0.95 
lA to 2 ft. . . , 1.25 
2 to 3 ft.$1.60 
Claude Bernard. Semi-double; mauve. 
Gaudichau. Mammoth; deep lilac. 
Hyacinthiflora Lamartine. Hyacinth-flowered 
Lilac. Fast grower, vigorous, shapely. The 
foliage is excellent. Clusters of huge, semi¬ 
double, very fragrant pink flowers. 
Jan. Van Tol. The purest and best of all white 
varieties. Mammoth trusses. A lovely strik¬ 
ing plant. 
M. Van Aerschot. Single; large pale mauve. 
Paul Hariot. Double; deep purplish red. 
Ruhm von Hortenstein (Glory of Horten- 
stein). Single; lilac-purple. 
COLE’S LOVELY LILAC SPECIAL 
One each of 
Belle de Nancy, Congo, Michel Buchner, 
Gloire de Lorraine, Marie Legraye 
1 to "VA (Value $2.50). . .Special $1.90 
IV 2 to 2 ft. (Value $3.50). . .Special 2.45 
2 to 3 ft. (Value $4.50). . .Special 3.25 
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 produced in 
June. Bluish green foliage. Brown bark. Excellent. 
1)4 to 2 ft.40c. I 2 to 3 ft.50c. 
Pentandra. Five-stamen Tamarix. 6 ft. Pink flow¬ 
ers during August and September. Pale green 
foliage and purple bark. 
to 2 ft.40c. 1 2 to 3 ft.50c. 
Tetrandra. Improved African Four-stamen Tamarix. 
8 ft. Blush-pink flowers. Deep green foliage. 
Bark almost black. 
lJ^to2ft .40c. I 2 to 3 ft.50c. 
VITEX • Chaste Tree 
Macrophylla. 4 ft. A dainty shrub of branching 
habit which bears long spikes of lavender-blue 
flowers which form a beautiful contrast to the 
silvery green foliage in August and September. 
2 yr., 50c. 
THE VIBURNUMS 
The Viburnums, in our estimation, form the 
aristocracy of the deciduous plant-world. Ranging 
in size from the dwarf of feet at maturity to 
the giant of 15 feet, they are practically all beautiful 
in bloom, in foliage, and in fruit. Many varieties 
withstand shade or will thrive in sun. 
Americanum. American Cranberrv-Bush. 8 ft. 
Heavy and upright in growth, with large, deep 
green foliage and big panicles of white flowers 
which are followed by bright red berries in the 
autumn. Similar but superior to ‘‘European 
Highbush Cranberry—opulus”—better foliage, 
more free of insect pests. Will grow in partial 
shade. 
1to 2 ft..50c. 1 3 to 4 ft.80c. 
2 to 3 ft.65c. I 4 to 5 ft.$1.00 
Carles!. Fragrant Viburnum. 5 ft. A round, 
compact-growing shrub with silvery green leaves 
and beautiful clusters of light pink flowers of 
delightful fragrance which appear in May. Truly 
an aristocrat. 
15 to 18 in.$1.50 
Cassinoides. Withe-Rod. 6 ft. Most beautiful of 
upright branching habit, with shining green 
leaves and entrancing fruits changing through 
coral-pink to dark blue. 
14 ^ to 2 ft.75c. I 2 to 3 ft.$1.00 
Dentatum. Arrow-Wood. 8 ft. A very thrifty 
and hardy variety having coarsely serrated light 
green foliage and bluish black berries. Thrives 
in shade. 
14^ to 2 ft.45c. I 3 to 4 ft.70c. 
2 to 3 ft.55c. I 4 to 5 ft.$1.00 
Dilatatum. Linden Viburnum. 8 ft. A handsome, 
hardy, free-flowering shrub which is especially 
valuable for its numerous scarlet beiries which 
remain on the branches until late in the winter. 
14 ^ to 2 ft.... 
....60c. 
3 to 4 ft.... 
.. .$1.00 
2 to 3 ft. 
...80c. 
4 to 5 ft.... 
.. .$1.50 
Lantana. Wayfaring-Tree. 8 ft. A tall, upright, 
white-flowering variety, with attractive vvoolly 
gray-green foliage. The fruit comes out red, later 
turning to black. 
lHto2ft .50c. 1 2 to 3 ft. ....65c. 
Lentago. Nanny-Berry. 15 ft. Tall, upright and 
strong growing with long, smooth shining green 
leaves. Flowers are white, later turning to black 
fruit. Withstands shade. 
14 ^ to 2 ft.70c. 3 to 4 ft.$1.25 
2 to 3 ft.90c. 4 to 5 ft. 1.50 
Opulus sterile. Snowball. 8 ft. The large, cream- 
colored ‘‘Snowballs” make this a showy shrub the 
latter part of May. Will grow in partial shade 
but blooms best in full sun. 
14 ^ to 2 ft.50c. I 3 to 4 ft.75c. 
2 to 3 ft.60c. I 4 to 5 ft.$1.00 
Tomentosum. Double-file Viburnum. 10 ft. Large 
white flowers against a background of dense light 
green foliage make a most pleasing combination. 
Growing oval and uniform in shape, it is very 
useful as a large hedge, screen or border plant. 
2 to 3 ft.65c. 1 3 to 4 ft.85c. 
Tomentosum plicatum. Japanese .Snowball. 6 ft. 
A very attractive, irregular-growing bush bearing 
huge Snowball flowers against a background of 
rough bronzy green foliage. 
14 ^ to 2 ft.60c. I 2 to 3 ft.75c. 
WEIGELA 
A group of shrubs having sweet-scented, trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers in unequaled profusion, tucked in 
the axils of the leaves all among the branches. The 
foliage is a rugged dark green. The varieties are 
all strong growing, healthy and vigorous, differing 
only in color of flowers and habit of growth. 
Abel Carrtere. 8 ft. Old-rose flowers. Broad in 
shape. 
2 to 3 ft.40c. I 3 to 4 ft.50c. 
Candida. Snow Weigela. A tall, upright variety 
with pure white flowers. 
2 to 3 ft.40c. 1 3 to 4 ft.50c. 
Eva Rathke. 5 ft. Bright deep crimson flowers in 
profusion practically cover the long arching 
branches all summer. Plant where you can enjoy 
its glorious wealth of bloom. 
1 to 14 ^ ft.40c. 2 to 3 ft.60c. 
1J4 to 2 ft.50c. 3 to 4 ft... .75c. 
Rosea. Rose Weigela. 7 ft. Light rose-pink flowers. 
Bush is beautifully symmetrical in giowth. 
2 to 3 ft.40c. I 3 to 4 ft.50c. 
Rosea variegata. Variegated Weigela. 5 ft. Cream 
and green variegated leaves. Pink flowers. 
Medium spreading growth. 
14 ^ to 2 ft.40c. I 2 to 3 ft..50c. 
Vanicek New Red Weigela. 6 ft. Far superior to 
floribunda and others. Strong, symmetrical, pro¬ 
lific, colorful. Excellent foliage. 
114 to 2 ft.50c. ! 3 to 4 ft.80c. 
2 to 3 ft.65c. i 
Painesville, Ohio 
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