The Best of theFlowering Shrubs and Hedge Plants 
Althea or Rose of Sharon 
Undoubtedly the most showy of all 
shrubs flowering in autumn. Here are two 
really attractive kinds—of tidy habit, grow¬ 
ing to a height of 7 to 8 feet. 
CCELESTIS (meaning “sky blue”). It is just 
that, and the only true blue Althea. There 
is a continuous array of large single blue 
flowers from August right through to the 
Mum season. The best of all Altheas. 
SNOWDRIFT. Perfectly formed, large, 
single, pure white flowers. No finer white. 
Above 2 Altheas, 2 to 3 ft., 75 cts. each, 
$2.40 for 3, $7.50 per doz. 3 to 4 ft., $1 each, 
$2.50 for 3, $10 per doz. 
Hardy Azaleas 
Included here are the best kinds for New 
England conditions. These showy, spring¬ 
flowering favorites are happy in an acid or 
peaty soil, and appear to best advantage 
when grouped among evergreens, with the 
possible exception of the flame Azalea, which 
makes a handsome large specimen of 8 feet 
high and almost as wide. 
CALENDULACEA. Flame Azalea. Gorgeous 
colors ranging from orange-yellow to 
orange-red. Late June. 234 to 3 ft. Well- 
budded plants, $4 each, $10 for 3. 
KAEMPFERI. Torch Azalea. A fine Azalea 
for naturalizing in slightly shaded areas 
where vivid coloring is needed. Colors 
vary from salmon to orange—all are 
gorgeous. Light pruning after flowering 
will develop well-rounded, 3 to 33^-foot 
plants. Well-budded 15 to 18-in. plants, 
$2 each, $5 for 3. Larger sizes up to $6 each. 
KAEMPFERI, Kosteri Hybrids. More com¬ 
pact than Kaempferi. Orange-red to 
crimson shades. Late May. 15 to 18-in. 
well-budded plants, $2.50 each, $7 for 3. 
MOLLIS. Chinese Azalea. Large flower 
clusters during late May and June. Orange, 
yellow, salmon, and vivid orange-red. 
Quite hardy. Best planted between ever¬ 
greens or low shrubs, because foliage 
appears late. 15 to 18-in. well-budded 
plants, $2 each, $5 for 3. 1 34 t° 2-ft. 
well-budded plants, $2.50 each, $7 for 3. 
MOLLIS, Louise Hunnewell. Very hardy 
and vigorous Mollis hybrid. Fine orange 
shades in large clusters. 15 to 18-in. well- 
budded plants, $2.50 each, $5 for 3. 
POUKHANENSIS. Finest lavender variety 
and one of the first to flower. The compact, 
spreading plants are entirely covered with 
the lovely single blossoms in spring. Very 
hardy. 15 to 18-in. well-budded plants, 
$2 each. 134 to 2 ft., $2.50 each. 
SCHLIPPENBACHI. Royal Azalea. A rare 
Azalea that in time attains a height of 8 
to 10 feet. The flowers are large and vary 
in color from pale rose to lavender. May. 
15 to 18 in., $3 each. 1)4 to 2 ft., $4.50 
each. 
Barberry 
BRONZE RED JAPANESE ( Berheris 
Thunbergi atropurpurea). A colorful shrub 
altogether desirable for planting among 
broad-leaved evergreens. Rich red foliage 
in spring, assuming later rich bronze tones. 
134 to 2 ft., for hedging, 50 cts. each, 
$4.50 per doz., $30 per 100. 
Butterfly Bush 
No other summer-flowering shrubs bloom 
so continuously or are as useful for cutting. 
Strong-growing, they should be planted in 
the background in full sun. A light, not 
over-rich soil is best. Protect as for roses. 
ALTERNIFOLIA. Chinese Butterfly Bush. 
Makes a wide, spready, graceful 7 to 8-foot 
shrub, covered during July with lilac- 
purple flowers on semi-pendent branches. 
The butterflies love it. 60 cts. each. 
BUTTERFLY BUSH, continued 
CHARMING. Lavender-pink, approaching 
true pink in late summer. Very free. 
50 cts. each, $1.40 for 3, $5 per doz. 
DUBONNET. Very long, well-filled, glowing 
red, fragrant flowers. 75 cts. each, $2 for 3, 
$7.50 per doz. 
ELEANOR. Lovely Eleanor blue, distinct 
orange eye. A fine flower and a hardy 
plant. 75 cts. each, $2 for 3, $7.50 per doz. 
HARTWEGI. Rose-lavender. Large, closely 
arranged flowers. Vigorous and free. 
50 cts. each, $1.25 for 3, $5 per doz. 
ILE DE FRANCE. Deep claret-red. Plant 
very free flowering and less rampant. 
50 cts. each, $1.25 for 3, $5 per doz. 
ROYAL PURPLE. By far the best color of 
the group. It is a deep rich purple-red, 
in which the red seems to glow under 
artificial or bright sunlight. The entire 
flower opens at one time. Free-flowering. 
Plants from 3-inch pots, will bloom freely 
this year, $1 each, $2.75 for 3. 
The Fragrant Daphnes 
CNEORUM. Rose Daphne; Garland Flower. 
A lovely, low-growing plant with deli¬ 
ciously scented bright pink blossoms in 
May and June. Full sun. 2-yr. plants, 
75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz.; 3-yr. plants, 
extra-large, $1 each, $10 per doz.; speci¬ 
mens, 12 to 15-in. spread, $1.50 each. 
MEZEREUM. February Daphne. Clusters 
of rosy lilac, fragrant blossoms long before 
the leaves appear. Cut twigs may be 
flowered any time during winter. Bushy 
15 to 18-in. plants, $1 each. 
Enkianthus 
CAMPANULATUS. Redvein Enkianthus. 
Clusters of bell-shaped flowers in May, 
shading from yellow to pale orange. Bright 
red foliage. The slender, erect-growing 
habit makes this shrub most desirable 
where a choice subject is needed for accent 
or where space is limited. 3 to 4 ft., $5 each; 
5 to 6 ft., $7.50 each. Dug with ball of soil. 
Burning Bush * Euonymus 
ALATUS COMPACTA. Dwarf Winged 
Euonymus. Almost the toughest and best 
moderate-growing shrub for foliage color. 
In autumn the leaves assume brilliant 
tints ranging from pink to vivid red. 
Always attractive. 2 to 2J4 ft-, $1 each, 
$2.50 for 3. 
YEDOENSIS. Yeddo Euonymus. Grows to 
a sub-tree about 12 feet high. A gorgeous 
specimen in autumn when the leaves turn 
to scarlet and crimson and the hanging 
clusters of orange-scarlet berries emerge 
from pink to carmine capsules. 2 to 3 ft., 
75 cts. each, $2 for 3, $7.50 per doz.; 
3 to 4 ft., $1 each. 
Forsythia 
SPECTABILIS. Showy Border Forsythia. 
The hardiest and most profuse flowering 
kind of the whole group, often blooming 
when others fail through winter bud injury. 
Every branch covered with golden yellow 
flowers in April. 
PRIMULINA. Primrose Forsythia. With the 
same good characteristics as Spectabilis, 
but primrose-yellow. 
Above Forsythias, 75c each, $7.50 per doz. 
The Rare Fothergilla 
MAJOR. The most interesting of all spring¬ 
flowering shrubs. Dense flower spikes open 
to lacy white bottle-brush-like flowers in 
spring during tulip-time. Apparently hardy, 
it prefers a moist, peaty soil. Slow growing. 
3 to 4 ft., $3 each, $7.50 for 3. 
Superb Lilacs 
JAN VAN TOL. The finest single pure white 
Lilac. Immense trusses of fragrant blos¬ 
soms, and an excellent growing plant. 
LUDWIG SPAETH. Single. The nearest 
approach to a red Lilac. Its huge trusses are 
distinctly wine or purple-red. Conspicuous; 
decidedly attractive. See also page 22. 
Above 2 Lilacs, IV 2 t° 2 ft., $1.25 each, 
$3.50 for 3 
Fragrant Double Mock 
Orange (Philadelph us) 
VIRGINAL. In full bloom about Decoration. 
Day, when every branch is covered with 
glistening white, double flowers with the 
fragrance of the orange blossom. Occa¬ 
sional flowers appear later. 2 to 3 ft., 
75 cts. each, $2 for 3, $7.50 per doz.; 
3 to 4 ft., $1 each, $2.50 for 3, $10 per doz. 
Viburnum 
CARLESI. Fragrant Viburnum. Clusters of 
clove-scented flowers, pale rose in color, 
tinted white. May. 1 to 134 ft-. $1.50; 
134 to 2 ft., $2. 
Vitex 
MACROPHYLLA. Bigleaf Chaste Tree . 
Like the Butterfly Bush in habit. Splendid 
for cutting in late summer. 2-yr. size, 
75 cts. each. 
Tree Wisteria 
No shrub can compare in beauty with a 
well-established Tree Wisteria. Only im¬ 
portant need is full or nearly full sun ex¬ 
posure. 334 to 5-ft. stems, 4-yr. heads, 
$6 each, $15 for 3. 
Recommended Hedge Plants 
TRUEHEDGE BARBERRY ( Berberis Thun¬ 
bergi pluriflora erecta). Columnberry. Plant 
Patent No. 110. More upright and easier 
to care for than the Japanese Barberry. 
Makes an effective hedge quicker, requires 
less care, is equally hardy. Plant 1 J "2 feet 
apart. 12 to 15 in., $3 per doz., $4.75 
for 25, $16 per 100. 
MENTOR BARBERRY ( Berberis Men- 
torensis). Plant Patent No. 99. This semi¬ 
evergreen, broad-leaved Barberry is just 
the thing for an informal 3 to 4-foot-high 
hedge, where little trimming is required. 
18 to 21 inches apart for hedge. 18 to 
24 in., $2 for 3, $6 per doz., $40 per 100. 
IEOLIUM PRIVET ( Ligustrum Ibolium). 
“The Hardy California Privet.” Hardier 
than California Privet, otherwise the same 
in effect. Plant 8 to 9 inches apart, straight 
row, not zigzagged. 1 34 to 2 ft., $1.25 per 
doz., $8 per 100. 2 to 3 ft., $1.75 per doz., 
$12 per 100. 
IBOTA PRIVET ( Ligustrum Ibota). Will 
grow under shade and among tree roots 
where no other hedge plant will survive. 
A good protective hedge. Plant 134 to 
2 feet apart. 134 to 2 ft-, $3 per doz., 
$20 per 100. 
Announcing for 1942 Introduction 
The New Weigela, Bristol Ruby 
BRISTOL RUBY. A Bristol Nurseries 
origination. This is a handsome ruby-red 
Weigela of fine, densely upright habit and 
remarkably free and handsome in flower. 
First bloom will last a month and it will 
bloom again in fall. Softer in color effect 
than the long-popular Eva Rathke, it is a 
much hardier, better-growing plant. Way- 
side Gardens, Mentor, Ohio, will be co¬ 
distributors with us in its introduction in 
the spring of 1942. See Bristol Ruby as it 
grows this summer at Bristol. 
