10 Spring Flowering Shrubs 

Abbreviations 
Denoting size: L, large; M, medium; S, small; D, dwarf; 
VD, very dwarf. 
Denoting Varieties Suitable fer Seashore Planting: (7+). 
 encaae Varieties Producing Fruit Which Attracts Birds: 
(t). 
Figures following the name denote the ultimate size of 
shrub at maturity. 
Remember 5 or more plants of one kind will be furnished 
at rate for 10. 
Flowering shrubs contribute mightily to the beauty of spring. 
How sombre the month of April would be without flowers of golden 
Forsythia! After long winter months flowering shrubs are welcome 
and as they burst into flower year after year they become choice 
friends. 
This year we are classifying our shrubs according to the season 
in which their qualities are outstanding. The following group in- 
cludes those whose flowers appear at various times between early 
April and the latter part of June here in Massachusetts. 
AZALEA 
Just as the Rhododendron is the King of the Evergreen Shrubs, 
so are its cousins, the Azaleas, the Aristocrats of the Deciduous 
Shrubs—shrubs which lose their leaves during the winter months. 
In color, the Aza'eas give an assortment of hues in much wider 
range than in the Rhododendron—and flowering periods from mid- 
April to early July. While classed as acid soil plants they thrive in 
soils of considerable range, particularly the Asiatic sorts, which even 
prefer some lime in the soil. 
The opportunities for using deciduous Azaleas are almost un- 
limited. Their graceful habit appears to good advantage in informal 
plantings either in wooded areas or in shrub borders, while many 
are most decorative used in the foundation planting where evergreens 
create a dark background for their vivid colors. They succeed 
equally well in sun or shade, preferring a moderately moist soil or 
a mulch of leaf-mold. 


Chinese Azalea 

INCORPORATED 
pring \ flowering 
All Azaleas will be balled and burlapped (B&B) without extra 
charge. 
Chinese Azalea. Azalea mollis. 6 ft. (M.) Resembles a dwarf 
Rhododendron with good foliage and bears flowers in all shades 
of red, yellow, and orange. It is perfectly hardy, thriving in sunny 
positions anywhere, and is excellent in masses. All that we said 
of the value of Azalea kaempferi applies with equal force to this 
variety. Both are superb Azaleas. Excellent plant of mixed oe 
ac 
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Flame Azalea. Azalea calendulacea. 8 ft. (M.) The most showy 
Azalea, and one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs. Blooms 
several weeks in June, bearing a profusion of orange-yellow or 
flame-red flowers before the leaves appear. 
Each Each 
18. to. 241m. B&B s..53.00 21% to 3 ft, B&B ...$5.00 
Korean Azalea. Azalea poukhanensis. 3 ft. high and 5 ft. broad. 
A compact, low-growing Azalea producing a profusion of fragrant, 
orchid-like flowers from middle to late May. Easily one of the 
best for form and color. Each 
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Mongolian Azalea. Azalea mucronulata. 6 ft. One of the very first 
Azaleas to flower, opening rosy lavender flowers as early as April 
20th, thus lengthening by several weeks the blooming period of 
the Azaleas. It will succeed in dry locations and it likes some lime. 
Each Each 
Dy sie) NVA Tie VSB) 6 op oneonO) 2 to 3 ft., B&B ....$3.00 
Piedmont Azalea. Azalea canescens. 4 ft. (M.) Fragrant, rosy pink 
flowers open just before the grayish green leaves unfold in April 
JAY STATE NURSERIES 
and May. Its delicate beauty is welcome either in foundation 
planting or the evergreen border. 
Each Each 
18 to 24 in. B&B ...$2.50 2 to St, B&B aes ae $3.25 
Pinkshell Azalea. Azalea vaseyi. 6 ft. (M.) Of graceful, irregular 
“habit. Slender stems carry small, compact clusters of delicate, 
shell-pink flowers early in May, appearing before the leaves. The 
foliage turns brilliant scarlet in autumn. 
Each Each 
TSNtom2 4 einem co Deere) 3.00) 2 to 3 ft. BS Boao 00 
Torch Azalea. Azalea kaempferi. 8 ft. 
(M.) One of the best hardy Azaleas. 
A very handsome, tall growing variety 
with flowers which vary from bright 
orange-red to salmon-pink from mid- 
dle to late May. It thrives in partial 
shade and is benefited by small appli- 
cations of lime. Exceptionally desir- 
able and we believe it is one of the 
best of all for brilliancy, refinement 
of color, and abundance of flowers. 
(See front cover for illustration.) 
A Each 
18 COMA IT cee De hogs elena $3.25 
Nes Goo Sey OMBY, Aa esis ae 5.00 
ALMOND 
Double Pink Almond. Prunus glandulosa 
rosea. 8 ft. (M.) Produces very dou- 
ble, rose-colored flowers in great pro- 
fusion in the spring. One of the most 
charming old-fashioned early-flowering 
shrubs. Our stock of Double Pink 
Almond is grown on its own roots, 
thus insuring the vigor and more last- 
ing satisfaction of the plants. 
Each 10 
Dost Oma. ul Game recereesien ee oe $1.00 $9.00 
Double White Almond. Prunus glandu- 
losa alba. 8 ft. (M.) Small, very 
double white rosettes produced abun- 
dantly along the stems in late April 
and early May. 
Each 10 
Deto; ~Susthes sees aie «> « $1.00 $9.00 
