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CHAMPION NURSERIES, PERRY, OHIO 
FORSYTHIAS 
Golden Bells 
FORTUNE]! Erect and most slender of all the golden belts. 
Used for background planting and is covered with a pre- 
fusion of yellow blooms early. 2-3 ft. 50c; 3-4 ft. 70c. 
INTERMEDIA. The earliest bloomer of all the golden bells. 
Long drooping canes making a dense background of dark 

Deutzia Lemoine and 
green. A broad bushy plant and a very heavy bloomer. 
2-3 ft. 50c; 3-4 ft. 70c. 
SPECTABILIS. A type very similar to Intermedia, in growtn 
and habit, but having a much larger flower and many more 
blooms on each plant. 2-3 ft. 40c; 3-4 ft. 60c. 
SUSPENSA. 
bells. 
This is the only weeping form of the golden 
Slender drooping branches strung with yellow flowers 
followed by many shiny dark green leaves. May be 
used to good advantage on trellis and along the top of 
DEUTZIA 
GRACILIS. (Slender Deutzia). An excellent shrub for 
border planting and very attractive when covered with 
its many bead-like buds which open into pure white 
flowers in June. Two feet. 15-18 in. 45c; 18-24 in. 60c. 
GRACILIS ROSEA. (Pink Deutzia). Has the same habits 
as Gracilis but grows a little taller and is covered with 
rose pink flowers in bloom. 18-24 in. 50c; 2-3 ft. 70c. 
LEMOINEI. (Lemoine’s Deutzia). Medium large flowers 
of pure white borne in cone shaped heads, attains a 
height of four feet. 18-24 in. 50c. 
SCABRA. (Pride of Rochester). Grows slowly and bushily 
and blooms in May before the others. The flowers are 
large, free and double white. 2-3 ft. 40c; 3-4 ft. 50c. 
EXOCHORDIA 
GRANDIFLORA. (Pearl Bush). A good vigorous grower 
and can be trimmed to any desirable shape. The early 
buds look like pearls strung on slender threads, open- 
ing up into long gleaming sprays of pure white. 2-3 ft. 
60c; 3-4 ft. 75c. 
ELEAGNUS 
ANGUSTIFOLIA. (Russian Olive). A small shrub-lile 
tree, sometimes attaining a heighth of twenty feet. 
The flower is small, yellow within and very fragrant 
while the fruit is small round, yellow and covered with 
silvery scales. 2-3 ft. 50c; 3-4 ft. 70c. 
ARGENTEA. (Silverberry). Erect shrub to 12 feet with 
reddish brown branchlets. The foliage has a silver gray 
appearance. The flowers are yellow and very fragrant. 
The berries are round and densely covered with silvery 
scales. 2-3 ft. 50c; 3-4 ft. 70c. 
EVONYMUS 
ALATUS. (Winged Burning Bush). Coarse corky winged 
branches, leaves turning to crimson in the autumn. Is cov- 
ered with orange berries in tan hulls which often remain 
throughout the winter. 12-18 in. 75c; 18-24 in. 95c. 
AMERICANA, (Strawberry Bush). Flowers are few and 
yellow to a reddish green and not very noticeable but the 
berries are very attractive in the autumn and winter, being 
a bright pink in a darker shell. 2-3 ft. 60c; 3-4 ft. 75c. 
EUROPAEUS. (European Burning Bush). A large shrub with 
interesting shiny leaves which turn to beautiful reddish 
shades in the fall. The plants have a great abundance ot 
showy red fruit in the fall. 2-3 ft. 50c; 3-4 ft. 70c. 
HYPERICUM 
AUREUM. (Golden St. Johnswort). This fine plant makes 
a very dense specimen two to three feet with blue-green 
foliage, the plant is literally covered with bright yellow 
flowers two inches in diameter. 18-24 in. 50c; 2-3 ft. 70c. 
ILEX 
VERTICELLATA, (Winterberry). One of the best bright 
red berried shrubs with the fruit hanging on all winter and 
being rarely eaten by the birds. Has been used extensively 
cut for winter decorations and looks well over a long period 
of time in a winter bouquet. 18-24 in. 60c; 2-3 ft. 75c. 
rock walls. Can be planted on banks where it is difficult 
for other plants to grow. 2-3 ft. 40c; 3-4 ft. 60c. 
WITCH HAZEL 
HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA. A _ beautiful large shrub or 
small tree sometimes attaining a heighth of twenty-five 
feet. The flowers are bright yellow and appear in win- 
ter or early spring. 2-3 ft. 60c; 3-4 ft. 75c. 
BEAUTYBUSH 
KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS. (Beauty Bush). A charming 
new shrub with attractive leaves and gracefully arching 
branches. The beautiful flowers appear in great profu- 
sion in June, in pairs which cluster closely in cymes of 
about twenty-five; bell shaped and somewhat lipped, 
pale pink with orange veins in the throat. 2-3 ft. 85c; 
3-4 ft. $1.00. 
GOLDEN CHAIN 
LABURNUM VULGARIS. (Golden Chain). The golden 
chain is a handsome small tree with dark green leaves 
falling late in autumn without change of color. It has 
drooping racemes of bright yellow flowers in late spring, 
followed by long narrow pods which remain on the tree 
a long time. 4-5 ft. $1.50. 

Forsythia Spectabilis, Golden Bef 
