ONLY THE BETTER FLOWERING SHRUBS 

Azalea calendulacea 
Althaea 
Ceelestis. The only true blue Rose of Sharon. 
Grows 7 to 8 feet tall and blooms in August 
and September. 2 to 3 ft., 75 cts. each. 
Azalea 
Calendulacea (Flame Azalea). Orange- 
yellow to orange-red flowers in June. 21% 
to 3 ft., $4 each. 
Mollis (Chinese Azalea). Clusters of orange, 
yellow, salmon and orange-red flowers In 
May and June. 11% to 2 ft., $3 each. 
Poukhanensis. Lovely single lay ender 
blossoms in profusion in spring. 11% to 
2 ft., $3 each. 
Schlippenbachi (Royal Azalea). Large 
flowers in shades of rose and lavender in 
May. Strong growth. 1% to 2 ft., $4 each. 
Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) 
Alternifolia. Graceful, hardy shrub with 
lilac-purple flowers in May. 75 cts. each. 
Charming. Beautiful lavender-pink flowers 
in late summer. 60 cts. each. 
Hartwegi. Compact spikes of rose-lavender 
in late summer. 50 cts. each. 
Royal Purple. Fine spikes of rich purple- 
red in Jate summer and autumn. The best 
dark-colored Buddleia. 75 cts. each. 
Daphne 
Cneorum (Garland Flower). Low spreading 
plants with deliciously scented bright pink 
blossoms in May and June. 2-yr., 80 cts. 
each; 3-yr., $1.10 each. 
Mezereum (February Daphne). Clusters of 
fragrant rose-lilac flowers in early spring 
before the foliage. 15 to 18 In., $1 each. 
Forsythia 
Spectabilis. Lovely golden bells before the 
foliage in early spring. Hardy and de- 
pendable. 3 to 4 ft., 75 cts. each. 
Fothergilla 
Major. Lacy white flowers in spikes resem- 
bling a bottle-brush cover the plant in May. 
Choice. 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 each. 
Kolkwitzia 
Amabilis (Beauty Bush). Splendid shrubs 
with pink and white fragrant flowers in 
late May and June. 3 to 4 ft., $1 each. 

Lilacs 
Belle de Nancy. Double. Nice heads of 
soft satiny pink. 
Charles X. Single. 
dish purple. 
Jan Van Tol. Single. 
Immense clusters. 
Mme. Lemoine. Double. 
impressive heads. 
President Poincaire. Double. 
ters of bright violet. 
Souv. de Ludwig Spaeth. Single. 
red flowers in huge clusters. 
Any of above, 11% to 2 ft., $1 each 
Philadelphus 
Compact heads of red- 
Pure white flowers in 
White flowers in 
Large clus- 
Wine- 
Virginal. Glistening white, double flowers 
with the fragrance of orange blossoms. In 
bloom by Decoraiion Day. 3 to 4 ft., $1 
each. 
Spiraea 
Prunifolia (Bridal Wreath). Clean white 
flowers cover the graceful shrub in April 
and May. 3 to 4 ft., $1 each. 
Viburnum 
Carlesi. Wonderfully fragrant waxy white 
flowers in roundish heads. 11% to 2 ft., 
$2.50 each. 
Vitex 
Macrophylla (Bigleaf Chaste Tree). Seven- 
inch spikes of light lavender in late summer 
and autumn. 2-yr., 75 cts. each. 
Weigela 
Bristol Ruby. Plant Patent No. 492. This 
1942 introduction is the finest of all dark- 
colored Weigelas. Plant is a vase-shaped 
shrub 6 to 7 feet tall with quantities of 
lovely 11-inch garnet trumpets which 
change to silvery rose. There ts a heavy 
bloom in May and June and considerable 
bloom all fall until stopped by frost. A 
novelty with a future. 1% to 2 ft., $1 each; 
2 to 3 ft., $1.25 each. 
Hedge Plants 
Barberry, Mentor (Berberis Mentorensis). 
Plant Patent No. 99. The ideal plant for 
a 3 to 4-foot hedge. It is semi-evergreen 
and needs little pruning. Bushy plants, 
15 to 18 in., $1.25 per 3; $4 per doz. 
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Herbs 
The Elizabethan Collection: We are 
pleased to offer for the first time this Collec- 
tion of Herbs. Books have been written con- 
cerning the virtues and legends of Herbs, and 
there is quite a demand for these plants. 
We suggest a small planting on every estate. 
American Burnet Hoarhound 
Anise-flavored Spearmint Hyssop 
Apple Mint Jupiter’s Beard 
Beebalm Lemon Verbena 
Calamint Lovage 
Camomile Meadow Sage 
Catnip Mother-of-Thyme 
Checkerberry Pennyroyal 
Chives Peppermint 
Citron Thyme Pot Marjoram 
Common Balm Rosemary 
Common Clary Rue 
Common Thyme Southernwood 
Common Wormwood Spearmint 
Common Yarrow Spike Lavender 
Costmary Sweet Flag 
Crimson Thyme Sweet Marjoram 
Curly Mint Sweet Woodruff 
False Camomile Tansy 
Fleur-de-Lis Tarragon. $6 doz. 
French Sorrel Thoroughwort 
French Thyme True Lavender 
Garden Heliotrope Violet 
Garden Sage Winter Savory 
Strong plants of any of the above, except where 
noted, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Ground-Cover Plants 
Ajuga reptans rubra. Useful herbaceous 
ground-cover plants for full sun or shady 
positions. Flat leaves, almost evergreen. 
Flowers purplish. Quick creeper. 4 inches. 
May. $4 per doz. 
English Ivy. An outstanding ground-cover 
plant for use in all semi-sunny and shady 
places. Best results are obtained by using 
small plants, and lots of them, which 
readily cover all the bare soil. 2 1%-1In. pots, 
$8 per doz. 
Euonymus radicans. One of the best of 
our low-spreading evergreen ground-covers. 
Leaves measure 4 inch wide and 1 inch 
long, and they are almost oval in shape. 
Also useful for rockeries. 3-yr. field-grown 
plants, $8 per doz. 
Pachysandra terminalis. For bare areas 
in dense shade and for use amongst rhodo- 
dendrons and azaleas, it has no equal. 3-in. 
pot-plants, $4 per doz.; $25 per 100. 
Vinca minor (Periwinkle; Myrtle). Per- 
haps the next plant in importance for 
ground-cover to Pachysandra. The singu- 
lar, deep green color of the leaves presents 
a fine contrast when planted on banks, 
terraces, etc. 2-yr. field-grown plants, 
or 214-in. pot-plants, $3 per doz.; $20 
per 100 

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