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Location of Our Sales Office and 
Display Grounds 
While it will be difficult for you to motor to the Nursery, at the same time we want you 
to feel you are always welcome whenever and however it 1s convenient for you to come. 
Rutherford and Passaic are accessible by bus and train from all areas and from either 
place it is only a matter of a few minutes by bus. 
The Carlton Hill station on the Erie Railroad is but a ten-minute walk from our main 
office. From Rutherford on the Erie is a five-minute bus ride. 
Busses run frequently from New York City to Rutherford and thence to: East Ruther- 
ford. We are just nine miles from the heart of New York City. 
Mail and Telephone Orders and Deliveries 
We have always been equipped to transact a Jarge mail-order business by Parcel Post 
and Railway Express to all parts of the United States. We trust our valued patrons in the 
New York Metropolitan area who formerly motored to the Nursery to make their pur- 
chases will now make use of our mail-order service and truck delivery when practical 
and economical. 
HOW TO USE PLANTS 3EAUTY-BUSH 
How, Where and When to Plant 
Not only are we growers of fine Ornamental and Fruit 
Trees, but the practical knowledge of our trained horti- 
culturists, gained from years of experience, is yours for the 
asking, and we Invite you to make use of this service locally 
or by mail. 
BEAUTY-BUSH (Kolkwitzia amabilis) once seen, never forgotten. 
excellent healthy, 
foliage. 
$1.50 each 
different. 
orange-scarlet m fall. 
summer. 
golden stamens. 
high, $2.25 each. 
Bobbink & Atkins 45 
(Kolkwitzia amabilis) 
This spectacular shrub has a most ap- 
propriate name. Its fountain-like sprays 
of bell-shaped light pink flowers, covering 
the arching, almost pendulent branches 
inriotous profusion, make a Ses of beauty 
ers 
perfectly hardy anywhere and has 
medium - sized 
Strong, well-formed plants 
Three for $4: 

A Rare Small Tree 
For the grounds of the home-owner 
who is looking for something distinctly 
A shrub-like small tree that is somewhat 
similar to a dogwood in habit of growth 
and ultimate height. Its healthy foliage is 
a pleasing shade of bright green in spring 
and summer, turning deep vinous red and 
Blooms in early 
This dlustration shows the actual size 
of the hundreds of attractive white flowers 
with their frmged edges and wealth of 
Strong, well-branched plants 3 to 314 ft. 
Special $4 per pair 
Also smaller plants, 114 to 2 ft., $1.50 each. 
Special $2.50 per pair 
Flowering Trees and 
Shrubs, Shade Trees 
and Evergreens 
and all other plants used for Landscape Beauty 
are found in Bobbink & Atkins’ great nursery. 
N A Catalogue of this nature it is not possible to 
present the complete roster of plants we grow and 
sell. Frankly, we have included mainly the plants 
which can be easily transported when ordered by 
mail or telephone. In all fairness to ourselves and 
customers who have not yet learned of the other 
valuable plant material we produce, we outline it 
as follows: 
(These larger plants cannot be economically packed 
for transportation and their shipment would only 
add to the already overtaxed shipping facilities of 
our nation at war. For these reasons they are for 
local sales and truck delivery only.) 
SHADE TREES in all sizes and varieties, including Maples, 
Lindens, Ginkgos, and Oriental Pianes. 
FLOWERING TREES for Jawn specimens, such as Dog= 
woods, Laburnums, Cherries, Crabs, and Oxydendrons. 
The unusual FLOWERING SHRUBS as well as the more 
common kinds such as Spireas, Weigelas, Deutzias, and 
others. 
EVERGREENS, including the largest assortment of Taxus 
(Yews) in America; Retinosporas, Junipers, Spruces, 
Hemlocks, are available in all sizes and shapes. 
The chances are very good that Bobbink & Atkins 
will be able to supply all of your plant needs even 
though you do not find them listed in this Catalogue. 
Your inquiries by mail, phone, or in person are 
heartily welcome. Telephone: Rutherford 2-0700. 



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TEWARTIA 
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