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SUGGESTIONS FOR HEDGES 
Other than Privet and Barberry 
DECIDUOUS 
SPIRAEA Vanhouttei. (Van Houtte Spirea.) 
A lovely spray of pure white flowers in May. 
Excellent for hedging. Grows 5 to 6 feet. 
Plant 24% to 3 feet apart. 10 for $11.00. 
SYRINGA vulgaris. (Common Lilac.) This 
is the old-fashioned Lilac. Fragrant purple 
flowers in mid-May. Grows 6 to 7 feet. Plant 
3 to 4 feet apart. 10 for $12.50. 
EVERGREEN 
ABELIA grandiflora. (Glossy Abelia.) A 
lovely shrub bearing quantities of white and 
pink arbutus-like flowers all summer. Low, 
neat habit to about 3 feet. It sometimes 
freezes back pretty hard after cold winters but 
always recovers and sends up new graceful 
branches with small, rich green foliage in con- 
trast to its lovely pink flowers. Plant 15 to 18 
ee apart. Pot-grown. $1.50 each; 10 for 
DANO: 
BERBERIS Julianae. (Wintergreen Bar- 
berry.) Yellow flowers and purple fruit. The 
finest evergreen Barberry. Strong upright 
growth, hardy; at home with rhododendrons, 
laurel, or other broad-leaved evergreen shrubs. 
Plant 15 to 18 inches apart. 10 for $12.50. 
ILEX latifolia. (Roundleaf Holly.) One of 
the most beautiful Hollies. Has dense, glossy 
green foliage and large blue-black berries in 
clusters. Extremely valuable for hedge pur- 
poses. Can also be used in evergreen founda- 
tion planting. Plant 114 to 2 feet apart. 10 
for $15.00. 








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CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum: 
(Katsura-Tree.) This small tree is 
ideal for a refined screen hedge or group. 
The heart-shaped foliage turns scarlet- 
gold in autumn. Should be planted 
about 3 feet apart. Grows 12 to 15 feet 
unless pruned. $1.25 each; 10 for $10.00. 

B. & A. Pot-Grown 
Magnolia 
MAGNOLIAS 
The crisp-petaled beauty of many blooms 
bursting forth upon an otherwise dreary in- 
between season exemplifies the Iavishness of 
Nature. There is satisfaction derived from the 
purchase of these pot-grown Magnolias. The un- 
interrupted growth imsured by these enclosed, 
complete root systems permits first-year blooms. 
There is no transplanting shock. 
Conspicua. (Yulan Magnolia.) The very 
large, creamy white, sweet-scented flowers, 6 
inches across, appear in April. A small tree 
with spreading branches. $2.50 each. 
Soulangeana. (Saucer Magnolia.) The popu- 
lar variety of northern gardens. Large pink- 
white flowers, tmted purple at edges. April 25 
to May 5. Small tree, 15 to 18 feet. $2.50 each. 
Soulangeana Alexandrina. A pronounced 
dark red, deep purple toward base, bud opening 
to white inside, bloommg May 1 to 10. $2.50 
each. 
Soulangeana Lennei. (Lenne Magnolia.) 
Flowers rosy crimson outside, white inside; 
large petals. Makes an open bush, 15 to 18 feet 
tall. $2.50. 
Stellata. (Star Magnolia.) A lovely dwarf 
species. The first Magnolia to bloom (about 
April 8 to 20), with semi-double, sweet-scented, 
star-shaped white flowers 3 inches across. 
Forms a round bush 8 te 10 feet high, with 
small attractive foliage, that makes an excel- 
ae specimen, border or accent plant. $3.00 
each. 
Stellata rosea. (True Pink Star Magnolia.) 
A rare dwarf variety of Stellata. ‘The rose- 
pink flowers, April 8 to 20, are not only un- 
usual but in our opinion make this plant a gar- 
den ‘“‘must;” its habit of growth and size make 
this possible to everyone. $3.50 each. 







These perfect “fool-proof” 
Magnolias are well established 
and growing in pots. They are 
now four-year blooming-size 
plants. Prices imclude expert 
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MAGNOLIA 
Soulangeana Alexandrina. 
$2.50 each 
44, 
Low-growing 
Flowering Shrubs 
Averaging no more than 2 to 3 feet high, 
spreading eventually to about 2 to 21/4 feet. 

HYDRANGEA hortensis, Blue 
$2.50 each 
ABELIA grandifiora. (Glossy Abelia.) A 
lovely shrub bearmg quantities of white and 
pmk arbutus-like flowers all summer. Low, 
neat habit to about 3 feet. It sometimes 
freezes back pretty hard after cold winters but 
always recovers and sends up new graceful 
branches with small, rich green foliage in con- 
trast to its lovely pink flowers. Pot-grown. 
$1.50 each. ° : 
CARYOPTERIS incana. (Blue Spirea.) A 
beautiful, free-flowering herbaceous shrub. 
Lavender-blue flowers borne in clusters along 
graceful branches. A wonderful cut-flower. 
Blooms from September on. $1.50 each. 
DAPHNE Genkwa. (Lilac Daphne.) This 
rare, hardy, dwarf shrub attains an ultimate 
height of only 3 feet. The interesting, lilac- 
blue flowers are produced in March and April 
on slender graceful branches before the foliage 
appears. It can be grown easily in any shrub 
border; also can be used at the rear of a rock- 
ery. $1.50 each. 
DEUTZIA gracilis. (Slender Deutzia.) Long, 
slender sprays of white. Blooms in May. Can 
be used to good advantage for edging of shrub- 
bery. $1.50 each. 
D. gracilis rosea. (Rose-panicle Deutzia.) 
Similar to the slender Deutzia but with sprays 
of pinkish blooms. $1.50 each. 
HYDRANGEA hortensis, Blue. One of the 
very best all-round varieties. An early bloomer; 
very vigorous grower. Especially adaptable to 
seashore planting. $2.50 each. 
H. quercifolia. (Oak-Leaved Hydrangea.) 
Good for semi-shade. White flowers gradually 
becoming purple with age, and large oak-like 
leaves turning brilliant colors in the fall. 
$1.50 each. 
HYPERICUM Moserianum. (Goldflower.) 
Large yellow flowers on a low graceful plant. 
Blooms in midsummer. Very useful for edging 
of garden or shrub border. $1.50 each. 
SPIRAEA, Anthony Waterer. Flat heads of 
rosy pink flowers are borne all summer on 
these popular, compact shrubs. $1.50 each. 
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