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Daphnes are lovely, fragrant plants and the two varieties offered give 
bloom from very early spring to May and, occasionally, through the summer. 
Both are of delicate fragrance and dainty, compelling beauty. They are 
hardy with little protection except in the coldest sections of the country. 
Culture: They prefer a sunny position in well drained, sandy soil. In order 
to keep the evergreen foliage perfect, protect it with a little straw during 
the coldest part of the winter. The plants will withstand temperatures as 
low as 10 below zero. Water sparingly in summer. Daphnes will not grow 
well in cold, poorly drained soil. 
*Cneorum 
Each Three | Doz. 
Young, well developed flowering 
plants, 6-7 inches $1.00 $2.75 $ 8.50 
Bushy plants, 7-9 inches Ws BY GD) 
Bushy plants, 9-12 inches 150 400 15.00 
These shrubs are of spreading habit and do not grow over 8 to 12 
inches high; producing delicately perfumed rose-pink blossoms. The 
flowers completely cever the plant not only in spring but again in 
early autumn. As an edging plant in front of evergreens or shrubs, 
it is unequalled. It also forms a splendid low hedge along garden 
walks and around flower beds. 
Mezereum Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
This Daphne is also called the February Daphne because it blooms from 
February to April. Its upright growing branches are literally covered with 
hundreds of rosy purple flowers, making a rare and delightful sight. A 
charming addition to the garden. A lovely little shrub to grow with 
Waar Winter Aconites, or early spring bulbs. Ultimate height 3 to 
eet. 

se. 
Daphne Mezereum 
New Hardy Daphne " Somerset” 
(Plant Patent No. 315) 
This deliciously fragrant and easy-to-grow Hybrid Daphne orig- 
inated in England a few years ago. It has received the highest 
honors from The Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain. 
When first shown in London, England, it was one of the highlights 
of the show. !t has been on test at Wayside Gardens for five years, 
and has successfully wintered without protection all kinds of 
weather that occurred during those several years. 
During May and early June the plants are covered with delight- 
fully scented blush-pink, star-shaped flowers in clusters 6 to 8 
inches long. The fragrance is not unlike that of Daphne Cneorum. 
$s. 

The foliage is rich dark green, giving the plants the appearance 
of Boxwood. It remains green in Northern Ohio until the beginning 
of March when the new leaves push the old ones off the branches. 
In California, Daphne Somerset is evergreen. 
Daphne Somerset may be used as a hedge. Spaced 18 inches 
apart, it will grow into a tight fine mass. It may be clipped form- 
ally and can also be pruned informally, if the. wavy Boxwood effect 
is desired. 
Left unclipped it grows about 3 feet high and 212 feet wide. 
Can be kept 24 inches high and 18 inches wide without difficulty. 
It is a lovely low shrub for in 
front of the shrub border and 
blends happily with hardy plants 
in the flower border. 
Visitors to Our nursery, pro- 
fessional as well as amateur, all 
have admired it. Mr. F. F. Rock- 
well, garden expert and writer 
of many horticultural books and 
articles, remarked when he saw 
it in bloom this spring: ‘Here 
is one of those rare things that 
happens once every 25 years or 
ea 
so.’ It is a choice plant with a 
great future. 
FLOWERING PLANTS 
Each Three Doz. 
12-15 in. $1.00 $2.75 $ 8.50 
15-18 in. 150 4.00 15.00 
18-24 in. 2.50 7.00 25.00 
The above prices are for stock 
sold east of Rockies. For prices 
west of Rockies write our dis- 
tributor) W. Be GlarkeGiaiGor 
San Jose, California. Because 
of greatly differing climatic 
conditions and methods of han- 
dling, other prices prevail on the 
west coast. 
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