FLOWERING HARDY SHRUBS 
Special Offer 
10 Assorted Flowering Shrubs, 2 to 3 feet—your own selection—one of each— 
$4.50, by express 
for the low price of 
You Should Plant a Tree of 
The Rare Franklinia 
(FRANKLINIA ALTAMAHA—GORDONIA ALTAMAHA) 
One of Our Best Sellers 
This exquisite fall flowering tree was brought in 1777 from the 
banks of the Altamaha River in Georgia to Bartram’s garden at 
Philadelphia. John Bartram, recognizing its extraordinary beauty and 
value, named it in honor of his life-long friend, Benjamin Franklin. 
The original grove of Franklin trees was again visited in 1790, but 
from that day to this no one has seen these trees growing in the 
wild though many expeditions have searched the banks of the Alta- 
maha for it. 
Franklin’s tree is beautiful in detail and marvelous in landscape 
effect besides blooming at a season when few shrubs or trees are in 
flower. 
The slender trunk and graceful branches are so muscular and 
sinewy in appearance that one almost expects motion as under a 
greyhound’s skin. The bark is smooth and dark gray, with wavering 
lengthwise markings of lighter color. 
Each twig develops at its tip a cluster of buds of graduated size, 
like overgrown greenish pearls. Early in August the largest of these 
attain the size of marbles. Then the guard petal folds back, still re- 
taining its firm spherical form. From its shelter emerge four other 
petals, satiny, snowy white, elaborately frilled and pleated. The 
snowy, frilly chalice, three inches in diameter, holds a sumptuous 
mass of orange-gold stamens and breathes forth a delicate, balmy 
fragrance. 
Each flower lasts two or three days and then drops cleanly. There 
is a constant succession of bloom till hard frost. We frequently get 
the unusual effect of a tree clad in crimson autumn foliage and 
abundantly starred with white flowers. ; 
The Franklinia begins blooming when not more than three or four 
feet high. Young trees under favorable conditions increase in height 
a foot or more each season. Specimens thirty feet high are known. 
It develops naturally with several trunks, but may easily be trained 
to a single trunk by removing the sprouts which start from the base. 
Franklinia prefers full sun and has proven enirely hardy about 
New York and hardy in favorable locations about Boston. It is an 
especially desirable tree for the small intimate garden, loved and 
lived in. It is a charming lawn tree and the grass may be allowed to 
grow closely about the trunk. It also thrives when planted by pools, 
lakes and streams. Its light elegance of form and color contrasts ex- 
quisitely with the darker green of conifers. 
18 to 24 in. trees, $2.00 each; 2 to 214 ft. trees, $2.50 each. 
All Shrubs Shipped Express, Charges Collect 




Poe 
JAPANESE QUINCE 

“Old-Fashioned SNOWBALL 

SPIREA Van Houttei 
PIERIS Mariana (Andromeda). Unlike the American and Korean 
mountain varieties, this Pieris is not evergreen. It forms a very 
compact clump, with slender, upright branches that are erect and 
strong. The flowers are good sized cups in sprays between the 
branches. A beautiful white, touched with delicate pink. Has 
beautiful, glossy green foliage, which turns reddish bronze in the 
fall. A rare gem that you will not find in very many gardens. 
Thrives well in the open, as well as the shade. Strong clumps, 
18 to 24 inches, $1.50 each. Shipped by express, charges collect. 
VIBURNUM Theiferum. Beautiful ornamental shrub. 2 to 3 ft., 
heavy plants, $1.50 each. 
SYMPHORICARPOS Chenaulti (Coralberry). This is a hybrid 
and is always neat in appearance. The slender branches are laden 
with bunches of coral-red fruits, which last until midwinter. 
18 to 24 in. plants, 50c each. 
OLD-FASHIONED SNOWBALL (Viburnum Tomentosum Pli- 
catum). A very dense growing and showy shrub. Firm, round, 
snow-white blooms tightly hugging the branches. Blooms in June 
and July. Heavy plants, 114 to 2 ft., 85c each. 
When Making Out Your Order 
“Please Remember” 
All Evergreens, Broad-leafs, and Deciduous Trees and Shrubs 
are shipped “Charges Collect.” Don’t forget to include proper 
amount for postage and packing on Perennial orders up to $5.00. 
$5.00 and over are prepaid. 


DEUTZIA, 
Pride of Rochester 

WEIGELA Amabilis 
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