microphylla Koreana (Ko- 
Boe eee ft. Zone V. Very com- 
pact and dense. Any soil. Prefers 
sun. Neat edge for a garden. Win- 
ter leaves light green. 
*8 in. X, 5 (minimum) $3.75, 100 $65.00 
10 in. B&B, $3.25, 10 $30.00, 100 $250.00 
COMPACTA (Kingsville Box)—New, 
rare, extremely dwarf. Hardy. Zone 
V. having gone through winters in 
Pocono Mts. Dwarfest of all Box- 
woods, for edgings, etc. After 28 
years, only 12 inches high, 21 inches 
wide. 
4 in. wide & high, $2, 10 $15, 100 $135 
8 in. wide, 6 in. high, $4.00, 10 $37.50 
sempervirens (Bush, Common Box) 
—10 ft. Zone VI. Quicker growth and 
more open than its famous variety. 
*6 in. X, 5 minimum) $2.50, 100 $45.00 
12 in. B&B, $2.25, 10 $19.00, 100 $150.00 
suffruticosa (Dwarf, Old English) 
—6 ft. Zone VI. A billowy dense 
mass of dark green. This is the box 
of collectors. Small plants used for 
real box edging. Any soil. Sun or 
part shade. Splendid dense, dark 
effect. 
*4 in. X, 5 (minim) $2.25, 100 $37.50 
18 in. B&B, $7.50, 10 $70.00, 100 $650.00 
2 ft. B&B, $20, 10 $195, 100 $1,750 


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| Photo Birch Clumps: — B. papyrifera 
is brown when young but whiter and 
more long-lived when mature. Popu- 
\ lifolia is for quick effects. Two or 
CALLICARPA purpurea (Chinese 
Beauty-berry)—9 ft. Zone V. Lilac- 
purple berries. 

BETULA alba (European White 
Birch)—40 ft. Zone III. Good white 
bark. Spreading. Very tolerant tree. 
5 ft. 5 minimum) $8.50, 100 $160.00 
6 ft., $4.25, 10 $28.00, 100 $225.00 
LACINIATA (Cutleat Weeping)—Like 
above, but drooping branches and 
lacy, drooping leaves. The effect is 
superb on a lawn. Only fault: Hard 
to move large trees. 
6 ft., $5.25, 10 $45.00, 100 $400.00 
lenta (Sweet Birch)—75 ft. Zone 
Ill. Humus, drainage. Fine pyra- 
midal specimen, or for woods. Dark 
brown bark. This is the “Birch Beer’ 
birch. 
*2 ft., 25 (minimum) $4.00, 100 $12.00 
6 ft., $2.00, 10 $12.00, 100 $85.00 
lutea (Yellow Birch)—75 ft. Zone 
III. Smaller, but for cool, moist places. 
*2 ft., 10 (minimum) $3.50, 100 $15.00 
6 ft., 5 (minimum) $8.00, 100 $125.00 
papyrifera (Canoe or Paper Birch) 
—80 ft. Zone I. Whitest bark of all, 
but yellowish when young. Hand- 
some, long-lived, tolerant. 
*2 ft., 25 (minimum) $6.00, 100 $17.50 
*4 ft., 10 (minimum) $9.50, 100 $75.00 
6 ft., $2.50, 10 $15.00, 100 $100.00 
populifolia (Gray Birch) — 30 ft. 
Zone Ill. The common clump of 
“white” birch in woods. Poor soil. 
Short-lived. 
*2 ft., 25 (minimum) $5.00, 100 $12.50 
*4 ft, 10 (minimum) $9.50, 100 $70.00 
6 ft., $2.25, 10 $13.50, 100 $90.00 
more trees in one hole give clump 
effect quickest and cheapest. 
BIGNONIA radicans (Trumpet 
Vine)—60 ft. Vine. Zone V. Scarlet 
flowers, July to Sept. Prefers humus. 
Trained on a post, covers it quickly 
and seems like a small tree. 
*12 in. S, 25 (minim) $2.50, 100 $9.00 
2-year, $.75, 10 $5.00, 100 $37.50 
grandiflora (Chinese Trumpet- 
vine)—30 ft. Neater and showier. 
Zone (VI) VII. Blooms young. 
Sold out for spring 1947. 
BIOTA—See Thuja Orientalis 
BIRCH—See Betula, above 
BITTERSWEET—See Celastrus 
BLACKBERRY—See page 50 
BLACKHAW—Viburnum prunifolium 
BLUEBERRY—See page 52 
BOXWOOD-—See Buxus, below 
BROOM—See Cytissus 
BUCKEYE—See Aesculus 
BUCKTHORN—See Rhamnus 
BUDDLEIA davidii (Butterfly Bush) 
—Zone VI. 6 ft. June-Aug. Drain. 
FASCINATION—Pink. 
EMPIRE BLUE—Exquisite shade. 
ILE DE FRANCE—Claret purple. 
WHITE CLOUD—Good white. 
ROYAL RED—Rich dazzling red. 
Prices on above 5 varieties. 
2-year, $1.15, 10 $9.00, 100 $80.00 
BUTTERFLY-BUSH—Buddleia 
BUTTONBUSH—See Cephalanthus 
BUTTONWOOD—See Platanus 
Page 18 
10 $8.50, 100 $65.00 
2 ft., $1.00, 
CALLUNA vulgaris (Scotch Heath- 
er)—2 ft. Zone V. Likes drainage, 
acid, wind. Evergreen. Rosy-purple, 
July and August. 
ALBA (white Heather)—Early. 
ALBA ERECTA—tTaller, white. 
ALBA MINOR—Dwarf white. 
ALPORTI—Crimson, tall. 
AUREA—Gold leaf; pink flower. 
HAMMONDI—Robust. White. 
ROSEA—Pink, delicate form. 
RUBRA—Good. Red. 
SEARLII—Tall, late white. 
Each of above nine varieties: 
*214-in. pots, 5 (min.) $1.75, 100 $26.00 
3-in. pots, $1.00, 10 $8.50, 100 $70.00 
CARPINUS caroliniana (Blue 
Beech)—0 ft. Zone IV. Handsome, 
bushy. Scarlet in autumn. 
4 ft. 5 (minimum) $5.00, 100 $80.00 
CARYA laciniosa (Shellbark Hick- 
ory)—100 ft. Zone V. Wet, rich soil. 
*2 ft. S, 25 (minim) $17.50, 100 $65.00 
*3 ft. S, 10 (minim) $13.00, 100 $110.00 
*4 ft. S, 5 (minim) $9.50, 100 $165.00 
ovata (Shagbark Hickory)—80 ft. 
Zone IV. Light, drained soil. 
*2 ft. S, 25 (minim) $17.50, 100 $65.00 
*3 ft. S, 10 (minim) $13.00, 100 $110.00 
4 ft. S, § (minim) $9.50, $100 $165.00 
CASTANEA molissima (Chinese 
Chestnut). See description, page 51. 
*12 in. X, 25 (min.) $20.00, 100 $75.00 
