Cook’s Flowering Shrubs 

FRENCH LILAC 
Nikko (Blue)—Grows to four feet 
bearing large globe shaped blooms 
of sky-blue. Potted. 
2 yr. each $1.50 
Hypericum (Golden St. Johnswort)— 
A dense shrub of dwarf habit to 
three feet with shiney blue-green 
foliage. Bright yellow flowers about 
two inches across borne profusely 
in August and September. 
(Ve er each $.90 
Kerria Japonica (Double)—Medium 
height shrub with bright green 
stems and attractive fully double 
golden flowers. Kills back some 
winters but regrows and flowers to 
full size the same year. 
YA ae AY : each $1.10 
Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty Bush)— 
A comparatively new shrub from 
China growing to eight feet with 
graceful arching habit. In June deep 
pink buds, bell-shaped, open with 
orange in throat. One of our best 
flowering shrubs. 
Pe SY 
Lilacs (Syringa)— 
French Hybrids (on own root)— 
Lilacs offered here are plants grown 
as a result of grafting on small pieces 
of privet root not by budding on privet 
or common lilac. When grown in this 
manner the privet acts as a nurse root 
for the lilac scion until such time as 
the lilac can develop its own root. 
When this is accomplished it soon 
overgrows the privet which dies off. 
Own root plants have the marked ad- 
vantage over budded plants in that 
they are perfectly hardy and much 
longer lived and that all of the sprouts 
from the roots will be true to variety. 
Many lilacs are propogated on Cali- 
fornia’s privet budded above ground 
and are not hardy, when on common 
lilac they sprout up and not being 
readily able to distinguish the graft 
the common lilac often crowds out the 
bud due to stronger growth. Own root 
plants require longer process in de- 
each $1.10 
veloping but are always well worth it. 
All varities except where otherwise 
noted: 
each $1.75 
for 4.95 
Congo—Single flowers in large open 
clusters. Very deep reddish-purple 
without, lighter within the corolla. 
Elien Willmott — Large flowers 
double to very double, creamy-white 
in very large, long panicles. Rated 
one of the best double whites. 
President Fallieres—Large pale— 
lavander to lilac flowers in huge 
clusters. An outstanding sort with 
good growth characteristics. 
President Lincoln—Beautiful large 
trusses of Wedgewood—blue. A new 
single and one of the best blue lilacs 
yet introduced. 
Pa oe) a each $2.00 
Rhum von Horstenstein—F lowers 
large, single in long narrow trusses. 
An even dark-reddish-purple. 
Mme. Antoine Buchner—Single. We 
consider this the best of the truly 
pink varieties. A tall grower with 
long shapely open trusses. 
Japanese Tree Lilac—Very large shrub 
or small tree to 18 feet. Large pani- 
cles of white flowers in July after 
all other Lilacs are thru blooming. 
oe og each $1.25 
Philadelphus (Mockorange) — Golden 
A small compact golden leaved 
shrub that is slower growing than 
others. This is the best colored of 
the yellow foliage shrubs, fine for 
contrast in groups or the shrub 
border. 
Lb": 1 Big ae ee each $1.10 
Virginals—Double flowers in large 
clusters and sweetly fragrant. This 
variety is a great improvement over 
the older types and will furnish 
some bloom all thru the season. Cut 
back very bushy plants. 
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