26 THE TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, LA CONNER, WASHINGTON 

HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS 
SNOWBALL 
Unless a very immediate effect is required, 
sufficient space should be allowed between 
flowering shrubs to permit of full develop- 
ment—3 feet for dwarf varieties and 5 feet 
for the taller ones. 
Abelia grandiflora 
The habit and foliage are distinctly orna- 
mental and it blooms almost continuously 
from early summer until frost. The flow- 
ers are white, tinted lilac. Matured height 
8 to 4 feet. Plants, $1.75 each. 18 to 24 
inches. 
Almond, Flowering 
The flowers are borne on its slender 
branches during May, and are very fra- 
grant. Matured height 5 to 6 ft. Each $1.00. 
PINK—Double-flowering; pink. 2 to 3- 
foot plants. 
Althea (Rose of Sharon) 
The Altheas are among the most voluable 
of our tall, hardy shrubs on account of 
their late blooming, which is from August 
to October. We offer in two colors. 10 to 
12 feet high when mature. Red and Pur- 
ple. 18-24 inch plants. Each $1.00. 
Andromeda 
(Pieris Japonica) 
Three to four feet when mature. Pro- 
nounced An-drom’-eda. Pretty low grow- 
ing compact evergreen that likes partial 
shade and moist peaty soil for best results. 
Young branches are red. Blossoms in dense 
racemes of white flowers in spring. Prices 
(12-15 inches) each $2.50. 
Azalea 
Attractive low growing shrubs belonging 
to the Rhododendron family and delight- 
ing in slightly acid soil. Should not be 
cultivated. 
A. MOLLIS. Yellow to deep apricot—de- 
ciduous. 12-15 inches. Each $2.50. 
HEXE. A dwarf evergreen with showy 
scarlet flowers. Medium sized plants. Each 
$1.50. 
New Red-Leaved Barberry 
The finest shrub novelty of recent years. 
identical with the Green-leaved Barberry, 
except that the foliage is a rich, lustrous 
bronze-red which becomes more vivid as 
the season advances. 1% to 2-foot, 2-year 
Id plants. Each $1.00. 
CAMELLIA, PURITY 
Buddleia 
Fortune (Butterfly Flower) 
(Patent No. 206.) Flowers of pure lilac 
with brilliant orange eye; large fully round 
sprays nearly 2 feet in length. Fine cut 
flowers. Foliage deep leathery dark green. 
Prolific bloomer. 2-3 ft. plants. Each $1.00. 
BUDDLEIA—ROYAL RED. A new va- 
riety of merit, producing from July until 
frost an abundance of large, fully round 
sprays of 2 ft. in length; color rich dark 
royal purple, intensified to almost red 
when displayed under artificial light. 
Plant attains 4-6 ft. height, and foliage is 
deep leathery green. No. 1 Field Grown 
Plants, each $1.00. 
CAMELLIAS 
One of the most beautiful broad leafed 
evergreens. They have large, waxy flow- 
ers of delicate, but exquisite form. Ca- 
mellias are increasing in popularity on the 
Pacific Coast where they are right at 
home. Popular for corsages. Our plants 
average 15 to 18 inches in height and are 
good, hardy bushes. 
CHANDLERI ELEGANS. Great seven- 
inch flowers of cherry red lightly splashed 
with white. One of the largest and most 
spectacular of the peony flowered camel- 
lias. Each $4.00. 
CHEERFUL. Clear bright rosy-red flow- 
ers that are very double and appear in 
mass profusion. One of the earliest and 
best known in this region. Each $3.25. 
JULIA DRAYTON. Double red, blooms of 
exceptional beauty. The petals are wide 
and lie more or less flat, showing a golden 
column of stiff upright stamens. The fo- 
liage is large, dark and handsome. An 
outstanding variety. Each $4.25. 
KUMASAKA. Rose pink blooms of giant 
size. Peony typed, and a prolific bloomer. 
Each $4.25. 
MIKENJAKU. One of the most striking 
of all the Camellias. The very large semi- 
double flowers with prominent stamens, 
have thick, wavy petals. Color, deep rose 
splashed with white, prominent stamens. 
Each $4.25. 
PINK PERFECTION. Double shell pink. 
It has medium sized flowers of dainty 
form. Blooms early in the spring and con- 
Hoe in profusion for a long time. Each 
Seede 
PURITY. Very double, symmetrical, pure 
white star-shaped flowers. It resembles a 
gardenia and is often used for corsages. 
Each $3.25. 
MOCK ORANGE 
COLONEL FIREY. Very large, extremely 
double flower, with many small petals of 
giowing rich crimson. A late bloomer. 
Each $4.25. 
GRANDIFLORA ROSEA. Enormous semi- 
double flowers with large petals and 
small stiff clusters of golden stamens. 
Rose pink. Each $4.25. 
Daphne (Garland Flower) 
Dainty low growing shrubs with wiry 
stems covered with dark green leaves 
tipped with a cluster of fragrant pink 
flowers. 
D. CNEORUM (Summer Blooming). 6 to 
9 inches. Each $1.75. 
D. ODORA. Blooms in winter and early 
spring. 9 to 12 inches. Each $2.00. 
Deutzia 
PRIDE OF ROCHESTER. A fine, tall- 
growing, double, white-flowering variety. 
9 to 10 feet high when mature. 2 to 3-foot 
plants. Each $1.00. 
Forsythia 
A very decorative shrub with bright golden 
yellow, star-shaped flowers which burst 
into bloom at the beginning of spring 
while the bush is otherwise bare. 
SUSPENSA (Weeping Golden Bells). A 
tall shrub of willowy growth, the branches 
gracefully arching. 4 to 6 feet high when 
mature. 2 to 3-foot plants. Each $1.00. 
Heather 
MEDITERRANEA. Lavender pink bloom 
from late fall all through the winter. A 
compact low growing evergreen shrub 
suitable for slopes, banks, rock gardens 
and plants around the house. Each $1.00; 
4 for $3.75. 
Hydrangea 
We offer two varieties of this, perhaps 
the most popular of flowering shrubs. 
HYDRANGEA. Blue and pink. Shipping 
size 12 to 18 inches. Each $1.75. Postpaid. 
PANICULATE GRANDIFLORA (Tree Hy- 
drangea). Pure white, afterwards chang- 
ing to pink. Shipping size 24 to 30 inches. 
Each $1.25. Postpaid. 
Kerria (Corchorus) 
JAPONICA FLORE-PIENO. Attractive 
golden yellow flowers are borne continu- 
ously from June to October. 4 to 5 ft. high 
era mature. 18 to 24-inch plants. Each 

