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Detail of Ilex Convexa 
KOLKWITZIA - Beauty Bush 
Amabilis Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
A handsome flowering shrub which came from China. While upright in 
growth its branches at the ends are arching, almost pendulent, so that 
they cover the ground about them and never look “‘leggy’’ and bare. It 
is perfectly hardy anywhere, has excellent foliage and in June is a 
fountain of bell-shaped, light pink flowers not unlike the Weigela. 
Grows anywhere and does exceedingly well in dry, sandy, poor soil. 
Kolkwitzias do not bloom the first year or two after planting. Ultimate 
height about 7 to 8 feet. 
LABURNUM - Golden Chain 
Vossi Each $5.00, Three $14.00, Doz. $50.00 
Long-clustered Golden Chain. Small tree-like shrub with green bark 
and foliage like exaggerated Clover leaves. Flowers are pure golden 
yellow and formed exactly like those of Wisteria. The hanging clusters 
are 18 to 20 inches long and are borne very profusely in late spring. 
Very beautiful. Usually bloom the first year after planting. 
Laburnum Vossi 

LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA - Crapemyrtle 
(Not hardy North. Offered for our southern customers only.) 
Crapemyrtle will sometimes remain dormant, not putting out foliage for 
a year. Keep the plants watered and soil loosened. Severe pruning is 
recommended to keep plants in shape. This should be done in February. 
This popular free-flowering shrub is perhaps one of the loveliest plants of 
the South. Its magnificent flowers throughout the hot summer give to 
gardens a gaiety not possible to duplicate with anything else. All are hardy 
south of Baltimore. 
Wm. Toovey Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
A magnificent new variety with huge clusters of watermelon-red 
flowers. Distinct and attractive foliage help make this a beautiful 
flowering shrub. 
White Beauty Each 1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
A fine white-flowered form with beautiful lacy white flower clusters— 
a perfect foil for Wm. Toovey. 
MAGNOLIA 
Soulangeana Each $11.00, Three $30.00 
Soulange’s Magnolia, sometimes called the Saucer Magnolia for no 
reason at all, is the rather rare Pink Magnolia of city gardens and’ 
parks. It makes a small tree with gorgeous shining foliage and in 
early spring produces its enormous, pinkish white flowers, more or less 
purplish outside and slightly fragrant. This Magnolia is the showiest of 
the family for planting in northern gardens, and when in bloom, even 
one plant will dominate the garden—yes, the neighborhood, if it is a 
sizeable specimen. A whole street in Rochester, lined with this variety, 
is a mecca for all enthusiasts every spring. We offer flowering plants 
with a lot of buds, about 3 to 5 feet tall. 
MAHONIA 
Aquifolium Each $1.75, Three $4.75, Doz. $17.50 
This is more popularly known as the Oregon Holly-Grape. It has shiny, 
large, spiny, metallic looking leaves which turn a bronzy red in 
autumn. In spring the clusters of yellow flowers are very attractive. 
These flowers are followed by blue fruit in June and July. We consider 
it one of the most attractive evergreens of easy cultivation. Does 
perfectly in north exposure in plantings of evergreens. Ultimate height 
about 214 to 3 feet, depending on location where grown. 
PACHISTIMA 
Canbyi Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00 
This small holly-leaved prostrate little evergreen shrub spreads about 
18 inches. Several planted together make a perfectly charming ground 
cover. It grows equally well in sun or shade and is hardy anywhere. Be- 
cause of its ease of culture and fine habit without any care, it is rapidly 
becoming first choice as a cover for graves as well as in small shady 
places in the garden. As a ground cover, plants should be spaced 6 
inches apart. 
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POTENTILLA 
Gold Drop Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
A charming small shrub of such compact growth as to resemble a small 
irregular shaped mound about 2 to 214 feet high. It is closely and 
densely covered with small, fernlike leaves and. studded with intensely 
brilliant golden yellow, Buttercup-like flowers from early June until 
October. This delightful small shrub may be used in front of the shrub 
border or in the foreground of any perennial planting. It does best in 
full sun and is hardy in below zero temperatures. The original plant 
we selected from the common Potentilla Fruticosa. It is far superior 
both in flowering qualities, habit and general appearance. We know 
of no shrubs which flower so consistently and remain so cheerfully 
brilliant throughout the entire summer and fall. Spaced 12 inches apart 
in a single row it will make one of the most charming informal hedges 
that can be imagined. 
Snowflake Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
A graceful, small, 3-foot high shrub, upright in growth, yet compact. 
Foliage is dense and fernlike in effect. From early June until October 
the plants are studded with silvery white, chalice-like blooms. A splen- 
did low-growing and graceful shrub for foreground planting. Fits in 
perfectly with perennial plants in the hardy border. Prefers @ sunny 
location. Is hardy in below zero temperatures, 
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FLOWERING ALMONDS, PLUMS AND PEACHES 
Among the Flowering Prunes are several handsome shrubs called vari- 
ously: Flowering Plums, Flowering Cherries, Flowering Almonds and Flower- 
ing Peaches. They are so well known that they do not need’ any intro- 
duction. They are very hardy. 
FLOWERING ALMOND 
Glandulosa alba Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
The small, very double, white rosettes grow in great quantities along 
the stem in late April and early May. Lovely when in bloom. Ultimate 
height about 4 to 5 feet. 
Glandulosa rosea Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
Produces very double, rose colored flowers in great profusion in spring. 
One of the most charming old-fashioned early flowering shrubs, and 
is still unsurpassed in beauty in its season. Our plants are grown on 
their own roots, thus insuring extra vigor and more lasting satisfaction 
as well as no “wild suckers.” 
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