
OD: aphne 
Daphnes are lovely, fragrant plants and the two varieties offered give bloom 
| from very early spring to May and, occasionally, through the summer. Both are 
i of delicious fragrance and dainty, compelling beauty. They are hardy with little 
protection except in the coldest sections of the country. 

| Culture: They prefer a sunny position in well drained, sandy soil. In order 
| to keep the evergreen foliage perfect, protect it with a little straw during the 
coldest part of the winter. The plants will withstand temperatures as low as 
10 below zero. Water sparingly in summer. Daphnes will not grow well in cold, 
} poorly drained soil. 
*Cneorum 
| These shrubs are of spreading habit and do not grow over 8 to 12 inches 
high; producing delicately perfumed rose-pink blossoms. The flowers com- 
pletely cover the plant not only in spring but again in early autumn, As an 
edging plant in front of evergreens or shrubs, it is unequalled. It also forms 
a splendid low hedge along garden walks and around flower beds. 
| Each Three Doz. 
Heavily budded plants, 6-7 inches.............. $1.25 $3.50 $12.00 
Heavily budded plants, 7-9 inches.............. 150 4.00 15.00 
Heavily budded plants, 9-12 inches............. Uefisy SY NTS) 
| Heavily budded plants, 12-15 inches............ 2.00 5.75 20.00 
| Wee piezo coum Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
This Daphne is also called the February Daphne because it blooms from 
| February to April. Its upright growing branches are literally covered 

| with hundreds of rosy purple flowers, making a rare and delightful sight. : 
} A charming addition -to the garden. A lovely little shrub to grow with : 
| Snowdrops, Winter Aconites, or early spring bulbs. Ultimate height 3 to Daphne Mezereum 

4 feet. R 
bbe New Hardy Daphne “Somerset” 
(Plant Patent No. 315) 
This deliciously fragrant and easy to grow Hybrid Daphne orig- inches long. The fragrance is not unlike that of Daphne Cneorum 
inated in England a few years ago. !t has received the highest or Viburnum Carlesi. 
honors from The Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain. The foliage is rich dark green, giving the plants the appearance 
| When first shown in London, England, it was one of the highlights of Boxwood. It remains green in northern Ohio until the beginning 
of the show. It has been on test at Wayside Gardens for eight of March when the new leaves push the old ones off the branches. 
} years, and has successfully wintered without protection all kinds In those sections of the country where temperatures are moderate, 
| of weather that occurred during those several years. Daphne Somerset is everareen. 
\ During May and early June the plants are covered with delight- Left unclipped it grows about 4 feet high and 3 feet wide. Can 
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| fully scented blush-pink, star-shaped flowers in clusters 6 to 8 be kept 24 inches high and 18 inches wide without spoiling its 
appearance or in any way 
impairing the fine habit of 
blooming. 
It is a lovely low shrub 
for in front of the shrub bor- 
der and blen's happily with 
hardy plants in the flower 
border as well as with other 
evergreens. 
Visitors to our nursery, 
professional as well as ama- 
teur, all have admired it. Mr. 
F. F. Rockwell, garden ex- 
pert and writer of many hor- 
ticultural books and articles, 
remarked when he saw it in 
bloom this spring: ‘Here is 
one of those rare things that 
happens once every 25 years 
or so.’ It is a choice plant 
with a great future. 
Daphne Somerset grows 
best and fastest when it is 
transplanted while young and 
not too big. We, therefore, 
offer nice young plants from 
pots which will bloom the 
first year. 
Each $1.50, Three $4.00, 
Doz. $15.00 
The above prices are for 
stock sold east of the Rock- 
ies. For prices west of the 
Rockies write our distributor, 
W. B. Clarke & Co., San 
Jose, California. Because of 
greatly differing climatic 
conditions and methods of 
handling, other prices pre- 
vail on the west coast. 
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