LILACS for Color in May FLOWERING SHRUBS 
For that outdoor living room try 
a combination of the following shrubs. 






Fall is the best time to plant 
Lilacs. If our sturdy, well grow n, CALYCANTHUS floridus. Straw- 
young plants are set out this fall, berry Shrub. Illustrated. $1.50 
many will give you bloom next each. 
season. CHIONANTHUS virginica. 
; White Fringe Tree. Feath- 
Bleuatre. Single; deep powder- ery, fragrant white flowers are 
blue. effective against its background 
of large, dark glossy green 
leaves. May. $1.75 each. 
ENKIANTHUS campanulatus. 
Glory of Horstenstein. Single; 
rosy purple. Early. 
Jan Van Tol. Single; white. Early. Handsome shrub with graceful, 
Katherine Havemeyer. Double; pendulous flowers of unusual color. 
mauve-pink. Midseason. 114 to 2 ft., $2.75 each. : 
. SEE pe eeiy © tee we FORSYTHIA intermedia spec- ; 
Lucie Balter. peel; pink. Early. tabilis. The Forsythia has become STRAWBERRY SHRUB. $1.50 each. 
Mme. Casimir Perier. Double; so popular that we scarcely need to 
white. Midseason. describe it. $1.50 each. PHILADELPHUS virginalis. Mock- 
Marechal Foch. Single; large HYDRANGEA, Peegee. A popular Orange. Immense, fragrant, double 
trusses of reddish purple. Mid- shrub with huge conical heads of white flowers in large clusters weighing 
Benconn flowers that turn pink as they age. down the branches. $1.50 each. 
S gust. $1.50 each. = : 
President Grevy. Double; blue. SHOOTS Waa SPIREA Vanhouttei. Pure white 
Midseason. flowers. Arching habit; fine for 
; hedging or borders. Grows 5 to 6 
Souv. de L. Spaeth. Single; dark feet. May. $1.50 each. 
rosy purple. Midseason. 
Price of above, 114 to 2 ft., 
$2.50 each FLOWERING CRAB 
APPLE 
MALUS atrosanguinea. Carmine 
Crab. A small tree, well formed, 
and covered with clusters of dark 
pink and carmine flowers. 3 to 4 ft., 
$2.50 each. 
M. floribunda. Forms a_ shapely 
bush or small tree; bud warm red, 
opening to light pink, delicately 
shaded. 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 each. 
M. Scheideckeri. Scheidecker 

LILAC OFFER F-50-14 LILAC OFFER F-50-15 
French Hybrid lilacs Sines eatts 
plants 
Three 1 to 12-ft. cee 
plants for $49.75 ( °$15.00) a 
for $6:7 5 Barely, Calis 
Six Named Varieties 

1 bluish lilac 1 rosy purple Our Selection Crab. Large, double, bright pink 
1 white Each variety labeled Each Variety Labeled ENKIANTHUS campanulatus flowers. 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 each. 
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We invite you to inspect our Fruit Tree 
Rutherlordy where many sees and varices = (OO Our Vines pbne Well Established iu Pots 
are available for October planting. x 
for Earcy “francplantiug 
PEARS . PEACHES i m Lonicera Henryi. Henry Honey- 
APPLES suckle. Dull purple and yellowish 
red flowers followed by black fruit. 
Invaluable as a bank-cover. 70 cts. 
(REGULAR AND DWARF) 
$1.75 to $10.00 


each; 10 for $6.00. 
L. sempervirens magnifica. Ever- 
blooming Honeysuckle. A novel 
and attractive Honeysuckle with 
large, coral-colored flowers and ex- 
cellent blue-gray foliage. Blooms 
practically all summer. $1.00 each; 
3 for $2.50. 
Our trees are outstandingly good and have 
excellent fibrous root systems so that they 
may be readily transplanted without set- 


DELICIOUS APPLE back or shock. POLYGONUM Auberti. Chinese 
Fleece-Vine. A strong, vigorous, 
rapid-growing vine. During the late 
A G 4} R a summer and fall it is covered with a 
; : foamy spray of white flowers. It 
en € emin er at a al WARS RIOR SOS ISA SS EGY to readily Acre itself throughout the 
OUR COMPLETE CATALOGUE ENTITLED northern states and will thrive in any 
CLEMATIS montana rubens. An good average soil. $1.00 each; 3 for 
“ 99 excellent Asiatic variety known for its $2.50. 
ndeu td vigor and rampant growth. Has rosy 
a é red flowers 1 to 2 inches across, chang- 
ing to deep clear pink in late May and 
or June. $1.25 each; 3 for $3.30. Ke 
HEDERA Helix. The English Ivy is 
well known as an evergreen covering 
for bare walls. 3-in. pots, 50 cts. each; 
10 for $4.00; 100 for $35.00. 
H. Helix baltica. Baltic Ivy. A splen- 
did evergreen Ivy. Considered hardy 
in colder latitudes. 85 cts. each; 10 for 
$7.50. 
LONICERA Halliana. Hall’s Honey- 
suckle. A strong grower and con- A ‘ r 
stant, fragrant bloomer. Fine cover- a P 
ing banks. 50 ects. each; 10 for $4.00; z 
LOO for $35.00. CLEMATIS montana rubens 
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Front Cover Illustration to the Right 
Already in the hands of those receiving this 
folder. Keep referring to your copy from time 
to time for the valuable information on these 52 
pages. Of course, many more plants are offered 
and described in the catalogue but please bear 
in mind the items in this folder represent the 
very best varieties from our crops that are ma- 
turing now and should really be transplanted to 
your garden this fall. (The new issue of ‘‘Gar- 
den Gems”’ will be ready early in 1951.) 
