HARDY SHRUBS 
ALMOND. Amygdalus (Prunus) triloba, Fragrant 
pink flowers are borne on slender branches 
during May. Ten feet high when mature. We 
supply 2 to 3-ft. plants. $1.50 each, $4 for 3, 
$15 per doz. 
Azalea 
These beautiful compact evergreen shrubs are 
ideal for including in a foundation planting. Foliage 
is hidden under a wealth of bright flowers in early 
June. 
Amoena. Leaves become bronzy in winter. Flow- 
ers rose-purple. 10 to 12 in.,*B&B, $3 each, $8.25 
for 3, $30 per doz. 12 to 15 in., *B&B, $4.50 each, 
$12.75 for 3, $45 per doz. 
Calendulacea. Flame Azalea. Two-inch flowers 
are orange-scarlet. 2 to 3 ft., *B&B, $7.50 each, 
$21.50 for 3. 
Hinodegiri. Brilliant crimson-scarlet; a clear 
handsome shade. 10 to 12 in., *B&B, $3.50 each, 
$9.75 for 3, $35 per doz. 12 to 15 in., *B&B, 
$5 each, $13.75 for 3, $50 per doz. 
BEAUTY BUSH. Kolkwitzia amabilis. Mature 
plants appear like a beautiful pink cloud when 
in flower. Attains 4 to 6 feet. We offer 2 to 3-ft. 
bushes, $1.50 each, $4 for 3, $15 per doz. 
Butterfly Bush . Buddleia 
Most desirable shrubs beginning to bloom in July 
and continuing until frost. Flowers are borne in 
dense, cylindrical spikes. Plants are in pots. 
Charming. Large Iavender-pink flower trusses 
produced abundantly throughout the summer. 
Grows 4 to 6 feet. 
Orchid Beauty. Splendid new variety of a soft 
cattleya-lilac, with a brilliant orange eye. 
Purple Glory. Rich, dark purple. Free flowering. 
Royal Red. A fine addition to this glorious family. 
Above 4, 75 cts. each, $2 for 3, $7 per doz. 
COLLECTION: One each of the above 
4 Buddleias, $2.75 
Peace. Patent 706. An improved Butterfly 
Bush. The flower-spikes are a rich shining 
purple, and each floret has its orange-gold 
center. Bigger plant, with larger blooms than 
seen hitherto. A beauty that isidealforcutting. 
$1.50 each, $4 for 3, $15 per doz. 
Azalea calendulacea 
CAROLINA ALLSPICE. Calycanthus floridus; 
Sweet Shrub; Strawberry Shrub. 5 to 6 ft. Choco- 
late-colored flowers of wonderful fragrance. 
3 to 4 ft., $1 each, $2.75 for 3, $10 per doz. 
CHASTE TREE. Monks’ Pepper Tree; Vitex 
macrophylla. Matures at 5 to 6 feet. Spikes of 
beautiful Iavender-bhue flowers in late summer 
against the star-like gray-green leaves Place 
a layer of Mulch-o-Nure on the soil above the 
roots in December. 2 to 3-ft. plants, $1.50 
each, $4 for 3, $15 per doz. 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 



Chinese Hybrid 
Chestnut 
Low, spreading tree which should begm to bear 
three years after planting. Nuts are of excellent 
roasting or stuffing quality. 
The scientist’s answer to blight, which has killed 
naitve Chestnuts in the Northeast. 
drains well. 
Any good loamy soil will grow them, provided it 
Best planted in threes, neighbors 
cooperating by planting one or two, where neces- 
sary; this is to insure pollination. 

CRAB, Bechtel’s. Malus ioensis. Double-flowered 
Prairie Crab-apple. Showy tree, maturing at 
30 ft. 2to3 ft. $2.50 each, $7 for 3, $25 per doz. 
Hopa. An outstanding Japanese Crab, with 
bright pe fragrant flowers. It is shown on 
page 82. $1.75 each, $5 for 3, $19.25 per doz. 
DEUTZIA, Pride of Rochesetr. Fine, tall, double 
white variety, maturing at 10 feet. 3 to 4-ft. 
bushes, $1 each, $2.75 for 3, $10 per doz. 
DOGWOOD. Cornus. 
Florida. Grows to 25 feet. Beautiful white 
flowers in early spring, followed by red fruits in 
autumn. 4 to 5-ft. saplings, *B&B, $10 each. 
Florida rubra. Grows to 20 feet. The pink 
form of the above. 4 to 5-ft. saplings, *B&B, 
$15 each. 
FLOWERING QUINCE. Cydonia japonica. 
Blooms profusely in early spring; bright 
4 to 5 feet high when mature. 
$2.75 for 3, 
scarlet. 
2 to 3-ft. plants, $1 each, 
$10 per doz. 

GOLDEN BELL. Forsythia spectabilis. Bright 
yellow flowers burst into bloom at the begin- 
ning of spring while the bush ts otherwise bare. 
7 to 8 feet high when mature. 3 to 4-ft. bushes, 
$1 each, $2.75 for 3, $10 per doz. 
Spring Glory. A new and much improved va- 
riety shown in color on page 81. $1.50 each, 
$4 for 3, $15 per doz. 
GOLDEN CHAIN. Bean Tree; Laburnum. 
Vossi. Grows to 15 feet or higher. Green-barked 
tree with hanging clusters of golden yellow 
pea-flowers. Imagine a yellow wisteria that 
does not climb. Will stand pe shade. Pods 
and seeds are poisonous. Striking plant, coy- 
ered with blooms in May and June. 5 to 6-ft. 
saplings, $6 each, $17.25 for 3. 
HYDRANGEA arborescens grandiflora. Hills 
of Snow. Reaches 10 feet. Large ball-clusters 
of snowy white flowers. 3 to 4-ft. plants. 
Paniculata grandiflora. The flowers, borne in 
dense, pyramidal panicles a foot long, are 
white when they first open but gradually 
change to rose-purple, and are semi-everlasting, 
8 to 9 feet high when mature. 3 to 4-ft. plants. 
Above 2, $1.75 each, $4.75 for 3, $17.50 per doz. 
Blue Hydrangea 
Hydrangea macrophylla. Ordinarily the flowers 
are pink; but in acid soil, pH 5.5 or under, and 
in the presence of aluminum, they are gentian- 
blue. When planting, place around the roots 
good soil with which Ib. aluminum sulphate 
has been mixed with each bushel. If blue color 
does not develop, rake in annually 1 Ib. alum- 
inum sulphate per 10 sq. ft. untilrt does. 3 ft. 
$2 each, $5.50 for 3, $20 per doz. 
LILAC. Syringa. Spring-blooming shrubs loved 
by everyone. They will thrive almost any- 
where, and mature at 12 feet. Single-flowered 
varieties, 3 to 4 ft. 
White 
$1.50 each, $4 for 3, $15 per doz. 
MOUNTAIN ASH, Sorbus aucuparia. Fast-grow- 
ing tree, maturing at 60 feet; bears small bright 
scarlet fruits. Birdslike them. Shown in color 
on page 82. 4 to 5 ft. saplings. $3 each, $8.50 
for 3, $33 per doz. 
Purple 

Butterfly Bush is a beautiful subject, and it actually does attract butterflies. 
Their varied colors add to its charm, 
Two-year saplings, 3 to 4 ft., $2.75 each, 
$7.25 for 3, $27.50 per doz. 
French Hybrid Lilacs 
Larger flowers, and more striking colors. 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
%&k Charles X. A profuse bloomer, splendid for 
cutting. Flowers violet-purple. 
* Marie Legraye. Creamy white. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
Belle de Nancy. Satiny pink flowers, each with a 
white center. 
Michel Buchner. Pink-lilac blooms. 
Mme. Lemoine. Beautiful white. 
* President Grevy. Soft delicate violet-blue. 
Above 6, $2 each, $5.50 for 3, $20 per doz. 
COLLECTION: 3 bushes, one each marked * 
5.50 
12 bushes, four each marked *% $20 




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