1952 SPRING CATALOG 13 
Red Leaf Barberry 
BARBERRY MENTORENSIS—Plant Patent No. 99 
—Very rugged, strong, upright growing branch- 
es and quite formidable thorns, foliage is heavy 
and thick, and of perfect color—a green as 
dark as the Yew. In Illinois, the leaves remain 
green until after the holidays. In southern 
states, this barberry is an evergreen. Its most 
valuable attribute is its ability to withstand 
heat and drought. Will grow in almost any 
impossible location. Each 
SEL OR CER TCL e See ee eee ee nee ten $1.09 
BARBERRY, BOX (Dwarf Barberry)—This is a 
miniature plant of the regular Jap Barberry. 
Excellent for use as an edging or where one 
wants a real dwarft hedge. Each 
12 to 15 inches 
BARBERRY, THUNBERGI—There is no shrub in 
existence more commonly used for foundation 
and hedge plantings. Autumn paints the foliage 
crimson and bronze, and studs the branches 
with red berries which hang all winter. Each 
LR COMELO MELT CCS meee eee ree ee ee Sasso $ .45 
DCT aie LO ies tern ee eee ee ee ee ee es 3.75 
Hl ae COME A LTV CHGS mone seats sreasecs ete eat ete yt keds .65 
TCL pel Seen ere: Sens ee 5.00 
Ag COM SOMIT Chie S eerste eerer nels eee ee ath 
DC Caer () Sepernertcrt ee Sens eerie PIES eet 6.50 
BUDDLEIA 
BUDDLEIA (Butterfly Bush)—A semi-herbaceous 
plant which begins to bloom in July and con- 
tinues until frost. The flowers are of a pleasing 
shade of violet-mauve and borne in dense 
cylindrical spikes, Very fragrant and attractive 
to the butterflies. Following varieties are 
available: Burgundy; Empire Blue; and Royal 
Red. Each 
2 yr. stocks 
CALYCANTHUS 
CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS (Sweet Shrub)—Old- 
fashioned All-spice, with glossy leaves and 
chocolate colored flowers, with the fragrance 
of the strawberry; the wood and leaves have a 
very pleasant, spicy fragrance. Each 
2 to 3 feet 
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BLUE MIST 
CARYOPTERIS (Blue Mist)—A bushy plant from 
2 to 4 feet high with excellent foliage, and 
covers itself with fuzzy gray-lavender flower 
in September and October. Sometimes freezes 
to ground but will renew itself and bloom again 
in one season. Each 
15 to 18 inches 
RED BUD 
CERCIS CANADENSIS (Red Bud)—Before the 
leaves come out, the branchlets are covered 
with clusters of small, purplish pink pea blos- 
soms. Native of the illinois River Valley. The 
foliage consists of medium size, heart-shaped 
leaves. Very ornamental. Each 
3 COAT EC tie eee ce Ree $1.75 
ANLO POs LeC het eta ee ee ae er $2.50 
COTONEASTER 
COTONEASTER DIVARICATA—A beautiful hardy 
shrub of recent introduction from Northern 
China with spreading slender branches and 
beautiful dark green foliage persistent until 
into the winter. Each 
DELO SIBLE Cpe rs aerate ce rere tae See eee NAR CRs, $1.25 
DOGWOOD 
CORNUS FLORIDUS (White Flowering Dogwood) 
—Small tree-like shrub. It is handsome in early 
spring with its four white, blunt-ended bracts 
surrounding the dense heads of small greenish 
flowers, and again in fall with scarlet fruits 
and gorgeous leaf coloring. Each 
SetOpeteete (VooSer ROOT) Maree. eee $1.75 
3 to 4 feet (Balled and Burlaped) ............ $3.25 
AS SHO) ) SHEET COULCYOINS ICOYON)) cet cda eee $2.50 
4 to 5 feet (Balled and Burlaped) ............ $4.50 
CORNUS FLORIDUS RUBRA (Pink Flowering Dog- 
wood)—Similar in habit to the White Flower- 
ing, but the blooms are pink. Each 
18 to 24 inches 
CORNUS LUTEA (Yellow Dogwood)—A shrub of 
medium size with bright yellow bark in the 
winter. Good green foliage. Each 
2 to 3 feet 
CORNUS SIBERICA (Red Dogwood)— A _ shrub 
with blood-red branches in the winter, Fruit 
bright blue and flowers white. Attractive to 
desirable birds. Each 
Oa LORASTC Gite ee ree ee ee ee $1.00 
AST ORD eT CC La ee nee ae, ee ee ee ene $1.25 
CYDONIA 
CYDONIA JAPONICA (Japan Quince)—Old-fash- 
ioned shrub with glossy leaves and scarlet 
flowers in great profusion in early spring be- 
fore the leaves appear and followed by small 
quince-shaped fruit, which are quite fragrant. 
Each 
2Zetorart cet weit fe ere Bees 2 eee ae $1.00 
DEUTZIA 
DEUTZIA CRENATA (Pride of Rochester)—A tall 
shrub with reddish branches, rough leaves and 
erect clusters of white flowers often tinged 
with pink, which bloom in late spring. Each 
3 to 4 feet $1.00 
