lowering Sih 
More and more gardeners are planting more and more flowering shrub 
borders. They are extremely valuable for screening, take a minimum of care 
and are a truly permanent planting. Careful selection will provide bloom 
throughout the summer. 
Planting: Dig a hole (placing the topsail on one side) 8 to 10 inches wider 
and deeper than you need to accommodate the roots. Place the plant. Put 
the topsoil in the bottom of the hole. When all the topsoil has been used, 
water thoroughly. Then finish with the subsoil and leave a dish of earth 
about 18 inches in diameter with a 6-inch rim. Fill with water—and fill at 
least once a week during the first summer. If you live nearby you might 
want Easimove shrubs—they‘ve been grown in their own ample tarpaper pots. 
They have heavy root balls; won’t know they have been moved. 
AZALEA (The Hardy Mollis) 
Azalea Mollis is a plant of gorgeous variety and beauty; 
it is very hardy; and, contrary to popular belief, it does 
not require an acid soil. All Azalea Mollis wants is a 
respectable soil, an occasional top dressing of well rotted 
cow manure (or dried cow dung); it does not require an 
inordinate amount of water. Mollis does well in shade 
but prefers full sun. Do not cultivate deeply as the fine 
root mass is very close to the surface. 
To get blooms in profusion year after year pick off 
the pods before seeds mature. If planted where tempera- 
tures go below 10 degrees minus, tops should be covered 
to prevent buds from blasting. We are sorry, but we are 
behind on deliveries with some of the named varieties. 
We suggest, though, that you order now for future de- 
livery. These shipping plants are heavily budded, most 
will bloom the first season. 
Chevalier de Reali Each $5.00, Three $14.00, Doz. $50.00 
Large flowers of pale lemon-yellow. 
Directeur Moerlands Each $5.00, Three $14.00, Doz. $50.00 
Soft pale yellow shading somewhat to apricot-yellow. 
Dr. M. Osthoek Each $5.00, Three $14.00, Doz. $50.00 
Brilliant fiery azalea-pink with a soft almost burnt- 
orange glow. 
Koster’s Brilliant Red Each $5.50, Three $15.00, Doz. $55.00 
As named, a brilliant, vermilion-red. 
Mixed Varieties Each $2.50, Three $7.00, Doz. $25.00 
These run the gamut of Azalea shades—amber, salmon- 
orange, copper, gold, yellow, flame-red, etc. Ultimate 
height runs from 3 to 6 feet. Shipping stock is three years 
old; it has flower buds and some will bloom a bit the 
first season. 
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AZALEA PONTICA 
(Hardy Ghent Azaleas) 
These are even hardier than Azalea Mollis but their 
blooming time, soil requirements and general habit of 
growth are the same. Their special merit, besides ex- 
treme hardiness, is the unusual range of colors in the 
group. While the flowers are not as large as Mollis, they 
have equal brilliance and to many fanciers their varia- 
tions of tint are more spectacular. Plants offered are 14 
to 18 inches high with flowering buds. 
Bouquet de Flore Each $3.00, Three $7.75 
Brilliant clusters of deep pink. 
Daviesi Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
Almost white with traces of pink. 
Nancy Waterer Each $3.00, Three $7.75 
Clusters of golden yellow. 
Sang de Gentbrugge Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
The most vivid and brilliant red you ever saw. 
CYDONIA (Flowering Quince) 
This is one of the earliest blooming shrubs. Quince stand 
alone as specimen shrubs or, trimmed, they make excel- 
lent hedges. Ultimate height reaches 6 feet. The first 
two varieties offered are hybrids. Stock is extremely 
limited on these two. (Fall shipment only.) 
Each $3.50, Three $9.75, Doz. $35.00 
Large, soft shell-pink flowers deepening in color at the 
tips of the petals. It’s an orderly plant reaching a height 
of 6 feet at maturity. Shipping plants are about 2 feet. 
Charming 
Knaphill Scarlet Each $4.00, Three $11.00, Doz. $40.00 
This is an English origination, a dwarf — eight-year-old 
specimens are not more than 18 inches high and about 
that measurement in width. In early spring, Knaphill 
Scarlet is a small mound of big vermilion-red flowers. 
Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
This is the best pure white quince. 
Stanford Red Each $3.50, Three $9.75, Doz. $35.00 
The buds open Geranium-red and deepen to blood red. 
It is excellent for cutting and it is almost thornless. Ulti- 
mate height 6 feet. Shipping stock about 2% feet high 
and most will blossom their first season. 
Spitfire (Patent #830) Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
This excellent plant grows upright to 6 or 7 feet but it 
can be held down to 4 or 5 feet by clipping twice a year— 
no side pruning is necessary. Flowers are large and of 
deep crimson-red. Shipping stock is nearly 3 feet high 
and most will bloom the first season. Note that ““most”“— 
it’s hard the first season to depend upon a shrub called 
Spitfire. 
Nivalis 
Each $2.50, Three $7.00, Doz. $25.00 
This is the old favorite. It is covered with masses of coral- 
red flowers and recommended because it is cheap for 
screening or hedging. 
LILACS (The French Hybrids) 
If you like the old-fashioned lilacs (and who doesn’t) 
you'll certainly want these lovely things. The hybridizers 
have been working with them, particularly the great 
French horticulturist Lemoine, and Lilacs are now works 
of art. The trusses are huge and many varieties make 
excellent cut flowers. All of these new Lilacs come into 
bloom at a much younger age than the old ones. 
Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Broad spikes of very large single flowers of azure-lilac 
lightened by a conspicuous white center. 
Esther Staley 
Japonica 
Ambassadeur 
Each $5.00 
This is the only pink lilac to date. Buds are red, flowers 
single. It is a fine and rare plant. Midseason. 2 to 3 feet. 
(Patented). 
Etna Each $4.00, Three $11.00. 
Deep claret-purple single flowers. This is the closest ap- 
proach to red we have seen. 
Marie Finon Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
Trusses covered with immense double flowers of purest 
alabaster white. 
Waldeck Rosseau Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Another double pink, this of most delicate tone. 
