AZALEAS 
AZALEA AMOENA. 3-4 ft. Zone V. Rosy purple flowers 
AZALEA AMOENA COCCINEA. 3-4 ft. Zone V. Fiery red. 
AZALEA KAEMPFERI FEDORA. 6-8 ft. Zone V. Pink. 
AZALEA KAEMPFERI OTHELLO. 6-8 ft. Zone V. Red. 
Above varieties: 2 yr. TT 5-9” strong plants $1.25 each, 4 
or more mixed at $1.15 each, 5 or more of one kind at 
1.00 each. 
GABLE HYBRID AZALEAS. Zone V. Evergreen. 
Corsage. Large orchid-lavender flowers. 
Herbert. 4 ft., reddish purple, frilled. 
Rosebud. 2-3 ft., double pink. 
Rose Greeley. 3-4 ft., white. 
2 yr. TT 5-98” strong plants $1.65 each, 4 or more mixed 
at $1.45 each, 5 or more of one variety at $1.25 each. 
CHINESE AZALEA (Azalea mollis) 
4 ft. Zone V. Easiest azalea to grow, does well in almost 
any soil that is reasonably well-drained. Does nicely in 
shade but best in sun. Grown from mixed seed, colors 
unknown. 
3 yr. TT 6-8” 75c each, 10 for $6.50, 100 for $50.00 
4 yr. TT 8-10” bushy $1.20 each, 10 for $10, 100 for $80 
Heavy field grown 10-15” with flower buds $2.00 each, 
10 for $17.50 
TRUE-TO-COLOR, available in yellow, salmon, and flame 
red: Heavy field grown 9-15” $2.75 each, any 3 for $7.50, 
6 or more at $2.35 each. 
BROADLEAF EVERGREENS 
BIGLEAF WINTERCREEPER (Euonymus fortunei vegetus) 
Zone V. Useful as a vine, or can be trimmed into rounded 
bush or hedge. Dark green leaves, berries in fall like 
bittersweet. 
1 yr. T 6-10” 55c each, 10 for $4.80, 100 for $35.00 
ERECT EUONYMUS (E. f. erectus) 
Zone V. A neat foliage plant for use alone or in a hedge, 
2-3 feet high. May be used sheared or informal. 
2 yr. TT 6-8” bushy 75c each, 10 for $6.50, 100 for $50.00. 
ERECT PURPLELEAF EUONYMUS (E. f. coloratus erectus) 
Zone V. Will climb as a heavy vine or make an upright 
shrub or hedge, taller than wide. Fast grower, needs 
some pruning, leaves turn purple in winter. 
2 yr. TT 10-12” 85c each, 10 for $7.50 
LILY OF THE VALLEY SHRUB (Pieris japonica) 
6-8 ft. Zone V. Also called Andromeda. We think this 
is the finest of all broadleaf evergreens. Sun or shade, 
any average soil, always beautiful, flowers white fragrant 
bells in early spring. 
3 yr. TT 9-12” $1.25 each, 10 for $11.00 
CONVEXLEAF JAPANESE HOLLY (Ilex crenata convexa) 
3-4 ft. Zone V. For hedge or specimen planting, shear to 
any shape. Slow growing. 
2 yr. TT 6-9” 85c each, 10 for $8.00, 100 for $65.00 
FIRETHORN (Pyracantha coccinea lalandi) 
6-10 ft. Zone V. Glossy evergreen, white flowers in 
spring, scarlet berries in fall and winter. Pot grown be- 
cause Pyracantha is difficult to transplant bare root. 
2 yr. TT in pots 7-10” bushy $1.35 each, 10 for $12.50 
GERMANDER (Teucrium chamaedrys) 
10 inches. Zone V. Neat little evergreen for rockeries or 
as edging for flower beds (plant 6-8” apart and keep 
trimmed to desired heignt). Sometimes suffers winter- 
burn in our climate but recovers rapidly in spring. Fully 
evergreen further south. 
1 yr. T 5-8” bushy 45c each, 10 for $3.50, 100 for $22.00 
DROOPING LEUCOTHOE (Leucothoe catesbaei) 
5-6 ft. Zone IV. Lustrous foliage, bronzy in winter sun. 
White flowers in spring, arching branches. Acid soil and 
partial shade. 
2 yr. T 6-9” 90c each, 10 for $8.00 
OREGON GRAPE (Mahonia aquifolia) 
3-5 ft. Zone V. Not quite evergreen here but retains 
leaves farther south. Beautiful glossy foliage. Yellow 
flowers. Good even on alkaline soil. 
2 yr. T 6-8” 80c each, 10 for $7.00 
Middle Ridge & Rt. 528 e 
Green Ridge Nursery 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, TREES 
GLOSSY ABELIA, OR SHRUB ARBUTUS 
(Abelia grandiflora) ; 
4 ft. Zone V. South of here this gem is evergreen, here 
it loses leaves and sometimes twigs winterkill, but recov- 
ery is rapid each time. Shiny dainty leaves, blush pink 
(almost white) flowers are abundant from mid-July 
through August and September. 
2 yr. T 8-12” 85c each, 10 for $7.50, 100 for $60.00 
FIRE BUSH, OR RED FLOWERING QUINCE 
(Chaenomeles lagenaria, formerly Cydonia japonica) 
6-8 ft. Zone IV. Upright type, taller than wide, blooms 
over long period in spring, red flowers, easy to grow. 
2 yr. T 9-12” well-branched 65c each, 10 for $5.50 
DWARF FLOWERING QUINCE 
(Chaenomeles lagenaria pygmaea) 
4 ft. Zone IV. Slower growing, rounded shape, orange 
scarlet flowers. 
2 yr. T 6-9” bushy 60c each, 10 for $5.00 
FLOWERING QUINCE MIXED HYBRIDS 
Size and shape will vary somewhat and the colors should 
cover a wide range from white to red. Grown from mixed 
seed, colors unknown. 
2 yr. T 8-12” bushy 65c each, 10 for $5.50, 100 for $45.00 
DWARF BURNING BUSH (Euonymus alatus compactus) 
5 ft. Zone III. Brilliant scarlet autumn color. Slow 
growing, needs no care. Also called “cork bark euony- 
mus” and ‘winged spindle bush” because of unique 
corky ridges on the bark. 
1 yr. T 5-7” 50c each, 10 for $4.50, 100 for $35.00 
2 yr. TT 8-12” 95c each, 10 for $8.50 
PINK FLOWERING ALMOND (Prunus glandulosa rosea) 
4 ft. Zone IV. Covered with small double pink blossoms 
before leaves appear in spring. Plants grown from cut- 
tings to avoid suckers from roots (as with grafted plants). 
2 yr. TT nicely branched 12-18” 70c each, 10 for $6.00, 
100 for $40.00 
MOUNTAIN ASH (Sorbus aucuparia) 
20-25 ft. Zone II. Clusters of orange-red berries in fall. 
2 yr. T 10-15” 60c each, 10 for $5.00 
4 yr. TTT 2-3 ft. $1.20 each, 10 for $10.00 
GOLDEN RAIN TREE (Koelreuteria paniculata) 
20 ft. Zone V. Rounded small tree, golden flowers in 
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2 yr. T 6-10” 75c each, 10 for $6.50 
3 yr. TT 15-20” $1.00 each, 10 for $8.50 
MAIDENHAIR TREE (Ginkgo biloba) 
80-90 ft. Zone IV. The living fossil; geological records 
show that the Ginkgo has been growing on earth for ten 
million years. Fan shaped leaves, open growth habit, 
tolerant of city conditions. 
2 yr. T 8-12” 70c each, 10 for $6.00 
WEEPING HIGAN CHERRY (Prunus subhirtella pendula) 
15-20 ft. Zone V. Graceful, showy pink in spring. Seed 
grown, can be allowed to make a tumbling shrub with 
weeping branches to the ground or can be staked up- 
right to desired height for a weeping tree. 
2 yr. T 9-12” well-branched 65c each, 10 for $5.50 
FLOWERING CRAB APPLES 
Japanese Flowering Crab (Malus floribunda) 
20 ft. Zone IV. Buds deep pink, opening to white, fra- 
grant. Yellow and red fruit. 
Parkman Crab Apple (M. halliana parkmani) 
12-15 ft. Zone V. Double pink, red fruit. 
Dolgo Crab Apple (Malus dolga) 
30 ft. Zone III. White fragrant flowers, bright red 
fruit ripens in August, excellent for jelly as well as 
beauty. 
Eley Crab Apple (M. purpurea eleyi) 
18 ft. Zone IV. Red flowers, leaves crimson when un- 
folding, bronzy red thereafter. Fruit purplish red. 
2 yr. T grafted plants, 2-3 ft. (Dolgo runs smaller, 20- 
30”) $1.75 each, 4 or more mixed varieties $1.65 each, 
3 or more of one kind $1.60 each. 
e Madison, Ohio 
1953 FALL PLANTING LIST 
