lowering Senile 
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 topscil 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. 
ALTHEA 
(Rose of Sharon) 
These shrubs grow erect and stately and bloom their 
heads off from July to frost. Ultimate height is about 10 
feet. 
Celestial Blue Each $1.75, Three $4.75 
A true blue Althea. Flowers are single, large, disk-like 
and profuse. One of the few shrubs that blossoms in 
July and August. 
W. R. Smith Each $1.75, Three $4.75 
Like the above in habit and time of bloom but pure 
white. Perfect for screening or specimen. Celestial Blue 
and W. R. Smith shouid really be planted together for 
best effect. 
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 
Large flowers. of pale lemon-yellow. 
Each $5.00, Three $14.00 
Scft pale yellow shading somewhat to apricot-yellow. 
Dr. M. Osthoek Each $5.00, Three $14.00 
Brilliant fiery azalea-pink with a soft almost burnt- 
orange glow. 
Koster’s Brilliant Red 
Each $4.00, Three $11.00, Doz. $40.00 
As named, a brilliant, vermilion-red. 
Directeur Moerlands 
Christopher Wren Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
Fine orange-yellow with enormous trusses. New. 
Hort H. Witte Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
Orange-yellow with trusses more finely drawn. 
Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
Delicate apricot-yellow tinted pink, very large trusses. 
Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
Fine orange, tinted salmon, huge trusses. 
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-.ed, 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. 
AZALEA PONTICA 
(Hardy Ghent Azaleas) 
These are even hardier than Azalea Mollis but their 
blooming time, soil requirements and general habit of 
Lemonora 
Queen Emma 
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. 
Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
Almost white with traces of pink. 
Daviesi 
Bouquet de Flore Each $3.00, Three $7.75 
Brilliant clusters of deep pink. 
Nancy Waterer Each $3.00, Three $7.75 
Clusters of golden yellow. 
Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
The most vivid and brilliant red you ever saw. 
Each $3.00, Three $7.75 
Sang de Gentbrugge 
Coccinea speciosa 
Finest deep orange, midseason. 
Each $3.00, Three $7.75 
Another fine orange, midseason variety. 
Each $3.00, Three $7.75 
Large carmine-red with yellow blotch. Late. 
Each $3.00, Three $7.75 
Pale pink, double and midseason. 
Gloria mundi 
Ignea Nova 
Raphael de Smet 
BUDDLEIA (Butterfly Shrubs) 
An eminently satisfactory shrub that makes a quick 
growth and blooms the first year. Buddleias do not show 
signs of growth until late spring or until the weather has 
become quite warm—so don’t worry if they don’t shoot 
stalks quickly. It is true that butterflies are attracted to 
them. These are the best varieties. 
Fortune Each $1.25, Three $3.50 
Neat habit of growth—about 5 feet high, 4 feet across. 
Foliage is a dark, leathery green. Flower spikes are 
12-18 inches long and rounded. Color is lilac with a 
brilliant orange eye in each tiny flower. Blooms from 
mid-summer to frost. Excellent cut flower. 
Flaming Violet (Pat. #519) Each $1.25, Three $3.50 
A violet color of great intensity. Blooms until frost and 
keeps a long time when cut. 
Fascinating Each $1.25, Three $3.50 
Here the color is a soft pink with a touch of gold in the 
eyes. Keeps in water and the more it is cut the more it 
grows. 
Purple Prince (Pat. #706) Each $1.25, Three $3.50 
A sparkling, imperial purple with a golden eye. 
White Profusion (Pat. #786) Each $1.25, Three $3.50 
A dwarf. Makes a stunning green mound. 
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