EVONYMUS 
This is the most versatile and easiest grown of shrubs. It 
has uses everywhere. 
Radicans vegetus Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
Trimmed, it can be grown as a shrub or hedge; left uncut 
and planted around the base of old trees, it will climb 
30 feet or more, densely covering the trunk. As a wall 
cover it is in a class with ivy. You can’t eat it but that’s 
about all you can’t do with it. It is evergreen and abso- 
lutely hardy. 15 to 18 inch plants. 
Alatus compactus Each $2.50, Three $7.00, Doz. $25.00 
A dwarf (ultimate height 6 feet) with unbelievable bril- 
liance of foliage in the autumn. It requires nothing spe- 
cial in soils, does well in shade, is of compact growth— 
all the requirements for the ideal hedge. As specimen 
plants in the lawn or shrub border (or in foundation 
plantings) they have no equal. 
HYPERICUM 
There are several varieties of this fine low-growing shrub 
that flowers brilliantly from early summer until stopped 
by frost. They make excellent specimen plantings in the 
perennial border or in the foreground of shrub plant- 
ings. We list only ‘‘Sungold’’—it just happens to be the 
best Hypericum and we've forgotten about the others. 
“Sungold” (Patent #518) 
Each $2.50, Three $7.00, Doz. $25.00 
Hardy, shapely and a true dwarf. It is almost perfectly 
oval, grows 22 to 3 feet in diameter, holds its height 
to about 24 inches. Its dense foliage is a fine green all 
summer. Blooms are cymes of golden flowers at the end 
of each shoot of the summer’s new growth. They are pro- 
duced in tremendous quantities all summer. 
CARYOPTERIS 
(Hardy Blue Spires) 
This is a low-growing shrub which blooms after most 
other flowering shrubs—from August until frost. It is cov- 
ered with clusters of powdery-blue, fringed flowers. The 
plant is a nice rounded mound upon maturity—from 18-24 
inches tall and about 2 feet in diameter. Foliage is lance- 
olated and silvery green. In very cold climates Caryop- 
teris tops kill back to the roots. This doesn’t hurt the plant 
at all—the new growth is luxuriant and it blooms heavily. 
Strongly rooted plants. 
Blue Mist Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA 
(Sweet Pepperbush) 
A slow growing shrub reaching a height of not over 10 
feet upon maturity. The leaves are two-toned green and 
16 SPRING, 1954 White Flower Farm 
Kolkwitzia 
quite lovely; they turn to bright clear yellow in autumn. 
It does best in low, wet places (or in moist uplands) and 
because it grows well in half shade it is an excellent 
shrub for naturalizing. Order in pink or white. 
18 to 24 inch plants Each $1.75, Three $4.75, Doz. $17.50 
COTONEASTER 
(The Queen of Shrubs) 
Let it be said that it is one Queen of Shrubs and perhaps 
the Chinese were somewhat over-enthusiastic in calling 
it The Queen. It is outstanding, however, for the rich 
colors of its autumnal foliage and for the conspicuous 
clusters of berries ranging in color from brilliant orange- 
scarlet through varying shades of red to black. They are 
preceded by a profusion of pinky-white flowers wreath- 
ing the small branches. Because they thrive in shade or 
sun, in damp or dry soils, they are extremely usable. 
Apiculata Each $2.50, Three $7.00, Doz. $25.00 
This so-called Cranberry Cotoneaster is a dwarf reaching 
about 4 feet in height. Its arching branches are welghed 
down with bright crimson fruit in the fall and its foliage 
is shiny green through December. Hardy. 
Divaricata Each $2.50, Three $7.00 
Grows from 5 to 6 feet high and has a graceful spread- 
ing habit. It has small polished green leaves and thous- 
ands of red egg-shaped berries. In the fall the leaves 
turn brilliantly. 
CYDONIA (Flowering Quince) 
This is one of the earliest blooming shrubs. Quince stands 
_alone as a specimen shrub 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. 
Nivalis Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
This is the best pure white quince. 
Charming Each $3.50, Three $9.75, Doz. $35.00 
Large, soft coral 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. 
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. 
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 $3.00, Three $8.25 
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 
Japonica Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
This is the old favorite. It is covered with masses of coral- 
red flowers and recommended because it is cheap for 
screening or hedging. 
DAPHNE CNEORUM 
Cneorum is also known as The Garland Flower because 
of the profusion of delicately-scented, rose-pink flowers 
it produces. It is a low, spreading shrub which hardly ever 
reaches more than 12 inches in height. A splendid edging 
plant—like all Daphnes, it prefers full sun and a well: 
drained soil. They will not grow in poorly drained loca- 
tions. Water sparingly in summer; and in winter, if pro- 
tected from the coldest weather (say 20 degrees below), 
the cool green leaves will remain evergreen. 
Heavily budded plants, 9-12 inches tall: 
Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
DEUTZIA 
All Deutzias are showy flowering shrubs having extremely 
bushy habits of growth. In May their heavy foliage almost 
completely disappears under a blanket of small, frilled, 
bell-like flowers. 
Gracilis Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
This variety seldom reaches a height of 3 feet and is 
excellent as a low hedge. It is covered in May with flowers 
of purest white and it tolerates light shade. 
Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
A new hybrid producing larger, single, snow white flowers. 
It grows to 4 feet and makes excellent mid-ground mate- 
rial for the shrub border. 
Crenata Suspensa 
