HYDRANGEA 
These useful shrubs are offered here in two types. Both 
are extremely hardy. The plants are not fussy but do 
best in full sun in well-drained locations. 
Nikko Blue Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
Huge blue cones on long canes which die down each 
winter. 
H. Praecox 2-3 feet, Each $2.00, Three $5.75, Doz. $20.00 
Ultimate height of this plant is about 4 feet. Flowers are 
cone shaped, open pink, turn to white. 
FLOWERING ALMOND 
Glandulosa Alba Each $2.00, Three $5.75 
Small, very double white rosettes of flowers in great pro- 
fusion in late April and early May. Ultimate height: 
4 to 5 feet. 
Glandulosa Rosea Each $2.00, Three $5.75 
Very double, rose-colored form of the above. 
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 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). 
Charles Joly 
Ambassadeur 
Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Large double flower of violet color shading almost to red. 
Hugo Koster Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Double large flowers of mauve. 
Macrostachia Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Huge single flowers, truly pink. 
Each $4.00, Three $11.00 
Trusses covered with immense double flowers of purest 
alabaster white. 
Waldeck Rosseau 
Marie Finon 
Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Another double pink, this of most delicate tone. 
Mme. Buchner Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Large rich double pink flowers. 
Weigelia 
Marie Legraye 
Single, pure white. 
Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Mme. Lemoine 
Large double white. 
Michael Buchner 
Double lilac-blue. 
Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
President Falliers Each $3.50, Three $9.75 
Double pure lilac. 
Large, rich, immense, huge, pure—we wish these words 
didn’t seem to lose their meanings in describing the new 
Lilacs. But you don’t have to worry, pick any Lilac from 
this list by colors and we promise you won't be disap- 
pointed. 
SPIRAEA 
A fine group of shrubs that are sun-loving but able to 
withstand almost any abuse in location and soil condition. 
Japonica Coccinea Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
This replaces the older variety Anthony Waterer. Its 
flowers are crimson-red. It blooms in July, normally a bare 
month for blooms in shrubbery. The color does not fade 
in the sun and if old flowers are cut off it will continue 
to bloom all summer. Coccinea reaches 3 feet in height. 
Vanhouttei (Bridal Wreath) 
Each $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 
An arching shrub growing about 5 to 6 feet. The slender 
branches are covered with panicles of white flowers in 
late May and early June. It is not new but it is a favorite. 
POTENTILLA FRUITICOSA 
(Gold Drop) 
We call this a mighty fine small shrub. It has compact 
growth, a slightly irregular mound-like shape about 2 to 
22 feet upon maturity. It is densely covered with small 
fernlike leaves and it blooms vigorously from early June 
to late October. The buttercup-like flowers are intensely 
golden yellow and literally stud the plant. It does best in 
full sun and is hardy below zero. It is a consistent and 
persistent flowerer and if spaced 12 inches apart it makes 
the most delightful low, flowering hedge you can imagine. 
Heavy-rooted Plants Each $2.00, Three $5.75. Doz. $20.00 
PHILADELPHUS (Mockorange) 
Each $2.50, Three $7.00 
It is the flowers that are giants, not the plants, although 
they will attcin a considerable size if not pruned. The 
huge blossoms (3 inches across) are os large as Dogwood 
blooms and they make excellent cut flowers—so you will 
prune. Philadelphus is hardy, requiring no special culture. 
Enchantment (Double) Each $2.50, Three $7.00 
Its branches are erect and on maturity the bush rarely 
grows over 6 feet. The flowers, set very closely, are 
double and sweetly fragrant. It will grow well in light 
shade. 
Innocence 
Atlas (Giant Mockorange) 
Each $2.50, Three $7.00 
An alabaster-white mockorange producing heavily. 
Flowers are delicately fragrant. Height at maturity is 
about 6 feer. 
SALIX (Willow) 
French Pussy Willow Each $1.25, Three $3.50, Doz. $12.00 
Not the unreliable wild Pussy Willow but a fine French 
cultivated variety. You see branches of these selling in 
florist shops for $5.00 a dozen during the later winter 
months. So grow them yourself. Cut the ends of branches 
in January or February and place in water indoors. The 
large, silver-pink catkins (1 to 2 inches long) will start 
unfolding shortly and will last in a cool room for two 
weeks. When planting cut the branches back to 6 inches 
to promote long, vigorous new canes. Keep pruning 
heavily each spring (after catkins have formed) or Salix 
will grow to 10 feet. 
VIBURNUM 
One of the most fragrant and beautifu! shrubs. After 
flowering in the spring they make heavy mounds of dark 
green clear to the ground and in the fall they turn bril- 
liantly. 
Burkwoodi Each $5.00, Three $14.00 
This new English hybrid is a most amenable plant— it 
thrives in sun or shady places. It is also low-growing (6 
feet upon maturity) and ideal for today’s smaller estab- 
lishments. Flowers are produced in early spring when 
leaf buds are unfolding and form round, domed clusters 
which are fragrant enough to perfume a neighborhood. 
Foliage is shiny dark green in summer; turns brilliant in 
autumn. Shipping-size plants 2 to 3 feet. Larger speci- 
mens in Easimove pots available at the Sales Center. 
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