Fall and spring price list 1917-1918 / Island Nurseries and Fruit Farm ; Stephen J. Harmeling & Son.

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Jail anit Spring

Season 1917-1918

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Stephen J. Harmeling &, Son

Vashon Island, Vashon, Washington

THE RECORD, VASHON, WASH.

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HE' planting of an orchard or even of a
few trees in the family garden is a very
serious matter, because it stretches far
out into the future, and the planter cer-
tainly ought to have a reasonable assur-
ance that he will have the fruits he
ordered and expects to have when the
trees come into bearing. We have this
in mind all the time in all our nursery
The selection of buds, the placing of
nd the entries into the field books

operations,
stakes and labels
has our personal supervision and is not left to hired
help.

Our buds are selected from trees which have been
under our personal observation for a number of years
and are known to be prolific and of the right type.
This is very important. The same variety of trees
in the same orchard grown under the same conditions
often vary much in this respect.

We might fill the pages of this book with letters of
commendation from our customers expressing their
appreciation of our efforts to give the best that ap-
proved methods and skill can produce, and for these
expressions we thank our friends. It is the best asset
we have — expressions of appreciation of v/ork con-
scientiously and well done.

While we also propogate the leading varieties of
fruit trees as standards, we make propogation of
dwarf trees of all varieties of fruits a specialty. We
have from boyhood days on, been interested in dwraf
trees, but have never in all the world seen better
dwarfs than those grown in the Puget Sound country.
With proper cultivation, fertilization, pruning and
spraying, they certainly can be made as profitable as
they are in England, Holland, France and Belgium.

The coming years will demand still more intensive
methods in orchard and farm operations. The most
economic methods must prevail. The returns on the
investment must come in immediately if possible. We
must grow fruits instead of timber. “We must have
every foot of this costly land occupied and productive.
We must have the greatest ease and economy in
pruning, spraying, cultivation, thinning and harvest-
ing of the fruit. We must have the best specimens
of fruit it is possible to grow, for these will always
bring the best price.

To all of this the dwarf fruit trees lend themselves
with peculiar grace and ease.

For the suburban garden they are ideal. They may
be planted of bearing age so that they will produce
fruit the same year they are planted. They take up
little room, may be planted 8 feet or 10 feet apart and
give the gardener an opportunity to have a greater
variety of fruits.

Our prediction at the horticultural meeting in 1909
at the A.-Y.-P. Exposition in Seattle, that dwarfs would
be planted in orchard blocks in the future in the

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Puget Sound country, is now being fulfilled. We have
customers in the Bitter Root country of Montana who
plant them by the thousand, in Idaho, in Orcas Island,
in the vicinity of Olympia, here on Vashon Island,
may be seen large orchards of dwarfs exclusively,
more than fulfilling the expectations of the planters.

Visit the Island Nurseries and see these dwarfs of
all ages up to ten or twelve years old and in full
bearing.

We are located about midway between Seattle and
Tacoma on the eastern shore of Vashon Island. Take
any of the boats of the McDowell Steamship Co. at
the Colman dock in Seattle or at the N. P. dock in
Tacoma. We will always find time and take pleasure
in showing you around, except on Sundays. We must
reserve this sacred day for rest and religious exercise.

Our rule has always been: make no mistakes. How-
ever, with all the care that is exercised mistakes will
sometimes occur, and we will always cheerfully rec-
tify them. Should stock prove not true to name we
will replace the same, but under no condition will we
be held liable in any sum greater than that originally
paid for such trees or plants and unless the customer
is willing to enter into this mutual arrangement we
can do no business with him.

We have no agents. We deal directly with the
planter. This book and price list is our only solicitor.

Our terms are cash with the order or satisfactory
reference and we hold no stock for future delivery
unless accompanied with one-half cash. Prices are
net F. O. B. the boat at Vashon. We do business with
the Scandinavian-American bank of Seattle and with
the State Bank of Vashon.

Our prices will be found to be as low as is com-
mensurate with skilled labor and scientific methods.
We are here to stay, where you can always find us.
It will be our aim to give you a square deal, to help
you make orcharding profitable, and your home
grounds ornamental and beautiful.

Patronize your home industries. It is to our mutual
advantage. Avoid the tree peddler and the fellow
who has wonderful new but untried fruits at high
prices. These are the worst and most dangerous kind
of fakirs.

If you contemplate planting consult us in person
or by mail. Tell us what kind of soil, location, slope,
etc., and we will come very near giving you some val-
uable advice.

We thank you for your liberal patronage in the
past years and believing that we are better prepared
to serve and please you than ever before, we remain.
Yours faithfully,

STEPHEN J. HARMELING & SON.

STANDARD APPLES

These are budded on French seedling stocks and
are grown on ordinary upland shot-clay soil, without
stable or commercial fertilizers, thus securing a large
root system.

We select our buds from bearing trees which we
have watched for several years and which come up to
our ideal for the variety. We believe in selection,
and in the law that like produces like and try to carry

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it out in our system of propagation as rigidly as the
breeder of Jerseys does in his line. This is due to the
planter. The best is none too good.

SUMMER APPLES
Duchess of Oldenberg Red June

Early Strawberry Yellow Transparent

We have a few each of many other varieties, but
the above are the best.

Alexander
^ Fameuse (Snow)

K Glowing Coals

King of Tompkins Co.

Baldwin
Babbitt
Belleflower
Grimes’ Golden
Northern Spy
Peter

Pumpkin Sweet

FALL APPLES

Waxen
Wealthy
Gravenstein
Red Gravenstein

Glowing Coals is getting a reputation for the best
apple on the coast. It is a good keeper, large and of
the Gravenstein flavor. We have other varieties not
listed here.

WINTER APPLES

Spitzenberg
Wine sap
R. I. Greening
Talman Sweet
White Pearmain
Winter Banana
Wagener

Grimes’ Golden and Banana thrive with us and bear
superior fruit, which is in good demand.

CRAB. APPLES

Cluster Siberian (small)V Montreal Beauty
Hyslop Transcendent

Large Red Siberian

Price of Standard Apples
One year, whips, selects, 20c.

Two year, selects, 25c.

Discounts on large orders.

DWARF APPLES

These are budded on Doucin stocks (Pyrus malus
acerba.) We also propagate a limited number on
Paradise stocks (Pyrus malus paradisica.) Dwarfs
on the Doucin stocks make beautiful small trees that
are very proliflc, bear early, and larger fruits than
standards. They are ideal for the suburban garden
and are well adapted to orchard planting at 12 feet
apart each way. We have all the varieties that do
well here and many varieties for experimental pur-
poses of which we propagate only a limited number.
Write us for any variety you may wish to test. We
give a partial list of varieties we propagate:

- Early Strawberry
Duchess of Oldenberg
Liveland Raspberry
Sweetbough
Tetofsky
Red June

Yellow Transparent
Alexander
yFameuse
^ Glowing Coals
Gravenstein
Baldwin
Babbit
Belleflower

- Pumpkin Sweet
Williams Favorite

. King of Tompkins Co.

1/Waxen

- Wealthy

- Red Gravenstein
Spitzenberg
Stayman Winesap

^ Old Winesap

Rhode Island Greening
lalman Sweet
Jonathan
White Pearmain
Winter Banana

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Grimes’ Golden Opalescent

Hydes King Wagener

Northern Spy Crab Apples

} Peter

Price of Dwarf Apple Trees

One year “Maidens” or whips, 25c each.

Two year, headed low, vase-form, 35c each.

Three year, coming into bearing, 45c each.
Espelliers, Cordons and Fans, U and double U, etc.,
price according to age, number of buds, etc.

PEARS

When Prof. H. E. vanDieman was judging the fruits
at the Vasbon Horticultural Fair in 1909, he said:
“Men, why don’t you plant pears? You have a veri-
table pear heaven here.” In December, 1909, Hon.
Brackett, U. S. Pomologist, wrote us: “Hon. vanDie-

man was in this office and told us all about your local-
ity. From what he says and from what I know, the
pear ought to do well with you.” We have known
this for many years and have always advocated the
planting of good winter pears for the market. So far,
we have no serious pests to trouble us. Scab, our
worst enemy, is easily controlled with Bordeaux mix-
ture or lime-sulphur solution. Fire Blight has not yet
up to the present time made its appearance either
here or in the Willamette valley. Puget Sound is
probably immune to this terrible trouble on account
of our cool climate.

We have the climatic conditions of the pear regions
of Europe. All plants from the western coast of con-
tinental Europe and the British Isles thrive here in
the upper Pacific Coast region. Plants from the east-
ern coast of Asia and the islands and those of the
Atlantic Coast and of the middle West are not en-
tirely at home here. There are exceptions. This is
perhaps the great reason why the pear thrives so well
here. We can grow the finer dessert pears of France
and Belgium in the Puget Sound country. These do
not thrive in the East or in the middle West. A five
acre winter pear orchard, properly cultivated and
cared for will return when in full bearing about
$5000.00 gross. That is the sum Mr. Keck of Seattle
received for the pears from four and a half acres of
his orchard on Orcas Island last year, right on West-
ern avenue, too. The varieties were Anjou, Winter
Nelis and P. Barry, mainly Anjous.

SUMMER PEARS

Bartlett

Clapp’s Favorite

Jargonelle

Koonce

u Lyerlie
Madaliene
/^Wilder Early
Tyson

FALL PEARS

Beurre Bose

Beurre Hardy

Buffum

Columbia

Doyenne White

Du Hamel du Monceau

Kieffers Hybrid

King Karl

Flemish Beauty

i/ Louise Bon de Jersey
Rosney
Seckel
Sheldon
Superfin
Urbaniste
Vermont Beauty
Worden Seckel

WINTER PEARS

Anjou

Directeur d’Alphande

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Emilede Heyst
y Fred Baiidrey
Lawrence
Mt. Vernon
^ Olivier de Serres
President Droiiard
Peter Barry
y Triumph
Winter Nelis
Glout Morceau
We are trying out many other varieties. Many of
the above are worthless as commercial varieties. So
far it seems the Anjou takes the lead as a market
pear.

Price of Standard Pears

^ Wilder Late
yAngouleme
/ Bordeaux
/Pitmaston Duchess
‘^ Koehler Comice
‘lEng. Comice
Dorset

Pratt’s Seedling
Vicar of Winkfield
Winter Bartlett

One year whips, selects, 25c each.

Two year, selects, 35c each.

Two year, nursery run good stock, 25c each.
Discounts on large orders.

DWARF PEARS

We also propagate the varieties listed above and
many others as dwarfs. These are budded on Portu-
guese or Angers quince stocks. Pears which do not
thrive direct on the quince we double-work, using as
first bud Koonce, Angouleme or Kieffer. There are
really only a few pears that are safe to work direct
on the quince. There are many varieties that ought
to be top-worked as standards and will then make
better trees.

We also work a limited number on the Sorbus aucu-
paria (European mountain ash) for very poor soils.
On these stocks we get a medium to small sized tree.

Price of Dwarf Pear Trees
One year, whips or maidens, 25c each.

Two year, selects, 35c each.

Three year, selects 45c each.

Double-worked dwarfs 10c higher than single-
worked.

CHERRIES

Our sweet cherries are budded on imported black
Russian Mazzard stocks. We recommend to have
sweet cherries on Mazzard stocks as a rule for light
soils, but for heavy soils they are safer budded on
Mahaleb stocks. They seem to be less liable to the
attacks of gumosis on this stock.

Allfei

Centennial
1/ Lambert
V Oxheart
Royal Ann
Schmidt
Windsor/

Bing, Lambert, Royal Ann and Cass are the only
ones that have good commercial value here. The
Bing is a shy bearer unless the stock is good and they
are well cross fertilized.

Dykeman
Buttners’ Yellow
C Bing

]/' Black Republican
^ Cass ^

SOUR CHERRIES

These are budded on imported Mahaleb stocks, are
headed low and produce a semi-dwarf tree of beautiful
appearance and immense bearing surface. We work
a few on Mazzards for very light soils and also on the
Colorado and North Carolina sand cherries, but on

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Dwarf Angouleme

these stocks and on Mazzards the siickering is very
troiihlesome. On the Mahalebs there is no siickering.

We have eliminated all the many worthless vari-
eties we used to propagate in an experimental way
and will only list these which are commercially val-
uable.

Richmond Ostheimer

Montmorency Large j, English Morello

Wragg ; Late Duke

The Montmorency and Morellos are the great can-
ning cherries. The former is a perfect free-stone,
enormously prolific and annual bearer.

Price of Cherries

All cherries are $25.00 per 100 for one year selects.

$35.00 per 100 for two year selects.

Discounts on large orders.

PEACHES

We have tried many varieties of peaches. The late
free-stones do not mature well with us. The earliest
clings grow and bear well, but many of them are very
susceptible to the curl leaf. Amsdens June,^ Hales
Early, Alexander, and May Queen are not subject to
curl leaf. May Queen is a little earlier than Amsdens
June, but it is small and of inferior flavor. The Ams-
dens June is the best. We get good prices for it, as
it comes on the market before the others, is very
large and most beautifully colored, and is with us an
annual bearer, not having failed to yield a crop an-
nually for the past 20 years.

Amsdens June, on peach, St. Julien or Myrobalan
plum stocks, 25c each.

PRUNES

Italian Hungarian

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V Petite ^ Sugar

Tennant ..Tragedy-

prices

On peach on Myrobolan plum:
One year, 25c each.

Two year, 30c each. ^

PLUMS^

The Eastern plums as Chickasaws and Wildgoose
do not thrive here. The Japan hybrids of Burbank
are unreliable. The Domesticas or European plums
all do well.

Black Diamond
Grand Duke
Imperial Gage
Peach Plum
Reine Claude de Bavay

Green Gage
tx'Damson
Lincoln

!/ Ponds’ Seedling
1 Tatge

^America
/ First
Climax

HYBRID PLUMS

Y Bartlett

V Chaleo
\J Sultan

Prices of Plums
On peach or Myrobolan stocks:
One year, 25c each.

Two year, 30c each.

APRICOTS

[/-Moorpark, on peach or plum, 1 year, 25c; 2 year, 35c.

MEDLARS

On quince or pear roots, 50c each.

BUSH FRUITS

P^Loganberry, one year tips, $6 per 100; 2 year $10
per 100.

Currants, one year tips, $3 per 100; 2 year $5 per

100.

Blackberry, one year tips, $5 per 100.

Raspberry, one y-^^ear tips, $3 per 100.

Gooseberry, one year tips, $5 per 100; 2 year $8
per 100.

QUINCES

Bourgeat, Champion^Fuller/^eech and Orange.
Budded on Angers stocks, one year, 25c each.

Two year, 30c each. Stools, 20c each.

ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT

We of the coast country are wonderfully favored by
a humid, mild climate and a rich loamy soil. We may
have all that is beautiful in deciduous trees and
shrubs. Conifers from all parts of the world thrive
here. Many of the broad-leaved evergreen trees and
shrubs which makes the gardens of the semi-tropics
so interesting do well with us. No other country of-
fers so many opportunities for variety and beauty in
the landscape about the suburban and country home.
If your home is in the country, have a large front
yard. Professor Waugh in his book on landscape
gardening says: “The house should be at least three

limes its height from the road.” Make it further if
you can, so that you will have room in the front yard
for some landscape arrangement. Do not plant the
front yard full of roses and all sorts of shrubs which
you fancy. Arrange your plantings along the borders
and by all means have a large open grassy lawn. We

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Home of the Island Nurseries

have a host of beautiful things indigenous here. Gath-
er them and arrange them in your yard. If you wish
to see something beautiful, plant in some corner of
your border a clump of Vaccinium ovatum, V. par-
vifolium, and a few wild roses, especially, Rosa gym-
nocarpa. No imported stuff could compare with the
delicacy and beauty of such a group. Learn to love
our native trees and plants. They are very beautiful.

Do not plant weeping trees about the home. They
are all right over the graves of dear ones and friends,
hut look ridiculous about a bungalow. Do not plant
too many deciduous trees and shrubs. Let at least
two-thirds of your planting be of broad-leaved ever-
greens and beautiful conifers. Then your garden
picture will look fresh and full of repose twelve
months in the year. We advise our friends to read the
English authors on landscape gardening. They have
been at this work for many centuries and their style
of gardening fits in here. Things that are grown in
the Kew Gardens are hardy here. Visit the Carnegie
Library and read the costly illustrated works on the
subject. Before you plant your perennial flower bor-
der, read what Gertrude Jekyl says about harmonious
color arrangement. She spent a whole lifetime study-
ing this subject. Read also, “What England Can
Teach Us About Gardening,” by Wilhelm Miller. You
will thus soon get some good new ideas about beauty
and of our possibilities in this line and you will be
able to dictate how your front ought to be planted.

Consult us. We are all the time studying the sub-
ject and may be able to give you some hints and to
help you.

Come to the home of the Island Nurseries and make
a study of the borders and the landscape into which
the bungalow is set.

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CONIFERS (Cone Bearers)

Abies arizonica — Silver cork bark fir.

“ brachyphylla — short-leaved Japan fir.

“ cephilonica — Cephalonian fir.

“ cicilia — Cicilian fir.

“ cocolor — White fir. A most beautiful native.

“ firma — Japanese silver fir.

“ grandis — Native fir.

“ pinesapo — Spanish fir.

Araucaria imbricata — Monkey puzzle, Chile pine.

CEDRUS

Cedrus atlantica — African cedar.

“ atlantica glauca — Blue African cedar.

“ deodora — Himalayan cedar.

“ libani — Cedar of Lebanon, Holy Land cedar.

CEPHALOTAXUS

CHAMACYPARIS

Cephalotaxus drupacea — Large-fruited Yew.

“ fortueni — Fortunes Yew.

Chamacyparis lawsonana — Lawsons Cypress.

“ nootkaensis — Nootka Sound Cypress.

“ nootkaensis glauca — Nootka Sound Cy-

press.

“ pisifera filifera — Golden Threat Cy-

press.

“ pisifera plumosa aurea — Golden Plumed

Cypress.

“ pisifera squarrosa — Veitch’s Silver Cy-

press.

CUNNINGHAMIA

Cunninghamia chinensis — Long-leaved Chinese fir.

JUNIPERUS

Juniperus chinensis — Chinese Juniper.

“ communis — Common Juniper.

“ hibernica — Irish Juniper.

“ virginiana — Eastern Juniper.

“ scopulorum — Rocky Mountain Juniper.

“ macrocarpa — Large-fruited Juniper.

PICEA

Picea alcockiana — Sir Alcocks Spruce.

“ Columbiana — Black Hills Spruce.

“ engelmanni — Native Spruce.

“ excelsa — Norway Spruce.

“ nigra — Black Spruce.

“ polita — Tigertail Spruce.

“ pugens — Colorado Blue Spruce.

“ pugens — Rosters, blue, grafted Spruce.

“ sitchensis — Sitka Spruce.

“ smithiana — Himalayan Spruce.

PINUS

Pinus austriaca — Austrian Pine.

“ contorta — Oregon Pine — Native.

“ coulteri — Great-coned Pine.

“ edulis — Nut Pine, Pinion Pine.

“ excelsa — Bhotan Pine.

“ fiexelis — Limber Pine.

“ monophyila — Single-leaved Pine.

“ mughus — Dwarf Pine.

“ palustris — Long-leaved Pine.

“ sabiniana — Digger Pine.

“ strobus — White Pine.

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“ sylvestris — Scotch Pine.

“ thimbergiana — Japanese Black Pine.

“ balfouriana — Fox.

TAXUS

Taxus baccata — English Yew.

“ fastigiata — Irish Yew.

canadensis — Canadian Yew.

“ brevifolia — Native Yew, found everywhere in

the ravines. It is a beautiful variety, and is
not appreciated as it ought to be.

THUYA

Thuya gigantae — Native Arbor Vitae (improperly
called cedar.)

“ occidentalis — Native Arbor Vitae.

“ orientalis — Oriental Arbor Vitae.

We have a variety of forms, as compact, pyramid-
alis, Hoveys golden, and others. Oriental arbor vitae
for hedge planting, 3 or 4 year old seedlings, $15.00
per 100; $100.00 per 1000.

We have many other conifers in our experimental
grounds, some rare ones. Write us for anything you
may want.

BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS

Arbutus mensiezei — Madrona; potted plants.

EUCALYPTUS

There are over 150 varieties, all natives of Aus-
tralia and New Zealand. There are probably 50 vari-
eties hardy in the Channel Islands and portions of
England. We are trying out a number of varieties,
raising them from seeds and imported plants. We
have now growing on our grounds Eucalyptus Gunni,
5 years old and over 30 feet high. Like all things
from Australia, it is a most remarkable growth. The
young plants look like a climbing honeysuckle with
blue sessile opposite leaves, cordate, about 2 inches
in diameter. When the plant attains to two years the
leaves begin to be lanceolate, petiolate, and opposite.
When 3 or 4 years old the leaves are 6 to 10 inches
long and very fragrant. I believe this variety will
prove to be hardy and permanent with us. E. coc-
cifera promises to be hardy. We have a number of
other varieties growing and hope to be able to report
in the course of time that some of these will be
hardy.

ILEX

The Holly is the most mysterious tree in the world.
It is described in the botany books as dioecious, but
the tree may be also monoecious, subdioecious or
hermaphrodite.

It is encirely at home in the Puget Sound country
and will grow fast in proportion to the feed given it
and it will stand all you give it.

We do not keep the cheap imported Dutch hollies.
Our stock trees are from the Royal Nurseries of
Sheffield, England. The best book on the holly is by
Dallimore. Look it up in the Carnegie Library.

Ilex aquifolium hendersoni
“ “ cameliafolia.

“ “ maderiensis.

“ “ mundyi (this is a male holly with

very large leaves.)

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Among the Rows of Hollies

“ “ silver queen.

“ “ wilsoni (very large leaves.)

“ “ aurae regina.

“ “ bronze (new.)

“ “ Handsworth’s new silver.

“ “ shepherd! (large leaves, male.)

“ “ argentea pendiila, new weeping holly.

“ “ fructu liitea, yellow berried.

“ “ aurea media picta.

“ “ hodginsoni.

“ “ ferox, hedgehog holly.

“ “ ferox variegata.

“ “ laurifolia.

“ opaca, the only native holly from the southeast.

“ latiofolia, Japanese with laurel like leaves.

“ crenata, dwarf Japanese holly.

“ cornuta, Chinese holly.

Our hollies are all grafted on strong seedlings with
grafts from known prolific bearers. We sell no seed-
lings, except for hedges. Price, 1 foot to 2 feet,
grafted, $1.00 and up, according to size. We have
them in beautiful specimens 6 feet and more.

LAUROCERASUS

English Laurel.

Portuguese Laurel.

MAGNOLIA

Magnolia grandiflora.

Prices of broad-leaved evergreen trees according
to age,, size and perfection of specimens. Come and
select.

BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREEN SHRUBS

Abelia grandiflora.

Andromeda floribunda.

“ japonica.

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Acuba japoniea.

Berberis buxifolia, Box-leaved Barberry.

“ stenophyila, small-leaved barberry.

“ darwini, Darwin’s barberry, a beautiful va-

riety from Chile.

“ aquifolium, 5 to 6 feet high.

“ japoniea, Mahonia japoniea.

“ nervosa, Water Holly, leaves 1 to 2 feet
with 15 to 17 leaflets.

“ repens, Oregon Grape, 5 to 7 leaflets.

Buxus sempervirens.

“ Handsworth’s new box.

Calluna, Seoteh Heather, rose flowers.

“ Seoteh Heather, white flowered.

A Group of Ornamental Evergreens

Camelia Japoniea, in varieties.

Cotoneaster buxifolia, box-leaved Cotoneaster.

“ mierophylla, small-leaved Cotoneaster.

“ simoni. Shining-leaved Cotoneaster, Ver-

million berries.

Crataegus pyraeantha, evergreen thorn.

Kalmia latifolia — Calieo Bush, beautiful in foliage
and flower.

Leuethoe eatesbaei — Catesbys Leueothoe.

Ligustrum japonieum, or California Privet.

“ ehinensis — Chinese Privet.

Myrtus communis. Myrtle.

Osmanthus aquifolium — Holly-leaved Olive.

RHODODENDRON

The Rhododendron is our state flower. No more
appropriate or beautiful flower could have been
selected. Our own R. washingtonianum is the most
beautiful one in the world. We gather annually a

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lot of little plants from ttie Olympics and from the
islands, and grow them on. We keep transplanting
them until they are used to it and to the shot-clay
soil. These can be planted without loss. We aim
to grow all the species of the world that are hardy
here, from seed and from layers. Grafted plants are
not satisfactory. The suckers will come and then
the grafts fail and tve have only the ugly ponticum
left with its unbearable purple flower.

Rhododendron arbutifolium, dwarf variety^ ■

“ catawbiensis, from the northern Ap-

palachian mountains.

“ maximum, from the southeast — Great

Laurel. It is a strong grower with large roots. Rose-
colored flowers like ours, it blooms two weeks earlier .
than our natives.

Rhododendron arboreum, hybrids — Tree Rhododen-
dron from the Himalayan mountains. We raise these
from seed. Not all the seedlings prove hardy, but
those which survive are wonderfully beautiful and ox
all sorts of colors.

Rhododendron myrtifolium — Myrtle-leaved dwarf va-
riety.

“ punctatum — early flowering variety.

“ ponticum — from the Holy Land.

Price of Rhododendrons, three times or more trans-
planted, balled weighing 15 to 25 pounds, $1.00 up ac-
cording to size.

Voronica htixifolia — Box-leaved Veronica.

Viburnum sandankwa.

Viburnum tinus, Laurustinus.

There is so much variation in size and age of speci-
mens of all broad-leaved evergreens that we And it
hard to flx a price. Tell us what you want and the
price will be right. Write.

DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES

Acer macrophylltim — Oregon maple.

Acer platinoides — Norway maple.

Acer dasycarpum — Silver maple.

Acer saccharum — Sugar maple.

Aesctilus hippocastanum — Horse chestnut.

Ailanthus glandtilosa — Tree of Heaven.

Amalanchier botry apium — Service berry.

Amalanchier canadensis — Shad bush.

Betula papjma — Paper or canoe birch.

Betula youngi — Weeping birch.

Castania dentata — American chestnut.

Castania sativa^ — Spanish chestnut.

Castania Japonica — Japan chestnut.

Catalpa speciosa — Hardy catalpa.

Cornus nuttallii, native Dogwood.

Cornus florida — Eastern dogwood.

Comus rubra — Red-flowering dogwood.

Cornus Mas — Cornelian cherrjt

Cornus Stolonifera — Native. Stems red.

Cretaegus monogyma — White-flowering.

Cretaegus monogyma — Pink-flowering.

Cretaegus monogyma — Paul’s scarlet.

Diospjnus verginiana — American persimmon.

Diospyrus verginiana Josephine — an improved va-
riety.

Fagus americana — American beech.

Fagus sylvatica purpurea — Thuringian Purple
beech.

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Fraxiniis americana — White ash.

Hicoria ovata — Shagbark hickory.

Jiiglans cinera — Butternut.

Juglans California — Native California Black Walnut.

Juglans regia — In varieties, as Pranquette and
Mayette.

These we have grafted on California stocks which
do well here. There is a future for these.

Laburnum vulgare — Ooldenchain.

Liquidamber stryacfolia — Sweet Gum tree.

Liriodendron tulipfera — Tulip tree.

Magnolia accuminata — Cucumber tree.

Magnolia soulangiana — Soulange’s Magnolia.

Magnolia conspicua — Yulan Magnolia.

Magnolia kobus — Japanese Magnolia.

Mai us floribunda — Flo wering Crab.

Mains ioensis — Bechtels Flowering Crab.

Mains toringo — Toringo Dwarf Crab.

Prunus piscardii — Purple-leaved plum.

Ostya virginiana^ — Hornbean; Ironwood.

Paulownia imperialis — Empress tree.

Populus candicans — Balm of Gilead.

Populus tremula — Quaking Aspen.

Rhus hirta — Staghorn Sumac.

Rhamnus purshiana — Coffee Berry, Cascara Sa-
grada.

Salix dolorosa — Babylonian Weeping Willow.

Sassafras officinalis — Sassafras.

Tillia americana — American Basswood.

Price of ordinary deciduous trees, 25c each and
up according to the size and age of specimen.

DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS

Berberis, Thunberg, Japanese, European, purple,
and many others.

Butneria firtillis — Sweet shrub, three varieties.

Cornus alba, — Siberian red osier, European red
osier and many other varieties.

Corylus — Hazlenuts and Filberts. We have many
varieties, and we have found that the better nut
varieties as De Chile, English Cobnut, Barcelonas,
Avelanas and others, bear large nuts, are prolific,
and always in demand at good prices. We have
about one acre of them planted for profit and we
have faith in them as a commercial proposition.

Cydonia japonica — Flowering Quince.

Cytisus scoparius — Scotch Broom.

Deutzias in variety.

Diervillas in varieties. Eva Rathke is deep crim-
son or carmine and Mme. Le Moine is a beautiful
blush. These are also called Bush Honeysuckles.

Elaeagnus longipes — Goumi.

Exochorda grandiflora — Pearl bush.

Forsythia suspensa fortune! — Fortunes Golden
Bells.

Hibiscus syriacus — Rose of Sharon. We have
Boulede Feu, Jeanne d’Arc and others.

Hydrangia paniculata — Grandiflora.

Hypericum moserianum — St. John’s Wort.

Jasminum primulinum — Large-flowered yellow Jas-
emine.

Kerria japonica, floa pleno — Double-flowered Kerris.

Ligustrum ibote regelianum — Dr. Regels Privet.

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Ligiistriim ovafoliirai — California Privet.

Philadelphiis coronariiis — Mock Orange.

Philadelpliiis coronariiis aurea — Golden-leaved.

Philadelphiis Lewis! — Native.

Philadelphiis Gordoniana — Native. Do not neglect
these, hut learn to love them. They are beautiful.

Primus Besseyi — Colorado Sand Cherry.

Primus pumilla — Carolina Sand Cherry.

Ribes gordonianum — Native Red-flowering Currant.

Ribes gordonianum — Native White-flowering Cur-
rant.

ROSES

We always have growing the latest and best new
Roses. We test these out as soon as we can procure
them from the growers at reasonable prices. Come
and see them in the nurseries and pick out those
that appeal to you.

Spireas in variety.

Syringas — Lilacs. We have eight distinct species
from all parts of the world, and all the best single
and double named varieties.

Viburnums — Snowballs in variety.

We have other shrubs not listed here. We are
collecting all the good native shrubs to grow on and
get them used to moving.

Prices of shrubs ordinarily 25c for small ones and
up for large clumps or nice specimens. Come over
and pick out what you like.

ORNAMENTAL VINES

Ampelopsis veitchi — Boston Ivy.

Ampelopsis lowei — Lowe’s new ivy with deeply
cut foliage.

Ampelopsis quinquifolia — Virginia Creeper.

Clematis jackmanni hybrids.

Clematis integrafolia durandi — New hybrid with
indigo blue flowers.

Clematis montana grandiflora — White flowers.

Clematis montana grandiflora — Red flowers, new.

Clematis paniculata, — Japanese Virgins Bower.

Clematis virginiana — American White Clematis.

Honeysuckles — Scarlet Trumpet.

Honeysuckle halliana, white flowers, evergreen,
heckrothi, red, continuous bloomer.

Honeysuckle — Yellow Trumpet.

Jasminum officinalis — not a climber, white Jase-
mine, very fragrant.

Jasemine primulinum — large double yellow flowers.

Latyrus — Perennial peas, rose, white.

Wistarias chinensis, white and lavender.

Wistarias american bluish; takes a long time to
come into bloom.

Wistarias multijuga — long panicles of purple flow-
ers.

Prices of vines 25c, except rare ones and large
clumps.

HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

We are all the time trying out perennial flower-
ing plants so that we may know what to plant in
our borders for the best effect. We can give only
a partial list. If you hear of any new plant you
want to try, write us.

Aconitums — In variety. Achilleas — In variety.

Adonis — In variety. Aethionema — In variety.

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Alstromeria — In variety. Agrostemma — In variety.
Anchusa — Dropmore. Alyssum saxtile.

Antliericnm — Gigantiiem variety.

Arabis — Rock Cress, in variety, FI. pi.

Anemones — Many varieties.

Aquilegias — The distinct species as Skinneri, trim
Astibes. cata, chrysantha.

Asters — In variety. Baptesias — In variety.

Beilis perennis — Fng. Daisies in variety.
Cimicifiiga simplex. Campanulas — In variety.

Convalariars — Lily of the Valley.

Coreopsis.

Delphiniims — Latest named varieties.

Dodecatheon

as Wilhel-
media.

Doronicum.

Erigeron.

Funkias — In variety.
Geiim.

Hepatica.

mina, Belladona, etc.

Dianthus in variety.

Dyletra — Bleeding Heart in variety.

Digtalis — In variety.

Feverfew.

Gypsophilia.

Galiardias.

Helleborns — In varieties
Hemerocallis — Several varieties.

Heucheras — In variety. Hibiscus.

Hibericum — St. Johns wort.

Inula. Iberis, Hollyhocks.

Iris — Many species and new hybrids.

Lavendula. Lobelias — In varieties.

Lysimachias.

Liliums — Many varieties from all parts of the world.
Lychnis — Many varieties.

Menthas — Mints. Monardias.

Myosotis — Forget-Me-Not.

Montbretias — Many varieties,

Oenotheras — Evening Primroses.

Cypripediums — Lady Slippers, in variety.

Peonies — In variety.

Penstamons — Many varieties.

Papavers — Perennial popies, many varieties and
hybrids of new color.

Perennial Phlox — Many new varieties.

Phosetgia — In variety. Potentillas — In variety.

Platycodon — In variety. Podophyllum — Mandrake

Polygonatum — Solomon’s Seal.

Primulas — Many varieties.

Pyrethrum — Hybrids, double, many shades.
Rudbeckias — In variety. Scabiosas.

Saxifragas — In variety.

Senecios. Spireas.

Smilacinas — False Solomon Seal.

Thymus— Thyme. Trollius — In variety.

Tritomas — Many varieties. Quartinia blooms in
May. New. Trilliums.

Veronica. Vincas.

Violas. Wallflowers.

Yuccas — In variety.

If there is any other perennial plant you wish to
have we probably have it. Good large plants, 25c
each, except some new or rare ones and special
sorts of Peonies.

BULBOUS PLANTS

We have a large variety of all sorts of bulbous
plants. Come and see them when in bloom and
select the colors you want in your border.

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