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L. W. HALL COMPANY, INC
SEASON 1925 ^46th YEAR Rochester, New York
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ESTABLISHED 1879 L. W. HALL COMPANY, INC., ROCHESTER, NEW YORK INCORPORATED 1913
Showing How Artistically Filberts can be Planted Along the Walks or Driveways.
Improved European Filberts— Hazel Nuts
Combine Beauty With Profit
Handsome as a Shrub — An Economical Food Producer
HERE is a beautiful shrub which yields such an abundant supply of
large, edible nuts that is not only fills an important place in orna-
mental plantings, but is an economical food producer as well,
and you can now grow this great nut delicacy on your own grounds.
BIG MEATY FILBERTS OF THE FINEST IMPROVED TYPE
that will produce abundantly as far north as Rochester, N. Y., where
the temperature has registered five to ten degrees below zero without
the slightest injury to the plants or to the crop of nuts.
Our Improved Filberts are specially valuable because of the very
wide range of territory in which they can be grown. They will thrive
anywhere that the native or wild American Filbert will grow, which
is practically the entire United States, and because of their hardiness
are adapted to the more northern parts of the country where other
kinds of nut trees cannot be successfully fruited.
The Improved Filberts (like the Wild Hazel) will flourish in prac-
tically any soil; and on rough, stony banks on which it is difficult to
grow other crops profitably they may be planted with great confidence,
thus bringing into use land which is often wasted.
Another advantage these nuts possess is that of supporting a con-
siderable amount of shade, so that they may be planted under large
Varieties of Improved Filberts
Each 10
2 feet $1.50 $12.50
3 feet 2.00 17.50
trees, and there are many shady corners in shrubberies which mi
be made profitable by planting Filberts.
The pride of many beautiful old European gardens is their nut
walks, and beautiful effects can be produced in your gardens by plant-
ing the Filberts each side of the walk or along driveways, as hedges
or for screen purposes, or grouped by themselves or with other shrub-
bery. In fact, almost everyone has some place in the yard or garden
where they can be used effectively. Plants have a deep green, leathery
foliage during the Summer months, and are loaded with husks of
delicious nuts, making a very effective contrast. The new catkins or
staminate blossoms form late in the Summer for the next season’s
crop and hang on the bushes all Winter, giving a beautiful Winter
decoration.
Of the varieties originally imported, we have selected the best in
habit of growth, hardiness, quality and productiveness. All are highly
desirable sorts that will give satisfaction and produce results.
The nuts of the somewhat smaller-shelled varieties are well filled,
with kernels large as compared to size of shell. They are of most de-
licious quality, and among the best pollenizers, and some of them
should be included in all plantings for best results.
Minna Zeller
A medium sized, beautiful round
nut of extra good quality. Ripens
very early, about Septemper 1. A
fine grower, somewhat inclined to
spread, an excellent pollenizer.
Merville de Bollwiller
A beautiful erect-growing variety,
with very dark green leaves. Re-
quires but little pruning. Nuts
large, round, pointed at lower end.
Shell rather thick, kernel sweet and
good, one of the best Lambert nuts.
Red Lambert
A large, conical-shaped nut of
extra good quality. Ripens some-
what late, about the last of Sep-
tember. Bushy and spreading in
growth, very hardy.
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Cumberland, Md., Feb. 15, 1924.
The young Filbert trees I got from you in 1920
are healthy and flourishing and have borne their
second crop of nuts of good size and quality. Trees
are now over five feet high and making steady
growth. In addition to their nut-bearing value
they are of interesting habit and very handsome
and ornamental, and I consider that there is noth-
ing nicer on the place.
H. BREWSTER HUMMELSHIME.
Culture of Filberts
All plants are grown on their own roots
and are absolutely true to type. Nuts ripen
in September and should not be gathered
until thoroughly ripened as indicated by the
browning of the husks.
Though the nuts often fruit in the nursery
rows, it will be about four to six years be-
fore they will begin to bear in quantities,
when a crop of four pounds per bush may
be expected.
But it must be borne in mind that this
production will steadily increase, that the
trees or bushes will last about a hundred
years, and that they may be planted on- soils
not suited to other crops.
When planting, cut back the tops of the
bushes about one-half. All Filberts are in-
clined to produce suckers, or young shoots
growing up from the roots, during the first
few years. These suckers must be cut out
by digging down to the root and cutting
them off close to it with a sharp knife.
Early in the Spring the new growth should be cut back about one-
half each year, so as to force the growth of the short sprays on which
the nut flowers are produced. And all weak and unnecessary wood
should be removed from the center, not merely cut back, so as to
admit light and air and form an open cup-shaped top.
Fertilizers should be used sparingly except where the ground is
poor and stony, as on too rich soil they are apt to grow too vigorously
and will require more severe pruning.
For garden culture or ornamental shrub planting, set 6 feet apart.
For screen or hedge plantings set 4 feet apart. For commercial
orchard set 12 feet apart each way and prune to form low-headed trees.
In commercial orchards the erect growing varieties will form low
trees about 12 feet in height. But in bush form and for hedge plant-
ings they are usually pruned down to about 6 feet.
Budded or Grafted English Walnuts
Succeed Where Seedling
Trees Fail
Wiltz Mayette English Walnuts.
Budded or grafted on hardy Black
Walnut stock. More vigorous, hardy in
all sections, bear earlier, produce nuts in
three to four years that equal the best
imported sorts in size and quality. Rec-
ommended by the American, and North-
ern Nut Growers’ Association, and the
United States Department of Agriculture
as the only dependable English Walnuts
to plant. We offer two of the best va-
rieties, the Vrooman Franquette and
Wiltz Mayette.
VROOMAN FRANQUETTE. Large,
oblong; rich, exquisite flavor; a fa-
vorite for dessert. A popular variety,
highly recommended and extensively
planted. Tree robust, bears abundantly
and regularly. The peer of all the
French varieties. 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 each.
WILTZ MAYETTE. Cons idered one of the finest that reaches New York markets, where it
always brings highest prices. Large, smooth, fine appearance; flesh oily, rich, sweet, and
very good. Tree strong, vigorous and handsome. 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 each.
Butterick Pecan.
Indiana Pecan.
Budded or Grafted Pecans
Best Northern Varieties, 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 each.
Budded or Grafted Black
Walnuts
STABLER. Originated in Maryland. Nut medium size, shell thin,
kernel full and of excellent quality. Cracks 50 to 70 per cent whole
halves. Tree symmetrical in growth with beautiful willowy fo-
liage, making a striking appearance in field, yard or along driveways.
3 to 4 ft., $2.50 each.
THOMAS. Origi nated in Pennsylvania. One of the finest and best
of all large nuts in cracking qualities. Nut very large, with large
kernel, and of very good quality. Tree a wonderful grower. 3 to
4 ft., $2.50 each.
INDIANA. Originated in Knox County, Ind. One of the largest and
best of the northern sorts. Nut thin shelled, full meated, of very
good quality. A very heavy bearer.
BUSSERON. Originated in Knox County, Ind. One of the most
reliable sorts. Strong grower, early and prolific bearer. Nut large,
long, moderately thin shelled, quality of the best.
BUTTERICK. Originated near Grayville, 111. A rapid grower, bears
very early. One of the largest, and a real paper-shell of excellent
quality, with full kernel.
POSEY. Originated in Gibson County, Ind. One of the largest and
finest; a real paper-shell, splendid cracker, quality among the best.
Tree very stocky in growth, foliage large and luxuriant, very orna-
mental.
Varieties of Improved Filberts
t Each 10
2 feet $1.50 $12.50
3 feet 2.00 17.50
Early Globe
A very fine, oval-shaped nut of
medium size, handsome brown in
color. Ripens from September 1st
to 8th. Nuts are produced in clus-
ters. The most productive of all the
Filberts, an excellent pollen rzer ;
should be included in all plantings.
White Lambert
This is one of our most orna-
mental varieties, a beautiful spread-
ing bush with leaves the largest of
any of the Filberts. Nuts of me-
dium size, beautiful in color, and
very rich in flavor. A self-pollen-
izing variety which should be in
every collection.
Italian Red
One of the finest of the Improved
Filberts. Nut large, of fine brown
color, oblong, shell remarkably thin,
and kernel of excellent flavor. A
fine upright grower, and a prolific
bearer.
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ESTABLISHED 1879 L. W. HALL COMPANY, INC., ROCHESTER, NEW YORK INCORPORATED 1913
St ay man's Winesap Apple.
Has size, color, productiveness and quality
to recommend it.
Northern
Grown
Apples
The Apple is the first in impor-
tance of all fruits. It will thrive
on nearly any well drained soil.
Its period of ripening, unlike other
fruits, extends nearly through the
whole year. By making a careful
selection, a constant succession can
be obtained. For family use there
is no fruit that is more indispensa-
ble. No other fruit is so healthful.
Besides this, and just as important,
is the fact that the average price
on tire market is steadily increasing
and the immense demand for home
consumption, foreign shipping, can-
ning, and evaporating assures high
prices. The Apple, if given the
same care and attention as other
farm crops, will yield greater re-
turns per acre.
Wealthy Apple.
Hardy, high quality and the best money-
maker of its season.
Standard Apples and Crabs, grown on Best Imported French Whole
Root Seedlings, extra strong, selected trees, 2 and 3 year:
Each 10 100
6 to 7 feet S0.75 $6.50 $50.00
Summer Apples
EARLY HARVEST. Medium to large; pale yellow, fine flavor. Tree
moderate, erect grower; a good bearer. Middle to end of August.
EARLY CRIMSON BEAUTY. Best early red Apple. Good size,
white flesh, tender, juicy, pleasant flavor. Sells better than Astra-
chan. Very hardy, bears young, very productive.
SWEET BOUGH. One of the finest Summer Apples. Bears young
and abundantly. Fruit is large, pale green; flesh fine, very tender,
juicy, sweet, with rich flavor. August.
ASTRACHAN, RED. Good size, deep crimson overspread with thick-
bloom. Flesh tender, juicy and rich; excellent for cooking or des-
sert. Tree, very hardy, vigorous grower, comes into bearing while
very young. August.
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. One of the best extra early Apples for
all sections. Good size, clear white, turning to pale yellow; flavor
acid, very good. Bears very young, yields immense crops every
year. Extremely hardy.
Delicious Apple.
One of th© finest for home use in all the world,
and a great commercial success.
Fall Apples
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG. One of the best. Handsome, good
size, streaked red and yellow. Excellent quality. Very hardy, bears
very young and abundantly. An extra good shipper; one of the best
money-makers; one of the most important varieties for all sections.
FAMEUSE (Snow Apple). One of our finest dessert fruits. Medium
size, smooth, regular, deep crimson, with snowy white, tender, melt-
ing flesh of delightful flavor.
FALL PIPPIN. Very large, yellow, tender, juicy and rich. Tree
vigorous.
GRAVEN STEIN. I -arge, greenish yellow with red stripes. Juicy,
sub-acid, aromatic; very good to best.
MAIDEN BLUSH. Medium to large; pale waxen yellow with crim-
son blush. Flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid. Flardy, and a fine grower.
TWENTY-OUNCE. Very large, yellow and red, tender, juicy, crisp,
sub-acid; productive.
Winter lianana.
An excellent dessert Apple, with banana perfume.
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SPITZENBERG (Esopus). Medium, dull red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, delicious, sub-
acid.
STAYMAN’S WINESAP. Truly a great Apple. Dark, rich red, striped with yellow
ish green. Firm, fine grained, exceedingly juicy and spicy. Wonderfully productive.
TALMAN SWEET. The best Winter sweet Apple. Medium, pale whitish yellow;
flesh white, fine grained; much esteemed for baking and cooking.
WINTER BANANA. An
excellent new Apple. Very
showy in appearance, large
size, roundish, deep yel-
low with red cheek, heavily
waxed; attracts attention
at once. Tender and deli-
cious, with banana perfume.
WEALTHY. One of the
best money-making sorts.
Bears young. Heavy crops
annually. Brilliant red,
large and handsome. Splen-
did quality. Good keeper.
Extremely hardy. One of
the most profitable varie-
WOLF RIVER.
Highly colored red
giant show Apple.
Flesh white, sub-
acid, good quality.
Tree very hardy
and productive,
bears early and
annually; a most
profitable com-
mercial variety; 80
to 100 Apples fill
a bushel box.
Yellow Transparent, Queen of Early Summer Apples.
Orchards of This Variety Pay Larne Dividends.
The New
Cortland Apple
Winter Apples
BALDWIN. Large, deep red; crisp and juicy, of fine, rich, sub-acid flavor and delightful
aroma. Keeps splendidly well into Winter; an excellent shipper. The market always
pays well for Baldwins. A quick, strong grower.
DELICIOUS. The National Dessert Apple. Successful wherever Apples grow. Large, con-
ical shaped, beautifully colored, striped red over yellow. Flesh tender, with rich, distinctive
flavor, very aromatic and pleasant to the taste. Truly Delicious. Hardy, beirs young and
abundantly. Brings more money per box than other sorts bring per barrel.
GOLDEN RUSSET. Medium size, clear golden russet with slight blush. Juicy and high
flavored.
GRIMES’ GOLDEN. The most popular golden Apple, prized for its beauty and quality.
Golden, transparent yellow, tender, rich and delicious; keeps well without losing any of its
crispness or flavor. One of the best for fancy box trade.
HUBBARDSTON (Nonesuch or American Blush). Large, striped yellow and red; tender
and juicy.
JONATHAN. Brilliant red Apple of high flavor. Juicy, fine grained, tender, productive;
bears young.
KING OF TOMPKINS COUNTY. Superb red Apple of extraordinary size and fair
quality.
McINTOSH RED. Fruit bright red, wondrously beautiful, with tender white flesh of
splendid flavor and highest quality; juicy and aromatic. An excellent shipper. Tree most
hardy and vigorous; will bear in three to four years, and has heavy crops. Adapted to a
wide range of territory.
NORTHERN SPY. Red, usually striped with yellow. Tender, crisp, highest quality.
One of the best.
NORTHWESTERN GREENING. Tree vigorous, strong grower, productive. Fruit
greenish yellow, large, mild, sub-acid. Very hardy.
R. I. GREENING. A great and constant bearer in nearly all soils and situations. Large
greenish yellow; flesh yellow, fine grained, tender, crisp, juicy, sub-acid; fine for cook-
ing. Excellent variety to grow with Baldwin for the commercial orchard.
ROME BEAUTY. Large, handsome, bright red Apple. Flavor and quality are above
average. Comes into bearing in three years, and never fails to have heavy crops each
year.
A new variety of the McIntosh
type, originated at, and very highly
recommended by the New York State
Experimental Station. Tree large,
vigorous grower, very productive,
regular in bearing, of great hardi-
ness. Fruit larger than McIntosh,
more uniform in size, more highly
colored, with heavy bloom;_ richer in
flavor, firmer, but just as juicy. Sea-
son one to three weeks later, and the
Apples do not drop as readily. Cort-
land is truly an Improved McIntosh,
and the beauty and high quality of
the fruit cannot be surpassed by any
Apple in the world. Price, strong,
2-yr. trees, 5 to 7 ft., $2.00 each.
1-yr. trees, 3 ft. and up, $1.50 each;
$12.50 per 10; $100.00 per 100.
Mclntobh Red. Bebt High
Quality Apple for Northern
II. S. and Canada.
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Dwarf Apples
Recommended for City Gardens or wherever space
is limited. Require so little room that anyone having
a few square rods of land can plant enough trees to
have a good supply of home fruit. Very productive,
usually commence bearing the second year after
planting. They make but little shade and may be
trimmed and trained on wire to grow in almost any
shape. Set 8 to 10 feet apart.
Price of Dwarf Apples, $1.00 each.
We can furnish the following varieties in Dwart
Apples; for description
under Standards.
Yellow Transparent
Duchess of Oldenburg
McIntosh Red
Red Astrachan
Fameuse
Northern Spy
of fruit see same varieties
Wealthy
Baldwin
Rhode Island Greening
Delicious
Rome Beauty
Stayman’s Winesap
Lexington, Mass., Sept. 7, 1923.
In high commendation of your stock, I enclose
picture of a Duchess of Oldenburg Dwarf Apple,
purchased of you in the spring of 1921. The first
summer it blossomed profusely, the second sum-
mer I picked off at least a dozen apples, leaving
one to mature. This summer it bore to maturity
28 apples, large and good shape. One limb no
larger than a fore-finger and about twenty inches
long has six apples on it.
E. H. MAYNARD.
Our Apple Trees as they grow in the Nursery. Strong, thrifty trees like these are sure to succeed in
your orchard.
Crab Apples
Superb Apricots.
Crab Apples succeed equally well in all sections, are perfectly hardy and will succeed in cold sec-
tions where only a few varieties of Apples could be grown. Very valuable for cider, preserves and
jelly. Trees very ornamental when in bloom or loaded with their highly colored fruit.
Price, extra strong, select trees, 2 and 3 years, 5 to 7 feet, 75c each; $6.50 per 10; $50.00 per 100.
HYSLOP. Large, dark red, sub-acid.
TRANSCENDENT. Large, yellow with crimson cheek.
WHITNEY. Large, greenish, striped with carmine. Juicy and rich.
Quinces
Apricots
Apricots are a rich, delicious fruit, coming be-
tween cherries and peaches. Very much like the
peach in outward appearance, but like the plum in
quality and texture. One of the finest fruits for
drying, and they fill a season when there are no
other large fruits.
A Duchess of Oldenburg: Dwarf Apple Tree,
taken* Septemb^rS6,rir^3?fsho\vs the^tree "bear- SUPERB The best Apricot now offered. Perfectly
ing twenty-eight apples. hardy, has no superior in productiveness. Beau-
tiful yellow with slight blush; flesh firm and solid.
One of its many desirable traits is its long season, covering a period of three weeks. Price,
Si. 00 each.
The trees are hardy, compact in growth, require little space, bear early and rarely have an off
year, give big crops regularly every year. The fruit is much sought for canning, makes delicious
jelly and preserves. Grow in any good garden soil,
which should be kept mellow and well enriched.
Fruit should be thinned out if it bears too freely.
Price, extra strong, 2 to 3 years, 4 to 5 feet, $1.00
each; $9.00 per 10; $80.00 per 100.
ORANGE (Apple). Best of the older sorts. Very
large, bright golden yellow, fine quality.
REA’S MAMMOTH. Larger than Orange, tree
more vigorous and productive. Ripens very early.
Fort Mitchell, Ky., Sept." 3, 1924.
We purchased some Filberts from you about three years ago and they were just as you
said they would be when delivered, and today they are beautiful and full of nuts.
C. W. BOEBINGER.
Mexico, D. F., April 14, 1923.
Received the plants you sent me in very fine shape and am very pleased with them.
Filberts and Quinces are already throwing small leaves. Packing was quite damp even
after a twenty-five-day trip.
M. CAZESSUS.
ESTABLISHED 1879 L. W. HALL COMPANY, INC., ROCHESTER, NEW YORK INCORPORATED 1913
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7 '• ’’ ' Clapp’s Favorite.
Bartlett. Seckel. Beurre cl’ Anjou.
Standard Pears
The planting of the Pear is rapidly extending as its value is appreciated. Like apples, the range of varieties is had in good eating condition
from August until well into the Winter.
The melting, juicy texture, the refined flavor and the delicate aroma of the Pear give it high rank among fruits.
Pears prefer a strong loam, but succeed well in a great variety of soils, and upon any land that will produce a good crop of vegetables, grain,
etc. Pears will keep longer and their flavor will be highly improved if picked before they are fully ripe. Summer Pears should be gathered at
least ten days before they are ripe, and Autumn Pears at least two weeks. When the trees are. heavily laden, the fruit should be thinned when
about one-third grown. Price of Standard Pears (except Beurre Bose), extra fine, selected trees, 2 and 3 years:
Each 10 100
5 to 7 feet $1.00 $9.00 $80.00
Summer Pears
SECKEL (Sugar Pear). Small, finest flavor; excellent for pickling
and dessert.
BARTLETT. General favorite. Large, beautiful and excellent; yel-
low, tinged with red; buttery and melting; rich, musky flavor.
CLAPP’S FAVORITE. Large, showy, fine looking Pear of good
quality; profitable for market. Golden yellow with red cheek;
melting, juicy, with sweet, delicate flavor.
Autumn and Winter Pears
BEURRE D’ANJOU. Equals Bartlett in quality. Large, handsome,
greenish yellow blushed with crimson. Tree hardy, succeeds every-
where; bears heavy crops.
FLEMISH BEAUTY. Large, beautiful, juicy, melting, rich and fine. |
Strong grower and good bearer; hardy everywhere. September and
October.
BEURRE BOSC (Thanksgiving Pear). Extra large, superb quality.
Deep russet yellow. Flesh white, rich and delicious. Keeps well
until Christmas. Price, $1.50 each.
DUCHESS D’ANGOULEME. Large, greenish yellow; tender, but-
tery. Best as dwarf.
KIEFFER. Wonderfully abundant regular bearer. Always sells at
good prices. Golden yellow when ripe; flesh white, crisp, juicy.
Asparagus
This delicious and healthy vegetable should be found in every gar
den. Nothing can be more easily grown and no plant gives such a
healthful food for such a little outlay. Set
in the Fall or Spring with the crown of the
plant about three inches below the surface
of the ground. Ten to twelve inches by two
feet is a good distance to plant. Strong,
2-yr. plants, $1.00 per 25; $2.50 per 100.
GIANT ARGENTEUIL. Very early, pro-
duces heavy crops of the largest white
stalks. Always brings the best prices.
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. Standard kind
of first quality.
PALMETTO. Fine early variety; large size.
WASHINGTON. New rust-resisting va-
riety developed by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. So much better than
other Asparagus that it seems to be in
a class by itself. As a standard variety
for fancy Asparagus for the home garden
or market it stands above all others in
size, vigor, tenderness, quality and rust-
resistance. Strong roots, $1.50 per 25;
$3.50 per 100.
SHELDON. Medium size, round, russet and red, melting, rich, very
juicy, delicious. Fine for dessert; very productive; keeps well;
October.
WORDEN-SECKEL. An improved Seckel; golden yellow with
bright crimson cheek; flesh white, buttery, fine grained and melting;
tree an upright, vigorous grower, very hardy, abundant bearer.
Dwarf Pears
2 and 3 years, extra fine, 3 to 4 ft., 75c each; $6.50 per 10; $60.00 per 100.
The dwarf varieties require less than one-half the space necessary
for the standard varieties, and though the tree is dwarf the fruit is
same size as standard, and is borne in large quantities. It is valuable
both for the home garden and orchard planting for commercial
purposes. It is a good filler for apple or
standard pear orchards, because it is an
early bearer and takes up but a small space.
Trees should be planted ten feet apart. We
can furnish the following varieties in
Dwarf (for description see Standard Pears).
Flemish Beauty Bartlett Seckel
Beurre d’Anjou Kieffer
Clapp’s Favorite Duchess d’Angouleme
Champagne Rhubarb.
Rhubarb
Have a Rhubarb patch. Six roots set
early in fhe Spring will supply a small fam-
ily. Set plants 2 feet apart in the row. Good
culture and plenty of dressing will give
profitable returns. Strong, 2-year roots.
STRAWBERRY RHUBARB. Early, ten-
der, without being in the least tough or
stringy; color a beautiful strawberry red.
25c each; $2.00 per 10.
CHAMPAGNE RHUBARB (New). Ex-
cels all in size, flavor, and delicate tender-
ness of its crimson stalks. Brings highest
market price. 35c each; $2.50 per 10.
Fairview, N. C., Nov. 19, 1924.
Trees came in good condition. I am
very pleased with them. Your stock has
always proved most satisfactory in every
wav.
N. VON DEN AREND.
W ashington Asparagus.
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Cherries
Few fruits offer larger or better returns,
and for either home use or commercial pur-
poses the Cherry is without a rival. No
fruit outside of apples generally does so
well. Sandy or gravelly soil is best, but
trees will thrive in any situation except a
wet one. Trees are clean growers and
steady bearers, coming into bearing when
very young, and yielding most satisfactory
financial returns.
The sour varieties are hardy and will grow
wherever the apple succeeds. The fruit is
always in demand for preserves and pies.
Trees of the sweet varieties are beautiful
as well as useful, make excellent ornamental
shade trees for the lawn or garden.
Plant Cherries. The demand is great for
the fresh fruit and the canneries have never
been half supplied and contract years ahead
for entire crops of large orchards.
Hearts and Bigarreaus
( Sweet)
Price, extra fine, selected trees, 2 and 3
years, 6 to 7 feet, §1.25 each; §11.50 per 10;
$100.00 per 100.
BING. A new black Cherry; size large;
color blackish purple; flesh very solid and
of the highest flavor.
BLACK TARTARIAN. This fine old variety produces immense
crops of very large, purple-black fruits of high quality; juicy, meaty,
mild and sweet.
GOVERNOR WOOD. Very large, rich: light yellow with red cheek;
juicy and sweet. One of the very best.
NAPOLEON. Very large, yellow and amber with bright red blush;
flesh firm; juicy and delicious; bears enormous crops.
SCHMIDT’S BIGARREAU. Unsurpassed in size. Glossy black;
flesh crisp, firm, juicy, sweet; rich flavor.
WINDSOR. Large liver colored Cherry, remarkably firm and good.
YELLOW SPANISH. Large, pale yellow with light red cheek;
firm and delicious.
Montmorency, the Largest and Best Sour Cherry.
Dukes and Morellos (Sour )
Price, extra fine, selected trees, 2 years, 5 to 6 feet, $1.00 each;
§9.00 per 10; §80.00 per 100.
EARLY RICHMOND. Medium size, dark red, melting and juicy,
acid flavor. Very hardy, exceedingly productive.
ENGLISH MORELLO. The standard late sour Cherry. Large and
handsome, dark red, becoming almost black. Fruit good quality,
tender, juicy, acid, rich.
MONTMORENCY. Beautiful, large, red, acid Cherry of great value;
very profitable; more largely planted for market than any other.
Hardy, vigorous, very productive: the greatest money-maker in the
list.
Framingham. Mass., 3-18-24.
I had the pleasure of purchasing
from you in 1913, and had very good
success. I am now in a position where
1 can again do business with what I
feel is a reliable house and would
thank you to forward catalog at once.
E. R. CIJRWYN.
Glenwood, W. Va.
A peach tree from your nursery of
the J. H. Hale variety planted in 1920
bore in 1922, thirty-six splendid
peaches.
MISS JENKINS.
Kirkwood, Mo., Feb. 14, 1923.
Want to thank you and advise that
the J. H. Hale peach trees you sent
me two years ago had peaches on last
fall the size of a league ball. SOME
TREES and SOME PEACHES.
Other trees doing nicely and made
wonderful growth.
BILLIE LINK.
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Plums
The Plum has even a wider range of growth than the apple and adjusts
itself to every variation of soil and climate. They give huge crops in New
England and on the bleak Western prairies, and every state in the Union
can grow a good assortment of varieties. Plums come into bearing early,
yield large crops and are delicious for dessert, jellies, preserves, etc., and
find a ready sale on any market where choice fruit is appreciated. Land
for Plums should be well drained and on medium or good gravelly soil
all kinds can be grown with success.
Price, extra fine, selected trees, 2 and 3 years, 5 to 7 feet, $1.00 each;
$9.00 per 10; $80.00 per 100.
FELLEMBERG (Italian
Prune). Largest size, su-
perb quality; rich, juicy, very sweet;
productive.
REINE CLAUDE (Green Gage). Large,
juicy, melting, sugary, delicious. Hardy
and very productive.
Bradshaw. SHIPPER’S PRIDE. Very large, dark
One of the most popular purple, juicy, sweet, fine quality. Excel-
for canning; an excellent lent for all purposes.
shipper.
SHROPSHIRE DAMSON (Prune Dam-
son). Most popular Damson in America.
Does well everywhere.
YELLOW EGG. Large, golden yellow;
sweet and mild.
Japanese Varieties
ABUNDANCE. Large; amber, turning to bright red. Juicy, tender, delicious; free-
stone. Hardy, productive.
BURBANK. Very large, rich dark red; tender. Very juicy, sweet and aromatic.
Hardy, productive.
GERMAN PRUNE. Grows to per-
fection everywhere; very hardy, very
productive. Large, dark blue with
dense bloom; juicy, sweet, rich and
pleasant.
MONARCH. Large, dark purple, delicious
quality, juicy, very free from stone. Tree
strong grower, bears young, yields abun-
dant crops. One of the most valuable
and profitable varieties.
BEAUTY OF NAPLES. New, large
greenish yellowq very sweet; excel-
lent flavor.
Red June. An Ideal Early Plum.
Yellow Egg:.
The Best Yellow Plum.
RED JUNE. Fruit medium to large, deep vermilion-red, very showy; flesh light
lemon-yellow, slightly sub-acid; half-cling, pit small. Tree hardy, upright and pro-
ductive. Very early.
ica.
LOMBARD. Most popular and
widely planted variety in Amer-
Large, violet-red, juicy and good.
BRADSHAW. Large, handsome,
bluish purple; juicy; excellent. Very
productive.
GRAND DUKE. One of the best
late Plums. Dark, violet-red; juicy,
sweet and mild.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 18, 1924.
The Grootendoorst Roses which
you shipped me two years ago have
developed into a beautiful hedge and
were greatly admired this summer.
They attracted considerable attention
and many passers-by showed sufficient
interest to come up on the lawn and
even to call at the house for informa-
tion regarding them.
F. E. ANGERER.
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Grapes
Everyone should have a few Grape vines in the home garden. They require very little
cultivation and returns are quick and abundant. They can be trained over fences, trellises
or doorways, and thus be ornamental as well as useful. To grow for market they can be
planted on hillsides that are unsuitable for other crops. Sunny exposure is desirable. If
planted alongside of fence or buildings, set about 8 feet apart. For vineyard planting,
make rows about 8 feet apart and set vines from 6 to 10 feet apart in the row. The plants
we offer are strong, 2-year vines, and the following is a list of the best and leading va-
rieties.
New Grapes
The best of the recent introductions. Well tested and worthwhile. Should be in
every garden.
Price, strong, 2-year vines, 75c each or the collection of three for §2.00.
CACO (Catawba Concord). A perfectly hardy Grape that equals the finest hothouse
product in its delicious quality and melting texture. Beautiful large berries, wine-red, with abundant
bloom, rich in sugar. Bunch good size, compact and of good form. Ripens before Concord. Vines
very strong growers, healthy, and prolific bearers.
HUBBARD. A superb new Grape for table use. After thorough invesigation we have not found one
with more excellent qualities. Rich blue in color,
bunch and berry large and uniform; skin thin and
firm, pulp tender with a sweet and pleasant flavor
most nearly approaching the European Grapes. Seeds
few and small, separate freely from pulp. Healthy
foliage, strong grower, bears heavily, ripening ten
days before Concord. A fine shipper and succeeds in
any grape-growing section.
Hubbard.
Superb Table
Grape.
LUCILE. An extra hardy new red Grape, especially
valuable because of its truly remarkable vine charac-
teristics. Unsurpassed in vigor, health, hardiness and
productiveness. Indispensable in the North where only early and extra hardy Grapes
succeed. Ripens before Concord and crops exceed that variety. Good quality, berries large,
clusters large and compact, attractive in form and color.
Standard Grapes
Extra strong, select, 2-year vines with long tops and good roots.
Price (except where noted), 50c each; $4.00 per 10; $35.00 per 100.
BRIGHTON (Red). Highest quality, melting, delicious; large clusters; hardy; almost
seedless.
CAMPBELL’S EARLY. New Early Black Grape. Most valuable for market. Flavor rich.
sweet. Bunch and berry extra large.
CATAWBA. One of the best late keepers, lasts till February or March. Fine quality,
largely used for wine and champagne. Large, coppery red berries, purplish when fully
ripe.
CONCORD (Black). The Great Business Grape. Succeeds everywhere. 25c each; $2.00
per 10; $15.00 per 100.
DELAWARE. A delicious little red table Grape; juicy, sweet, hardy, productive.
DIAMOND. Delicious early white Grape; large, juicy, rich. Hardy, productive.
MOORE’S EARLY. Ten days earlier than Concord. Large, purplish black berries; sweet
and very good. Extremely hardy.
NIAGARA. The leading white Grape for market. Bunch and berry large, fine flavor.
Hardy, and a great yielder.
Caco Grape.
Equals in Quality the Finest Hot-House Grown.
WORDEN (Black). Bunch large and compact; berry round, black, with blue bloom;
pulpy, juicy and very pleasant; ripens several days earlier than Concord.
Currants
One of the most pleasing and healthful of garden fruits; none easier
of culture. Grow and bear well on any garden soil, but do best on
heavier land. Do especially well planted in shade of trees, used as
fillers in orchards. Set in rows 4 feet apart each way and cultivate
frequently.
Price of Currants (except where noted), extra strong, 2-year, No. 1,
25c each; $2.25 per 10; $20.00 per 100.
CHERRY. The standard red Currant. Fruit very large; valuable
alike for market and garden; splendid quality.
FAY’S PROLIFIC. One of the very best and most popular red
Currants. Very productive, hardy and vigorous; of the finest quality.
PERFECTION (New). One every small fruit grower should have.
Originated at Rochester, N. Y., awarded the Barry Gold Medal and
other first prizes. Hardy; very productive. Color an attractive
red; flavor and quality the best; juicy, tender, sprightly, sub-acid.
Clusters long and compact; berries are uniformly large to the tip
of cluster. 35c each; $3.00 per 10; $25.00 per 100.
WHITE GRAPE. Greatest of the white varieties. Delicious, mild,
excellent quality; good for table use; very distinct and valuable.
Immensely productive.
Gooseberries
The Gooseberry thrives best on a cool, damp, rich soil. Set 4 feet
apart each way and cultivate frequently. Should be mulched with ma-
nure each Spring and well pruned so as to give the new wood a good
chance. Strong, 2-year plants.
CHAUTAUQUA, Light yellow, largest size, 1 to 1 R>, inches in diam-
eter; very sweet and delicious. 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
DOWNING. The Business Gooseberry. Pale green; juicy, sprightly
and sweet. Strong grower, very productive. 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
RED JACKET (JosselynL The best of the American sorts, as large
as the largest English variety. Strong, vigorous grower, hardy,
wonderful cropper. Berry rich, juicy, highest quality. 50c each;
$4.00 per 10.
NOTE — On account of Federal Quarantine, no orders for Goose-
berries or Currants can be accepted for shipment west of the
Mississippi River or to the states of Delaware, Georgia, Maine,
Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee or West Virginia.
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Raspberries
Raspberries are easy to grow and profits are large. Do best
on upland, sandy or clay loam, but will succeed on any well
drained soil. Keep ground light, rich and clean. Average
yield about 2,500 quarts per acre, but a great many berry
growers have larger returns.
Keep down all new canes except five or six of the strongest
near the parent plant. Cut out and burn all old canes as soon
as they are through fruiting. Cut back all canes to about 36
inches early in the Spring and shorten lateral branches if
they have made a large growth, to about 18 inches.
Price, strong, 2-year, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100.
Black Raspberries
Do best on deep, well drained soil inclining to sand, but will do well on any soil that
will grow good corn. May be grown by everybody; hardy and rugged in growth; heavy
and regular producers. Blackberries are the best yielders of cane fruits. Set in rows 7
feet apart, plants 4 feet apart in the row, 1,556 plants to the acre. Keep clean and well
cultivated.
Price, strong root cuttings, not sucker plants, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100.
ELDORADO. A strong growing, hardy variety; very productive; fruit very large, jet
black, in large clusters, ripening well together. Its keeping quality is unsurpassed. Fine
quality, sweet, without core.
RATHBUN. Fruit borne in clusters, berries very large, color intense black with a high Blowers Blackberries,
polish; small seeds; flesh juicy, high flavored, sweet and delicious! In season medium Outyieiu Ail others,
early.
BLOWERS. The Best Blackberry. Originated in the celebrated small fruit belt of Chau-
tauqua County, N. Y., where it has been thoroughly tested several seasons. Claimed to
be the hardiest, most productive, the finest quality, and to bring on the market the high-
est price of all Blackberries. Has produced 2,694 berries on one bush, 2,720 quarts on
one-third acre. Large size, jet black, good shipper, best quality, unexcelled productive-
ness are the main characteristics of this splendid new sort.
PLUM FARMER. Wonderful new berry. One of the best
for all sections. This very large and productive black Rasp-
berry has been thoroughly tested in western New York,
where it is a great favorite for market or home use. It is
covered with a grayish bloom like the bloom on a grape. It
ripens very early and quickly. The fruit is enormously
large. It sells at highest trice.
Herbert — Quality Unsurpassed.
flavor, about twice
as large as Cuth-
bert, and with very
few seeds, an excellent keeper. Because of its vigorous, rapid growth, extreme
hardiness, immunity from fungus and from insect pests, and its remarkable all-
season production of fruit, La France is by all odds “the” Raspberry for the home
gardener, fruit grower or farmer. $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100.
Cumberland — The Leading: Blackcap.
Red and Purple Raspberries
COLUMBIAN. Fruit very large; color dark reddish purple; adheres firmly to
the stem; seeds small; has a distinct flavor of its own, making it a most deli-
cious table berry. For canning purposes it is much superior to any other.
Bears enormous crops.
CUTHBERT or QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Large, rich crimson; sweet,
rich, luscious. Leading market variety for main crop. Hardy.
HERBERT. The Raspberry with the real Raspberry flavor. Takes first place
in hardiness. Bright red; very sweet and juicy. Enormously productive..
LA FRANCE. Phenomenal Everbearing Red Raspberry. One of the most
remarkable finds ever made in small fruits. Awarded many medals and
highest honors at all ex-
hibits. Prodigious bear-
er from early July until
killing frosts, late crops
heavier than the early
ones. Berries deep pink,
juicy, of delicious
ST. REGIS (Ranere) EVERBEARING RED RASPBERRY. Greatest money-maker
ever produced. Bears fruit four months first season planted. Begins to ripen
middle of June. Wonderfully prolific, main crop as great as any other red variety,
Summer or Autumn crops full to heavy pickings all the time. Berries large, firm
and full flavored until the very last; rich, sugary. Hardy.
CUMBERLAND. Largest of all the Blackcaps. The most
profitable variety for main crop. A healthy, vigorous grower,
throwing up stout, stocky, well branched canes that produce
immense crops of magnificent berries. Fruit very large, firm,
quality about the same as Gregg; keeps and ships as well
as any of the blacks. The most profitable market variety.
Blackberries
The Above Reproduction is Made From a Photograph of the
Genuine J. H. HATE PEACH — the King of All Peaches.
Peaches
A good Peach orchard, well handled, is a regular gold mine, and hundreds of growers have made fortunes on their Peach orchards within
a very few years.
New plantings of Peaches should be along the line of the new varieties of the better quality. Keep abreast of the times and plant the new
Teaches for profit. They are the varieties in greatest demand, they command the best prices and mean larger profits to the grower.
Our Peach trees are all budded on seedlings grown from natural Peach seeds, collected in districts free from yellows. They are perfectly
healthy, free from insects or disease of any kind, vigorous and long-lived, have splendid roots, and are budded from select bearing trees.
Peaches should be planted about eighteen feet apart. To secure healthy, vigorous and fruitful trees and fine fruit, the following points must
be well attended to: First — keep the ground clean and mellow. Second — keep the heads low; the trunks should not exceed three feet in
height. Third give them an occasional dressing with wood ashes. Fourth — prune every Spring, shortening the shoots of the previous year’s
growth; this keeps the head round, full and well furnished with bearing wood. Cut weak shoots back about one-half, and strong ones one-
third; but see that there is left a sufficient supply of fruit buds. Young trees should be well mulched every Spring, or kept well cultivated
until the middle of July each year.
Price, strong, selected trees: Each 10 100
454 to 6 feet $0.50 $4.00 $35.00
The Hale Peach
King of All Peaches. Combines all qualities most desired, either for
home or market. Brilliantly colored, deep golden yellow. with carmine
blush. Skin thick, without fuzz, smooth as an apricot. Fiesh deep yel-
low, firm, fine grained, tender, melting, luscious flavor. Very solid
and heavy Peach of immense size, fully one-half larger and hardier
than Elberta; enormously productive. Perfect freestone. Wonderful
keeper and shipper. Sells for one-third more than ordinary sorts.
BELLE OF GEORGIA. Uniformly large and showy; skin white with
red cheek; flesh firm, white, excellent flavor. Very prolific bearer,
fine shipper, a most profitable commercial variety in the North as
well as the South. Ripens with Crawford’s Early.
CARMAN. Large, yellow, with deep blush. Fine
flavor. Extra hardy; bears heavy. Nearly free.
CHAMPION. Best white freestone.
Delicious flavor, sweet, rich, juicy.
Hardy and productive.
CRAWFORD’S LATE. Very hardy;
large, yellow, rich, sweet, free. Sep-
tember.
CRAWFORD’S EARLY. Very large,
yellow, rich, sweet; luscious; free.
September
CROSBY. One of the hardiest; abun-
dant, medium, bright yellow, fine qual-
ity. Middle September.
EARLY ELBERTA. Golden yellow with
red blush. Ten days ahead of Elberta;
larger, more highly colored, better
quality; splendid shipper. Extra hardy,
and a heavy and reliable bearer. Free.
ELBERTA. One of the finest yellow
freestones. The standard market sort
both North and South. A big money-
maker.
The Celebrated Rochester Peach
Earliest and best yellow freestone for home or market. Ripens two
weeks before Early Crawford, when there is no other yellow freestone
of quality on the market; commands double the price of any other
variety of its season. Beautiful golden yellow and red Peach of im-
mense size, solid and heavy; very highly flavored, juicy and delicious;
far sweeter than Crawford. Exceptionally hardy, more productive
than Elberta and usually bears the second year after planting.
GREENSBORO. Extra large, very early. Extremely hardy, pro-
ductive. Semi-cling.
MOUNTAIN ROSE. Early white freestone; one of the best. Large
juicy and rich.
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Strawberries
The Strawberry is King of all the small fruits. It seems
natural for everybody to like Strawberries and every garden
should have a good sized bed. The enjoyment that comes
from seeing the plants grow, blossom and bear cannot be
estimated, and there is no more profitable crop for the
commercial grower or one which will yield as quick returns.
Plant in good ground, well worked and manured. Spread the roots
well and set so the crown of the plant will be even with the surface
of the soil, and compact the soil firmly about the roots. All beds
should be mulched in the late Fall and uncovered early in the Spring.
Extra fine plants from fresh, new propagating beds.
Price of Strawberries, postpaid, §1.00 per 25; S2.00 per 100.
Bliss Strawberries.
Every Lover of the
Choicest Strawberries
Should Grow the Bliss.
New Strawberries
of Special Merit
Price, 12 plants for $1.00; 50 for $3.00; 100 for $5.00.
BEACON. Perfect flowers; early June. Originated
and very highly recommended by the scientists of the
New York State Fruit Testing Association. The ber-
ries are very early, large, dark glossy red and red to
center, juicy but firm, sub-acid and delicious; holds
size up for an early berry, and is very produc-
tive. Highly recommended for early market.
Indispensable for the private garden.
BLISS. Perfect flowers; late June. Claimed to
be the very finest table berry in existence. The
scientists of New York State Fruit Testing
Association have enriched the horticultural world im-
mensely by originating it. The berries are very large,
medium red, very glossy, juicy and firm, sprightly
sweet, highly flavored and luscious.
BOUQUET. Perfect flowers, mid-June. Originated
and highly recommended by the New York State
Fruit Testing Association. An immense producer of
extra large berries, glossy red, richly juicy, very firm,
extra good for home use; a money-maker for market.
TABLE QUEEN. Imperfect flowers; mid-June. No
better Strawberry for the table. Large size, beautiful
in form, and of a medium red color. The plants are
vigorous, hardy, and exceedingly productive. They
should be planted beside some perfect flowering va-
riety. Persons who cannot eat the ordinary Straw-
berry without discomfort will be able to eat Table
Queen, as these are free from the irritating acid.
PROLIFIC (New). Originated at New York State Experiment Sta-
tion. A commercial variety that is being planted extensively. Per-
fect blossom. Plants vigorous and very productive; midseason,
ripening period long; easily picked; berries very large, retaining size
well as season advances. Color handsome, bright scarlet; flesh firm, well colored at center,
juicy, pleasantly acid, aromatic; of good quality.
BIG JOE (Joe Johnson). (Joe). Strong grower; the berries are large, bright red, and have
arge, light green caps, which make the berries very attractive and add to the selling price.
The quality is good and the berries are quite firm. It is a good shipper, and equally good
for fancy local market purposes. One of the most productive.
GIBSON (Per.) This variety is forcing its way to the head of the list very rapidly; it be-
gins to ripen with Senator Dunlap, but continues to produce till quite late. It is a strong
grower, withstands dry weather; dark green, healthy foliage and lots of it. Berry is extra
large and vines loaded with fruit. We advise planting Gibson; you will be delighted with
them.
SENATOR DUNLAP (Per.) A variety of great merit, and much admired. Fruit
of large size, regular and attractive in form, deep red in color, firm and excellent
in quality; season early and continues in bearing nearly a month.
BUSHEL BASKET. A new Strawberry of wonderful promise; perfect in blos-
som, plant and fruit. Won the Barry Gold Medal for new fruits of commercial
value. Very productive. Berries a beautiful shade of red, extra large, and slightly
necked, making picking easy; sprightly flavored; a good canner, being red to the
center. Retains its distinctive Strawberry flavor after cooking. Price, $1.50 per
25; $5.00 per 100, postpaid.
Everbearing Strawberries
Gold Coin. Wonderful New Berry — Luscious Fruit From June Until Frost.
We also offer Progressive, Superb and Neverfail
Everbearing Strawberry plants at $1.50 per 25; $3.00
per 100, postpaid.
GOLD COIN (New). The best of the everbearers;
we believe this will become the most universally
planted. Beautiful in appearance, fascinating in flavor,
always fruiting from June until permanent cold
weather. Berries large, red throughout, seeds bright
golden yellow, which suggested the name “Gold
Coin.’’ Each year it has outyielded most of the June
bearers in June and then gone on bearing prodigious-
ly until snow time. $2.00 per 25; $6.00 per 100, postpaid.
Catalpa Bungei. Japan Weeping Cherry. Teas’ Weeping Mulberry.
ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT
A fine, well cut lawn is one of the handsomest features of a place.
Do not make the mistake of planting at random all over the grounds.
Trees and the larger shrubs may be planted along a lane or avenue
leading to the house, or dotted about the lawn on lines radiating from
it. This will secure light, air and a good view from the house. In lay-
ing out the grounds, take into consideration economy and labor, and
make as few walks as possible. Upright shrubs, roses and flowers
should be planted in clumps, each kind by itself, and avoid making the
lawn look like a checker board. These beds should be well cultivated
and the plants pruned annually. Mass the trees and beds on the
boundaries so as to leave a broad space for the lawn, and where there
is a pretty view leave an opening. Where there is an unsightly object,
conceal it by planting trees or climbing vines. Do not plant large
trees near the house, except enough on the sunny side for shade.
Trees For Special Purposes
For City Streets and Avenues. Sugar Maple, Norway Maple, Amer-
ican Elm, Pin Oak, American Linden, Oriental Plane, Catalpa
Speciosa, Silver Maple.
Rapid Growing Street Trees. Silver Maple, Carolina Poplar,
Catalpa Speciosa.
Trees for Screens. Carolina and Lombard}’ Poplars, Golden Willow,
Norway Spruce.
Best Lawn Trees. Norway Maple, Schwedler’s Maple, Cut-Leaf
Weeping Birch, Catalpa Speciosa, Purple Leaf Beech, Mountain Ash,
the Oaks, Elm, the Lindens.
Low Growing Lawn Trees. Catalpa Bungei, Double Flowering
Cherries, Weeping Mulberry, Flowering Crabs, Camperdown Elm,
Dogwoods, Japan Maple, Flowering Plum.
Deciduous Trees for Shade and Ornament
Birch, Cut Leaf Weeping
One of the most elegant of all weeping trees. Its tall, slender, yet
vigorous growth, graceful, drooping habit, silvery white bark and
delicately cut foliage present a combination of attractive characteristics
rarely met in a single tree. 5 to 6 feet, §2.50 each.
Beech, Purple-Leaved
A remarkable variety, with very dark purplish foliage, changing to
crimson, and again in the Fall to dark purplish green, making a strik-
ing contrast with the green of other trees. Highly ornamental and
desirable. 3 to 4 feet, $4.00 each.
Flowering Cherries
No garden is complete without these beautiful trees, which are a
mass of delicate bloom early in the Spring. The large, double flowers
resemble miniature roses and cling closely to the branches, completely
concealing them, so that the trees seem to be buried beneath their
wealth of exquisite color and fragrance. They make unique and hand-
some specimens on the lawn and should be extensively planted. The
drooping varieties are especially adapted to beautify small grounds.
JAMES H. VEITCH. A Japanese variety, producing deep rose-pink,
double flowers in great profusion. One of the most beautiful. 3 to
4 feet, §2.50.
JAPONICA ROSEA PLENA (Weeping Rose-flowered). One of the
finest weeping trees in cultivation. Slender branches falling grace-
fully to the ground; flowers rose colored, appearing before the
leaves. S5.00 each.
The Elms
AMERICAN WHITE. Noble, spreading, drooping tree. One of the
grandest park and street trees. 8 to 10 feet, $1.50; 10 to 12 feet, §2.00,
each.
CAMPERDOWN. One of the best weeping trees. Large, glossy,
dark green leaves overlapping to form compact, rooflike head. 6
to 7 ft., $2.50 each.
The Catalpas
BUNGEI (Umbrella Catalpa). Grafted on stems 6 to 7 feet high, it
makes an umbrella-shaped top without pruning. Perfectly hardy,
and flourishes in almost all soils and climates. Leaves large, glossy,
heart-shaped, deep green; lie like shingles on a roof; always make
a symmetrical head. One of the most unique trees; desirable for
lawn, park and cemetery planting. §2.00 each.
SPECIOSA. One of the most beautiful lawn or street trees, produc-
ing magnificent flowers early in Spring; very rapid growing; beau-
tiful. 8 to 10 feet, $1.00 each.
The Flowering Crabs
BECHTEL’S. Large, double rosy pink flowers; very beautiful.
FLORIBUNDA. One of the handsomest and most satisfactory of
all flowering trees. Blooms every year without fail. Rose-red
flowers in great profusion in May.
NEIDZWETZKYANA. Showy, deep pink flowers; purplish fruit.
Very fine and ornamental. Wood and leaves are red.
SCHEIDECKERI. A double flowering variety with light rose flow-
ers in greatest profusion. Should be in every collection.
Price, extra fine, selected trees, 3 to 4 feet, $1.50. The collection of
four for §5.00.
The Dogwoods
The Dogwoods are among the most popular and decorative small
trees for lawn planting and have many desirable qualities which par-
ticularly recommend them for such purposes. Flowers early in the
Soring are followed by attractive red berries in great quantities which
hang on the trees a long time and add largely to their beauty.
FLORIDA (White Flowering Dogwood). American variety of irreg-
ular habit, with spreading, open top. The flowers are white, pro-
duced in May, followed by scarlet berries and gorgeous autumnal
colorings of the leaves. 3 to 4 feet, §1.00 each.
FLORIDA RUBRA (Red Flowering Dogwood). This merits all of
the favor which has been shown it by the public. The flowers are
like Cornus florida, except that they are a deep rose color, freely
produced. A fit companion to the white form. 3 to 4 feet, §2.50 each.
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The Maples
Among our most ornamental and valuable trees for park and street planting.
Nearly all assume a splendid color in Autumn.
SUGAR or ROCK. Excellent shade tree of large size. Its stately form, rapid
growth and fine foliage make it a desirable tree for street, park or lawn. 8 to 10
ft., §2.50; 10 to 12 ft., $3.00, each.
SILVER LEAF or SOFT MAPLE. Fast growing, succeeds everywhere; in big
demand where immediate shade is required. 8 to 10 ft., $1.25; 10 to 12 ft., $1.75, each.
NORWAY (Hard Maple). Most popular shade tree in America. Ideal for street,
drive or lawn. Large, handsome tree of fairly rapid growth, with symmetrical
round head, broad, shining foliage of deep rich green. 8 to 10 ft., §3.00; 10 to 12
ft., $3.50, each.
JAPAN BLOOD LEAF. Hardiest and best of the Japan Maples. One of the
choicest small trees or shrubs; dwarf, slow growing, with a distinct richness of
form and color. Foliage dark purple, deeply cut, feathery in appearance, very
ornamental. Very desirable for small lawns. Choice specimens, 18 to 24 in.,
$5.00 each.
The Mulberries
Mountain Ash
EUROPEAN. Fine, hardy tree, covered from July till
Winter with clusters of bright red berries. Very orna-
mental. 8 to 10 ft., $2.50 each.
The Poplars
CAROLINA. Rapid grower; large, glossy leaves; fine
for shade. 8 to 10 ft., 75c; 10 to 12 ft., §1.00, each.
LOMBARDY. A well known, upright and extremely
rapid growing tree; leaves bright pale green, lighter
beneath; it branches down to the ground and is used
very satisfactorily for screen purposes. It is also used
for formal effects on account of its pyramidal form.
8 to 10 ft., 75c; 10 to 12 ft., §1.00, each.
Salisburia - Maidenhair
DOWNING. A rapid growing, fine shade tree,
quality. Bears at four to five years of age.
September. 5 to 7 ft., §1.00 each.
TEAS' WEEPING. Perfectly hardy, forming a
natural umbrella-shaped top or head; foliage
handsome; a fine ornament for the lawn. 6 to
7 ft., §2.50 each.
The Oaks
Among the most impressive and picturesque of
all trees. Suited for lawns, parks, street, and
avenue planting. Does best in a rich, loamy soil.
PIN. A magnificent tree for lawn and street
planting, with deep green foliage which changes
to a rich scarlet and yellow in the Fall; a most
shapely and graceful tree. 6 to 8 ft., §2.50 each.
RED. Makes a tree of great height, 50 to 75
feet; a native of large size and rapid growth;
leaves dark, dull green, turning to orange and
brown in Autumn; acorns very large; a beau-
tiful specimen tree for park and street planting.
6 to 8 ft., $2.50 each.
Camperdown Elm.
Horse-chestnut
The well known species; has magnificent spikes
of white flowers. 6 to 8 ft., §2.50 each.
The Lindens
AMERICAN (Basswood). Rapid growing; large,
fragrant flowers. 7 to 8 ft., $2.00 each.
EUROPEAN. Fine pyramidal tree, large leaves,
fragrant flowers. Smaller than American Lin-
den, more valuable for lawn planting. 7 to 8 ft.,
$2.00 each.
Laburnum - Golden Chain
This charming small tree which rarely grows
over 20 feet tall, takes its familiar name from the
long racemes of golden yellow flowers with which
it is radiant in June. It is of picturesquely irre-
gular growth, and has glossy pinnate leaves.
Prefers a somewhat sheltered situation. 3 to 4
ft., §1.25 each.
Berries mild, pleasant and good
Continues in fruit from July to
Japanese Maple.
Oriental Plane
Leaves heart-shaped at base, deeply cut. Is
among our tallest trees, growing rapidly into
massive proportions. Hardy and free from dis-
ease. It does well in citie.s and near the sea-
shore and is not affected by insects. 8 to 10 ft.,
$1.50 each.
I^omhardy Poplar.
Flowering Plum
or Ginkgo
PURPLE LEAF. Perfectly hardy. Leaves rich
purple, retaining their bright color through the
entire season. Profusion of white blossoms in
May, followed by small, purplish red, edible
fruit. 3 to 4 ft., $1.25 each.
DOUBLE FLOWERED. Native of China.
Flowers double, of a delicate pink, upwards of
Cornus Florida — White Flowering Dogwood. ,n inch in
diameter, thick-
ly set on the long slender branches; flowers in May.
2 to 3 ft., $1.25 each.
A singular and beautiful tree; foliage yellowish green,
curiously lobed and marked with delicate Maidenhair
fern-like leaves. A valuable tree from Japan. 6 to 8 ft.,
§1.50 each.
Tulip Tree or Whitewood
One of our largest native trees; with large, glossy
leaves, shaped like a violin, and beautiful tulip-like flowers.
Very desirable for planting on lawns, or where trees are
desired for rapid growth. 6 to 8 ft., $1.50; 8 to 10 ft.,
§2.50, each.
The Willows
BABYLONIAN (Weeping Willow). An old favorite.
Tall, graceful, drooping tree with wavy, bright green
foliage. 6 to 8 ft., §1.00 each.
GOLDEN. Upright growing, very showy variety with
golden bark of high color, very conspicuous in Winter.
6 to 8 ft., $1.00 each.
WISCONSIN WEEPING. Similar to the Babylonian
Willow, but much hardier. Valuable because of its
ability to resist severe Winters. 6 to 8 ft., $1.00 each.
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Hardy Ornamental Shrubs
It’s Not a Home Until It’s Planted. Trees and shrubbery lend a hominess that cannot be given by
anything else. Surround your home with Shade Trees, Fruit Trees, Fruit Bushes, Shrubbery, Roses,
They will increase the value of your property and add beauty and comfort
to your surroundings.
Shrubs are as much a part of the well balanced garden as the lawn or
flower borders. Many of them are as decorative as any ornamental foliage
plant, while others are highly useful as cut flowers, and a well arranged
planting presents an attractive appearance throughout the entire year.
Shrubs have many uses; such as a dividing line between the flower and the
vegetable garden, or between the lawn and uncultivated land beyond; as a
background to a flower border; for hiding an unsightly building, fence or
foundation, or they may be planted i i a mixed shrubbery border, in which
case those of short, dense growth should be planted along the front of the
border, graduating to the tall growing kinds at the back.
Where it is desired to border the yard with low hedge, F. J. Grootendoorst
Rose, Privet or Barberry is excellent. For larger growth, to act as a shield
as well as border, Spirea Van Houttei is splendid and Altheas and Filberts
make still higher hedges or screens.
Where shrubbery is massed it should be in the angles of the house, at
the corners, and around the base of the house, or along the sides of the
lawn, with an irregular outline.
Mingle small blooming trees, bright foliage trees, Snowballs, Hydrangeas,
Spireas, Weigelas, Deutzias, Almonds, etc., the trees to form a nucleus of
the group, with a gradual but irregular decline in height until the edge is
reached, where perennials and flowering bulbs can be mixed in. Avoid
formality, let each shrub have a chance to show its
individual beauty.
etc
YVeigeJa Rosea, (See page 19).
Our Shrubs are all Strong, 2-and 3-year
Specimens That Will Give Immediate
Effect.
Almond
PINK DOUBLE FLOWERED. A vig-
orous, beautiful tree, covered in May
with rose-colored blossoms like small
roses; hardy. §1.25 each.
WHITE DOUBLE FLOWERED. Same
as above except blossoms are pure
white. §1.25 each.
Althea - Rose of Sharon
Bush Form, 50c each.
Fine free-flowering shrubs of compact,
upright habit. Very desirable on account
of blooming during August and Septem-
ber, when so few other shrubs are in
blossom. Make beautiful screens or
hedges, or can be planted as specimens.
JEANNE D’ARC. Double, pure white;
one of the finest.
BOULE DE FEU. Very double, large,
well formed. Red. Very handsome.
DUCHESSE DE BRABANT. Large,
double; reddish-lilac.
LADY STANLEY. Pale pink, splashed
with carmine. Double.
ARDENS. Lilac with carmine throat.
Double.
TREE FORM. The Althea, as a shrub,
is fine and attractive, but grown in tree
form becomes doubly beautiful and
interesting. It is hardy and of easy
cultivation. Varieties same as preced-
ing. Price, $1.00 each.
No. 1 — Mugrbo Pine. No. 2 — Norway Spruce. N o. 3 — Golden Arbor-Vitae. No. 4 — Concolor Fir.
No. 5 — Bechtel's Flowering Crab. No. 6 — Spirea Van Houttei. No. 7 — Crimson Rambler.
Barberry
THUNBERGII (Japanese Barberry).
One of the most hardy, and without
doubt the most valuable all-purpose
shrub. Succeeds in sun or shade, in
moist or dry locations, and will adapt
itself to the most trying soil conditions.
Remarkable for its low, dense, horizon-
tal growth and brilliant green foliage
which turns to most glowing colors in
Autumn, with attractive scarlet berries
which remain on the plants the greater
part of the Winter. One of the best
shrubs to plant against the foundation
of the house or porch, or in front of
taller growing shrubs; also extensively
used for hedges and borders of walks
or drives. Extra strong, bushy plants,
3-yr., 50c each.
Althea.
Shrubs for Special Purposes
For Shady Places. Azalea, Barberry, Cornus,
Clethra, Hydrangea Arborescens, Privet, Forsythia,
Euonymus, Honeysuckle, Kalmia, Rhododendrons,
Snowberries and Viburnums.
For Foundation Planting
Dwarf Growing for Edging Beds. Barberry,
Deutzia Gracilis, Spirea Bumalda, Spirea Anthony
Waterer, Spirea Thunbergi and Regel’s Privet.
Medium Growing for Backgrounds. Spireas, tall
varieties; Deutzias, tall varieties; Forsythia, Hy-
drangea, Weigelas, Snowberries and F. J. Grooten-
doorst Rose.
Tall Growing for Heavy Plantings or Corners.
Tamarix Aestivalis, Amoor River Privet, Altheas,
Philadelphus, Bush Honeysuckle and Lilacs.
Shrubs Whose Flowers are Succeeded by Orna-
mental Fruit. Barberry, Elder, High Bush Cran-
berry, Euonymus, Rosa Rugosa and Snowberries.
Shrubs with Variegated or Colored Foliage. Al-
thea, Variegated; Elder, Golden; Prunus Pissardi;
Syringa, Golden; Weigela and Spirea.
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The Deutzias
Profuse flowering shrubs in both dwarf and tall growing varieties. The dwarf
forms are among the most useful and attractive shrubs we have for planting in front
of taller shrubberies or wherever low growing plants are wanted. The tall growing
varieties are effective in the background of the shrubbery border.
RACILIS. Dwarf growing, dense shrub, covered with white flowers in June. A
charming species, excellent for edging shrub borders. Very hardy. 75c each.
GRACILIS ROSEA. Dwarf pink Deutzia. Flowers abundant, opening in the form
of a bellflower. The pink flowering form of the above. 75c each.
PRIDE OF ROCHESTER. Very large, double, white flowers; blooms profusely. 50c
each.
CRENATA. Double, white flowers tinged with rose color. 50c each.
LEMOINEI. Pure white flowers on stout, upright branches. Dwarf growing; very free
flowering. 75c each.
Elder
GOLDEN. A beautiful shrub , with golden-green foliage when planted in the sun. Very
valuable. White blossoms followed by handsome berries. 50c each.
Euonymus - Strawberry or Burning Bush
Hardy shrubs requiring a moist, loamy soil. Noted for their showy fruits and the in-
tense coloring of the autumnal foliage.
ALATUS (Winged Burning Bush). One of the most brilliant plants in the landscape in
the Fall, with its bright red leaves and berries. Branches winged with a corky layer,
for massed plantings. 2 to 3 ft., SI. 00 each.
EUROPAEUS (European Spindle Tree). Bright yellow flow-
ers in Spring, followed by clusters of brilliant red berries,
which hang till midwinter. Leaves turn to beautiful crim-
son-scarlet in Fall. 3 to 4 ft., 75c each.
Calycanthus - Sweet Shrub
Very desirable; the wood is fragrant, foliage rich, flowers of a rare chocolate
color, deliciously fragrant; blossoms in June and at intervals thereafter. 75c each.
Clethra Alnifolia
(Sweet Pepper Bush).
Very hardy; blooms every season without fail; cold never harms it; flowers pure white, in
spikes three to six inches long. A bed of Clethras will perfume the air for a long distance
around. A neat, upright growing shrub, worthy of a front place in every garden. 75c each.
Forsythia - Golden Bell
Few, if any, of the hardy, Spring-flowering shrubs can sur-
pass the splendor and brilliancy of the Forsythias. Both
grace and beauty are combined in all their attributes to give
them rank for any station in the shrub plantation. They
thrive in almost any fertile soil.
FORTUNEI (Golden Bell). Upright growing shrub with
deep green foliage. Drooping yellow flowers early in the
Spring before leaves appear. 60c each.
SUSPENSA (Weeping Golden Bell). Similar to above but
branches droop like arches of gold. 60c each.
Buddleia
(Everblooming Butterfly Bush or
Summer Lilac).
A new and hardy shrub of vig-
orous growth. Flowers very sweet
and fragrant, blooming in spikes 6
to 10 inches long, bright mauve-
violet in color, closely resembling
a lilac in general appearance. Ex-
cellent for cut flowers. Continues
to bloom abundantly all Summer
until frost comes. A single plant
the first season will throw out as
many as fifty flower spikes, which
increase greatly in number during
the succeeding years. One of the finest flowering shrubs in cultivation. 50c each.
Bmlrileia — Butterfly Bush.
Spirea Anthony AYaterer.
Cornus - Dogwood
Hardy and vigorous shrubs, thriving in almost any soil, in shade as well as in the open.
Particularly attractive for the handsome variegation of their foliage and the brilliant coloring
of their bark in Whnter. Valuable planted singly, in groups or masses. Adapted to the shrub
border or for screen.
SIBIRICA (Red Branched Dogwood). A rare and remarkable variety. Very conspicuous
and ornamental in Winter, when the stem and branches are blood-red. 50c each.
ELEGANTISSIM’A, VARIEGATED (Silver Leaf Dogwood). One of the finest variegated
shrubs. Leaves beautifully margined with white. Bark bright red in Winter. 85c each.
SPAETHI AUREA (Golden Leaf Dogwood). Leaves broadly margined yellow, of branch-
ing, spreading habit. A very striking variety; one of the finest of recently introduced
shrubs; valuable in all plantings for contrast in shrubbery foliage. 85c each.
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Hydrangea
No class of shrubs is better known than the Hydrangeas. Transplant easily,
have no diseases, and bloom in the Summer when there is scarcity of flowers.
Highly ornamental shrubs that are gener-
ous with their large panicles of showy flow-
ers. Well adapted for borders or shrub-
beries and unexcelled for foundation plant-
ings. A partially shaded and moist location
is best suited for Hydrangeas.
ARBORESCENS STERILIS (Hills of
Snow). Grand, new, everblooming. Per-
fectly hardy. Enormous snow-white flow-
ers. 60c each.
PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. Hardy
in all sections. Flowers immense; green-
ish white, changing to pure white and
turning pink with age. 60c each.
Deutzia Gracilis.
Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiilora.
PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. Tree
Form. Same as above but in tree form
with but a single stem. Very desirable.
3 to 4 ft.. Si. 00 each.
Old-Fashioned
Bush Lilacs
2 to 3 feet.
PURPLE. Bluish purple flowers.
Standard variety; always good. 75c
each.
WHITE. Cream colored flowers;
very fine. 75c each.
Philadelphia Virginalis.
Lilacs
Deutzia, Pride of Rochester.
Unsurpassed for fragrance and beauty, they
are among the most hardy of ornamental
plants and can be depended upon to grow
under a wide r*ange of climatic conditions.
Highland Park, Rochester, N. Y., has the
largest collection of Lilacs in America and
our list comprises the cream of the well
known Highland Park collection. The colors
range from pure white, cream, pale azure-
blue to deep blue, purple and dark blackish
maroon. All are delightfully fragrant and
much more prolific in bloom than the com-
mon Lilac.
Upright Honeysuckles
Make very desirable and attractive shrubs,
with bright flowers followed by showy berries
lin the Fall. Varieties as follows:
FRAGRANTISSIM A. Small pink and white
fragrant flowers appearing early in the
Spring, before the leaves. 50c each.
GRANDIFLORA ROSEA. Bright pink flow-
ers. 50c each.
MORROWI. Pure white flowers, followed by
bright red fruit. 50c each.
We offer beautiful specimens, 2 to 3 feet,
at SI. 25 each, or the collection of ten for $10.00.
PINK TARTARIAN. Pink flowers in June.
50c each.
Be sure to include this collection of rare
and beautiful sorts in your order.
CONGO. Wine-red; very valuable.
CONDORCET. Large, double, pale blue
flowers. One of the finest.
FRAU DAMMANN. Immense panicles of
white flowers of very large size. One of
the best white varieties.
GEANT DES BATAILLES. Large trusses
of beautiful blue flowers.
JEAN BART. Double, rose or violet flowers,
very distinctly formed, with sharp-rointed
petals. Good bloomer; very fragrant.
LOVANIENSIS. Silvery pink, a distinct and beautiful shade; panicles large and very erect.
MADAME LEMOINE. Superb clusters of double pure white flowers. A grand variety.
MICHAEL BUCHNER. Very large, erect panicles of double, pale lilac flowers, distinct and
tine. Dwarf grower.
SOUy- 'D? SPAETH. Panicles long, individual flowers large. Single, dark pur-
phsli red. The finest of its color.
RUBRA DE MARLEY. Flowers single, rich, rosy purple. An exceedingly free bloomer
and one of the finest varieties.
Lilac. Madame Lemoine.
WHITE TARTARIAN. Creamy white, very
fragrant flowers. 50c each.
RUPRECHTIANA. Fine variety with showy
white flowers, and valuable for its showy red
fruit. 50c each.
Kerria Japonica
(Globe Flower)
A handsome bush with smooth green bark
and orange-yellow, double flowers, very pretty
and desirable. 75c each.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 3, 1924.
I want to express my apprecia-
tion of the Lilacs recently gotten
from you; they were certainly
one hundred per cent better than 1
expected.
JNO. S. CAPPER.
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Philadelphia
(Syringa or Mock Orange)
Hardy, free flowering shrubs, justly called "grand
shrubs,” which add beauty, grace and perfume to our
gardens. They have showy, fragrant flowers in
Spring and early Summer. Any well drained soil is
suited to their requirements.
VIRGINALIS. We consider this one of the finest
introductions of recent years and the best of the
Lemoine hybrids. A most beautiful new variety;
vigorous and tall in growth. Flowers in dense
clusters, large and double, pure white, sweetly
scented. Blooms in June and continues over a
long period; a cluster of bloom resembling a bride's
bouquet of orange blossoms. §1.00 each; S9.00
per 10.
FOLIIS AUREUS (Golden Syringa). A plant of
medium size with golden yellow foliage that keeps
its color the entire season; valuable for striking
contrasts with other shrubs. Very sweet scented.
75c each.
Hydrangea Arboreseens Sterilis.
CORONARIUS (Common Syringa or Mock Orange). Pure white,
highly scented flowers; blooms very early. 50c each.
Tamarix
Spirea - Meadow Sweet
This family contains more attractive varieties than any. They range
in height from very dwarf to tall; color of blossom from white to red;
and period of bloom from early April to August. It Contains a large
number of species and those we catalog are
really the choicest. All are very attractive and
they are not particular as to soil.
ANTHONY WATERER. New, dwarf growing
variety, crimson flowers, blooms all season.
Useful in foundation plantings in front of
other shrubs. 75c each.
AUREA (Golden Leaved Ninebark). An in-
teresting variety, with golden yellow tinted
foliage and double, white flowers in June.
Very conspicuous. 50c each.
BILLIARDII. Fine foliage, with spikes of
red colored flowers during Summer and Fall.
50c each.
PRUNI FOLIA (Bridal Wreath). A superb
old-fashioned variety with graceful, upright,
slender branches covered with a wreath of
white flowers in May. Leaves turn to beauti-
ful orange. 75c each.
THUNBERGII. Dwarf growing shrub of
graceful form; slender, drooping branches.
Narrow, yellowish green foliage, giving a
light feathery appearance. Pure white flow-
ers; blooms very early in the Spring. 50c
each.
VAN HOUTTEI. Grandest of all. A fountain
of white flowers in early Spring. 50c each;
$4.00 per 10.
Shrubs of strong but slender, delicate growth similar to the Aspara-
gus. The pink flowers, filmy foliage and gracefulness make them one
of the most desirable shrubs for background or interplanting. Will
grow in poor, dry soil where other shrubs fail.
AESTIVALIS. Pink. June This species has bluish gray foliage,
carmine-pink flowers, and also blooms late in
the Summer. 50c each.
AFRICANA. Deep pink. April and May.
This is the most vigorous of any. Sea green
foliage and pink flowers; blooms early. 50c
each.
Viburnum - The Snowballs
In this group are some of the most conspicu-
ous shrubs for blossom, berries or autumnal
foliage we have. They are all hardy, vigorous
and healthy. For individual specimens or
shrubbery borders they are desirable. Most of
them will grow in partial shade but do better
in the sun.
PLICATUM (Japan Snowball). Completely
covered with large balls of pure white flow-
ers in June. Its dark plicated foliage and
massive clusters of bloom are not equaled by
any other shrub. $1.00 each.
OPULUS STERILE (Common Snowball or
Guelder Rose). An old-time favorite, with-
out doubt one of the best flowering shrubs.
Handsome, showy flowers in large, globular
clusters. 75c each.
OPULUS (High Bush Cranberry). Very fine
in flower, and berries are scarlet and hang on
well into Winter. Flat-topped clusters of
white flowers late in Spring. 75c each.
Snowberry.
Symphoricarpos - Coralberry ; Snowberry
RACEMOSUS (Snowberry). Very ornamental hardy shrub. Small
pink flowers, followed by large, waxy white berries which persist
into midwinter. 50c each.
VULGARIS (Coralberry). Vigorous, quick growing shrub, similar to
Snowberry except its fruit is red. 50c each.
Cydonia - Japanese Quince
One of the best hardy shrubs. Covered with brilliant scarlet flowers
early in the Spring. Makes a beautiful hedge. 75c each.
Diervilla - The Weigelas
An important genus from Japan that is almost indispensable for
ornamental planting. They thrive in any soil and in
partial shade. Produce a wealth of bell-shaped blossoms
along the branches in June and often sparingly during the
Summer. When young they are upright, but when older
become more graceful.
CANDIDA. Pure white blossoms in great profusion in
June. 75c each.
ROSEA. Rose colored flowers in May and June. Its
delicate pink blossoms are borne in great profusion all
along arching canes, making it an object of unusual
beauty at blooming time. Foliage bright green and
healthy. 75c each.
VARIEGATED LEAVED. One of the best dwarf shrubs.
Silvery variegated leaves, flowers nearly white. 75c
each.
Fruit of High Bush Cranberry.
EVA RATHKE. Charming new variety. Brilliant crim-
son flowers twice in one season. $1.00 each.
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Hardy Perennial Plants
Oriental Poppies.
Hollyhocks — The Beauty and Charm of These Stately
Old-fashioned Flowers Can Scarcely be Equalled.
Hardy perennials are ideal flowers for the home grounds; give great satisfaction when
used for borders, along the front of shrubberies, along driveways and walks; do not have
to be taken up in Winter and planted the next year. They are the “old-fashioned” hardy
garden plants, always beautiful, and a quantity of them should
be found in every garden. We list the most desirable species,
all showy, beautiful plants, easy of culture and of various
seasons of flowering, from May to November. Price, except
where noted, 30c each; $2.50 per 10.
ACHILLEA, The Pearl. Strong, showy heads of pure white,
double flowers, borne in great profusion. June to September.
AGROSTEMMA Coronaria (Mullein Pinks). Stout, erect
growing plants with silvery foliage, contrasting well
with the showy, bright rosy crimson flowers in
June and July.
ANCHUSA, Dropmore. Strong, vigorous plant, with
large, gentian-blue flowers during June and July.
ANEMONE, Whirlwind. Showy Autumn-blooming
plant, very hardy, blooms freely from August till
cut down by frost. Semi-double, white. 35c each.
A. Queen Charlotte. Very large, semi- double flowers
of a soft, silvery pink. 35c each.
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). Popular old-fashioned flowers that
are not particular as to soil, but do best in a moist but well
drained, sandy loam. They flower best in a sunny location. The
foliage is very attractive all season.
A. California Hybrid. 2 to 2(4. feet. May to July. A single, long-
spurred variety of mixed colors, red, blue, white and yellow.
A. Chrysantha. 2 to 2(4 feet. Long-spurred flowers of clear yel-
low from May to July.
A. Caerulea. \l/2 feet. Large, long-spurred, single white flowers,
touched with blue. May.
BOCCONIA Cordata (Plume Poppy). Beautiful in foliage and flow-
er. Well adapted to planting in shrub borders, center of perennial
beds, or for massing in bold groups in any position. 6 to 8 feet
in height, with long spikes of white flowers in July and August.
CAMPANULA (Bluebells). The beauty of the Bluebell is well
known and the plants are most hardy; very easily grown.
COREOPSIS Grandiflora. Rich, golden yellow flowers from early Summer until Fall.
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Bloom profusely at a time when other plants have been nipped
by frost. Colors white, yellow, brown, red, pink and bronze.
DAISY, Shasta. Large, snowy white flowers in bloom all Summer.
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur). These stately flow-
ers differ from all others in their ap, ealing
charm.
D. Belladonna. Beautiful, hardy plants, stately
habit, handsome spikes of clear, turquoise-blue.
D. Formosum. The old favorite, flowers dark
blue with white center.
DIANTHUS (Sweet William). Old-time favor-
ites, bearing during May and June a profusion
of round-topped clusters of flowers of all shades
of red and pink to white.
DICENTRA (Bleeding Heart). Another old-
time favorite. Its arching stems bear droop-
ing heart-shaped flowers of white and old rose.
Valuable for planting in the shade. Deep rose-
pink. May to July. 50c each.
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Long, bell-shaped flow-
ers, on stems 3 to 4 feet high; white and red;
very showy. July to September.
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). Large, showy
flowers, yellow and orange-red; early Summer
to November.
GYPSOPHILA (Baby’s Breath). Masses of
minute, pure white flowers during June and July.
IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft). Covered with fra-
grant, white flowers in early Spring.
HOLLYHOCKS. Everyone knows these garden
plants with their colossal spikes of bloom, 4
to 6 feet high. They make a very effective
background for the perennial border, and are
also good when planted among the shrubs. In
colors double red, pink and white.
HIBISCUS. New Giant Mallow Marvels. Won-
derfully improved, mammoth-flowered strains of
our native Mallows. Of richer color. Giant
plants, growing 5 to 8 feet, with enormous flow-
ers. Vividly showy; thrive in any soil; bloom
from early in July until late September. We
offer pink, red and white. 35c each.
TALL, BEARDED IRIS. The true “Fleur de
Lis” of France. Perfectly hardy, thrive any-
where, grow and bloom luxuriantly. Delicious-
ly fragrant; fine for cutting. Colors range
through richest yellows, intense purples, deli-
cate blues, soft mauves, beautiful claret-reds,
white, every imaginable shade. Delphinium.
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Pantheon.
Richard Wallace.
Coquelicot.
Hardy Phlox
Decorative plants of first importance,
indispensable for their flowers of great
beauty in the softest shades of pink and
rose, salmon, mauve, red and white, which
are fine for cutting, and will brighten the
hardy borders in July and August, filling
in between the early Summer and
Fall blooming garden plants, effect-
ively planted massed in single
colors for landscape effects, as
single specimens, or grouped in
perennial or shrub borders. Thrive
in partial shade as well as sun, but
need deep and well manured soil
with plenty of water in the growing
season. Plant 18 inches apart, and
set plants 2 inches deep. We offer
the following choice varieties:
COQUELICOT. Crimson-scarlet.
PANTHEON. Pink or salmon-
rose.
RICHARD WALLACE. White
with large carmine eye.
MRS. CHARLES DOOR. Beau-
tiful shade of lavender.
R. P. STRUTHERS. Cherry-red,
suffused with salmon.
RYNSTROM. Beautiful, clear pink.
MRS. JENKINS. Pure white; very early.
The Paeonias
LE MAHDI. Deep, velvety purple; large spikes.
MME. BEZANSON. One of the best crimson sorts.
SUNSET. Dark, rosy pink.
Price, 25c each, or the collection of 10 for $2.00.
New Phlox
Rival the rose in perfection of bloom and color, and provide decorative flowers of
great fragrance when cut for the house or porch. They can be planted singly or in
massed beds, or scattered in groups throughout the shrub or perennial borders, along
garden walks, etc. Fine hardy plants that thrive everywhere, either in sun or light
shade, except where water is accustomed to stand. Plant 3 feet apart and set so the
eyes will be 2 to 3 inches below the surface. We offer you
sorts that are really worthwhile, in a wide range of color
and blooming throughout the season.
FESTIVA MAXIMA. Very large; a
well known and almost perfect
Peony. High built flowers on long
stems; pure white. 75c each.
RUBRA SUPERBA. Large,
compact. Deep rose-car-
mine or crimson. Fragrant.
The best very late crimson.
75c each.
ROSEA SUPERBA. Bril-
liant deep cerise-pink; com-
pact, perfectly formed
blooms on long stems. 75c
each.
LIVINGSTONE (True
Crousse Variety). Soft
rosy pink, with silvery re-
flex. Best late pink. $1.00
each.
MADAME CALOT. A grand variety,
produces more flowers than any
other and exceedingly fragrant. Pale
hydrangea-pink, with darker center.
75c each.
ENCHANTRESS. A rare and
handsome variety. Very large
trusses, and individual flowers
also very large. Color a brighi
salmon-pink with dark red eye
Plants most vigorous in
growth, with rich green,
somewhat glossy foliage.
Sure to please. 35c each;
$3.00 per 10.
CHARLEMAGNE. C reamy white, center light lilac; flesh
shaded chamois. Late. 60c each.
COURONNE D’OR. Immense, very full, ball-shaped
blooms, snowy white with yellowish stamens. Fragrant;
perfect cut flower sort; very late, comes in after
all other long-stemmed whites are gone. 75c each.
DELACHEI. Deep crimson-purple; one of the best
dark sorts. Late midseason. 60c each.
EDULIS SUPERBA. One of the best early varie-
ties. Large, loose, flat crown, bright mauve-pink.
75c each.
FELIX CROUSSE. Brilliant, flam-
ing red. By far the best red; very
popular with florists. $1.00 each.
Livingstone.
Festiva Maxima.
Felix Crousse.
The entire collection of 10 for $6.50.
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Japanese Iris
Aquilegria, With Digitalis in Background.
Gaillardia.
These gorgeous Irises are the most
delicately beautiful of all our Summer
flowering plants. They commence flow-
ering late in June, a time when hardy
flowers are most welcome. They thrive
in any garden soil, but respond gener-
ously to a rich soil and plenty of water.
Beds of Japanese Irises are easiest to
handle if slightly countersunk.
We offer separate varieties with flow-
ers in varying shades of white, red, blue,
purple and violet at 35c each; $3.00 per jo.
HEM EROC ALLIS Flava (Yellow Day
Lily). One of the finest hardy plants.
Should be included in all perennial
plantings. Flowers large, in clusters,
golden yellow, very fragrant.
PACHYSANDRA Terminalis. A trailing
plant growing about 6 to 8 inches high,
forming a broad mat of bright, glossy
green foliage, with small spikes of
whitish flowers during May and June.
Invaluable as a ground cover plant in
either sun or shade. One of the best
for edging the shrub border, planting
under evergreens or large trees. Set
1 foot apart. $2.00 per doz.; S15.00 per
100.
PAPAVER (Oriental Poppy). Showiest
of all Poppies. Large scarlet and red
flowers on long stems.
PYRETHRUM. Sometimes called Spring Flowering Chrysanthemum. Hardy perennial plant
of easy culture, with beautiful, large, daisy-like flowers in a variety of brilliant colors,
ranging from intense scarlet to pure white. The flowers are borne on long stems and
are splendid for cutting, lasting in water longer than almost any other flower. The plants
have a long season of bloom.
RUDBECKIA Purpurea (Purple Coneflower). Grows and thrives everywhere, giving a wealth
of bloom well suited for cutting. Flowers large, with drooping petals of a peculiar red-
dish purple, with a remarkably large, cone-shaped center of brown. Blooms from July
to October.
SPIREA (Goat’s Beard or Meadow Sweet). Elegant border plants with feathery plumes of
flowers and attractive foliage. Do best in partial shade, in rich, moist soil.
S. palmata. Broad corymbs of crimson-purple flowers in June and July.
S. ulmaria. Double, white flowers in June and July.
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster). Handsome plant with large flowers of sky-blue color.
July to early Fall.
TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker or Flame Flower). Tall spikes surmounted by brilliant orange-
scarlet flower heads. August to September.
VERONICA Subsessilis. 2 feet. July to September. One of the handsomest blue flowering
plants. Perfectly hardy and increases in strength and beauty each year. Spikes complete-
ly studded with beautiful blue flowers; fine for cutting and one of the best plants for the
hardy border.
YUCCA (Adam’s Needle). Tropical-looking plant with
immense, pyramidal clusters of creamy flowers. June
to July. 35c each
Y ii c oa — A cl am ’ s Needle.
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower). Star-
shaped, bluish flowers; very large. June
to July.
Pyretlirum.
Tritoma Pfitzeri — Flame Flower.
Veronica.
Iris Kaempferi — Japanese Iris.
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Hardy Climbing Vines
Nothing lends such a pleasing effect to wall or veranda as the judicious use of vines. The hardy vine is best adapted for covering an
unsightly wall or for furnishing shade and ornament to verandas. With the advent of Spring the tendrils are given new life and as the sea-
son advances they soon become a beautiful covering. Hardy vines practically take care of themselves after once established, and are much
more desirable and less trouble than the annual or tender varieties. Without climbing vines many beautiful homes would present a sad
picture during the hot Summer.
Ampelopsis
VEITCHI (Japanese or Boston Ivy). This hardy variety clings firmly
to the side of a house or wall, and will soon form a perfect mass of
foliage. The leaves overlap with wonderful regularity. In Autumn
this handsome climber manifests its greatest beauty, becoming a
glowing mass of the brightest shades of crimson, scarlet and orange.
Strong vines, 75c each; S6.00 per 10.
QUINQUEFOLIA (American Ivy or Virginia Creeper). A native
climber of vigorous growth; a- fine green in Summer changing to
rich crimson in Fall. It affords shade quickly; desirable for cover-
ing walls, verandas or trunks of trees. Strong vines, 50c each.
Polygonum Auberti - Silver Lace Vine
One of the most desirable climbers; the plant is of strong, vigorous
growth, attaining a height of 25 feet or more, producing through the
Summer and Fall great foamy sprays of white flowers, and a well
established plant during its long flowering period is a mass of bloom.
It is perfectly hardy and readily adapts itself to the most varied cli-
matic conditions. Extra strong plants, $1.00 each.
Aristolochia - Pipe Vine
DUTCHMAN’S PIPE. A magnificent hardy vine of rapid growth
with very large heart-shaped leaves and brownish flowers, resem-
bling a miniature pipe; splendid for archways or verandas. $1.50 each.
Euonymus - Bittersweet
RADICANS. Deep green foliage; useful for covering low founda-
tion walls, or may be clipped the same as boxwood for an edging
plant. 75c each.
RADICANS VEGETUS (Evergreen Bittersweet). A strong growing
variety, with larger leaves than the type, and producing bright or-
ange-red berries, which remain on the plant the greater part of the
Winter. As an evergreen, absolutely hardy wall cover this plant
is unequalled. 75c each.
Lonicera - Honeysuckle
HALL’S JAPAN. Strong grower with deep green foliage which is
almost evergreen. Popular everywhere for screen, beauty and fra-
grance. Fine for covering trellises, rocks, dry banks, etc. Fragrant
yellow and cream flowers from July to December. 50c each; $4.00
per 10.
Clematis
Polygonum
Auberti.
PANICULATA (Virg in's Bower). One of the most satisfactory and desirable hardy
vines. Strong, rapid grower, quickly covering trellises, arbors, fences, etc., with
handsome, clean, glossy green foliage. Flowers star-shaped, medium size, pure white,
deliciously fragrant, and borne in greatest profusion in August and September, when
very few other vines are in bloom. 50c each.
LARGE FLOWERING CLEMATIS.
As hardy climbing vines it is hard
to find any which exceed the beauti-
ful large-flowering Clematis in at-
tractiveness. Should be grown in
rich, deep soil and planted with the
crowns three inches beneath the
surface of the soil. Need perfect
drainage, abundance of water and
should be well mulched with rotten
manure in Winter. $1.00 each.
HENRYI. Finest white Clematis.
Flowers very large; single.
JACKMANI. Best purple sort. Single,
very large.
MAD. ED. ANDRE. Distinct and
fine. Flowers deep crimson, velvety.
RAMONA (New). Deep sky-blue,
distinct from any other kind; very
attractive. Extremely hardy.
Wisteria
One of the best and most rapid
growing hardy climbers, attains im-
mense size. Good for heavy trellises,
well adapted for covering pergolas,
also attractive if trained to old trees.
CHINESE PURPLE. Beautiful, long, pendent clus-
ters of pale blue flowers in the Spring and late in
Summer. 75c each.
CHINESE WHITE. Same as the Chinese Purple
Ampelopsis Yeitolii and Clematis Panieulata. except the flowers are pure white. $1.00 each.
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Roses
The love of Roses is universal and it is impossible to exaggerate their
beauty. The very name suggests beauty and fragrance and it is now pos-
sible to have Roses all Summer, even with but a small garden. The Roses
we offer are extra heavy plants for immediate effect, strong, 2-year, field
grown plants that will grow for you and produce an abundance of bloom
the first Summer.
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS
Soil and Location. Roses require sunshine. They do well in any good garden soil. Avoid
sand, too much clay, or ground which is stagnant. Be sure the bed is well drained. Enrich
with decomposed stable manure; cow manure is preferable. Work this well into the soil.
Do not put any clear manure in the holes with the plants.
Planting. Dig a good, large, deep hole. Spread the roots out as much as possible, and when
the hole is nearly filled tread the soil firmly with the foot. When planting is finished a
good soaking with water will prove beneficial, should the ground be dry. Then mulch well
with coarse manure and Nature will do the rest. Water freely only in dry weather and then
in early morning or late afternoon.
All Roses should be cut back from 1-3 to 1-2 when planted, and the ground should be
stirred frequently. Roses need good cultivation.
Winter Protection. All Roses give better results if protected in Winter. The best
method is to bank the plants with earth as high as possible and cover with stable manure.
Remove coarse litter in the early Spring and pull earth away from plants before pruning,
cutting out old wood and leaving 3 to 6 of the strongest shoots of last year’s growth, cutting
these back to within 8 to 12 inches of the ground.
Superb Everblooming Roses
Strong, 2-year, field grown plants. Price, except where noted, 85c each.
AARON WARD. Beautiful rich yellow, changing to pinkish fawn.
AMERICA. Immense, beautiful, fine shaped flowers from long,
pointed buds, carried on long stems. Rose-pink, sweetly scented,
very lasting. Deep green, glossy foliage, almost thornless. Vig-
orous, very free bloomer. $51.00 each.
BETTY. Glorious coppery rose overspread with golden yellow.
BRITISH QUEEN. One of the finest white Roses in existence.
Large, full flowers of Tea Rose form.
COLUMBIA. One of the finest new Roses. Lovely shade of pink,
shading deeper at center Strong grower, almost thornless. Very free
bloomer, and fragrant.
CONSTANCE. Free flowering variety producing beautiful, long, orange-
yellow buds, sometimes streaked crimson. As they develop they open
into full globular flowers of rich golden yellow. One of the most
desirable. §1-00 each.
CRUSADER. A new free flowering red Rose that is a wonder. Beau-
tifully formed, big and double blooms of rich, velvety crimson.
DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON. Intense saffron-yellow, stained crim-
son. Long pointed buds, wonderfully fragrant.
GOLDEN EMBLEM.
A beautiful and dependable clear yellow Rose,
showing lovely buds
which sometimes
have flames of light
crimson on outer
petals. Glossy foli-
age of good sub-
stance and mildew resistance.
A most desirable yellow Rose.
$1.50 each.
GRUSS AN TEPLITZ. Bril-
liant scarlet, shading to vel-
vety crimson.
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Duchess of Wellington.
2. British Queen.
3. Columbia.
4. Lady Alice Stanley.
5. Radiance.
6. Crusader.
Rich, velvety crimson. Large, double; intensely
Hoosier Beauty.
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Killamey, Double White
GOLDEN OPHELIA. A valuable new yellow garden Rose,
unusually free flowering. Sturdy, stiff-stemmed grower with
beautiful glossy foliage. Fragrant flowers from beautifully
formed buds. Rich apricot-yellow, slightly paler at edges.
$1.00 each.
HADLEY,
fragrant.
HOOSIER BEAUTY. Glowing crimson-scarlet with darker
shadings. Large and double, with velvety petals. A magnifi-
cent bloom of dazzling brilliance and delicious fragrance.
H. V. MACHIM. Gorgeous flowers of large size, intensely
black-grained scarlet-crimson, carried on rigid, sturdy stems,
jgmgm : , v with ideal foliage. $1.00 each.
/JONKHEER J. L. MOCK. Called the Giant Pink from Holland.
flGf W ' ^ Of distinct merit, an extremely strong grower, blooming with
greatest freedom. Buds carried on long, stiff, erect stems.
Flowers of the largest size imaginable in a Rose bloom; very
fragrant. A clear, imperial pink.
KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Soft, pearly white, shad-
ing to creamy yellow. Very double, of exquisite formation.
Fragrant.
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. A glorious Rose. Perfectly formed
opening into blazing red flowers of largest size, full and double,
fragrant. Strong, healthy grower, hardy everywhere.
GEO. C. WAUD. A beautiful variety. Distinct orange-red. F
large, full, perfect in form, highly tea scented. One of the best.
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RADIANCE. A glorious Rose,
beautiful blendings of carmine-
rose with opal and coppery re-
flections.
J. J. L. Mock.
MADAM BUTTERFLY. A glorified Ophelia;
buds larger, color tints greatly intensified;
harmony of bright pink, apricot and gold. Per-
fect in form and texture, deliciously fragrant. Fo-
liage and habit unsurpassed. $1.00 each.
MADAME EDOUARD HERRIOT (Daily Mail Rose). Artists
have raved over this variety. Gorgeous combination of terra
cotta and bronze with flame shadings, almost impossible to
describe. Foliage bright and glossy. $1.00 each.
MISS LOLITA ARMOUR. Unique in coloring, absolutely dis-
tinct from any other. Won gold medal in France in 1921 as
best novelty Rose. Large, fragrant, full and double flowers
with petals of great substance. Expanding they develop a deep
coral-red with golden, coppery red suffusion. $1.00 each.
MRS. AMBROSE RICARDO. A magnificent Rose, attractive in
every way. Large blooms of fine substance in deep yellow over-
laid with a lighter color and suffused with pink, hragrant, free
and vigorous.
MRS. A. R. WADDELL. Beautiful pointed buds of rosy scarlet,
opening into extremely showy, large blooms of coppery salmon.
MRS. GEO. SHAWYER. Brilliant rose-pink; large, well formed
blooms; free in growth and bloom.
MRS. S. K. RINDGE. A beautiful and distinct variety, exquisite
in every stage, from bud to open flower. Strong grower, sending-
erect, firm canes, on which the flowers are produced freely and
continuously. Long, pointed buds of rich chrome-yellow, which,
as the flowers mature, become suffused with salmon-pink. $1.00
each.
MRS. WAKEFIELD CHRISTIE
MILLER. Large flowers of soft,
pearly blush, shaded salmon.
Outside of petals clear vermilion-rose,
with lighter shadings.
MY MARYLAND. Brilliant, glowing,
intense pink.
OPHELIA. Brilliant salmon flesh shaded
with rose, with a heart of glowing
peach-pink and orange-yellow blend-
ings. Fragrant; faultless in form and
color.
PREMIER. Deliciously fragrant. Clear,
pure shade of rose-pink. Beautiful fo-
liage, very free bloomer. A valu-
able addition to the good Roses.
RED RADIANCE. Splendid even
shade of clear red without a
trace of any other color. Large,
bold, double flowers on heavy,
erect stems, conspicuous even
among the choicest kinds.
Souvpnir <le
Claudius IVrnet.
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT. Magnificent Rose of
great substance, very fragrant. Rich blooms vary-
ing in color from bright pink to rosy carmine.
Undoubtedly best of the Killarney type.
LADY ALICE STANLEY. Shell-shaped outside
petals of deep coral-rose, inside pale flesh. Large,
fragrant.
Y HILLINGDON. Beautiful apricot-yellow
shaded to orange.
LAURENT CARLE. A large, brilliant, vel-
vety carmine Rose of perfect form and in-
tense fragrance.
LOS ANGELES. A magnificent Rose. Color
a luminous flame pink, toned with coral and
shaded with translucent gold at the base of
the petals. Fragrant as American Beauty.
Buds long and pointed, expanding into flow-
ers of mammoth proportions. Vigorous
grower. Beauty of form and ever-increasing-
wealth of color are maintained until the last
petals fall. $1.00 each.
I. America. J- Sunburst.
3. Francis Scott Key.
rkable
ROSE MARIE. A grand Rose.
Large, long, ideal buds which
open into large, full flowers of
splendid form; clear rose-pink. Vigorous, healthy grower, remarl'
for its freedom of bloom.
SOUVENIR DE CLAUDIUS PERNET. A new variety which has been
awarded three gold medals in Europe. Originated by the great Rose
specialist, Mr. Pernet Ducher, and one of his masterpieces, so that he
considered it worthy of being named for one of his sons who gave his
life in the Wiorld War. Most vigorous in growth, brilliant green foliage.
Long, pointed buds of exquisite shape, carried on long, stiff stems. Very
large, full flowers with elongated, deep petals, a beautifully formed
bloom. Color a most striking sunflower-yellow, deeper in the center,
without any other color blending. $2.00 each.
SUNBURST. Magnificent giant yellow Rose, suffused with orange-
copper, all intense shades, giving an extremely brilliant effect. Buds
long and pointed.
WHITE KILLARNEY. One of the most exquisite pure white Roses.
WILLOWMERE. A magnificent rich shrimp-pink Rose, toning to carmine-pink toward edges
of petals. Beautiful coral-red buds on stout stems, opening into very large, full flowers.
WM. F. DREER. A beautiful Rose of delicate coloring; difficult to describe. Flowers soft,
silvery shell-pink, golden yellow at base of the petals, and with other color variations as
surprising as they are delightful. In the bud and half-opened flower this Rose is superb,
and is unsurpassed in this color. $1.50 each.
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Evergreens
Evergreens are used for specimens on lawns,
also extensively for massing, shelter-belts,
screens, hedges, etc. They form perfect back-
grounds for the flowering shrubs of early
Spring, for the berries of Autumn and Winter’s
tracery of bright bark and twigs. Beautiful
beds of permanent color are formed by group-
ing together sorts of moderate growth, with
contrasting foliage.
In handling and planting Evergreens, never
allow the roots to become dry for an instant.
Their juices are resinous, and when once dry,
water has no power to restore them; dip the
roots in “grout’’ or very thin mud, and plant
quickly; cover the roots with fresh soil and
with a heavy piece of wood beat the earth solid
over them. Fill up and pound again, and finish
by bringing fresh, loose earth about the tree
with a hoe. No wind can now bend the trees
about so as to break the tender rootlets fast
as formed.
All specimen plants, lifted and shipped with
ball of earth attached to roots.
May is the best month for transplanting
Evergreens in the Spring, and the specimens
we offer are for May delivery only.
Abies - The Firs
THREAD BRANCHED CYPRESS (R. filifera). Drooping, string-
like branches of dark green. \y2 to 2 ft., §4.00 each.
PEA-FRUITED CYPRESS (R. pisifera). Cone-shaped, foliage fine
cut and rather drooping at tips. One of the best. 2 to 2J4 ft-. $4.00
each.
GOLDEN PEA-FRUITED CYPRESS (R. pisifera aurea). This has
the same habit of growth as above, but all new growth is yellow or
real light green. Looks something like an arbor-vitae. 2 to 2*4
ft., $4.00 each.
PLUMED CYPRESS (R. plumosa). This is one of the best pyrami-
dal varieties. Foliage a grayish green, very finely cut and has a
feathery appearance. Should be sheared during June or July. 2 ft.,
S4.00; 3 ft., $6.00, each.
GOLDEN PLUMED CYPRESS (R. plumosa aurea). The lacy light
colored foliage of this is most attractive. Does well everywhere.
2 ft., $4.00; 3 ft., $6.00, each.
An Attractive Planting- of Retinispora.
Juniperus - Juniper
Beautiful evergreen trees and shrubs. The colmunar forms are
well used as specimen plants or to produce architectural effect, while
the spreading type is used as a ground cover and as foregrounds for
taller plants.
IRISH. A distinct and beautiful variety, forming a neat tapering
column of deep green foliage. Much used in cemetery plantings.
2 ft., $2.00; 3 ft., $3.00, each.
SAVIN’S. Prostrate, snreading branches, with somber green foliage.
Hardy, well adapted for hillsides, etc. 18-inch spread, $2.50; 2-foot
spread, $4.00, each.
PFITZER’S JUNIPER (J. Pfitzeriana). Of the spreading type, this
is perhaps the most popular. Foliage a grayish green, slightly
drooping and branches are horizontally spreading. 1J4- to 2-foot
spread, $3.50; 2- to 2J4-foot spread, $5.00 each.
VIRGINIANA (Red Cedar). A tall growing native of great beauty.
Tapering form, bright, rich green foliage. 2 ft., $2.00; 3 ft., $3.00,
each.
VIRGINIANA GLAUCA (Blue Cedar). Probably the best variety
of Cedar; a favorite for specimen work. Vigorous grower, com-
pact and conical, beautiful, silvery blue foliage. 2 ft., $5.00; 3 ft.,
$7.50, each.
Retinispora - Japan Cypress
This group contains many interesting plants. In foliage, grace,
beauty and adaptability they are truly attractive. They develop into
small trees, never growing as large as Pines or Spruces. The foliage
is most attractive, especially when sheared, as then it develops its
true color with its lacy and graceful habit, which makes it, whether in
specimen or group planting, a much sought for plant.
SILVER RETINISPORA (var. scmarrosa). Soft, feathery foliage,
silvery or steel gray in color. 2 ft., $5.00 each.
Junipers are Beautiful in Group or Massed Plantings.
Trees are generally pyramidal in shape and hardy everywhere. The
needles are short and generally bright on the under side. They trans-
plant kindly and should be more generally used. They are nearly all
native of the northern country and more handsome in cultivation than
in their native soil.
BALSAM. Very hardy, rapid, slender grower; foliage silvery under-
neath. 2 ft., $3.00; 3 ft., S4.00, each.
CONCOLOR or SILVER FIR. One of the hardiest and most beau-
tiful evergreens. Graceful habit, broad, handsome foliage, bluish
above, silvery underneath. 2 ft., $5.00; 3 ft., $7.50, each.
The Spruces - Picea
ALBA (White Spruce). Dense, compact, tall growing tree with light,
bluish green needles. This is an excellent tree for the colder parts
of the country. 2 ft., $3.00; 3 ft., $4.00, each.
EXCELSA (Norway Spruce). The most generally used for evergreen
trees. Extremely hardy, of lofty, rapid growth and pyramidal form.
One of the best for hedges and windbreaks. 2 ft., $1.50; 3 ft., $2.50;
4 ft., $3.50, each.
PUNGENS GLAUCA (Colorado Blue Spruce). Hardy and beautiful,
of pyramidal form; foliage rich blue or sage color. 2 ft., $7.00;
3 ft.,' $10.00, each.
The Pines - Pinus
AUSTRIAN or BLACK PINE. A robust grower with long, dark,
stiff needles. Does well on all soils. 2 ft., $3.00; 3 ft., $4.00,' each.
SYLVESTRIS (Scotch Pine). A rapid grower with strong branches
and short, stiff, bluish green foliage. 2 ft., $3.00; 3 ft., $4.00, each.
MUGHUS (Dwarf Mugho Pine). Of low, dense, spreading growth,
with very dark green foliage. Very hardy and suitable for covering
Slopes. 12- to 15-inch spread, $3.50; 18- to 24-inch spread, $5.00, each.
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Thuya - Arbor- Vitae
This group contains the more popular forms of lower-
growing evergreens. Pyramidal or globe shapes may be had
and are popular for foundations, groups, hedges, cemeteries,
vases, window boxes, in fact for every purpose an evergreen
is wanted. They do well wherever planted, and the flat or
"pressed” foliage is most attractive. Should be sheared oc-
casionally so as to develop new growth to cover the inside
branches that become bare in a few years if left untrimmed.
OCCIDENTALIS (American Arbor-Vitae). Very largely used,
and perfectly hardy. A low-branched, bushy pyramid, fo-
liage bright green above, yellowish beneath. Useful for
screens and hedges. 2 ft., $2.00; 3 ft., $3.00; 4 ft., $5.00, each.
GLOBOSA. Low, thick, globe form. Very desirable. 15
to 18 in., $2.50 each.
GEO. PEABODY’S GOLDEN. Dwarf, dense growing va-
riety, holding its golden yellow color all Summer. IS to
24 in., $3.00 each.
HOVEYI. Dwarf, globe-shaped, with golden green foliage; fine for toning up somber greens. 18
to 24 in., $4.00 each.
PYRAMIDALIS. A valuable upright evergreen of dense, compact habit. Foliage light green. 2
ft., S3. 00 ; 3 ft., $4.00, each.
SIBIRICA (Siberian Arbor-Vitae). Large, dark green foliage, strong, pyramidal growth, very
good and hardy. 2 ft., $3.50; 3 ft., $4.50, each.
Tsuga - Hemlock
CANADENSIS (Canadian Hemlock). A tall growing, graceful tree with spreading and drooping
branches which form a pyramidal crown. Foliage dark green and glossy. Cones inch or
more long. Will, perhaps, thrive in a more shady situation than most evergreens. An ideal
subject for woodland planting, either in groups or scattered. As a hedge it is a thing of beauty.
2 ft., $3.50; 3 ft., $5.00, each. >
Evergreen Shrubs
Arbor-Vitae Globosa. Dwarf Evergreen.
Some of the most desirable material for landscape planting is found here. These shrubs present
a magnificent display of beauty and color when in bloom during the early Spring. Particularly
the Azaleas and Rhododendrons, with their dark green leaves contrasting sharply with the great
clusters of bloom. Their fondness for shady places makes them available for planting about house
foundations, in shady corners or other locations where it is difficult to get other plants to grov. universally Admired to^Their Graceful Beautv.
for lack of sunlight. Rhododendrons thrive best massed or in groups, and at the edge of the Rho-
dodendron planting, and blending it to the lawn the dwarf growing Junipers, Azaleas and Evergreen Euonymus are particularly pleasing and
appropriate.
Directions for Planting
This class of plants is most at home in somewhat shady and damp situations, and in porous soils supplying plenty of humus. Limestone soils
must be avoided. Sandy loam is favorable, but in all cases continuous supply of humus should be provided. Use soil rich in vegetable mold or
humus, with about one-tenth sharp sand if soil is clayey and one-eighth to one-tenth well-rotted manure, but if possible to secure woods leaf-
mold, that is better. Plant to same depth as ball of earth shows. Plants are surface feeders and must not be planted deep. Do not pack soil,
but press firmly. Mulch annually with leaves or any well-rotted vegetable matter and leave the mulch the year around, do not remove in the
Spring. Supply water in abundance whenever ground becomes dry. If exposed to Winter winds protect by pine boughs or other windbreak.
Pinch off blossoms as soon as they begin to wither to insure blooms for the next season.
Azaleas
AMOENA. Hardy Evergreen Azalea. A
low, bushy shrub with small green leaves
changing in Winter to a rich bronze or
coppery brown. In Spring the whole plant
is covered with a wealth of claret-purple
flowers which continue to open for 2 to
3 weeks. 15 to 18 in., $3.50 each.
LUTEA (Calendulacea). Flame colored
Azalea. Ranging from flame color through
shades of red and yellow, remaining in
bloom for several weeks. Grows in cul-
tivation from 6 to 8 feet high. 15 to 18
in., $2.50 each; $22.50 per 10.
HINODIGIRI. A compact growing varie-
ty, with beautiful, evergreen foliage and
brilliant crimson flowers, produced in great
masses. 12 to 15 in., $3.50 each.
Rhododendrons
CAROLINIANUM (Carolina Rhododen-
dron). Native. Most beautiful of Ameri-
can Rhododendrons. Flowers appear in
June, in great profusion, their color being
a beautiful pink. This variety will stand
exposed locations and is perfectly hardy,
thriving in either sun or shade. 2- to 3-
foot clumps, $4.00 each; $35.00 per 10;
$300.00 per 100.
CATAWBIENSE. N ative. Flowers a bright
rose-purple, borne in large clusters at ends
of branches. Perfectly hardy in northern
latitudes and one of our very finest broad-
leaved evergreens. 2- to 3-foot clumps,
$4.00 each; $35.00 per 10; $300.00 per 100.
MAXIMUM (Great Laurel). Native. A
variety commonly used for mass and
woodland plantings. Flowers white to
pink. Later than other American species,
the flowers appearing in July. Grows
naturally from Canada south. 2- to 3-
foot clumps, $3.00 each; $25.00 per 10;
$200.00 per 100.
Kalmia
LATIFOLIA (Calico Bush; Mountain
Laurel). Native. An evergreen shrub,
growing luxuriantly along our mountain
sides, forming large patches, or in single,
round-topped specimens in moist, open
fields, the dark, shining leaves giving a
brightness to the landscape. In May and
June the large rose or white flowers lend
an enchantment to the picture that one
will not soon forget. It is of easy culture.
2- to 3-foot clumps, $4.00 each; $35.00
per 10; $300.00 per 100.
Write for Special Price on Car Loads and Larger
Sizes of Rhododendrons and Kalmia.
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New Everblooming Rugosa Rose, F. J. Grootendoorst
Best Hardy Hybrid Perpetual or June Roses
Are among the most valuable of all hardy plants. Vigorous, upright in growth, with large, bold
flowers that are deliciously fragrant. Succeed in any locality, and are so hardy they will live
through the severest Winters with but a slight protection of leaves or coarse manure.
Price, 75c each; $7.00 for the collection of 12.
ANNA DE DIESBACH. Lovely shell-pink.
CLIO. Flesh color, center shaded rosy pink.
FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI (White American Beauty). The ideal pure white Rose.
GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. Brilliant scarlet-crimson.
GEORGE AHRENDS (Pink Druschki). Delicate pink, wonderfully beautiful.
J. B. CLARK. Intense deep scarlet. Immense size.
MARSHALL P. WILDER. Deep, rich, glowing red.
MRS. JOHN LAING. Soft pink, beautiful form; fragrant.
MRS. R. G. S. CRAWFORD. Clear, rosy pink, outer petals shading to pale flesh. Full and per-
fectly formed; a grand Rose. Free and continuous bloomer
PAUL NEYRON. Largest size; bright, clear, shining pink.
PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN. Deep velvety crimson, shaded black.
ULRICH BRUNNER. Bright cherry-red, large and full.
Rugosa and Hybrid Rugosa Roses
These hardy Roses can be used in so many places that they are almost indispensable.
Sturdy, shrubby bushes, adapted for hedges and hardy borders, or to mix in other shrubbery.
Foliage very ornamental, dark, shiny, rich green.
BLANC DE COUBERT. A splendid double pure white. 75c each.
CONRAD F. MEYER. Flowers very large and well filled. Clear, silvery rose. Very fra-
grant. 75c each.
ROSA RUGOSA RUBRA. Crimson flowers are large and single, followed by glossy red
berries. 60c each.
ROSA RUGOSA ALBA. Single white flowers, followed by yellow berries. 75c each.
ROSERIE D. L. HAY. New Hybrid Rugosa of which we cannot speak too highly. Good
grower, flowers very double, color carmine-cherry-red. Free bloomer, exquisitely scented.
75c each. j
SIR TOM LIPTON. Best double white in this class. Flowers perfectly double, fragrant
and come at intervals all Summer. Vigorous habit, iron-clad constitution; splendid for
hedging. 75c each.
Dwarf Polyantha Roses
Very popular for bedding purposes and for edging
borders of shrubs, roses or perennials they have no
equal. Splendid, hardy, showy and compact, bushy
specimens about 18 inches high, producing immense
trusses of small flowers in great profusion. Keep
their color well and continue in full bloom through
a remarkably long season.
Price, $1.00 each; $9.00 per 10.
BABY RAMBLER. The original dwarf form of
Crimson Rambler. The wonderful persistency of
its bloom makes it one of the choicest plants in
cultivation.
BABY TAUSENDSCHOEN. Dwarf, bushy growth;
flowers large, semi-double, in pretty clusters; a
prevailing flesh-pink color. Flowers an exact
counterpart of the beautiful climbing Rose Tau-
sendschoen.
BABY DOROTHY (Pink Baby Rambler). A de-
lightful flower of bright pink. Blooms in masses
like the climbing Dorothy Perkins.
KATHARINA ZEIMET (White Baby Rambler). A
very pleasing Rose, flowers quite large, a creamy
white in color, and each branch bears from 15 to
20 of them.
l. Frau Karl Druschki. 2. Ulrich Brunner. FOR MASS AND HEDGE PLANTINGS. Hardy as an oak, will thrive in the North as
well as in the South. A Hybrid between Rosa Rugosa Rubra and Red Baby Rambler.
We consider this the most beautiful of the Rugosa Roses, and a most valuable acquisition. The foliage is of the true Rugosa type, always
healthy and clean, attractive, and free from mildew.
The plant is of vigorous but compact growth, ulti-
mately reaching 4 to 5 feet in height. Flowers in
clusters, good size for this class of Rose, double,
with edges beautifully fringed so that each cluster
of bloom resembles a bunch of red carnations. Color
a clear, fine red and holds exceptionally well. Blooms
continuously from early Summer until cut off by
cold weather in the Fall.
Very effective as single specimens, or in founda-
tion plantings to give color throughout the season,
and especially valuable in landscape work for mass-
ing and for low-growing hedge or border.
Two years ago we predicted very great popularity
for this Rose, and the demand is steadily increasing
as its merits become better known.
Extra strong, field grown plants, $1.00 each; $9.00
per 10; $75.00 per 100.
New Everblooming: Rng:osa Rose, F. J. Grootendoorst.
In growing and furnishing all nursery stock we use the greatest precaution to have everything we send out true to name, but if through any fault of ours any stock
proves not true to label, we will on proper proof, replace double the number of trees or plants not true ; or will refund the purchase price, plus
6 per cent, compound interest and also replace stock. Every purchase from us is made on these terms.
L. W. HALL COMPANY, Inc., Rochester, N. Y.
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Magnificent Hardy Climbing Roses
Our collection includes splendid new sorts of unusual beauty and
merit that you will surely want to include in your planting. Climbing
Roses can be put to so many good uses that it seems as if every
household should have at least a few. They are perfectly hardy, re-
quiring comparatively little care after once being planted, and they
bear great quantities of lovely flowers.
AMERICAN PILLAR. S ingle-flowered variety of great beauty. One
of the most gorgeous climbers, also makes a magnificent hedge,
prized for its hardiness, strong, rapid growth, healthy foliage and
truly wonderful wealth of delicately fragrant bloom. Flowers large,
rich rosy pink with white eye; borne in immense clusters. 60c each.
AVIATEUR BLERIOT. A magnificent new variety. Rich, deep,
copper color. Beautiful buds, opening into medium sized, full fra-
grant flowers. Large clusters of bloom, borne in great profusion.
60c each.
CRIMSON RAMBLER. I mmense clusters of rich, glowing crimson
flowers, that remain for more than two weeks. 60c each.
DOROTHY PERKINS PINK. The only fragrant Rambler. Shell-
pink, very double. 50c each.
DOROTHY PERKINS RED (Excelsa). Finest of all crimson
Ramblers. Great quantities of full, double flowers. Hardy every-
where. 50c each.
DOROTHY PERKINS WHITE. Best white Rambler. 50c each.
FLOWER OF FAIRFIELD (Everblooming Crimson Rambler). 75c
each.
HIAWATHA. A most brilliant colored single Rose. Intense deep
crimson with base of petals shading to pure white, a glowing com-
bination of color that must be seen to be appreciated. Flowers about
1 y2, inches across, produced in long pendulous sprays. Useful for
mass plantings as well as for a climbing or trailing Rose. 60c each.
RED TAUSENDSCHOEN (Rosiere). An improved Tausendschoen,
with same habit of growth, but superior in color — a deeper and more
even shade of cerise-pink or carmine. A very free bloomer. 75c
each.
TAUSENDSCHOEN (Thousand Beauties). Covered with bright
blossoms of every shade from white to deep pink, borne in clusters;
quite double. 60c each.
New Hybrid Wichuraiana Rose,
Mary Wallace
Named by the Portland Rose Society in honor of the daughter of
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, originated at the Maryland station
of the Department of Agriculture by the late lamented Dr. W. Van
Fleet, one of the world’s greatest Rosarians, who has given us such
world-famed varieties as American Pillar, Silver Moon, Dr. Van Fleet,
and many other meritorious sorts, and is the first of a series of what
has been called “dooryard’’ Roses, that is expected to be of great
usefulness and adaptability and to the production of which Dr. Van
Fleet was giving his best endeavors at the time of his death.
The Department describes it as a pillar Rose, making a fine, strong,
self-supporting plant 6 to 8 feet high, with large, glossy foliage, bloom-
ing with great freedom in Spring and bearing a considerable number
of fine buds in Summer and Fall. Flowers very large, generally ex-
ceeding 4 inches across, well formed, semi-double, of a bright clear
rose-pink with salmon base to the petals. Allowed space to develop,
it makes a graceful bush from 4 to 5 feet high, clothed all over with
its pleasing, disease-resisting foliage which gives it the ‘‘dooryard”
quality that was Dr. Van Fleet’s ideal. It can also be used as a Pillar
or low climber. Hardy, having been tested in Northern New York
and New England.
We offer strong, field grown plants, $2.00 each.
Tree or Standard Roses
Price, $2.00 each.
Novel and beautiful plants. Budded on single, upright stems of
hardy Rugosa stock 4 to 5 feet high, which reveals all the foliage and
all the bloom in a rounded clump at the top. Unique effects are
produced by planting in groups or as border lines by garden walks.
Indispensable in Rose and flower gardens to relieve the flat appear-
ance and give the flowers individuality.
We offer the following varieties; for description of bloom see same
varieties under Roses:
Climbing American Beauty
Columbia
Frau Karl Druschki
Gruss an Teplitz
Jonkheer J. L. Mock
Laurent Carle
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Ophelia
Paul’s Scarlet Climber
Willowmere
Five Magnificent New Climbing Roses
for $2.50
CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY. Rosy crimson. Same exquisite
fragrance as old American Beauty. Flowers large, produced pro-
fusely. 75c each.
DR. W. VAN FLEET. A superb variety. Flowers full and double,
of delicate perfume, will run 4 inches and over in diameter when
open; buds pointed; flesh-pink on outer surface, deepening to rosy
flesh in center. 60c each.
GARDENIA (Hardy Marechal Niel). An extremely handsome sort
of great worth, hardy as an oak. Blooms profusely in large, droop-
ing clusters. Double golden yellow flowers that shade to creamy
white a few days after they fully expand. 60c each.
SILVER MOON. Grand new white climbing Rose. Clear, silvery
white, with centers a mass of bright yellow stamens, giving a won-
derful contrast. Petals of splendid substance, beautifully cupped.
Exceedingly large, fragrant flowers. Vigorous grower and very
free blooming. 60c each.
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER. Gorgeous new climbing Rose; a
distinct Hybrid, not a Rambler, and the most important addition to
the list of climbing Roses in a good many years. No other Rose
can compare with it for brilliancy in color, vivid scarlet maintained
until the petals drop. Flowers medium in size, semi-double, pro-
duced very freely in clusters of from three to six. Plants perfectly
hardy and of strong climbing habit. Awarded Gold Medal of Na-
tional Rose Society. $1.00 each.
Paul’s Scarlet Climber.
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ESTABLISHED 1879 L. W. HALL COMPANY, INC., ROCHESTER, NEW YORK INCORPORATED 1913
Hedge Plants
A living fence — one made of plants, attractive with
their green leaves, formally trained or arched
branches, colored foliage or bright berries is surely
more pleasing than the still, rigid, mechanical effect
obtained by the similar use of wood or metal. A
lawn hedge is permanent — once planted, only occa
sional pruning or shearing is required.
New Dwarf
Privet,
LODENSE
REGEL’S PRIVET. A low, spreading variety being very twiggy,
with a dense foliage not so glossy as California. Because of its
graceful appearance, hardiness and adaptability to any soil and
shady places, it is the most widely used Privet for landscape work.
18 to 24 in., 50c each; $40.00 per 100.
Lodense — New Dwarf Privet.
CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Most popular half-evergreen hedge. Re-
markably beautiful, glossy, dark green foliage; strong, rapid grower.
It transplants easily, grows quickly, making a hedge the first year,
and succeeds in almost any soil. The plants should be set about
8 inches apart and cut to 3 or 4 inches above the ground after plant-
ing to make the hedge bushv at the bottom. 12 to 18 in., $4.00 per
100; 18 to 24 in., $6.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., $8.00 per 100.
BARBERRY THUNBERGI (Japan Barberry). Brilliant green foli-
age, turning to most glowing colors from Autumn to December.
Loaded with scarlet-crimson berries after leaves fall. Hardy where
Privet is not. One of the best shrubs to plant against the founda-
tions of a house or in front of taller growing shrubs. 12 to 18 in.,
$25.00 per 100; 18 to 24 in., $35.00 per 100. Extra strong plants for
use as shrubs or for screen in front of porches, 50c each.
Other desirable hedge plants: American Arbor-Vitae and Norway
Spruce, Altheas, Hydrangeas, Spireas, Philadelphus, Improved Filberts,
F. J. Grootendoorst Rose. See descriptions under Evergreens and
Shrubs.
This is a new
dwarf and distinct
form of Privet of
extremely compact
and low - growing
habit. The photo-
graphic reproduc-
tions show this hab-
it of growth very
markedly. The ori-
gin is practically un-
known, except that
it came from Europe
several years ago in
a lot of seedlings. It
has been under ob-
servation for the
past four years, and the habit of growth is unquestionably fixed and
unchanging. The foliage is rich, dark green and is of extreme hardi-
ness. This Privet can be grown anywhere that Amoor River North
Privet succeeds, and that means in nearly the whole United States and
considerable of Canada. It fills an especial need for an easily grown,
low-priced plant suitable for low hedges and borders, as it stands shear-
ing very well and can be kept in low, compact form with very little
trouble or attention. It is a plant for the North, South, East and West,
and will be in strong demand as soon as it is better known. Strong,
2-yr. plants, 50c each; $4.50 per 10; $40.00 per 100.
Lodense Privet is Very Useful
as a Decorative Plant in Tubs,
Pots, or Porch Boxes, and can be
Clipped and Shaped to Almost
Any Form Desired.
AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET. One of the best hedge plants
because of its extreme hardiness. Similar to the well known Cali-
fornia Privet, but much hardier. A valuable shrub for hedges and
borders in cold and exposed places. Of fine, upright growth with
lustrous dark green foliage, nearly evergreen. Transplants easily,
grows quickly, making a hedge the first year, and succeeds in nearly
any soil. Set plants 8 inches apart in single rows and cut back to
4 inches above the ground to make hedge bushy at bottom. 12 to
18 in., $9.00 per 100; 18 to 24 in., $12.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., $15.00 per
100.
Yakima, Wash., April 9, 1924.
Received the trees in good condition and am very well pleased. The
roots and size are far superior to some that I have purchased nearer
home. Will place an order with you for roses this fall.
MRS. NELLIE CHAMBERS.
Barberry Hedge.
California Privet Hedge.
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We take pleasure in sending you our latest catalogue, and hope you will
study it closely. You will find in it everything needed for your orchard
or garden including the best of the old as well as many new varieties of
merit that have been well tested.
We are grateful to our old customers and thank them for the liberal
patronage they have given us. We have proved that we have satisfied them,
and we assure you who will place your first order with us this year that
you may depend upon us to give you the same good stock and satisfactory
service.
We depend upon the merits of our stock to hold and extend our trade.
That we have succeeded is shown by the steady increase in our business in
the face of keen competition, by the large number of orders we receive
each year from old customers, and by the many new customers who come
to us because of the good things said about our stock by those who have
bought of us.
Every order is an important one with us, whether it be large or small, we
look upon it as another opportunity to demonstrate that we can meet your
planting needs satisfactorily, and will give it the most careful attention
from the time it is received until the goods are shipped.
And our attention does not stop there. We want you to feel that your
interests and ours are mutual, and want you to know that we are here to
give you service as well as to sell you nursery stock. So if we can aid you
in any way, either in selecting varieties best suited to your needs, or in
otherwise planning your planting, or in the care of the stock after plant-
ing, please do not hesitate to call upon us. We will be glad to give you the
benefit of our experience and advice at any time you desire.
We are located right for growing clean, healthy, hardy, well rooted trees
and plants, with a wide range of temperature and a soil especially adapted
for growing stock of exceptional vigor and hardiness. The future growth
of your trees and the success of your planting depends largely upon the
quality of the stock you buy. It is our aim to produce stock as nearly per-
fect as can be grown. Every tree, plant or shrub we send out is a speci-
men in its class, sure to please the most critical buyer. For more than 40
years we have been shipping our customers this high grade stock, and we
offer you the best you can buy at prices as low as it is possible to sell this
strictly high grade stock, backed by our Ironclad Guarantee of Quality and
Satisfaction or money cheerfully refunded.
ORDER EARLY. Your trees and plants should be ordered as soon as your
plans are definite. Some sizes and varieties are always sold out before the
end of the season, and as all indications point to a great revival of planting
this coming season it is most important that you get your order in early to
avoid disappointment. Don’t wait until the last minute but prepare for your
planting now, while you have time to think and plan, and send us your
order without delay.
TERMS are Net Cash with Order. A special discount of 5 per cent will be
allowed on all cash orders received on or before March 15th. Charge ac-
counts will be opened, if desired, with firms or persons of approved credit
or who give satisfactory reference. C. O. D. orders must be accompanied
by one-fourth cash.
SHIPPING SEASON. Our regular Spring shipping season opens the latter
part of March and continues to about the middle of May, but orders for
Southern States can be shipped any time after the middle of February.
In the ball we start shipping early in October and continue until the ground
freezes, which is usually from the middle to last of November.
PLANTING SEASON is not governed by any particular date or condition
of vegetation in your section, but by the condition of stock on arrival. Every-
thing we ship in the Spring is dug while still in dormant Winter state, be-
fore it has commenced its new season’s growth. The way we pack for
shipment, stock keeps perfectly in this dormant state until received by you.
So that regardless of the condition of vegetation in your section when you
get our shipment — whether advanced or retarded — that does not affect our
stock in any way, and if you will plant it according to directions and give
it reasonable care you will find it will live and thrive.
TO OUR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS. The new law requires persons wish-
ing to import Nursery Stock to file an application with the Secretary of
the Destructive Insect and Pest Act Advisory Board, Dept, of Agriculture,
Ottawa, specifying the quantity, kind, value of stock, country and locality
therein of its origin, destination, name of buyer and name of seller, and the
name of port of entry. This should not entail much trouble, as an addi-
tional copy of order can be made at the time and sent post free, addressed
to the Secretary as above. So be sure and secure your permit. All ship-
ments will be fumigated as required and we anticipate shipments will go
through more promptly than heretofore.
No Orders for Less Than $1.00 Accepted
As it costs us just as much to pack and prepare small orders as it does
large ones, and inasmuch as the prices we ask are so close to the actual cost
of production, we cannot afford to fill orders amounting to less than $1.00.
GUARANTEE
Every tree, bush or plant is guaranteed up to size specified and strictly
A No. I, healthy, thrifty, well rooted, true to name, and free from San Jose
Scale or disease of any kind, and will be packed to reach you in perfect
condition. We use the greatest precaution to have everything we send out
true to name, but if through any fault of ours any stock proves not true to
label, we will on proper proof, replace double the number of trees or plants
not true, or we will refund the purchase price, plus 6 per cent per annum
and also replace stock.
We are Members of the American Association of Nurserymen and are
on the accredited list of The Northern Nut Growers’ Association
General Planting Directions
CARE OF STOCK ON ARRIVAL. All stock should be planted immediate-
ly on arrival but if not convenient to do so, open bundle and heel roots in
ground, covering them thoroughly.
PLANTING. Dig holes twice the size necessary to take in all the roots;
throw out top soil to one side, and use it for filling around the roots; tread
the earth hard after planting. The use of water around the roots when
filling in the earth depends on the moisture conditions of the ground. If
dry, use plenty of water. After planting and during the Summer sufficient
water should be used to keep the earth moist.
PRUNING. The limbs of all fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs and roses
should be cut back two-thirds when planted. Remove all surplus branches
from trees, leaving, say, three main stems as a basis for head. Always prune
to an outside bud, thus insuring outward growth. Peach trees should be
pruned to a whip and a head established the second year either high or low
as preferred. All roots should be pruned smoothly before planting, cutting
off the ends where bruised by digging and shortening others. This is as im-
portant as pruning the top.
MULCHING. Mulching is a most necessary factor in successful planting.
Cover a space around the tree or shrub to a distance of three feet, using
coarse manure; lawn clippings or grass is effective for this purpose if
manure cannot be secured. The mulching retains moisture, retards the
growth of weeds and facilitates quick growth. When straw or manure is
left on the ground all Winter, clear a space of 15 inches around the tree
to avoid damage from mice.
LABELS. Labels should be removed and some other method adopted for
recording varieties. The wires will cut and damage the limbs.
CULTIVATION. Hoe or cultivate frequently. Nothing can thrive if the
weeds are allowed to sap the life of the soil.
Special Instructions
Grape Vines should be planted so that the first bud next to the stem will
come on a level with the surface of the ground. Grape vines have two
layers of roots, from 6 to 8 inches apart, and in planting spread the lower
layer of roots in their natural position; fill in the earth and press down in
the soil firmly, then spread the second layer of roots and fill in the balance
of the hole. After planting, trim the vines back to two buds. A strong stick
four feet long should be driven in at each vine to support the canes the
first two years. Strawberries should be planted so as to leave the crown
even with the surface. Too deep planting will smother the plant. A11 other
small or bush fruits, such as raspberries, currants, gooseberries, etc.,
should be planted about one inch deeper than they stood in the nursery,
and, after planting, the tops should be cut back to within four or five inches
of the ground. In pruning ornamental trees two-thirds of the top should
be cut off on all ornamental trees except cut-leaved birch and horse-chest-
nut, which should not be pruned at all.
Ornamental Shrubs should be planted two inches deeper than they were
in the nursery, and the tops cut back one-half. Roses are planted three
inches deeper and the tops cut back to within three or four inches above
the ground.
A. B. MORSE COMPANY, ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
I. MORSE COMPANY, ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
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