Title: Catalog of fruit trees vines, ornamentals, etc.
Identifier: catalogoffruittr1911jvan (find matches)
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: J. Van Lindley Nursery Co. (Pomona, N. C. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), North Carolina, Pomona; Nurseries (Horticulture), Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Evergreens, Catalogs; Shrubs, Catalogs; Roses, Catalogs; Nut trees, Catalogs
Publisher: Pomona, N. C. : J. Van Lindley Nurseries Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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J. Van Lindley Nursery Company, Pomona, N. C. PEACH, Double-flowering (Primus fl. pi.) Of dwarfish habit; blooms in February, making a handsome show. Two varieties,—white and red. ROSE, Japanese Wrinkled (Rosa riigosa). So called because of its peculiarly '"drawn" and wrinkled leaves. Up- right growth, branches spreading; flowers are large and showy, red and white; followed by large, bright red berries. 4 to 6 feet. ROSE ACACIA (Rohinia hisplda). A rather low-growing shrub, with bristly branches. Flowers pink, in clusters. SMOKE TREE (Rhus cot in us). A tall shrub producing curious, hair-like flowers, resembling mist. 15 feet. SNOWBALL, High Bush Cranberry (!'/- hurnum opulus). 6 to 10 feet. Spread- ing, hardy. Has large green leaves and showy white flowers in late spring and early summer; masses of bright red berries persisting all winter. Japan (F. pUcatum). Surpasses any variety in flowers and foliage. Old-fashioned (V. opulus sterilis). Hardy; succeeds with little care. Flowers white, in clusters. 6 to 8 feet. SPINDLE TREE, or BURNING BUSH (Euonymus Bungeanus). Slender branches, dark-green leaves, and yel- low flowers in little clusters. Fruit is in yellow pods. 8 to 12 feet.
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Rosa rugosa SPIRE A, Anthony Waterer (Spircea Bu- malda). A new crimson-flowered va- riety. 15 to 18 inches high, covered the whole growing season with deep crimson flowers. Fine for clumps, beds, or potting. June till frost. Colossal White and Pink. Small flower and leaf; good bloomer. 3 to 4 feet. Billard's (S. Billardi). 4 to 5 feet high; very hardy. Upright branches; leaves bright green above, paler beneath; dainty, plumy flowers, of deep pink. July to September. Everblooming (S.Bumalda). 2 feet high; upright branches. Blooms almost constantly in summer and autumn; flowers deep pink, large clusters. Meadow Sweet (S. alba). Of erect growth, 3 to 5 feet high; tolerably hardy. Free bloomer, flowers white, clustered. June till frost. Plum-leaved (5. pruni folia). Quite hardy; 5 to 7 feet high; graceful and ornamental. Leaves bright green, yellow in autumn. Flowers pure white, small clusters; early spring. Snow Garland (5. Thunhergi). 3 to 4 feet high, with gracefully drooping branches. Leaves bright green, assum- ing brilliant orange and scarlet. Early in spring the pure white flowers lit- erally cover the entire bush. Van Houtte's (5. Van Houttei). When in flower in May it is a mass of white. SPICE BUSH (Benzoin Benzoin). Bright green leaves, fading yellow in fall; yel- low flowers in early spring, and scarlet berries in late summer. 8 feet. SWEET PEPPER BUSH (Clethra alni- folia). Dense, very hardy; 3 to 5 feet. Creamy white, fragrant flowers, in erect panicles or heads. Glossy leaves. SWEET SHRUB (Calycanthus). A un- ique shrub, growing about 6 feet high. WEIGELA (Diervilla) Candida. Pure white flowers. Eva Rathke (Diervilla hybrida, var., Kva Rathke). 6 to 8 feet. Flowers deep-throated, dark red, showy. Blooms in late spring or early summer. Floribunda. A graceful, tall-growing shrub, with slender branches. Deep red flowers in June. 8 to 12 feet. Hortensis. Deep rose. Rosea nana variegata. \'aricgated leaves. Rosea. Beautiful rose-color. Van Houtte. Deep crimson; profuse. YUCCA, Pahn Lily, or Adam's Needle ( Y fihuuentosa). Evergreen foliage, of tropical appearance. Pure white, fragrant flowers, on stout stems 4 feet high, centered in the foliage.

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