GOOSEBERRIES. CURRANTS 
GARDEN ROOTS— SHRUBS 
Neosho Nurseries Co. 
GOOSEBERRIES AND CURRANTS 
Gooseberries and Currants do best in the northern half of the United States and 
they may be successfully grown on well-drained highlands farther South. They succeed 
best in cool, moist soils, well cultivated and enriched, and require a good mulch through 
the summer. Bear second or third year. Shipment is prohibited west of Iowa, Missouri, 
and Arkansas, also to Minnesota and Canada. 
GOOSEBERRIES 
DOWNING Medium to large; pale green; excellent for 
(Midseason home use and quite profitable for market. 
Vigorous, hardy, and verj' productive. 
HOUGHTON An old reliable variety. Medium size, pale 
(Early) red, good, quality. Unusually productive; 
vigorous but slender grower; not subject 
to mildew. 
JOSSELYN Large; bright red; very hardy and productive. 
(Late) Very good quality. 
OREGON CHAMPION 
(Midseason) 
An improved variety, which com- 
bines the large size and high qual- 
ity of the Downing with the pro- 
ductiveness and vigor of the Houghton, with the additional 
advantage of being more easily picked, as the berries grow 
on the outside of the bush; similar to Downing in appearance 
and quality. Bears young and heavily. 
RHUBARB (Pieplant) 
(Myatt Linnaeus) 
RHUBARB 
Ideal for pies, tarts, and sauce and 
is valuable for canning. Thrives 
everywhere. 
CURRANTS 
LONDON MARKET Particularly valuable for Northern 
climates; extensively planted in Mich- 
igan. Large, dark red; heavy cropper; extremely hardy and 
very productive. 
PERFECTION Large, bright red berry in long clusters; 
high quality. Vigorous, hardy, and one 
of the most productive. 
RED CROSS A strong grower : quite hardy and productive. 
Long clusters ot medium to large bright red 
berries; quality good to best. 
WHITE GRAPE The best white currant. Large, handsome 
clusters of white or golden-green berries, 
mildly acid in flavor; slender but productive grower. 
ASPARAGUS 
CONOVER'S COLOSSAL A mammoth variety of good 
quality. 
READING GIANT A most productive, vigorous variety, 
resistant to rust. Large, tender stalks. 
"The stalks of this asparagus are universally large, uaiversally tea- 
der, and practically every hill a good yielder. Although a y§ar younger, 
from the start it has beaten out a planting of the very best two-year roots 
we could purchase of the regulation strain of Argenteuil or Palmetto." 
— -H. B. ToLLERTON, Editor of Long Island Agronomist. 
SHRUBS 
ALTHEA 
(Hibiscus Syriacus) 
Large, single, bell-shaped, white 
flowers somewhat resembling the 
hollyhock; grows eight to twelve feet 
tall; blooms late in the summer; 
hardy. 
DEUTZIA LEMOINEI Dense, spreading shrub, upright 
branches, loaded with clusters of 
small, double, white bell-shaped flowers early in the spring. 
Grows three to four feet tall. 
DEUTZU, PRIDE OF ROCHESTER Upright shrub, tall- 
(Deutzia Scabra) er than D e u t z i a 
L e m o i n e i, with 
large, double, white flowers. Blooms in early spring about 
two weeks ahead of Deutzia Lemoinei; suceeds in the shade; 
hardy. 
DOGWOOD, SIBERIAN 
(Comus Alba Sibirica) 
Attractive foliage, bright red 
bark, and blue berries. Especi- 
ally suitable for winter effects. 
Grows ten feet tall; thrives in the shade. Small flowers. 
GOLDEN BELL The earliest blooming shrub . Covered 
(Forsythia Suspensa) with bright yellow bell-shaped flowers 
before leaves. The canes curve over, 
touching the ground. Grows six tc 
eight feet tall. 
HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY Resembles common Snowball, 
(Viburnum Opulus) but has large clusters of red 
berries, which remain all win- 
ter. Grows eight to twelve 
feet tall. 
HONEYSUCKLE, JAPAN BUSH Very rapid -growing, 
(Lonicera Morrowii) dense, round shrub; 
bears profusion of typi- 
cal honeysuckle flowers early in May and June, that are 
followed by red berries. One of the best "all-season" 
shrubs. Thrives in the shade; grows five to six feet tall. 
HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS Huge, white, dense balls 
STERILIS (Hills of Snow) of many small flowers; 
blooms in midsummer; 
grows four to ten feet tall; earliest blooming: hardy. 
HYDRANGEA Immense, conical, white flower 
(H. Pan. Grandifiora) heads a toot long. Blooms late in 
(Large flower) summer, lasts until frost; grows 
eight to ten feet tall. 
JAPANESE ROSE, Graceful, light green foliage with pro- 
GLOBE-FLOWER fusion of bright yellow flowers. Grows 
(Kerria Japonica) four to eight feet tall. 
SNOWBALL An old-time favorite; large round balls 
(Viburnum Opulus) of little white flowers; grows six to nine 
(Sterile) feet tall. Blooms in May or June. 
SNOWBERRY Small pink flowers in May, followed by 
(Symphoricarpos large clusters of snow-white berries, which 
Racemosus) hang until winter; grows four to five feet. 
SPIREA The best of the Spireas and the greatest 
(S. Van Houttei) favorite North, East, South, and West. 
Its graceful, droojjing branches, laden 
with small, round clusters of dainty little white flowers, are 
truly beautiful. Grows four to six feet tall. Flowers in early 
summer. If you could plant only one shrub, that one should 
be Spirea. For shrubbery border, hedge, or massing to hide 
the foundation of the house. Very hardy. 
SYRINGA, OR MOCK Most fragrant white flowers 
ORANGE with yellow stamens; resembling 
(Philadelphius Coronarius) orange blossoms; blooms in June. 
Upright growth; grows seven to 
ten feet tall; a great favorite. 
WEIGELA ROSEA 
(D. florida) 
(Rose-colored) 
Rose-colored flowers; trumpet - shape, 
like honeysuckle; borne in Ion g, 
graceful sprays. Thrives everywhere; 
grows about six feet tall. 
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