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ALPHA NURSERY, Alpha, Illinois 
Ornamental Shrubs 
Spirea Van Houtei 
A little shrubbery planted around the home 
makes it attractive and increases the value. The 
cost of the plants is small. I list only good va¬ 
rieties, the ones that you can feel safe in plant¬ 
ing. They are all good size, no runts, but good 
strong 2 and 3 year plants. 
2 to 3 feet and 3 to 4 feet plants 
2 and 3 year, 45c each; 3 for $1.20; 6 for $2.25 
SPIREA VAN HOITTEI (Bridal Wreath)— Grows 4 to 6 ft. 
One of the most beautiful and common shrubs; an 
immense bloomer. Pure white flowers early in the 
summer. 
Althea 
GOLDEN BELLE (Eorsythia) —Grows 4 to 6 feet. Flow¬ 
ers yellow. Yellow bell-shaped flowers, verj early in 
the spring before the leaves come out. Spreading in 
growth, deep green foliage. 
ARROWWOOD —Grows 8 to 10 feet. Blooms white. A 
good tall shrub with very attractive foliage, in the 
fall the leaves turn all of the autumn colors. The 
shrubs are of an upright bushy growth, single white 
flowers in May, followed by bluish black fruit. 
SYRINGA MOCK ORANGE —Grows 6 to 8 feet. M^hite 
blooms. This is the old-fashioned tall growing, sweet 
scented syringa, that blooms in early June. A very 
popular shrub for tall screens. 
SYRINGA LE3IOINEI —Grows 3 to 4 feet. White flowers. 
An upright growing plant, with large pure white 
flowers. A fine shrub for foundation and general 
shrub planting. 
EVERBL0031ING SYRINGA VIRGINAL —Grows 6 to 7 
feet. This is a new variety of the sweet scented 
syringa. This variety has beautiful, fragrant semi¬ 
double flowers all summer, beginning in May. You 
should add one of these new shrubs to your garden. 
QUINCE JAPAN —Grows 3 to 4 feet. Rose scarlet blooms. 
A very good shrub which is very little used. It 
blooms very early in the spring with rose scarlet 
flowers. The foliage is dark and very shiny. Some 
years it bears small Quinces 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
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