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The Sarcoxie Nurseries Peony Fields 
Shrubs, continued 
Althea blooms late in Summer 
Althea; Rose of Sharon; Hibiscus syriacus 
Stately, upright shrubs with flowers resembling single and 
double Hollyhocks in late summer when few other shrubs are in 
bloom; good for specimen plants, backgrounds, tall hedges or 
screens; suceed in any good soil not excessively dry; prune in 
spring before growth starts; (6 to 12, occasionally 15 ft.) 
Colors: Double White, Double Pink shaded white, Double Red, 
Double Violet. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.15 each, $1.25 per 10 
2 to 3 feet_ .35 each, 3.00 per 10 
3 to 4 feet_ .45 each, 4.00 per 10 
4 to 5 feet_ .60 each, 5.00 per 10 
5 to 6 feet_ .75 each, 7.00 per 10 
Arrow-Wood; Viburnum dentatum 
Attractive in late spring with its snowy flowers in flat clus¬ 
ters 2 to 3 in. across, and in the fall with its shining dark blue 
berries; leaves round to oval, purple and red in autumn; upright 
habit, usually 5 to 8 feet tall; prune after blooming. 
2 to 3 feet_$0.35 each, $3.00 per 10 
3 to 4 feet_ .45 each; 4.00 per 10 
Barberry, Thunberg’s or Japanese 
Dwarf, dense, compact, spreading habit with graceful spiny 
branches; its small, beautiful bright green leaves appear very 
early in spring and color brilliantly in autumn, a mingling of 
bronze, orange, scarlet and crimson; berries scarlet to in. 
long, remaining into late winter. Thrives in moderately fertile, 
well drained soil; endures partial shade. Excellent for founda¬ 
tion plantings, about doorways, walks, etc., and for massing in 
front of taller shrubs; a good hedge. Grows 2 to 4 ft. high; 
may be kept any height desired by pruning in spring. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.10 each, $0.80 per 10, $6.00 per 100 
8 to 12 in., bushy_ . 1 5 each, 1.00 per 10, 8.00 per 100 
12 to 18 in., bushy_.20 each, 1.5 0 per 10, 12.00 per 100 
18 to 24 in., bushy_.30 each, 2.50 per 10, 18.00 per 100 
Barberry, New Red-leaved Thunberg’s 
A very showy showy shrub for lending all-summer color to 
the shrubbery border with its rich, lustrous metallic or bronzy 
red foliage if planted in full sun; becomes green in shade; scar¬ 
let berries in fall and winter. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.15 each, 3 for $0.43, $1.40 per 10 
8 to 12 inches_ .20 each, 3 for .57, 1.80 per 10 
1 2 to 15 inches_ .25 each, 3 for .70, 2.00 per 10 
18 to 24 inches_ .45 each, 3 for 1.30, 4.00 per 10 
24 to 30 inches_ .60 each, 3 for 1.75, 5.50 per 10 
Beautybush; Kolkwitzia amabilis 
In latter spring a mass of arching sprays of weigela-like flow¬ 
ers, but more dainty, pink on the outside, mottled with orange 
on the lower lip; of graceful habit, attaining a height of 4 to 6 
fet.; prune after blooming. 
2 to 3 feet_$0.50 each, $4.50 per 10 
Butterfly Bush; Summer Lilac; Buddleia 
One of the most desirable summer-blooming shrubs; long, 
dense panicles of fragrant lavender flowers with orange eye, re¬ 
sembling Lilacs, from early July till frost the first summer; 
grows 4 to 7 ft. high; may be kept any desired height; succeeds 
with sun half the day; prune to the ground each spring. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.15 each, $1.20 per 10 
1 yr., strong plants, tops cut back_ .20 each, 1.80 per 10 
2 yr., strong plants, tops cut back_ .25 each, 2.20 per 10 
Calycanthus floridus; Carolina Allspice 
Odd, double, spicily fragrant, chocolate-red flowers about 2 
in. across in latter spring; any well drained, somewhat rich soil, 
in sun or shade; grows 3 to 6 feet high; prune after blooming. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.25 each, $2.00 per 10 
18 to 24 inches_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
2 to 3 feet_ .50 each, 4.50 per 10 
Cornus, see Dogwood 
Cotoneaster acutifolia; Peking Cotoneaster 
An upright, spreading shrub from Northern China, usually 
growing about 6 ft. high; small whitish-pink flowers in early 
summer, followed by black ovoid fruits about J4 in- long; dense 
acute leaves, in fall purplish-red. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.1 5 each, $1.25 per 10 
1 8 to 24 inches_ .30 each, 2.50 per 1$ 
2 to 3 feet_ .35 each, 3.00 per 10 
Crab, Flowering, see Shade Trees 
Cranberry Bush; Viburnum opulus 
Planted mainly for its bright scarlet, cranberry-like fruits in 
late July, remaining well into winter when not eaten by birds. 
Flowers in flat clusters, the center flowers which produce the 
berries small, with a ring of showy outer flowers like the indi¬ 
vidual flowers of the snowball; endures partial shade; prune, if 
necessary, after blooming; (8 to 12 ft.) 
18 to 24 inches_$0.35 each, $3.00 per 10 
2 to 3 feet_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
Desmodium penduliflorum; Lespedeza formosa 
Very showy in late Aug. or Sept., when few other shrubs are 
blooming, with its branches somewhat arched with their load of 
drooping clusters of rose-purple flowers nearly Yi in. long like 
small peas; prune to ground each spring; (3 to 4 ft.) 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.25each, $2.50 per 10 
2-year plants_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
Deutzia gracilis, almost as dainty as Lily of 
the Valley, in May 
