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ILLINOIS 
« Ornamental Shrubs * 
Hydrangia—Pee Gee 
EUONYMUS—Alatus 
(Winged Burning Bush) 
An 8 to 10 foot shrub, with corky winged branch¬ 
es; fine for solitary plantings or massing; red and 
crimson leaves in autumn. 
2 to 3 feet—50c each 
HYDRANGIA PEE GEE 
Grows 4 to 5 ft. Pink Blooms. 
This is the Hydrangia that has the large cone-shaped 
flowers, white in August turning pink later in the fall. 
Blooms can be cut for winter bouquets. This shrub likes 
good soil and a good sunny place. One of the best 
shrubs for all planting. 
2 to 3 ft. Plants, 60c each; 3 for $1.50 
18 to 24 in. Plants, 50c each; 3 for $1.40 
12 to 14 in. Plants, 30c each; 4 for $1.00 
II\ DKANGIA HILLS OF SNOW (Arborescens Sterillis) —Grows 3 to 5 ft. A new variety, 
much like the above, but commences to bloom in July and lasts until frost; flowers 
borne on long stems, and changing from pure white to green, a rare variety. 
18 to 24 in. plants, 50c each; 3 for $1.40 
12 to 18 in. plants, 30c each; 4 for $1.00 
BEAUTY BUSH 
3 to 4 feet, 60c each 
KOLKWITZIA —Grows 5 to 6 feet. This is a brand new shrub, and very hardy. A lovely 
graceful shrub, finer than any Weigelia ever offered and covered early in May with the 
utmost profusion of bloom. The individual flowers are rather small, lipped something 
like a fox glove, clear pink with brownish spots and veins. The tiny rose colored buds 
are hooded with fuzzy jackets which remain to decorate the seed pods. It is a lovely 
thing all season. 
GOOD HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUB 
DESMODIUM PENDULIFLORUM 
(Lespedeza Sieboldi) 
2 year plants, 50c each; 2 for 90c 
A fine half-shrub, the long canes of each season’s growth usually become stronger, 
throwing up more shoots and forming a thick shrub 3 to 5 feet high, in showy late sum¬ 
mer and October bloom. Arched branches, long, drooping racemes of liquid purple flowers. 
WEIGELIA 
3 to 4 ft. plants, 50c each; 3 for $1.35 
WEIGELIA KOSEA —Grows 3 to 5 feet. Pink blooms. I think this is the best of the 
Weigelias, as it has heavy deep green foliage. Pink flowers in June and a few all 
summer. A fine medium growing shrub. 
WEIGELIA EVA RATIIKE —Grows 4 to 6 feet. Crimson blooms. This shrub has deep 
green foliage, the flowers are red, trumpet-shaped. 
