FROM GROWER TO CONSUMER 
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Brown’s Ornamental and FI owering 
Shrubs 
Al 
mom 
(Amygdalus) 
The flowers are very 
showy, produced in great 
abundance and useful for 
their earliness. Fine plants 
to use in grouping or for 
lawns. 
Double Pink. Small, dou¬ 
ble pink flowers borne 
in abundance in May. 
Double White. Small, 
double white flowers 
borne in abundance in 
May. 
Althea 
(Rose of Sharon; 
Hibiscus) 
The Altheas are free 
growers and not particu¬ 
lar as to soil. Large, bell¬ 
shaped flowers of striking 
color in August and Sep¬ 
tember, when but few 
other sorts are in blossom. They attain a height of from 6 to 
10 feet. 
Double. Purple, Red, Pink, and White. Very large and double. 
Tree Altheas 
Flowers are the same as bush form. Grown on a single stem 
instead of being branched from ground as bush form. 
Barberry - Berberis 
Thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). Valuable for low hedging or 
grouping. The plant is dwarf, with spreading or drooping 
branches; foliage in the spring is a bright green, changing 
to brilliant crimson in autumn. Ultimate height, 5 feet. 
Thunbergi Atropurpurea (New Red-Leaved Japanese Bar¬ 
berry). The foliage is of a rich, lustrous bronzy red, becom¬ 
ing more brilliant as the season advances, turning to shades 
of red, orange and scarlet in the fall. Ultimate height, 5 feet. 
Does best in sunny locations. 
Beauty Bush - Kolkwitzia 
Amabilis. An exceedingly handsome, ornamental shrub; flow¬ 
ers resemble those of the Weigela, blush-pink and borne in 
the utmost profusion on great arching spraylike branches, 
giving the bush the appearance of a perfect shower of blos¬ 
soms. Height, 6 feet. 
BIGNONIA. See Vines. 
Buddleia - Butterfly Bush; Summer Lilac 
Of quick bushy growth; when the lovely bloom spikes appear 
in July, the shrub, which had probably died down during win¬ 
ter, is a well-branched specimen radiating a delightful perfume 
and glowing with the tints of the Lilac. Height, 5 feet. 
Calycanthus - Sweet Scented Shrub 
Very desirable. Wood is fragrant, foliage rich, flowers of a 
chocolate color having an agreeable odor. They blossom in June 
and at intervals afterward. 
Amorpha - Indigo Bush 
Fruticosa. Bears heavy clusters of deep purple flowers in June. 
8 to 10 feet. 
Aralia 
Pentaphylla. A graceful shrub with arching, spiny branches, 
and bright green, shining foliage; leaves 5- to 7-lobed. Green¬ 
ish white flowers. 
Callicarpa - Beauty Fruit 
Purpurea. This splendid shrub has dark green leaves 2 to 3 
inches long. The flowers are pink, produced about midsum¬ 
mer, and are followed by violet-purple fruit, ft is quite dis¬ 
tinct and very ornamental. Height, 6 feet. 
Cephalanthus - Button Bush 
Occidentalis. Height, 6 feet. 
A Suggested Planting Plan for a Center 
Entrance Home 
Attractive But Not Expensive 
(1) 
9 
Spirea Van Houttei 
(2) 
2 
Hydrangea Arborescens 
(3) 
6 
Spirea Anthony Waterer 
(4) 
4 
Rosa Rugosa 
(5) 
3 
Syringa, Virginal 
(6) 
3 
Hydrangea Paniculata 
Grandiflora 
(7) 
3 
Spirea Thunbergi 
(8) 
4 
White Snowberry 
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