For Summer 
Bloom 
This Single Blue Althea is 
the Aristocrat of all the 
Altheas. 
BLUE ALTHEA or ROSE OF 
SHARON (Hibiscus syriacus). 
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The color of this large sin- W * 
gle-fiowering Althea is a 
clear and distinct blue. Use 
it for a modern accent, singly or a group of three; or use it anywhere you want a narrow, 
upright shrub that will never outgrow its location. This summer-blooming shrub has been 
in such demand that we seldom have enough to go around. 
18 to 24 in. Plants, $0.75 each, Postpaid 
TREE SPIREA (Sorbaria arborea glabrata). This rare but easy-to-grow shrub has made more 
friends for us than any other we have listed. It was discovered by the late Dr. E. H. Wilson 
during his explorations of the China-Thibetan borderland. Growth is rapid, and it blooms 
unfailingly the first year after planting; tiny, creamy-white flowers borne in immense, 
compact sprays closely resembling the herbaceous Astilbe. 
The gracefully poised, compound foliage makes the Tree Spirea an excellent screen or 
“filler” in the shrub border, and it is unrivaled in beauty of habit as a specimen. Blooms 
steadily from the middle of July to the middle of September, and is adaptable to almost 
any soil, partial shade or sun. 
3 to 4 ft. Plants, $0.75 each; 3 for $2.00 F. O. B. Piqua 
5 to 6 ft. Plants, $1.25 each; 3 for $3.00 F. O. B. Piqua 
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