Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Sarcoxie. Mo. 
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Call for shipment upon arrival and care for it as directed on 
the card that will be mailed you. Should anything be damag¬ 
ed by delay,, which very rarely happens, we will refund or du¬ 
plicate it if you report at once. If by freight, express or truck 
we must have receipt for charges promptly, with agents notation 
of damage or we cannot enter claim for damages. 
Size, Quality and Price 
There are some things, such as hardy perennials, the size of 
which can hardly be described. We tell you the size of most 
items. Yet every nurseryman knows that one grower’s 3 to 4 ft. 
Shrubs, for example, may be larger and better branched than an¬ 
other’s. You have to depend upon the reputation of the grow¬ 
er for that. One’s reputation, after all, is more guarantee than 
anything he may say. A nurseryman supplies quality stock for 
two reasons—pride in his reputation and a desire to give the 
customer his money’s worth. This Nursery takes pride in its 
reputation since 1875 for quality stock at fair prices. It’s im¬ 
possible for any nursery to furnish all varieties equally rooted 
or as heavily branched—they don’t all grow that way. An Ap¬ 
ple will be better rooted than a Cherry, a Spirea better branched 
than a Sumac, a Daisy larger than a Phlox. Some Roses will be 
larger than others. But we do promise you first class stock of 
its size and variety, stock well grown, liberally graded and prop¬ 
erly packed. If we make a mistake, tell us—good natured if 
you can, but tell us. 
The principles of successful business have not changed. It 
still takes good products to build a successful business. Even 
under existing conditions there is a price below which nursery 
stock cannot be sold without sacrificing quality and service. You 
Althea blooms late in Summer 
buy trees and shrubs, not for a few months use, but to grow 
into beauty. We feel our prices are as low as we can make and 
supply you the quality you should expect. With improved con¬ 
ditions they will have to advance. Now is the lime to plant. 
barely flowering Shrubs beautify the Ca<wru 
The early days of spring are brightened and made more 
cheerful by the great masses of golden Forsythia, the fiery Japan 
Quince and Spirea Thunbergi with its white flowers like a 
mantle of snow, before their leaves are developed. By selecting 
those blooming at different times, such as Lilacs, Deutzias, 
Spireas, Weigelas, Mock Orange, Butterfly Bush. Hydrangeas 
and Altheas, shrubs may be had in bloom from early spring till 
September, followed by hardy Chrysanthemums, the glory of 
autumn. Some of the berried shrubs, Barberry and Bush Hon¬ 
eysuckle, some shrubs with colored foliage, Golden Elder, Gold¬ 
en Spirea and Red Barberry, and some with colored twigs, as 
Red-twigged Dogwood, will add variety. 
Shrubs make a beautiful display in a year or two, giving the 
lawn and dwelling an attractive, finished appearance. They ap¬ 
pear to best advantage in groups along the boundaries or division 
line of properties, at the edges or corners of lawns, and near 
walks and drives. Individual specimens should not be too much 
scattered about the lawn. 
Foundation Plantings. High foundations may have the tall¬ 
er growing shrubs about the base, dwarf varieties being used for 
low foundations. The outlines of foundation and mass plant¬ 
ings should as a rule be irregular, and usually two or more of a 
variety should be used. The figures in parenthesis, as (5 to 
6 ft.), indicate the height at maturity in this section under 
ordinary conditions. The blooming dates named are the av¬ 
erage for southern Missouri. 
Shrubs for Shady Situations. Success in shade is largely a 
matter of good drainage, fertility and sufficient humus or veg¬ 
etable matter in the soil. The statement that a shrub is suit¬ 
able for partial shade assumes that reasonable attention has been 
given to these needs. No shrubs give satisfactory results in ex¬ 
cessively wet, excessively dry or too poor soil. 
Pruning. Shrubs blooming before midsummer, hence on 
the old wood, should be pruned after blooming or the flowers 
will be reduced in number. Those blooming after midsummer^ 
hence on new wood, should be pruned in early spring. Prun¬ 
ing should consist mainly in the removal of weak or old shoots 
to the ground, thus permitting new shoots to supply new 
blooming wood. Some straggly growing shrubs may need the 
ends of the shoots pruned to make them branch more freely. 
Mail Sizes, postpaid 
Those quoted as “mail size postpaid,’’ while not as heavy as 
the regular grades, are sturdy, well rooted young plants and 
should give good results. If the larger sizes, not quoted post¬ 
paid, are desired by parcel post, postage will be additional. 
Five or more of a kind at the 10 rate, less at each rate. 
Abelia grandiflora; Bush Arbutus 
Delicately fragrant flowers, white sometimes flushed pink, 
like small Weigelas, from early summer till fall; graceful habit; 
small glossy dark evergreen leaves; the tops often freeze back 
part way in Missouri; mound in winter like roses; prune in 
spring. 
18 to 24 inches_$0.50 each, $4.50 per 10 
12 to. 15 inches_$0.30 each, $3.00 per 10 
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 Pink shaded white, Double Red, Double Violet. 
2 to 3 feet_ .3 5 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 
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 
