Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Sarcoxie, Mo, 
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Shade &rees , continued 
Hybrid Lilacs bloom young. (See Page 6) 
Flowers from Snow to Snow 
An 8-page booklet which we have prepared to help you se¬ 
lect a succession of flowers, autumn foliage and colorful berries 
for year-around beauty. It is based on 5 years' observations and 
records. It gives the average or normal blooming dates and 
fruiting dates for Southwest Missouri. It will be mailed free. 
Just ask for “Flowers from Snow to Snow.” 
When Shall I Prune My Shrubs? 
One of the annual problems of the home owner is when and 
how to prune his shrubs. Pruning should be done but to ac¬ 
complish a definite object. On request we will send a type¬ 
written copy of our radio talk, together with specific pruning di¬ 
rections for the different shrubs we catalog. Just ask for “When 
Shall I Prune My Shrubs.” 
Elm, Moline; Ulmus Molinei 
Of rapid growth and erect habit, producing an effect some¬ 
what similar to Lombardy Poplar, though not so slenderly pyra¬ 
midal; leaves dark green, in autumn clear yellow. 
6 to 8 feet_$1.00 each, $8.00 per 10 
8 to 10 feet_ 1.50 each. 14.00 per 10 
10 to 12 feet_2.00 each 
12 to 15 feet_4.00 each 
Gum, Sweet; Liquidamber Styraciflua 
A picturesque, shapely tree of pyramidal habit; slender corky- 
ridged branches; leaves 5-to 7-lobed star shaped, bright shiny 
green, autumn color usually blazing orange and crimson. 
6 to 8 ft., B. U B. $3.00 each; 8 to 1 0 ft., B. U B. $5.00 each 
Magnolia Soulangeana 
Large, somewhat bell-shaped flowers 4 to 5 in. across, white, 
more or less suffused with rose or pink on the outside, in April 
before the leaves are developed; a large shrub or shrubby small 
tree. 3 to 3J/2 ft., bushy, $5.00 each; 3 1 / 4 to 4 ft., bushy, 
$6.00 each. 
Maple, Sugar, Rock or Hard; Acer saccharum 
A beautiful tree; dense, symmetrical crown; leaves 3- to 5- 
lobed, deep green, in autumn beautiful yellow, orange and scar¬ 
let; deep rooted, allowing grass to grow freely about the trunk. 
6 to 8 feet-$1.50 each, $12.50 per 10 
8 to 10 feet_2.50 each, 20.00 per 10 
Oak, Pin; Quercus palustris 
One of the most beautiful and rapid growing Oaks; the limbs 
are spreading, decidedly horizontal, somewhat drooping with 
age; autumn foliage deep and brilliant scarlet; excellent for ave¬ 
nue and lawn. 
6 to 8 feet, BUB. _$3.00 each, $27.50 per 10 
8 to 10 feet, B. U B-5.00 each, 45.00 per 10 
Plum, Newport; Prunus Newport 
The highly colored purplish-red foliage, becoming greenish- 
red in latter summer, makes it a very striking large shrub or 
small tree; magenta-red fruit, of fair size and quality, in mid¬ 
summer; upright habit, attaining a height of 1 2 to 15 ft. 
3 to 4 feet_$0.50 each. $4.50 per 10 
Marvelous Mallows give six to ten weeks of bloom 
(See Page 23) 
Shrubs, Phlox and Dwarf Sedum, with Lombardy Poplar and 
other trees as a distant background, screening farm buildings 
at the Sarcoxie Nurseries 
Poplar, Lombardy; Populus nigra italica 
A tall, slender, columnar, spire-like tree of picturesque and 
very formal aspect; leaves dark green, triangular, on flattened 
stems, moving freely in the breeze; very rapid growth; useful to 
screen objectionable views; landscape architects are using it freely 
as an accent tree. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.15 each, $1.20 per 10 
4 to 6 feet_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
6 to 8 feet_ .60 each, 5.00 per 10 
8 to 10 feet_ .90 each, 8.00 per 10 
Willow, Niobe Weeping 
A graceful tree with slender, drooping, yellow-barked branch¬ 
es; leaves lustrous green; very hardy. 
Mail size, (2 to 3 ft.) postpaid_$0.25 each, $2.00 per 10 
4 to 6 feet_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
