Wight Nursery & Orchard Co 
ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING SHRUBS 
FLOWERING SHRUBS. Color lias invaded 
every part of the home, some parts of which 
were once dull and drab. But color has always 
been a prominent factor in the flower garden. 
With the ever increasing popularity of the out¬ 
door living room, the flowering shrubs have 
again come into their own. The general scheme 
is to use the Broad-Leaved Evergreen for the 
back-ground and for screening out undesirable 
views, and to depend largely on our excellent 
flowering shrubs to give the succession of vivid 
colors which make the shrub border of the out¬ 
door living room always a place of joy and 
beauty. Pearl Bush, Golden Bell and Thunbergi 
Spiraea are among the first to open their lovely 
blossoms to welcome spring. Flowering Peach, 
the Bush Honeysuckle and Spiraea Van Houttei 
follow close on their heels. The delightful fra¬ 
grance of Bush Honeysuckle and the dainty pink 
and deep red of Flowering Peach, make late 
spring one of the most delightful times in the 
garden. As the earlier spring flowering blossoms 
begin to disappear Deutzia comes along with 
a profusion of dainty, pinkish white blossoms. 
When summer becomes hot and sultry, and 
most annuals and perennials are gone, the shrub 
border would become quite drab and uninterest¬ 
ing were it not for Althea and Crape Myrtle. 
Althea may be had in double white, double pur¬ 
ple or the loveliest of shell pink. It seems to 
rival Crape Myrtle in the length of the blooming 
season. The popular dwarf red Crape Myrtle 
is practically indispensable at this season of tne 
year. 
Anthony Waterer Spiraea 
Don’t miss the joys of these flowering plants in 
your garden. All are inexpensive and at home 
in practically any soil. 
PRICES ALE DECIDUOUS FLOWERING 
SHRUBS 
Each 10 
1 yr. plants .$ .25 $2.00 
2 yr, plants, heavy .50 4.50 
3 yr. plants, extra heavy .65 6.00 
ALTHEA (Hybiscus Syriacus). A free blooming 
late summer shrub; upright. Ultimate height 
8 to 10 feet. Colors: Double White, Double 
Purple, Shell Pink. 
CRAPE MYRTLE (Lagerstroemia Indica). This 
truly Southern shrub is not used as much as 
its beauty deserves. Excellent in the shrub 
border or as a specimen. Purple and Pink. 
Our Red Crape Myrtle is an especially fine 
dwarf strain, having unusually large racemes 
of deep red flowers. 
DEUTZIA (Pride of Rochester). An excellent 
late spring flowering shrub, bearing a profu¬ 
sion of lovely pinkish-white flowers. 
GOLDEN BELL (Forsythia Fortunei). Its ex¬ 
tremely colorful yellow blossoms are one of 
the first signs of Spring. 
BUSH HONEYSUCKLE 
LONICERA FRAGRANTISSIMA. Probably the 
most desirable bush honeysuckle. Attractive 
deep green foliage, some of which is retained 
throughout the winter in the latitude of Cairo. 
Small, inconspicuous white flowers which are 
very fragrant. 
LONICERA MORROWI (Morrow Honeysuckle). 
Produces in April a mass of white flowers, 
which are followed by very attractive red ber¬ 
ries. 
LONICERA TARTARICA (Tartarian Honey¬ 
suckle). Similar to Morrow Honeysuckle, ex¬ 
cept that blossoms are pink. Blooms in April, 
followed by red berries. 
MOCK ORANGE 
PHILADELPHUS CORONORIUS. Also known 
as English Dogwood. This fine shrub is de¬ 
servedly popular. Blossoms saucer shaped, 
white with yellow center. Ultimate height 8 
to 10 feet. 
FLOWERING QUINCE 
CYDONIA JAPONICA. Its habit of flowering in 
the lower South from December through March 
makes the Flowering Quince one of the most 
desirable of flowering shrubs. The blossoms 
are a deep clear red, appearing all up and 
down the stem. Ultimate height 3 to 4 feet. 
Very hardy. 
FLOWERING POMEGRANATE 
PUNICA GRANTATUM RUBRA. Valuable sum¬ 
mer flowering, tall growing shrub. Perfectly 
hardy in the South. Very profuse bloomer 
early in May and throughout the summer. 
Foliage is bright green and flowers a beau¬ 
tiful red. 
SPIRAEA 
SPIRAEA ANTHONY WATERER. A very free 
flowering shrub growing to a height of about 2 
feet. The branches are held upright and the 
foliage is bright green with variegations of 
yellow. Bright crimson flowers are borne in 
dense corymbs throughout the summer and 
fall. This is a very desirable shrub for the 
border. 
SPIRAEA VAN HOUTTEI. Widely grown favor¬ 
ite with dense foliage. White blooms in early 
Spring. Leaves persistent to Fall. 
SPIRAEA THUNBERGI. A low, bushy plant 
with very small leaves and star-like flowers in 
such profusion that in early Spring the plant 
looks like a mass of snow. In the Fall the 
leaves color beautifully. Ideal for a low orna¬ 
mental hedge or border. 
Wight-Grown means grown right 
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