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ALPHA | 
ILLINOIS 
* Ornamental Shrubs « 
3 yr.—3 to 4 ft. Plants 
43c each; 3 for $1.17; 6 for $210 
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ALMONDS —Grows 3-5 feet. Flowers like small roses, 
bloom in May. Very attractive. Color, Pink. 
NEW RED BARBERRY —Similar in all respects to the 
green leaved variety, except the foliage is a rich 
lustrous bronze red all summer. Add a few of these 
plants to your planting; they are full of color. Must 
be planted in full sun. 
15-18 in.—30c; 6 for $1.50 
SUMAC CUT LEAF —Grows 6 to 8 feet. Bright red 
leaves. This shrub has long fern-like leaves, which 
turn bright red in the fall, which makes it most at¬ 
tractive. It is very irregular in growth, as it is some¬ 
times called staghorn Sumac. 
CRANBERRY HIG1IBUSH— Grows 6 to 8 feet. Scarlet 
berries. Upright in growth with smooth, light gray 
branches and broad, rough leaves, lustrous green 
changing to rich copper in the fall. Flat heads of 
white flowers 3 to 4 inches across in June. The clus¬ 
ters of fruit begin to color by the end of July and re¬ 
main on the branches and keep their scarlet color 
until the following spring. 
SNOWBALL COMMON —Grows 6 to 8 feet. White blooms. 
This is the old-fashioned snowball, that will grow al¬ 
most anywnere. Flowers in May with large white 
balls. 
TAMARIX AFRICANA —Grows 6 to 8 feet. Pink blos¬ 
soms. The Tamarix are becoming very popular. This 
variety has green foliage and soft sprays of pink 
flowers in July and August. 
TAMARIX AMURENSIS —Grows 5 to 6 feet. Pink flow¬ 
ers. This variety has bluish green feathery foliage, 
also pinkish red flowers. Don’t neglect to add Tamarix 
to your planting, as it is very showy and entirely dif¬ 
ferent from any other shrub. 
GOLDEN ELDER —Grows 8 to 10 ft. Golden yellow foli¬ 
age; white flowers followed by black berries. Fine 
tall shrub. 
ALTHEA (Rose of Sharon) — 
A very upright shrub, 
blooming in August and 
September with flow- 
ers resembling roses—very showy and a very 
heavy bloomer. 
3 to 4 ft.—Tree form 2 
to 3 ft.—Bush form 
Blue, Pink, White 
Blue, Pink, White 
72c each 
47c each 
3 for $1.98 
3 for $1.32 
Tamarix 
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Cranberry Highbush 
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