Lincoln, Nebraska 
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ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
ALMOND (Double Flowering: Pink)—4 to 5 ft.; pretty dwarf bushes 
that bloom in May; branches are hidden by stemless, very double 
flowers of pink color, resembling small roses; 12 to 18 in. size. $0.50. 
ALTHEA, Kose of Sharon—Upright shrub, showy flowers resemb¬ 
ling double hollyhocks. Red, White or Pink. 18 to 24 in. 35c each. 
CURRANT (Aurenm)- 
May flowering; golden 
yellow, spicily fragrant 
flowers in showy ra¬ 
cemes; foliage shining, 
taking on brilliant au¬ 
tumn colors: 12 to 18 in. 
size. 35c each. 
BECHTEL’S FLOW¬ 
ERING CRAB — llardyj 
little flowering trees 1 
with large double, deli 
cate pink flowers: th<) 
tree, when in full bloom, 
looks as if it were cnv 
ered with roses. 2 to 
ft. 65c each. 
DOGWOOD (Cornusl 
Slberica)— This is thtj 
one with the real bright 
red bark, bearing orna¬ 
mental berries in the fall 
and white flowers in the 
summer, red stems in 
the winter: IS to 24 in. 
size. 35c each. 
DECTZIA (“ 
Rochester”) — 
blooming 
fi to 8 ft. tall; 
late in June; 18 to 24 in, size. 35c each. 
ELDER (Golden)—A variety with golden yellow foliage; grows 6 
to 8 feet and is of spreading habit: blooms white in July, followed 
by large clusters of edible berries; 12 to 18 in. 35c each. 
FORSYTHIA INTERMEDIA (Golden Bell)—A fine hardy shrub; 
lealves and bark deep green; branches are very erect: flowers are 
yellow and come very early in the spring and in great profusion: 
grows about 8 feet high; 18 to 24 in. 35c each. 
BUSH HONEYSUCKLE (Red Tartarian)—Grows to a height of 8 
to 10 feet with upright somewhat spreading branches and bright 
green foliage; the flowers are borne freely in May and June, and of 
bright pink color, followed by showy red berries; 18 to 24 in. 35o each. 
HYDRANGEA (Arborescens), “Snowball Hydrangea”—Attains a 
height of 5 to 6 feet, with about the same breadth, is far more grace¬ 
ful than the old form Hydrangea; flowers are borne in large trusses 
of dazzling white about middle of June; 12 to 18 in. 35c each. 
HYDRANGEA (Paniculata Grandiflora)—The flowering Hydrangea: 
flowers would be scarce in August and September if it were not for 
this showy shrub, with its large panicles of flowers: first snowy 
white, then pink; then brown and green, from August till autumn: 
12 to 18 in. 35c each. 
LILACS (Common Purple)—This is the old-fashioned, well-known 
kind with big purple flowers; May blooming; remarkably fragrant: 
18 to 24 in. 35c each. 
LILAC (Common White)—Same as above, except that the flowers’ 
are pure white; 18 to 24 in. 35c each. 
PERSIAN PURPLE—A pretty variety with small leaves and rather 
loose panicles of pale lilac flowers; slender, arching branches: grow 
6 to 8 ft.; 12 to IS in. 35c each. 
Hydrangea 
JAPANESE QUINCE 
or “Firehusb” Grows 
from 3 to 6 ft.; the 
•ii-arlet flowers appear 
before the leaves, giv¬ 
ing a brilliant glow to 
i he bush: 12 to 18 in. 
■J5c each. 
MOCK ORANGE or 
SYRINGA (Coronarius) 
-Grows to a height of 
10 ft.: one of the old, 
hardy, we 11-known 
shrubs that never fail 
to bloom; the clusters 
of large white flowers 
have the fragrance of 
orange blossoms: 18 to 
24 in. 35o each. 
If wanted sent bv mall add 5o each for postage. 
