iarl May’s HARDY SHRUBS 
Today home lovers everywhere are adding 
flowering shrubs, berried shrub hedges and 
other ornamental plants to their surroundings 
to make a house a home. Just a few cents 
expended on shrubs adds many dollars to the 
value of your home. 
I invite you to listen to our flower programs 
over KMA on the beautification of your home 
grounds. I have a constant program by flower 
talkers, giving you sound advice on varieties 
at all times. 
Your Planting Troubles Are Over 
Experienced men in my Nursery Department 
prune your shrubs correctly for transplanting. 
This pruning insures for you a quick start and 
vigorous root growth and top growth the first 
year. My shrubs are all full sized, well rooted, 
heavy plants, ready to set out when you get 
them. 12 to 18 in. and 18 to 24 in. shrubs 
are usually two or three year old plants with 
many branches or canes. The 2 to 3 ft. and 
3 to 4 ft. shrubs are usually heavier and are 
three to four years old. 
My Planting Book FREE with Your Order 
ILE DE 
FRANCE 
Rich 
Purple 
Butterfly 
Bush 
each 
Truehedge Barberry 
Nature Sheared Tailor-made Hedge 
And now my nature sheared barberry hedge 
plant—TRUEHEDGE is so perfectly upright and 
pyramidal in shape that upon planting, immedi¬ 
ate effect hedges are secured. Grows naturally 
more dense and heavier in foliage than the Japanese Barberry. Perfectly 
hardy and free from rust, too. 
Many people, upon seeing this new TRUEHEDGE, mistook it for a 
boxwood hedge because of its extremely formal' shape and dense deep 
green foliage. In our flower garden this year, specimen plants of True¬ 
hedge caused more comment -Jhan any other new plant growing there. 
In addition to giving you an immediate, upright, nature sheared hedge 
you can also grow Truehedge as a pyramidal specimen plant. It can be 
grown into perfect spires and pyramids to a height of about 5 feet. 
Practically no trimming required if you plant a hedge of Truehedge 
Barberry. A most unusual introduction and one that we predict will 
eventually surpass Japanese Barberry as a hedge plant. Plant Patent 110. 
Prepaid Prices 
Each ! 
Per 10 
| Per 100 
9-12 in. | 
$0.40 
$3.00 
I $25.00 
12-18 in.1 
.50 1 
4.00 
35.00 
18-24 in. | 
.80 | 
7.00 
| 60.00 
Postpaid 
Barberry 
NEW RED LEAVED BARBERRY. Easily 
Krown, with distinctly red foliage. Its 
first foliage is a warm bronzy red; as the 
heat of summer comes, its -red becomes 
a brilliant color. Autumn adds other tints 
to its richness. Completing- its charm, an 
abundant crop of scarlet berries comes on 
and stays on throughout the winter hang¬ 
ing on the spiny twigs. Plant in full sun. 
Prepaid Prices 
[ Each 
Per 10 
| Per 25 
Per 100 
12 to 18 in. 
. | $0.20 
$1.75 
2.25 
| $3.00 
$10.00 
18 to 24 in . 
.i .25 
| 5.00 
18.50 
BARBERRY THUNBErGI (Japanese). Will grow anywhere. 
Foliage is a bright green. The oval leaves turn to most bril¬ 
liant colors of orange and reddish-bronze in the Fall. Our 
Mayfair Park has a hedge of this beautiful Japanese Bar¬ 
berry bordering its edges. Slender, graceful branches pro¬ 
tected by thorns; filled with scarlet berries from early Au¬ 
tumn into Winter. It can be used as a filler and edging for 
shrubbery groups; as a foundation screen in front of porches; 
and as a compact, hardy, low hedge for lawn purposes. Can 
be trimmed to any shape. Does not carry rust. Grows well 
in partial shade or full sun. 
d Prices 
yrT 
n., 3 yr. 
2-3 ft. clumps. 
Each 
| Per 10 
Per 25 | 
Per 100 
$0.10 
$0.65 
$1.35 
$ 4.75 
.20 
1.50 
3.25 
12.00 
.30 
2.50 
4.75 
18.00 
Red Leaf Barberry Hedge 
Flowering Almond 
PINK. Covered with masses of 
clear pink flowers, coming 
early during Tulip-time, even 
before its leaves are full 
grown. Covered from the bot¬ 
tom to the tip of the branches 
with sweet rose-like blooms. 
Medium size shrub. 
WHITE. Pure white: just like 
the pink variety. Very hardy. 
PRICES: Both Varieties. 12 to 
18 in., 35c each; 18 to 24 in., 
45c each; 2 to 3 ft., 60c each. 
Butterfly Bush 
Blooms from July until frost. The gorgeous lavender colored, 
lilac-shaped blooms attract butterflies. Grows rapidly, coming from 
the roots each year. Blooms the same year you plant it. 25c each. 
ILE DE FRANCE 
RICH, PURPLE BUTTERFLY BUSH 
Each 50c, Postpaid 
A wealth of color in your garden. Blooms this year. 
imagine the charm and splendid beauty of this rich, purple, extra 
large, new butterfly spike, 12 inches long. Then think of a whole 
bush covered with hundreds and hundreds of these beautiful flower 
spikes. 
They are very fragrant and much hardier than the old-fashioned 
Butterfly Bush, vigorous growing, too. If mulched with leaves or 
straw over winter they will last a life-time. This picture is exactly 
the way it will look in your yard when in bloom. 50c each; 2 for 95c: 
4 for ?1.75. 
SAVE MONEY 
Buy in Quantity 
Order more than 1 shrub. 
Buy 4 or 12 or more and 
save! Tour choice of varie¬ 
ties, alike or assorted. 
Shrubs priced :| 
4 for 
12 for 
20c each 
$0.70 
$1.90 
25c each 
.85 
2.40 
30c each 
1.00 
2.85 
35c each 
1.25 
3.30 
40c each 
1.40 
3.80 
45c each 
1.60 
4.30 
50c each 
1.80 
4.80 
ALL POSTPAID 
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