TOLLESON NURSERIES 
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
HRUBS play an important part in the garden. Many of them 
are conspicuously beautiful when in blossom, and fit into 
planned effects in combination with flowers, while, before 
and after their flowering season they serve as a green back¬ 
ground, against which the perennials are displayed. 
When selecting and arranging shrubs, careful consideration 
should be given their height of growth. To aid you in securing 
the right size of shrubs, we have arranged this key to shrub sizes. 
Height of shrubs, at maturity indicated as follows: (L) Low grow¬ 
ing shrubs, 2 to 4 ft.; (M) Medium growing shrubs, 4 to 7 ft.; 
(T) Tall growing shrubs, 8 ft. or more. 
ALMOND, FLOWERING. PINK 
(Prunus glandulosa) (M)—Very 
double little flowers, like tiny 
roses, make fairy wands of the twigs 
of this plant in the spring before 
the leaves appear. 
1- iy, ft. _$0.50 
iy 2 -2 ft. _ .75 
2- 3 ft. _*._1.00 
3- 4 ft. _1.35 
Almond, Siberian Flowering: 
iy>-2 ft. _$0.50 
2-3 ft. _ .75 
AMORPHA, CANESCENS (Lead 
plant) (L)—A low, dense growing 
shrub, with long spikes of blue 
flowers. Plant in sunny locations. 
Number 1 plants _75c 
AMORPHA, FRUTICOSA (Indigo 
Bush) (T)—An interesting plant 
because of the unusual color of its 
violet purplish flowers borne on 
spikes. 
3 to 4 ft. _$0.85 
Flowering Almcnd 
BARBERRY, JAPANESE (Berberis Thunbergi) (L)—This plant 
is graceful in habit, will thrive in sun or shade, and has small yellow 
flowers in June, followed by scarlet berries which last through the 
winter. 
11 % ft. -$0.40 
iy>-2 ft. - .60 
2-2M. ft . _ .75 
21/2 -3 ft. - .85 
BARBERRY, REDLEAF (Atropurpurea) (L)—A sensational new 
shrub and hedge plant similar to the green leaf Japan Barberry but 
much more attractive with its crimson red foliage which becomes 
more brilliant as the season advances. Plant in sunny positions only. 
1-1% ft. -$0.60 
1 % -2 ft. - .75 
BUTTERFLY BUSH (Bud- 
dleia) (M)—A very valuable 
summer flowering shrub. The 
lilac colored flowers are in 
long tight clusters, and if the 
flowers are cut before they 
fade, other clusters will appear 
until frost. Cut the bush com¬ 
pletely back every spring. 
2 yr. field grown_$0.50 
CARAGANA (Arborescens) 
(T)—A fine shrub for dry lo¬ 
cations with compound leaves 
and bright yellow, pea-shaped 
blossoms in small clusters. 
Grows from 10 to 12 ft. 
1 V 2 to 2 ft.-$0.40 
2 to 3 ft.- .60 
3 to 4 ft._ .75 
CASSIA (Indian Senna) (L) 
—Handsome feather-formed fo¬ 
liage and numerous indeter¬ 
minate clusters of showy yel¬ 
low flowers during July, Aug¬ 
ust and Sept. Easy to grow. 
No. 1 plants_$0.45 
CHERRY, ROCKY MOUN¬ 
TAIN (M) —'An attractive na¬ 
tive shrub that should be in 
every Colorado garden. Grows 
to about four feet. Valuable as 
an early flowering shrub, also 
bears dark edible cherries. 
IV 2 to 2 ft. _$0.45 
2 to 3 ft._ .60 
Barberry 
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