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The Sarcoxie Nurseries Peony Fields 
Shrubs, continued 
Foundation planting of Barberry and other shrubs 
Arrow-Wood; Viburnum dentatum 
Attractive in late spring with its snowy flowers in flat clus¬ 
ters 2 to 3 in. across, and in the fall with its shining dark blue 
berries; leaves round to oval, purple and red in autumn; upright 
habit, usually 5 to 8 feet tall; prune after blooming. 
2 to 3 feet_$0.35 each, $3.00 per 10 
3 to 4 feet_ .50 each; 4.50 per 10 
Barberry, Thunberg’s or Japanese 
Dwarf, dense, compact, spreading habit with graceful spiny 
branches; its small, beautiful bright green leaves appear very 
early in spring and color brilliantly in autumn, a mingling of 
bronze, orange, scarlet and crimson; berries scarlet % to Yi in. 
long, remaining into late winter. Thrives in moderately fertile, 
well drained soil: endures partial shade. Excellent for founda¬ 
tion plantings, about doorways, walks, etc., and for massing in 
front of taller shrubs; a good hedge. Grows 2 to 4 ft. high; 
may be kept any height desired by pruning in spring. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.10 each, $0.80 per 10, $6.00 per 100 
8 to 1 2 in., bushy_ .15 each, 1.00 per 10, 8.00 per 100 
12 to 18 in., bushy_.20 each, 1.50 per 1 0, 1 2.00 per 1 00 
18 to 24 in., bushy_.35 each, 3.00 per 10, 22.00 per 100 
Barberry, New Red-leaved Thunberg’s 
A very showy showy shrub for lending all-summer color to 
the shrubbery border with its rich, lustrous metallic or bronzy 
red foliage if planted in full sun; becomes green in shade; scar¬ 
let berries in fall and winter. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.15 each, 3 for $0.43, $1.40 per 10 
8 to 12 inches_ .20 each, 3 for .57, 1.80 per 10 
12 to 15 inches_ .25 each, 3 for .70, 2.00 per 10 
15 to 18 inches_ .35 each, 3 for 1.00, 3.00 per 10 
18 to 24 inches_ .50 each, 3 for 1.40, 4.50 per 10 
24 to 30 inches_ .75 each_ 
Barberry, Truehedge Columnberry 
Berberis Thunbergi pluriflora erecta 
Dense, very upright habit, with little pruning forming an 
upright hedge or a columnar specimen shrub; autumn foliage 
and berries similar to Thunbergs; new; Patented. 
12 to 15 in- .40 each, 3.20 per 10, 25.00 per 100 
Beautyberry; Callicarpa 
Gracefully drooping branches covered with clusters of small 
purple berries about 1/6 in. in diameter in October and No¬ 
vember; fruits the first year; fruits better if pruned some each 
spring (2 to 4 ft.) . 
18 to 24 inches_35 each $3.00 per 10 
THE FASCINATION OF ROCK GARDENING 
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Beautybush; Kolkwitzia amabilis 
In latter spring a mass of arching sprays of weigela-like flow¬ 
ers, but more dainty, pink on the outside, mottled with orange 
on the lower lip; of graceful habit, attaining a height of 4 to 6 
feet; prune after blooming. 
Mail size, postpaid_.15 each. $1.20 per 10 
12 to 18 inches_.3 5 each. 3.00 per 10 
18 to 24 inches_.45 each, 4.00 per 10 
Butterfly Bush; Summer Lilac; Buddleia 
One of the most desirable summer-blooming shrubs; long, 
dense panicles of fragrant lavender flowers with orange eye, re¬ 
sembling Lilacs, from early July till frost the first summer; 
grows 4 to 7 ft. high; may be kept any desired height; succeeds 
with sun half the day; prune to the ground each spring. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.1 5 each, $1.20 per 10 
1 yr., strong plants, tops cut back_ .20 each, 1.80 per 10 
2 yr., strong plants, tops cut back_ .25 each, 2.20 per 10 
Butterfly Bush, lie de France; Buddleia lie de France 
A new variety with fragrant deep purple flowers; an im¬ 
provement on the old variety. 2 year No. 1, tops cut back, 
50c each. 
Calycanthus floridus; Carolina Allspice 
Odd, double, spicily fragrant, chocolate-red flowers about 2 
in. across in latter spring; any well drained, somewhat rich soil, 
in sun or shade; grows 3 to 6 feet high; prune after blooming. 
2 to 3 feet_ .50 each, 4.50 per 10 
Cornus, see Dogwood 
Crab, Flowering, see Shade Trees 
Butterfly Bush 
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Forsythia 
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Cranberry Bush; Viburnum opulus 
Planted mainly for its bright scarlet, cranberry-like fruits in 
late July, remaining well into winter when not eaten by birds. 
Flowers in flat clusters, the center flowers which produce the 
berries small, with a ring of showy outer flowers like the indi¬ 
vidual flowers of the snowball, surrounding the small flowers 
in the center; endures partial shade; prune, if necessary, after 
blooming; (8 to 12 ft.) 
18 to 24 inches-$0.35 each, $3.00 per 10 
2 to 3 feet- .50 each, 4.50 per 10 
Crape Myrtle; Lagerstroemia indica 
Clusters of flowers with petals crinkled like crape are borne 
in profusion throughout latter summer; mound with soil dur¬ 
ing winter, the same as everblooming roses; if wood is winter 
injured, cut back and the new growth will bloom the same 
summer. Red, Pink, Lavender, 18 to 24 in. 65c each. 
Desmodium penduliflorum; Lespedeza formosa 
Very showy in late Aug. or Sept., when few other shrubs are 
blooming, with its branches somewhat arched with their load of 
