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The Sarcoxie Nurseries Peony Fields 
Shrubs, continued 
Hydrangea Hills of Snow: H. arborescens grandiflora 
Well named for its profusion of snow-white flowers like large 
Snowballs, beginning in early June. If the blooms are cut off as 
they turn green it blooms a long time and is a prominent feature 
of any planting. In sunny situations the shoots are stronger, 
though it gives good results in partial shade. Pruning nearly 
to the ground each spring will keep the bushes dense and rather 
round, with a height of 3 to 5 ft. As the new shoots bear the 
flowers, the closer they are cut back the stronger the growth and 
the larger the flower heads. Give it fertile soil, and plenty of 
water during the blooming period. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.15 each. 3 for $0.43, $1.40 per 10 
1 year size_ ,25 each, 3 for .70, 2.00 per 10 
2 year size _ .30 each, 3 for .85, 2.50 per 10 
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora; Peegee 
One of the most showy shrubs of late summer, beginning to 
bloom in August; large, compact, cone-shaped clusters of white 
flowers, pale pink with age, the pink varying with the season, 
finally bronze; grows 5 to 7 ft. high. Pruning in early spring, 
removing the weak shoots and cutting back the stronger, increas¬ 
es the size of the clusters; should have fertile soil, and plenty of 
water while blooming. Plant in sun in Missouri. 
Mail size, postpaid_ .15 each. 3 for .40. 1.20 per 10 
18 to 24 inches_ .30 each, 3 for .80, 2.50 per 10 
2 to 3 feet_ .40 each. 3 for 1.15, 3.50 per 10 
Hypericum aureum; Golden St. John’s Wort 
Golden 5-petaled flowers 1 to 2 in. across in latter summer, 
on bushes 3 ft. high; leaves bluish-green; dense habit; succeeds 
in partial shade. 18 to 24 in., 30c each. 
Jetbead; Rhodotypos kerrioides 
Pretty corrugated, light green leaves; 4-petaled white flow¬ 
ers, 1/ in. across in spring, followed by four shiny black 
seeds or jet beads: sun or partial shade: should occasionally be 
pruned severely to maintain compact growth; (3 to 6 ft.). 
18 to 24 inches__.30 each, 2.50 per 10 
Kerria japonica, double 
A neat, compact bush, about 4 feet high; numerous short- 
branched, spreading stems, an attractive bright green in winter; 
abundant golden-yellow, double globe-shaped flowers, 1 to 2 
inches across, in early summer and at intervals till fall; fall 
foliage yellow; suited to partial shade; prune in early spring. 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.25 each, $2.25 per 10 
18 to 24 inches_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
2 to 3 feet_ .5 0 each, 4.00 per 10 
Lilacs, Syringa 
The objection to the old common lilacs was that they are 
slow about commencing to bloom. The newer Hybrid Lilacs 
bloom much younger, often the year following planting if giv¬ 
en suitable conditions, are more varied in color and more dwarf. 
Valuable for fragrance and freedom of bloom in early spring; 
well suited for distant effects, for planting in the corners or 
boundaries, as screens, massed in groups and for specimen plants. 
Will stand a little morning and evening shade but full sun with 
good air drainage is best. Well drained soil, not too rich, gives 
a short-jointed growth that produces an abundance of flower 
buds. Prune after blooming, a little each year resulting in well 
formed bushes and flowers well placed over the entire bush. We 
have an extensive assortment of varieties, and will send list on 
application. The following are the leaders: 
Belle de Nancy. Double; brilliant satiny rose, white center. 
One of the best of the pink shades. 
Charles Joly. Semi-double; dark purplish red to wine-red. 
Charles X. Single; purplish-red to lilac-red; while not the 
largest it is one of the most reliable free bloomers. 
Ludwig Spaeth. Single; crimson-purple, one of the darkest: 
large flowers; rather dwarf habit. 
Madame Abel Chatenay. Double; pure white; large compact 
trusses; somewhat dwarf habit; excellent. 
Madame Casimer Perier. Double white; blooms freely; late; 
excellent. 
Marie Legraye. A fine single white; blooms freely. 
Madame Lemoine. Another fine double white. 
Lilac continued next page 
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora and other shrubs used as a foundation planting 
