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THE FOLLOWING- AKS LOV' GROWING SHRUBS. THEY GROW 
2| TO 3% FEET TALL. AND JUST THE THING FOR LOW 
FOUNDATION PLANTING. 
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SPIREA FROEELLIA— This is a low PINK blooming spiroa, it blooms 
all summer with flat clusters of rose colored flowers, foliage 
lark green, which turns a beautiful bronze color In tho fall... 
SPIREA ANTHONY WATERER— This is another pink blooming spiroa, 
the flowers are a little darker than above, the foliage holds 
a green color all summer. It is a little lower in growth than the 
Frobellio.. 
SPIREA THUMBERGII— This spiroa is cover with small white bloom 
early in May. Tho foliage is very finely cut, giving a feathery 
appearance, a very attractive shrub. It needs sun and good soil. 
DWARF NINEBARK— This is a very attractive shrub, often used for 
low hedges, as it can be kept trimed into low tight bush, the 
leaves are much like Birch leaves, the blooms arc light pink, 
followed by fuzzy pods. 
HILL OF SNOW (Hydrangia) This is the summer blooming Hydragia 
Starts to bloom in .July and last untill frp,6t, flowers arc borne 
on long stems, changel ng from white to green, 
3 E A 0 T Y BUSH l/ a 
This is a new shrub and very hardy variety, a lovely grace¬ 
ful shrub, with a Woigolia like bloom of light pink color 
The individual flowers arc rather small, lipped like a 
FoxGlove, pink with brownish spots and veins. The tiny rose 
buds are hooded with fuzzy jackets which remain to decorate 
the seed pods. 18 to 24 in. 2 yr. plants 500 each. 
This is one of the popular early blooming shrubs, The 
flowers are very showy, produced in great abundance, and 
useful on account of their earliness. Fine- plants to use 
in grouping or for foundation planting. Small very double 
PINK rose like flowers in May.. 18 to 24 in. 500 each.. 
This is the NEW RED BARBERRY that is so showy all summer 
with its bronzy red foliage, when the shrub is planted in 
full sun bronzy foliage stays all summer. This shrub is 
very showy when planted in groupes with other shrubs. It 
is extra choice for hedge plant(see prices under hedges) 
Heavy 3 yr. 18 to 24 in. plants 450 each...3 for $1.20 
TRIAING SHRUBS- Shrubs that bloom before July 1 st should be 
trimed after they bloom.. Shw&bs that bloom AFTER July 1 st 
should be trimed early in the spring... You cant go wrong if 
you follow this rulo.... 
ALPHA 
NURSERY 
ALPHA ILLINOIS 
