ALTHEA 
Commonly called Rose of Sharon. Grown in both bush 
and tree form. May be had in the following colors:- White, 
Red, Pink, Blue or Purple. The bush fo**m grows to a 
height of about six feet while the tree form attains a 
height of eight or ten feet. The tree form is used mostly 
for individual plantings while the bush form is used ex¬ 
tensively for massed plantings and hedges, or is mixed in 
extensively in border plantings. Blooms very late in the 
season when practically all other shrubs have discontin¬ 
ued blooming. Should be a part of every landscape job. 
Blooms freely during August and September, when 
scarcely any other shrubs are in blossom. 
