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The Sarcoxie Nurseries Peony Fields 
Shrubs , continued 
Flowering Almond, very showy in early spring 
Mail Sizes, postpaid 
Those quoted as “mail size postpaid,” while not as heavy as 
the regular grades, are sturdy, well rooted young plants and 
should give good results. If the larger sizes, not quoted post¬ 
paid, are desired by parcel post, postage will be additional. 
Five or more of a kind at the 10 rate, less at each rate. 
Abelia grandiflora; Bush Arbutus 
Delicately fragrant flowers, white sometimes flushed pink, 
like small Weigelas, from early summer till fall; graceful habit; 
small glossy dark evergreen leaves; the tops often freeze back 
part way in Missouri; mound in winter like roses; prune in 
spring. 
12 to 18 in. .40 each; 18 to 24 in. .60 each 
Almond, Double Flowering Pink; Prunus glandulosa plena 
A very showy shrub of early spring, with many double pink 
flowers about 1 in. across clustered thickly along the slender 
branches, before the leaves are developed; (2 to 4 ft.) : prune 
after blooming. 18 to 24 in. 45c each; 2 to 3 feet 60c each. 
Althea; Rose of Sharon; Hibiscus syriacus 
Stately, upright shrubs with flowers resembling single and 
double Hollyhocks in late summer when few other shrubs are in 
bloom; good for specimen plants, backgrounds, tall hedges or 
screens; suceed in any good soil not excessively dry; prune in 
spring before growth starts; (6 to 12, occasionally 15 ft.) 
Colors: Double Light Pink, Double Red, Double Violet. 
Mail size, postpaid_ .15 each, $1.20 per 10 
2 to 3 feet_ .35 each, 3.00 per 10 
3 to 4 feet_ .45 each, 4.00 per 10 
4 to 5 feet_ .60 each, 5.00 per 10 
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. 
18 to 24 inches_$0.40 each; $3.50 per 10 
2 to 3 feet_ .55 each; 5.00 per 10 
3 to 4 feet_ .70 each; 6.50 per 10 
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 1 2 inches_ .20 each, 3 for .57, 1.80 per 10 
12 to 15 inches_ .30 each, 3 for .85 2.50 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.,_ . 1 5 each, 1.00 per 10, 8.00 per 100 
12 to 18 in.,_ .25 each, 2.00 per 10, 17.00 per 1 00 
18 to 24 in.,_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10, 27.00 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 
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. 
18 to 24 inches_.45 each, 4.00 per 10 
2 to 3 feet- .60 each, 5.00 per 10 
3 to 4 feet- .75 each, 6.50 per 10 
Buckeye, Scarlet; Aesculus discolor mollis 
This unusual shrub will be a prominent feature of your land¬ 
scape; candle-like spires of odd scarlet flowers in late April and 
early May; foliage consists of 5 leaflets 3 to 8 in. long, dark 
green above, lighter beneath; succeeds in any ordinary garden 
soil; usually grows 5 to 6 ft. tall in cultivation. 
18 to 24 inches- 60c each, $5.50 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_$0.15 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, 2 for 90c; 1 year No. 1, tops cut back 35c, 2 for 
65c. 
Foundation planting of Barberry and other shrubs 
