Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Sarcoxie. Mo. 
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Butterfly Bush 
(Page 4) 
Forsythia 
(page 6) 
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. 
18 to 24 inches_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
Cornus, see Dogwood 
Crab, Flowering, see Shade Trees 
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 
Cranberry Bush, continued 
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, 4.50jaer 10 
3 to 4 feet_ .65c each, 6.00 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, White, Lavender, 12 to 18 in., 60c 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 
drooping clusters of rose-purple flowers nearly Yi in. long like 
small peas; prune to ground each spring; (3 to 4 ft.) 
Mail size, postpaid_$0.20 each, $1.50 per 10 
2- year plants_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
3- year plants_ .50 each, 4.50 per 10 
Deutzia gracilis; Slender Deutzia 
Forms a dense, bushy plant 3 ft. high with slender, often 
arching branches, covered in early May with graceful single, pure 
white, starry flowers, almost as dainty as Lily of the Valley; 
will bloom with sun half the day; prune part of old wood out 
each spring directly after blooming. 
15 to 18 inches_ .40 each, 3.50 per 10 
Deutzia Lemoine 
Beautiful snow-white starry flowers in broad or somewhat 
cone-shaped clusters in May. Upright, compact habit and a little 
taller than gracilis, reaching about 4 ft., and flowers more tight¬ 
ly clustered; sun or partial shade; prune as above. 
18 to 24 inches_$0.35 each, $3.00 per 10 
2 to 2Yi feet_ .50 each, 4.50 per 10 
Deutzia continued next page 
What a Few Shrubs Will Do 
These pictures show better than words can tell, the value 
of attractive home surroundings and what a few trees and 
shrubs will do. No city is really beautiful until the homes 
which make up the city are made attractive. 
