BUDDLEIA — BUTTERFLYBUSH 
Sometimes called Summer Lilac. Because of its 
fragrance and color it attracts butterflies throughout 
the summer while in bloom. One of our most attractive 
shrubs. 
Buddleia alternifolia 
HARDY BUTTERFLYBUSH 
This newly introduced Butterflybush will produce a wealth 
ol blooms in midsummer when there is a dearth of other flowers. 
The branchlets are studded with dainty pink flowers which re¬ 
semble those of lilac and have a very sweet odor. A medium 
sized shrub which will add to the beauty of any group planting. 
Buddleia davidi magnifica 
OXEYE BUTTERFLYBUSH 
An interesting free flowering shrub and often referred to as 
summer lilac, as its lavender flowers are born on long spikes. 
The year's growth usually dies down and the new shoots each 
spring attain a height of from three to six feet. Very effective 
when planted in beds. 
Buddleia lie de France 
ILE DE FRANCE BUTTERFLYBUSH 
You will like the fragrant, deep violet flowers of darkest 
hue of this free-growing shrub which are massed on eight inch 
long spikes. Few plants have been introduced in recent years 
which we recommend as heartily as this one. 
CALYCANTHUS — SWEETSHRUB 
Calycanthus floridus 
CAROLINA ALLSPICE; STRAWBERRY SHRUB 
Beloved in memory of old associations with its spicy fra¬ 
grant, chocolate colored flowers, this large leaved shrub which 
thrives in shade and sun grows to a height of six feet. It is fre¬ 
quently included in borders for its clean, shiny foliage. 
CAR AGAN A — PEA-SHRUB 
Caragana arborescens 
SIBERIAN PEA TREE 
A large shrub growing to a height of ten to twelve feet with 
small bright green leaves on stiff upright branches. In late sprinc 
it is crowded with small yellow pea-like flowers. It thrives in sun 
and light soil and belongs in borders or can be used effectively 
for high hedges. 
Butterflybush (BUDDLEIA) 
Mentor Barberry (BERBERIS) 
CEPHALANTHUS — BUTTONBUSH 
Cephalanthus occidentalis 
BUTTONBUSH 
The Buttonbush gets its name from its fragrant white flowers, 
densely packed in globular heads blooming in mid-summer. It 
grows well in good garden soil or some swampy or moist place 
and is a valuable plant for the waterside. 
CLETHRA — SUMMERSWEET 
Clethra alnifolia 
SWEET PEPPER BUSH 
A shrub growing to five feet with spikes of beautiful and 
fragrant white flowers in July. It is valuable for massing in moist, 
shady spots. 
CORNUS — DOGWOOD 
The shrub Dogwoods are available in a variety of 
twig colors which, with their flowers and fruits provide 
unusual arrangements. The colored twigs and 
branches are also very attractive during winter 
months. 
Cornus alba 
TATARIAN DOGWOOD 
This is an upright shrub with blood-red branches showing 
conspicuously in winter. Its flat head of white flowers in spring 
later becomes a cluster of bluish tinted white berries. It is shade- 
tolerant; likes moist soil and grows from eight to ten feet high. 
Cornus alba elegantissima 
SILVERBLOTCH DOGWOOD 
If you like decorative foliage, you will enjoy this shrub. It 
has light green leaves with wide silvery edges. In the winter¬ 
time its blood-red branches contrast with the snow. Height 5 to 
7 feet. 
Additional varieties on next page. 
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