SHRUBS Frame Your Home With 
Grace and Charm 
S hrubs take 
first place 
among the 
plantings chosen 
for beautifying 
your home 
grounds. They 
make the quickest 
growth and offer 
the widest range 
in coloring and 
bloom. Shrubs are 
invaluable as 
specimen plants, 
for softening- 
harsh outlines and 
as a screen for 
objection- 
able views or to 
secure privacy. In 
Neosho Shrubs 
you get the plus 
value of pleasing 
shapeliness, 
while their strong- 
root systems as¬ 
sure rapid, sturdy 
I growth. 
Average Mature Height Shown by Figures After Name 
Almond, Double Flowering— 5' to 6' — 
In early spring branches are covered 
with beautiful double pink blossoms 
before leaves appear. 
Altliea, or Rose of Sliaron (Hibiscus 
Syriacus)— 8' to 12' — Upright grower 
with hollyhock-like flowers in white, 
red, pink or purple, according to varie¬ 
ty, in July to September. Greatly used 
for screens and hedges. 
Arrowwood (Viburnum Dentatum) — 
8' to 12'—We like this shrub especially 
for border planting as it is of vigorous 
growth, growing in sun or shade. The 
foliage is especially handsome and the 
small white flowers are followed by 
beautiful dark blue berries. 
Aronia Arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry) 
•—6' to 8'—Valuable because of its red 
berries. Succeeds in moist half-shade. 
Aronia Melanocarpa (Black Choke- 
berry) —8'to 10' — Delicate white flowers, 
M,ay. Black berries. Half-shade. 
Barberry, Japanese (Berberis Tliuii- 
bergii)— 3' to 4'—Will grow in most 
any soil, sun or shade. Has thorny 
branches, foliage red in fall and has 
red berries. Good foundation shrub. 
Does not carry rust. 
Barberry, Redleaf (Berberis Thun- 
bergii Atropurpurea)- —3' to 4' — A new 
variety with rich lustrous bronze red 
leaves which become more brilliant 
through summer. Unequalled in color 
value. The most promising shrub intro¬ 
duced in past ten years. 
Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia Amabilis) — 
6' to 8'—A new shrub from China. 
Graceful arching branches and pink 
trumpet-shaped blossoms in early June 
make it most attractive. Very hardy. 
Beautyberry (Callicarpa Purpurea)—■ 
4' to 5'—Here is just the shrub for un¬ 
usual color in late summer and early 
fall, blooming in August with clusters 
of pink flowers which are followed by 
beautiful dense clusters of real violet 
berries. Needs protection in North. 
Butterfly Bush, Farquliar (Buddleia 
Magnifica)— 5' to 6' — Sometimes called 
Summer Lilac as its dark lilac blos¬ 
soms continue in flower most of the 
summer. An improved type with darker 
blooms. Cut back to ground in later 
winter. 
Calycautlius Sweet Shrub (Calycan- 
tlius Floridus)— 4' to 6'—An old-fashion 
shrub with chocolate colored flowers 
all summer. Spicy fragrance. Best in 
partial shade. 
Cinquefoil (Potentilia Fruticosa)— 2' 
to 4'-—Has gray green foliage and 
bright yellow flowers from July-Octo- 
ber. Best in moist soil. 
Coralberry (Symphoricarpos Vul¬ 
garis) — 3' to 4' — Graceful arching 
branches covered with dark red berries 
all winter. Endures shade and dry soil. 
Crape Myrtle ( Lagerstroeniia) —6' to 
8'—The “Lilac of the South”—Requires 
protection here. Has deep green foliage 
and profuse ruffled and crinkled flow¬ 
ers in brilliant shades all summer. 
Cranberry High Bush (Viburnum 
Americanum) —8' to 12'—Valuable for 
good foliage and clusters of red ber¬ 
ries in fall lasting all winter. Flowers 
white. 
Deutzia Gracilis — 2' to 3' —A dense 
low growing shrub. In April covered 
with abundant white flowers in grace¬ 
ful, nodding sprays. A good shrub to 
use in front of taller shrubs. 
Deutzia Gracilis Rosea — Same as 
Gracilis, but somewhat taller and deep 
rose flowers. 
Deutzia Lem oilier —4' to 5'-—A hardy 
spreading grower with showier later 
white flowers than Gracilis. Endures 
partial shade. 
Deutzia, Pride of Rochester —6' to 8' 
—You should try this in your border 
plantings as it is of fast upright 
growth, blossoming in May with many 
double white flowers borne thickly in 
wreaths along its branches. Always 
popular. 
Dogwood, Red Twigged (Cornus 
Stolonifera) —6' to 8'—Valued especially 
for coral-red stems in winter. Has 
white flowers in May followed by 
bluish white round fruits. Endures 
shade. 
Dogwood, Gold Twigged (Cornus 
Stolonifera Lutea) —6' to 8'—A striking 
golden branched form with white blos¬ 
soms and berries. A good shrub to use 
in contrast with the Red Twigged Dog¬ 
wood. 
Desmodium (Lespedeza Penduliflor- 
um)—4' to 6'—A beautiful shrub with 
small narrow leaves, arched branches 
and beautiful drooping sprays of liquid 
purple flowers. Tops die back in win¬ 
ter. 
Euonyinus Alatiis —8' to 10' —Unusual 
corky winged branches and small rich 
green foliage which colors a brilliant 
scarlet in fall. Fine for massing in 
border. 
Golden Bell, Weeping (Forsythia 
Suspensa) — 6' to 8' — Slender, limply 
drooping branches, strung with bright 
rosettes of yellow bloom and shiny 
leaves. 
Golden Bell (Forsythia) —6' to 8'— 
This splendid family of shrubs is one 
of the first to light your garden with 
masses of golden yellow flowers before 
the leaves appear in early spring. 
Foliage is handsome deep green turn¬ 
ing to deep bronze in fall. Five varie¬ 
ties: 
— Intermedia (Arching) — Earliest 
blooming and broadest shaped, 
with drooping branches. One of 
the finest. 
— Fortune! (Erect) —Grows tallest 
and most slender. 
— Viridissimn (Green Stem) —Flowers 
are latest, the darkest yellow. 
Very desirable. 
— Spectahile —Most profuse bloomer 
of all. Neat habit. 
— Suspensa (Weeping) —(See above.) 
Golden Elder (Sambueus Canadensis 
A urea)— 8' to 12'— Tall and broad grow¬ 
ing with golden leaves and white 
flowers in flat topped cymes. Good con¬ 
trasting shrub in border. 
Honeysuckle (Lonicera) —One of the 
most desirable family of shrubs as they 
are extremely hardy, trim looking, free 
from disease, and all have attractive 
foliage. Four varieties follow: 
— Fragrantissima — 6' to 8' — Small 
round, leathery leaves showing 
darkest shade of green. Practi¬ 
cally evergreen if in sheltered 
position. Very early clusters of 
tiny pink and white flowers, 
sweetly fragrant. 
— Tatariau (Pink) —to 8'—Attrac¬ 
tive pink flowers followed by 
bright red berries. 
•— Tatariau (Red) —6' to 8'—Conspicu¬ 
ous light crimson flowers in 
early summer. 
-—Morrowi (Japan Bush Honeysuc¬ 
kle) —8' to 10'—Dense wide flung 
branches. The small bloom is 
creamy white, with blood red 
berries following bloom. Gray- 
green foliage. Especially suited 
for foliage screen. Does well in 
most any soil. 
Hydrangea, Arborescens Grandiflora 
—4' to 5'—A most popular shrub with 
flowers similar to the familiar ‘^Snow¬ 
ball” in appearance, snowy white and 
imposing. July-September. By cutting 
bush to the crown each spring, it can 
be kept round and dense at 3' to 5'. 
Endures partial shade. 
Hydrangea, Paniculsita Grandiflora— 
5' to 6'—Produces massive plumes, first 
snow white, then pink, then reddish 
bronze and green, from August until 
October. Beautiful as specimen shrub 
or in masses. 
Hugonis Rose — 6' to 8'—A dense at¬ 
tractive shrub with slender branches 
covered with single clear yellow flow¬ 
ers. Foliage turns purple in fall. Well 
adapted for either specimen or mass 
planting. 
Hypericum (St. John’s Wort) —3' to 4' 
—Grayish-green foliage and bright 
yellow blossoms in July-August. 
Jetbead (Rhodotyplius Kerroides)—4' 
to 5'—One of the best shrubs for plant¬ 
ing in shaded locations. A rounded 
shrub with beautiful yellowish green 
corrugated foliage and large, single 
white flowers in May, followed by 
shiny black berries or seeds. 
Iverria Japonica (Globe Flower) —4' 
to 6'-—Bright green stems and attrac¬ 
tive foliage. The blossoms are bright 
yellow, double or single and unusually 
attractive. Blooms in May and a few 
blooms all summer. 
Lilac (Syringa) —You can have Lilacs 
wherever you live, as they are very 
hardy, vigorous and grow with little 
attention, giving masses of beautiful 
blooms in the spring; in three varieties: 
- —-Old-Fashion Purple —8' to 12'—This 
old-fashion shrub is still a fav¬ 
orite with its fragrant flowers 
and attractive foliage. Excellent 
for hedges or background. 
— Persian —6' to 8'—A graceful shrub 
with pale lilac flowers in broad 
panicles in late spring. Rich 
green foliage. Blossoms second 
season after transplanting. 
— French or Hybrid Lilacs —6' to 8'— 
These are budded types having 
small leaves and larger blossoms, 
bloom later in season. Blossom 
second season after transplant¬ 
ing. Wine, single; Blue, double; 
White, double. 
PRICES 
Are not printed in this book, as 
its main purpose is as a perma¬ 
nent guide to the varieties, care 
and culture of plant materials 
suitable to this climate. We hope 
you'll keep it and use it. 
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