Dress up the home grounds with flowering shrubs 
Flowering Shrubs 
FLOWERING ALMOND ( Prunus japonica). See 
description and color illustration on page 37. 
ALTHEA ( Hibiscus syriacus; Rose of Sharon). Big 
autumn-blooming shrubs of magnificent appearance. 
Useful in dry, sunny situations. 
Banner. Double, clear pink flowers. 
Joan of Arc. Double, pure white flowers. 
Lucy. Double, rosy red flowers. 
Double Lavender. Lovely double lavender flowers. 
Any of above, 1 to 1 y 2 ft., 25c each; 3 to 4 ft., 40c 
BARBERRY, Japanese ( Berberis Thunbergi). Grace¬ 
ful, spiny plants with small ornamental foliage, bril¬ 
liantly colored in autumn. The yellow flowers are 
followed by drooping clusters of scarlet fruits which 
hang on during the winter. Superb for hedges and 
can be clipped or allowed to grow naturally. 15-in. 
plants, 35c each. 
B., New Red-leaved. An admirable plant of great 
ornamental value. Exactly like the Japanese Bar¬ 
berry, except that the foliage is red like that of a 
good Japanese maple. 15-in. plants, 50c each. 
BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Caesalpinia Gilliesi) . An irreg¬ 
ular, open shrub, 8 feet high, with acacia-like leaves 
and large clusters of exquisite yellow flowers with a 
fiery fountain of brilliant red, hair-like stamens 5 
inches long. Coast or desert. 2-ft. *phmts, 50c each. 
BUDDLEIA, lie de France. See description and 
color illustration on page 28. 
B. Veitchi. Similar to the old variety Davidi but with 
larger clusters of bloom. The flowers are mauve 
color, with bright orange eye, and produced in early 
August. 2-yr. plants, 35c each. 
CALYCANTHUS florldus (Sweet Shrub). See de¬ 
scription and color illustration on page 37. 
CH/ENOMELES lagenaria ( Cydonia japonica; Flow¬ 
ering Quince; Burning Bush). A thorny, eccentric 
shrub covered in early spring with semi-double, rosy 
red flowers before the leaves are fully developed. 
3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
DESMODIUM penduliflorum. Has many bright 
pink, pea-shaped flowers in September. Plants die 
down in winter but in spring will throw up shoots 
3 to 4 feet high. 2-yr. plants, 50c each. 
DEUTZIA crenata. A fine dwarf shrub about 4 feet 
high with clusters of dazzling white flowers in mid¬ 
spring. Useful for partial shade. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
FORSYTHIA spectabilis (Golden Bells). Very use¬ 
ful, early spring-blooming shrub of great vigor. A 
mass of yellow bloom early in spring before the leaves 
appear. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
HYDRANGEA arborescens grandifflora, Hills of 
Snow. About 3 to 4 feet high, with immense heads 
of dazzling white flowers. Particularly handsome in 
shady places. 2 ft., 50c each. 
H. paneculata grandiflora. A popular, robust shrub, 
making huge heads of creamy white flowers in July 
and August which turn pink and ruddy brown as 
they age. 2 ft., 50c each. 
LAGERSTRCEMIA indica (Crape Myrtle; Glory of 
the South). See color illustration and description on 
page 28. 
LILAC, Chinese ( Syringa chinensis). A free-flowering 
variety with broad panicles of light blue flowers. 
3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
L., Old-fashioned or Purple (S. vulgaris). Fine 
strong bushes with large sprays of richly fragrant 
purple flowers. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
Lilac, White (5. vulgaris alba). The same as the Old- 
fashioned Purple, but with delicate pure white, fra¬ 
grant flowers. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
LOCUST, Moss ( Robinia hispida; Rose Acacia). A 
medium-sized shrub with attractive foliage and rusty 
red, hairy thorns on the stems and petioles. The 
large, rose-colored, pea-shaped flowers are borne in 
drooping racemes, more or less continuously through¬ 
out the season. 3-ft. plants, 75c each. 
LON I CERA (Bush Honeysuckle). Strong shrub, about 
5 feet high. Flowers fragrant, white with tinges of 
yellow and red. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
PHILADELPHUS, Mont Blanc (Mock-Orange). A 
very free-flowering variety with large, milky white 
flowers in such abundance that they cover the bush. 
3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
P., Virginal. Semi-double flowers, produced abun¬ 
dantly in early summer and occasionally throughout 
the rest of the season. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
SNOWBALL ( Viburnum opulus sterile; Guelder Rose). 
The old-fashioned Snowball is a very popular shrub. 
Its dazzling white flowers appear in balls in late 
spring. 2-ft. plants, 50c each. 
SPIR/EA, Anthony Waterer. An erect, dwarf shrub 
about 2 to 3 feet high with flat heads of soft rosy 
red flowers in midsummer and fall. 2-ft. plants, 
40c each. 
S. Billiardi. Tall-growing shrub with pink flowers in 
late summer. Very attractive in group plantings. 
2-ft. plants, 40c each. 
S. Thunbergi. A fluffy, erect shrub, 5 feet or more 
high, with feathery foliage covered with a cloud of 
dainty white flowers in early spring. All of the Spireas 
are important flowering shrubs and 5. Thunbergi is 
one of the best of all. 2-ft. plants, 40c each. 
S. Vanhouttei. Compact shrub with such profusion 
of white blooms that they literally cover the foliage. 
Grows 8 feet high. 4-ft. plants, 40c each. 
TAMARIX. Graceful shrub with feathery foliage and 
large, long, slender sprays of pink flowers. Fine to 
grow among other shrubs. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
T. africana. An upright grower with gray foliage. 
Pink flowers in May. 
T. hispida. Graceful, silvery gray foliage on upright 
branches. Pink flowers in August. 
T. odessana. Light gray-green foliage with pale pink 
flowers in midsummer. 
VITEX macrophylla (Chaste Tree). See description 
and color illustration on page 29. 
W^IGLLA, Eva Rathke. A fine shrub bearing an 
immense quantity of dark ruddy pink flowers with 
creamy white centers. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
W. rosea. Handsome shrub with deep rose-pink, 
trumpet-like flowers in great profusion. 3-ft. plants, 
40c each. 
W. rosea nana variegata. A striking shrub with dark 
green foliage margined and streaked with creamy 
white. Pink flowers. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
HARDY HEDGE PLANTS 
PRIVET, Amur River. A superior variety for the 
South, retaining its^ foliage all the year. Grows 
rapidly and adapts itself to all kinds of soil. It is 
a tall grower with lustrous, dark green foliage 
and is hardier than most varieties. 134 to 2 ft., 
12 for $1.25; 100 for $6.00. 3 ft., 12 for $1.50; 100 
for $8.00. 
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JOS. W. VESTAL & SON, Box 871, Little Rock, Ark. 
