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Crape Myrtle. The Favorite of the South 
LAGERSTRCEMIA indica. Crape-Myrtle. 10 to 20 ft. 
This is one of the most popular and most characteristic 
of all southern shrubs and is an inhabitant of almost 
every yard. It is of upright, open growth with small, 
dark green, deciduous foliage that surpasses all other 
shrubs in beauty of autumn coloring. Its chief beauty. 
however, is in the large clusters of soft fringed flowers 
which it produces throughout the summer. We have it 
in purple, white, pink, and watermelon-red. The latter 
is our own named variety, William Toovey, and is very 
popular. In fact, 95 per cent of our calls are for this 
rich watermelon-red. 
