TOLLESON NURSERIES 
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
The most complete selection we have ever offered 
HRUBS are used for foundation planting, enclosing the rear 
yard, screening, or specimen planting. To aid you in choos¬ 
ing the most suitable varieties for your purpose, we have 
arranged the following key to shrub sizes which, we believe, 
you will find useful. 
Height of shrubs at maturity indicated as follows: (L) Low 
growing shrubs, 2 to 4 ft.; (M) Medium growing shrubs, 4 to 7 
ft.; (T) Tall growing shrubs, 8 ft. or more. 
ALMOND, FLOWERING, FINK 
(Prunus glandulosa) (M)—Very 
double little flowers, like tiny 
roses, make fairy wands of the twigs 
of this plant in the spring before 
the leaves appear. 
lV 2 -2 ft. _$0.75 
2- 3 ft. _1.00 
3- 4 ft. _ 1.50 
AMORFHA, CANESCENS (Lead 
plant) (L)—A low, dense growing 
shrub, with long spikes of blue 
flowers. Plant in sunny locations. 
Number 1 plants-$0.85 
BARBERRY, JAPANESE (Ber 
beris Thunbergi) (L)—This plant 
is graceful in habit, will thrive in 
sun or shade, and has small yellow 
flowers in June, followed by scar¬ 
let berries which last through the 
winter. 
1- i y 2 ft. _$0.50 
lV 2 -2 ft. _ .60 
2- 2 y 2 ft. - 
2 y 2 -3 ft. _ 
Flowering Almond 
.75 
1.00 
BARBERRY, REDLEAF (Atropurpurea) (L)—Similar to the 
green leaved Japanese Barberry but much more attractive with its 
purple-red foliage which becomes more brilliant as the season ad¬ 
vances. Plant in sunny positions only. 
1 - 1 y 2 ft. _$0.60 
lVa-2 ft. _ .85 
2- 3 ft. _ 1.00 
BUTTERFLY BUSH (Buddleia) (M)—A very valuable summer 
flowering shrub. The lilac colored flowers are in long tight clus¬ 
ters, and if the flowers are cut before they fade 3 others clusters will 
appear until frost. Cut 
the bush completely back 
every spring. 
lie de France (Rich 
Reddish-Purple). 
2 yr. field grown $0.65 
Magnifica (Lilac- 
Blue). 
2 yr. field grown $0.50 
CARAGANA (Arbor- 
escens) (T) — A fine 
shrub for dry locations. 
Has compound leaves 
similar to those of the 
locust tree and bright 
yellow blossoms in small 
clusters. This variety is 
particularly beautiful in 
the spring when the new 
foliage has a soft feath¬ 
ery appearance. 
1 y 2 -2 ft. _$0.40 
2- 3 ft. _ .60 
3- 4 ft. _ .75 
4- 5 ft. _1.00 
5- 6 ft. _1.25 
Butterfly Bush 
CASSIA (Indian Sen¬ 
na) (L) — Handsome 
feather-formed foliage 
and numerous indeter¬ 
minate clusters of showy 
yellow flowers during 
July, August, and Sept. 
Easy to grow. 
Large No. 1 
Plants_$0.75 
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