ALPHA NURSERY 
ILLINOIS 
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ALPHA, 
Tco Hardy Medium-Growing 
SHRUBS 
40c ea. 3 for $ 1.00 5 for $ 1.50 
These shrubs are all of medium height. They grow from 
4 to 6 feet and are suitable for foundation and shrubbery 
borders. The plants are all strong 2 year old. 
Althea 
GOLDEN BELL (Forsythia) —This shrub has yellow bell 
shaped flowers early in the spring before the leaves 
appear. 
CALYCANTHUS —A fragrant shrub with chocolate col¬ 
ored flowers and heavy dark green leaves. A good 
upright grower. 
SPIREA VAN HOUTEI— This is the much planted Brid¬ 
al Wreath. White flowers in early June. 
SYRINGA LEMONINE —This is a medium growing 
Syringa, white flowers in May. A good thick bushy 
shrub. 
WEIGELIA RED —Deep green foliage. Crimson flowers 
in June. 
HYDRANGIA P. G. —This shrub has large cone shape 
blooms which come out white and turn pink in the fall. 
We have 3 to Z x / 2 ft. plants at 60c each. 
BEAUTY BUSH —This is a new shrub, very hardy. The 
blooms are pinkish white and appear in June. This 
shrub attracted wide attention last summer. 50c each. 
ALTHEA (Rose of Sharon) —This shrub is an upright 
grower; blooms in late summer, large single blue flowers. 
ARONIA —White flowers tinged with red in May; bright 
red berries and foliage in fall. 
WINERBERRY (ILEX)— A shrub with bright colored 
foliage in the fall, also red berries that hang on most 
of the winter. 
TWO COLORFUL AND UNUSUAL 
SHRUBS 
2 to 3 ft. plants, 3 yr., 75c each; 2 for $1.40 
WAHOO —Native, very hardy, vigorous shrub, pro¬ 
ducing abundance of scarlet berries much like 
bittersweet and may be cut in fall. Foliage bril¬ 
liant in autumn; grows 6-8 ft. 
ALATUS —Yellow flowers in May-June. The limbs 
have square binged corky bark, leaves brilliant 
scarlet in fall. Very unusual plant, and very 
hardy. Grows 5 to 8 ft. 
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Spirea Van Houtei 
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Hydrangea—P. G. 
