THE PARK NURSERIES 
Minneapolis 
HOLM & OLSON, Inc. 
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FLOWERING SHRUBS- 
Roses—Hardy Bush Varieties 
Rose, Red Leaved (Roscf ruhrifolia). 3 ft. A hardy rose with red 
leaves all summer. Makes a beautiful contrast in the shrub qroups. 
The blossoms are of a bright pink and are followed by red fruits. 
Upright in growth with slender, purple branches. 
Strong plants_$0.60 Extra size_$0.75 
Rugosa Rose. 4 ft. A splendid shrub with the unusual attraction of 
large, pink flowers, handsome deep green foliage and bright fruit 
pods. Introduced from Japan and has proven extremely hardy and 
vigorous in growth. 
Strong Plants_$0.60 Extra size_$0.75 
Smooth Wild Rose (Rosa blanda). 5 ft. A sturdy, native shrub rose 
with dark red stems almost without prickles. The abundant pink 
flowers are followed by scarlet fruits. Splendid in the shrub border 
or on exposed slopes. 
Strong Plants _$0.60 Extra Size -$0.75 
PLEASE SEE PAGES 17 TO 19 FOR COMPLETE LIST OF ROSES. 
Russian Olive (Oleaster) 
Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia). 12 ft. A hardy tall shrub with 
willow-like leaves of rich silvery white. Suited for background 
plantings and very hardy. Yellow fruits follow the inconspicuous 
flowers of spring. 
2 to 3 ft_$0.50 3 to 4 ft_$0.75 
4 to 5 ft_$1.00 
Snowberry (Symphoricarpus) 
White Snowberry (Symphoricarpus racemosus). 4 ft. Slender, 
graceful shrub with large waxy white berries in September that 
remain far into the winter. Splendid for planting in front of 
larger shrubs and under trees. 
2 to 3 ft_$0.50 3 to 4 ft_$0.75 
Use the Hardy Roses to festoon a wall or terrace slope. 
Siberian Pea (Caragana) 
Siberian Pea Tree (Caragana arborescens). 8 ft. A tall shrub of 
upright growth with bright green pea-like leaves. Yellow flow¬ 
ers in May followed by ornamental seed pods. Stands poor 
soils and dry locations. 
2 to 3 ft_$0.50 3 to 4 ft_$0.75 
4 to 5 ft._$1.00 
The Spiraeas 
The many varied and interesting types of Spiraeas make them, as a 
group, the most popular and most generally planted of all the hardy 
shrubs. We list the better and dependable varieties that are all easy 
to grow. 
Bridal Wreath (Spiraea Van Houttei). 5 ft. Most admired of all shrubs. A graceful bush 
with arching branches that is a snowbank of flowers in late May. Grows well in most 
any situation. 
18 to 24 in._$0.25 2 to 3 ft_$0.35 
3 to 4 ft. _ .50 4 to 5 ft_ .80 
Callosa Rosea Spiraea. 3 ft. Rose colored flowers in flat-topped clusters all season. A 
splendid medium height shrub. Well suited for house-foundation plantings. 
12 to 18 in._$0.35 18 to 24 in._$0.50 
24 to 30 in._$.0.75 
Spiraea Crimson (Anthony Waterer)—a dwarf 
shrub with crimson flowers all summer. 
Crimson Spiraea (S. Anthony Water¬ 
er). 2 ft. A free-flowering dwarf 
shrub of compact form. Rosy-crim¬ 
son flowers in flat-top clusters all 
summer. A pleasing color com¬ 
bination planted with Snowhill 
Hydrangea. 
12 to 18 in_$0.35 
18 to 24 in_ .50 
24 to 30 in_ .75 
Garland Spiraea (S. Arguta). A cloud of dainty white blossoms in May. Graceful 
and attractive all season with long light-green leaves. 
18 to 24 in._$0.35 2 to 3 ft_$0.50 
3 to 4 ft_$0.75 
Golden Spiraea. Please see under NINEBARK, Golden; page 14. 
Japonica Spiraea (Callosa alba). 2 Vz ft. A good dwarf shrub with white flowers 
all summer. A white-flowering companion plant to the Crimson Spiraea. 
12 to 18 in._$0.35 18 to 24 in._$0.50 
Pink Summer Spiraea (S. Billardi). 5 ft. Spikes of pink flowers at the end of the 
stems in July and August. Blooms when other shrubs are out of flower. 
3 to 4 ft. _$0.75 4 to 5 ft. _$1.00 
Plume Spiraea (S. Sorbifolia). 4 ft. Leaves resemble a Mountain Ash. Flowers are 
in plumy spikes of white in July. 
2 to 3 ft. _$0.50 3 to 4 ft. _$0.75 
Snow Garland (S. Thunbergi). 3 ft. Light, feathery leaves on slender branches that 
are mass of white blossoms in early spring. A refined appearance all summer. 
18 to 24 in_$0.45 2 to 3 ft._$0.60 
Spiraea Snow-Garland (Thunbergi). Blooms 
before its leaves appear. 
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