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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., 
LA CROSSE, WIS 
1940 
SPIREA 
The Most Popular, One of the Loveliest, 
and One of the Most Satisfactory of All 
the Flowering Shrubs! 
Bridal Wreath or Spirea Van Houttei 
CRIMSON SPIREA BRIDAL WREATH 
Spirea Anthony Waterer. Also 
called the Perpetual Blooming 
Crimson Spirea. Is a dwarf va¬ 
riety, 2 % to 3 feet high. Makes 
a fine, compact bush, its broad 
fiat heads of crimson flowers con¬ 
tinuing in perfection for a long 
time. A splendid showy red shrub 
for dwarf shrubbery planting. 
Each, 12-lo in., 34c; 3 for 95c; 0 
for SI*75; doz., $3.2,5. All shrubs 
are postpaid. 
Sjiirea Van Hout¬ 
tei. The true Bridal 
Wreath, Grandest of 
all the S p i r e a s . 
Grows about 5 or 6 
feet high. At the 
flowering season in 
May and June, the 
plant is gorgeous 
with long sprays of 
large, white flowers, 
presenting a beauti¬ 
ful appearance. One 
of the finest shrubs 
grown. Ornamental 
the year round. 
Very hardy every¬ 
where, and always 
sure to give satisfac¬ 
tion. Each, l%-2 ft., 
10c; 3 for 50c; (> f,or 95c; 
do*., $1.75. 
PINK SPIREA 
S. IMenziesi. This grand Spirea is 
the finest of all the pink varieties! It 
is a marvelous plant and is a much 
deeper pink and a much more solid 
color than any of the others. The 
large spikes of fuzzy pink flowers nod 
gracefully on arching branches. 5 ft. 
high. Grows a symmetrical bush. 
Each, 11^-2 ft., 49c; 3 for $1.35. 
Pink Spirea, Mcnziesi 
WEIGELA 
Diervilla. Sweet scented, trumpet 
shaped flowers in unequalled profu¬ 
sion in June and July, tucked in the 
axils of the leaves. Grow anywhere, 
—Bosea. Tall growing and medium 
spreading, with rich rose flowers. A 
remarkably free bloomer. 7 ft. Each, 
iya-2 ft., 30c; 3 for $1.05. 
—Eva Ratlikc. Large trumpet 
shaped, bright red flowers. 5 ft. Each, 
iys-2 ft., 47c; 3 for .$1.30. 
—Variegated. Soft pink flowers 
with contrasty foliage variegated 
cream and green. 5 ft. Each, 1-114 
ft., 37c; 3 for $1.00. 
Weigela Eva Rathke 
Crimson Spirea 
Taiuarix, IliKpida 
TAMARIX 
Tall growing shrubs, with fine feath¬ 
ery foliage like that of the Juniper. 
Adaptable to all soils. 
—Hispida. Densely bushy, a foam¬ 
ing, feathery mass of glaucous foliage, 
with extra large upright panicles of 
bright coral pink flowers in midsum¬ 
mer. 7 to 10 ft. Each, IVa-a ft., 35c; 
3 for $1.00. 
ABOUT PRUNING SHRUBS 
Trim or prune your flowering 
shrubs in summer after they have 
bloomed, rather than in early 
spring. Early spring pruning cuts 
off the flowering branches and 
prevents the shrub from bloom¬ 
ing. 
M' 
Syringa Coronarius 
SYRINGA 
Or Mock Orange. (Philadelphus.) De¬ 
sirable shrubs, long a favorite, with 
their orange-like fragrant white blos¬ 
soms in May and June. 
—Coroimriiis. The lovely old fash¬ 
ioned Sweet Syringa. Large white 
single flowers with a rich creamy 
tinge. 8 ft. Also called Sweet IMock 
Orange. Each, iyz-2 ft., 35e; 3 for $1.00. 
—Virginal. The double flowering 
Syringa, that received a first-class 
certificate from the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society! Large, double, pure 
snow-white flowers, in clusters of 5 
to 7, the individual blooms two inches 
and more in diameter. 8 ft. Each, 
1 - 11/2 ft., 54e; 3 for $1.50, 
The two Syringa Virginal, the two Trumpet Vines, and the Clematis Jackmanii are doing just fine._ 
Miss Lillian A. Sheppard, Box 156, Pierre, So. Dak. 
