C. & O. DECIDUOUS FLOWERING SHRUBS 

SPIREA VAN HOUTTE. 
beautiful Spireas. Hardy. 
Flowering shrubs lend life and color to every landscape. Shrubs 
may be arranged or grouped to produce flowers and ornamental 
foliage effects from early spring until late autumn. They are 
most excellent when judiciously mingled with evergreens. 
Even in winter the shrub border can be strikingly beautiful 
with colorful berries and twigs. Combined with occasional dis- 
plays of frost and snow, even the beauty of their blossoms is 
approached. 
An old favorite and one of the most 
Flowering shrubs bring charm and distinction to every home 
and garden. Their continuous color and beauty contribute to a 
“homey’’ atmosphere. They add tangible values to your prop- 
erty. 
"C. & O.” flowering shrubs are large, well-matured speci- 
mens, well-rooted, field-grown stock. They will produce quick 
results, save you tim2, and are the most economical to plant. 
Plant Flowering Shrubs for Charm and Color 
Althea (Rose of Sharon) (Hibiscus syriacus). 8-10 ft. Large 
shrub, erect habit of growth. Dark glossy green foliage, flowers 
from August until frost. Flowers are large size, very double, in 
brilliant colors. Blossoms 2 to 3 inches in diameter resemble 
small hollyhocks. Shrubs available in following colors: Double 
Red, Double Pink, Double White. 
Almond, Double Pink. A most beautiful small shrub, deep 
pink, double flowers in great profusion in early spring before the 
leaves appear completely cover the twigs and branches with a 
mass of color. Excellent for use against a shrubbery background. 
Ultimate height about 4 feet. 
Almond, Double White. Same shrub as the Pink Flowered 
Almond except that flowers are snowy white. 
Chinese Azalea (Azalea mollis). 3-4 ft. Large clusters of 
brilliant flowers in spring before leaves appear. The flowers are 
large and range from soft yellow, apricot, terra-cotta, and orange 
to red. Foliage attains beautiful coloring in the fall. An espe- 
cially good shrub when planted in masses. Excellent planted with 
evergreens, also in the shrubbery border. 
Barberry, Japanese (Berberis thunbergii). 3-4 ft. Small, 
graceful shrub. Useful for foundation planting, in the shrubbery 
border, for hedges. Rich grzen foliage, takes brilliant autumn 
coloring; scarlet berries all winter. 
Barberry, Red Leaved (B. atropurpurea). 3-4 ft. Attractive, 
colorful shrub. Foliage varies with the season from bronzy red 
to bright crimson. Red berries all winter. 
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Barberry Erecta (True Hedge Columnberry) . Plant Patent No. 
110. New and rare type of the Japanese Barberry, very upright 
growing, excellent for narrow hedge. 
Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) . 5-7 ft. A new and grace- 
ful shrub. Long arching branches are covered in spring with 
clusters of small, pink flowers, borne in such profusion that the 
shrub is one cloud of delicate pink. 
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia Ile de France). 8-10 ft. An upright, 
strong growing shrub. Long spikes of beautiful lilac colored 
flowers. Blooms early July and continues throughout summer. 
In spring each year can be pruned back nearly to ground. 
Button Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) . 5-6 ft. Large glossy 
green foliage and button-like white flowers in clusters on up- 
right stems. 
Coral Berry (Symphoricarpos vulgaris). 3-4 ft. A graceful 
slender plant. Slender drooping branches, thickly studded with 
coral red berries in fall and winter. 
Cotoneaster, Spreading (C. divaricata). 6-7 ft. Beautiful new 
Cotoneaster. One of the best deciduous shrubs. White flowers in 
spring. Foliage colors rich brilliant crimson in fall. Bright red 
berries in winter; hardy. 
Cotoneaster, Pekin (C. acutifolia). 3-4 ft. A hardy, graceful 
shrub, spreading, slender branches. Medium height, glossy dark 
green foliage. Black fruit. Dense grower. 
Cotoneaster Simonsi. 6-7 ft. Upright growing, pinkish white 
flowers, followed by showy red berries late summer and fall. A 
hardy, popular deciduous variety. 
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