
Earl May's HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS AND VINES ~ 


SPIREA VAN HOUTTE (Bridal Wreath) 
735. t call this the great “Santa Claus” shrub. Honestly, it seems al- 
most impossible that a shrub would yield so many flowers, and 
every year and for years and years and years to come. The most 
widely planted and the’ easiest grown shrub. Will give you the 
greatest amount of pleasure in blooms and foliage that it’s pos- 
sible for you to grow. Can be used for hedges, screens, specimens 
in your yard, or foundation plantings. Starts blooming very early 
and year after year it will be literally covered in the spring with 
white flowers. This shrub has done more to beautify the homes of 
| America than any other flower. Should be called the “All-American 
| Shrub.’” POSTPAID PRICES. 



| YOUR CHOICE OF SIZES Each Per6 Per i2 Per 25 
| Extra Select 18 in. Size............:. $ .17 $ .89 $1.45 $2.69 
| Super Select 24 in. Size.............. .24 1.20, 1.95 3.45 * 
RePMN CS ESE SEZE 5 clon cronies ese woe eee -29 1.50 2.75 4.95 
Super Giant 4 ft. Size................ 39 2.25 4.15 £7.50 
SPIREA FERN LEAVED (Sorbifolia) 
740. A very rare shrub. The foliage is very beautiful, resembles 
ferns, In June and July there are large, fluffy heads of snow-white 
flowers and these with the fern leaves make a combination of 
real beauty. It grows 5 ft. tall. Can be used in specimen plant- 
ings. You'll like it. Plant it. 







2 and 3 Yr. SIZES Each Per 3 Per 6 
Extra Select 18 in.............¢ Stun, @ 24 $ .65 $1.20 
Super Select 24 in....... 22.2.2... 34 -89 1.60 
GARE aU ltic., eos evens peececes ss 45 1.25 2.25 
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Heavy, 2 Yr. Super Select Size Plants. 
All vines Postpaid. 
781. PURPLE WISTERIA (Giant Flower- 
ing). Most beautiful of all flowering 
vines. Lives for generations. Flow- 
ers, deep lilac-purple in clusters a 
foof or more in length, in June and 
July. Our Wisteria vines have been 
developed from grafted wood from 
blooming plants. They will bloom for 
you. Each 35c; 2 for 59c; 4 for $1.00. 
783. SILVER LACE VINE. “Chinese Fleece Vine.”’ Really a wonderful 
vine and grows so rapidly you'll hardly believe it. Will climb 20 
fo 25 ft. the firs? year. Literally covered with foamy white sprays, 
like a pattern of lace, during late summer and fall. Ideal for 
arbors. We highly recommend this vine to you. Each 39c; 
2 for 69; 4 for $1.25. © 
782. BITTERSWEET VINE (Bearing Age). Very popular. Large clusters 
of bright orange berries make excellent winter bouquets and are 
HM very attractive hanging on the vines. Now, the secret of your 
success with them is to plant two or three in a group. One alone 
} may not bear fruit..Each 35c; 2 for 59c; 4 for $1.00 
| 789. GOLD FLAME HONEYSUCKLE. New. There isn’t any flowering 
| vine that will give you so much beauty as this everblooming 
| honeysuckle. Some call-it the “Summer King’’. It will bloom from 
| June until October and will be covered with hundreds of fragrant 
\ flowers, flame-scarlet outside and pure gold inside. Very hardy, 
easy to grow. Fine for porches and trellises, on the fence, or for 
the ground. Or if you want to shear it, it can be made into an 
ornamental shrub. This is one of the best ways to bring out its 
real rare beauty. We will furnish you strong, No. 1 plants that 
will bloom this summer. Each 75¢; 2 for $1.25. 
788. SWEET SCENTED JAPANESE CLEMATIS (Paniculata). That lovely 
Ciematis that climbs fo the fop of the house. Beautiful, fragrant 
white flowers in August and September. Will grow on the west 
side of the house, right in the full sun and will do a good job. 
Each 25c; 2 for 40c; 4 for 65c. 
Hl 790. BOSTON IVY. This is a wonderful vine. We have one that has 
covered the entire north side of our radio studio. I? clings closely 
fo any wall—wood, brick, or stone, without any support. Foliage 
colors up a beautiful red in the fall. The one that you usually 
see on buildings, on the north and east sides. Each 25¢; 2 for 
45¢; 4 for 80c. 
791. ENGLEMANN’S IVY. A very rapid grower that clings to brick, 
Stone, or wood, but needs a little help. A few pieces of tape 
will do the job the first season. Foliage colors to a purplish tinge 
in the fall. Each 19¢c; 2 for 29¢; 4 for 5Oc. 
793. JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE. Produces masses of fragrant white 
and yellow flowers from May throughout the summer. Fine for 
porch or fence, or the covering of a bank or cave. Thrives in 
full sun or partial shade. Beautiful, glossy, almost evergreen 
leaves. Each 19c; 2 for 35c; 4 for 65c. 




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Friends, ornamental shrubs are today a definite 
part of your home life. No home, park, or drive- 
way is complete without them. My ornamental 
shrubs and vines are well-graded, hardy, rugged, 
outdoor nursery grown. The ornamental shrubs 
and vines that you will receive from me have been 
thoroughly cultivated in wide rows and have de- 
veloped a well-branched root system. Ornamental 
shrubs and vines are hard wooded. Can be planted 
clear up until the middle of June and equally as 
well in the fall clear up until freezing weather. 
Look of the pictures of the ornamental shrubs on 
this page. These pictures show you the kind of 
shrubs you'll get in every variety, and they’ll be 
just as well graded—as heavy rooted as these. 
YOU HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF THREE SIZES, AS 
SHOWN ON THIS PAGE. 
Many thousands of people are planting the Giant 
3. ft. Size shrubs. They will give you quick returns 
in flowers and foliage.-The Super Select 24 in. Size 
are certainly dandies, as well as the Extra Select 
18 in. Size. Pick out the size you want. You'll get 
shrubs with fine roots, tops and branches that will 
please you. I guarantee just this. Our shrubs are 
certainly vigorous and healthy. ALL SHRUBS ARE 
POSTPAID TO YOU. 
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BARBERRY RED LEAVED 
754. The most dazzling red leaved shrub that grows. 
The brilliant reddish-bronze leaves become a beau- 
tiful orange-scarlet in the fall. This shrub adds a 
glowing. color that brightens up those shrubs with 
green foliage. Likes full sunlight. Grows 3 ft. tall. 
Has white flowers in the spring and red berries that 
hang on most of the winter. 
Earl May’s 
2 and 3 Yr. SIZES Each Per 3 Per 6 With ‘aoab f 
Select- 15 sinzs S$: 2: ss. cee 8s os $19 $ .49 $ .90 b athout ac Peay © 
Extra Select 18 in........... .29 75 1.40 the wears elignt nee 
Super Select 24 in........... .39 1.10 2.00 all flowering vines. Don't 
Giant 3 f@u ee soe eee 55 1.49 2.75 allow the roots of Clem- 
742. ALTHEA, or Rose of Sharon. I have seen this 
beautiful shrub loaded with flowers through August, 
September and October. North of Shenandoah, they 
should be planted in protected places. These give 
color spots for fail like lilacs do in the spring. You 
can have them in purple, red, pink, and white. Your 
choice of colors. Grow 6 to 8 ft. high. Prices below. 
743. BARBERRY THUNBERGI. Probably the most widely 
planted of all ornamental shrubs. Makes a wonderful 
border or foundation planting around your house. royal 
Serves as a protection for your other shrubs. Does 
well in sun or partial shade. Greenish white flowers 
in the spring, followed by red berries which often 
stay on all winter. Green foliage turns brilliant 
orange in the fall. Grows 3 to 4 ft. high. Prices below. 
ing annual 
part shade. 
748. RED BARKED DOGWOOD. This red barked shrub 
has creamy-white flowers in the spring, followed by 
clusters of blue berries. In winfer its bright red bark 
Grows about 8 ft. tall. Will do well in sun or part 
shade. Looks its best on a cold wintery day when 
the ground is covered with snow. Prices below. 
750. SNOWBERRY WHITE. Here’s a shrub that actually will 
grows befter in the shade than in the sun. It’s a FEN. 
native of the woods, Covered with rose-pink flowers in 
June and July, followed by clusters of large, pearly- 
white berries. Grows 3 to 4 ft. tall. You can plant 
them on the north side of your house. Prices below. 
751. SYRINGA CORONARIUS. Old-fashioned Mock 
Orange. It is, in my opinion, the most fragrant of 
all the tall-growing shrubs. Flowers are white with 
beautiful golden stamens. It grows 8 to 10 ft. tall. 
Prices below. 
753. WEIGELA ROSEA. I like this shrub because it yields such a 
lot of flowers. In the spring it’s practically covered with bell- 
shaped pink flowers. They hang on the branches in great masses 
and stay on a long time. Very, very fragrant. Grows about 5 
to 6 ft. high. Prices below. 
739. THE PURPLE LEAVED SPIREA (FROEBEL). Grows about 3 ft. tall. 
Has purple-maroon leaves in late summer ond fall. Red flowers 
come in large trusses like Anthony Waterer, except they are 
larger. It’s very hardy and withstands all kinds of dry weather. 
One of the stairsteps in the Spirea family. I can highly recom- 
mend this to you as a very satisfactory shrub. Prices below. 
741. FEATHERY LEAVED SPIREA (THUNBERGI). I have several of 
these in my own landscape planting. Foliage turns a bronze- 
' scarlet in the fall, !# blooms very early—ahead of Spirea Van 
Houtte. Each branch from the tip to its base will be covered 
with the pure-white flowers. Grows 3 to 4 ft. tall. Will grow in 
partial shade and will stand all kinds of drouth and punish- 
ment. Should be pruned back and this will make it even more 
feathery and fluffy. Prices below. 
YOUR CHOICE OF THE ABOVE 8 SHRUBS, ALIKE OR 
ASSORTED, AT THESE LOW PRICES. ALL POSTPAID, 
2 and 3 Yr. SIZES Each Per3 Per6 Per 12 
Extra Select 18 in..:................ $ .21 $ 55 $ .98 $1.85 
Super Select 24 in.............2-..-. -26 .70 1.29 8§=. 2.45 
Giant Selt. ci ee os cikene se eee -39 1.10 2.10 3.95 
756. BUTTERFLY BUSH—lIle de France. Richest purple spikes, over 
12 in. long the first year. Will be covered with hundreds of 
these beautiful sptkes or flowers. So fragrant they attract 
butterflies to them. Blooms, July to end of autumn. Grows. 3 
to 4 ft. high. Extra Select No. 1 Plants, Each 35c; 3 for 89c. 
764. PURPLE FRINGE OR SMOKE TREE. A very hardy and beautiful shrub. During the en- 
tire’ summer it's covered with mist-like sprays of light lavender flowers, giving It a 
smoky—appearance. When in full bloom the flowers resemble small clouds, or swirls 
of smoke rising from the bush. Grows 10 to 12 ft. tall. Extra Select 18 in. size, 
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SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
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LARGE FLOWERED 
HYBRID CLEMATIS 
atis to become dry, Plant 
Sweet Alyssum, Petunias, 
or some other low-grow- 
around the 
base and keep them well 
watered and you'll have 
blooms practically all 
summer, ALL POSTPAID. 
784. CLEMATIS JACKMANI. 
Produces very large 
purple flowers 
that measure 4 to 6 in. 
across. Hundreds of 
flowers on every vine 
and will bloom fhe first 
yeor. They do best in 
785. CLEMATIS MME. ED. 
ANDRE. A_ great big, 
f d, 4 to 5 in. 
makes a pleasing spot of color among the ofher shrubs. yee EN Epon: 
sible to describe unless 
you have seen 
growing. We know you 
plant some this 
them SIZE ft 
786. CLEMATIS HENRY!. 
Grows just like Andre 
and Jackmani—only the 
flowers are a 
white, freely produced. 
Your Choice Above 3 
Clematis, Alike or As- 
sorted: Super Select Size 
—Each 60c:; 3 for $1.50. 
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