
RED BUD — CERCIS 
Canadensis — A small tree of irregular form with 
heart-shaped leaves; covered with delicate rose- 
pink blossoms in early spring before leaves ap- 
pear; needs some winter protection while young. 
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WALNUT — JUGLANS 
Butternut (Juglans Cinerea) — A valuable native 
nut-bearing tree; it grows quickly into a large 
round-headed tree. 
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4.25 
WILLOW — SALIX 
Bronze Willow (Vitellina Britzensis) —- This variety 
is grown especially for the winter effect produced 
by its golden-bronze bark. 
4-5’ (bush form) 
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6-7' (bush form) 
Golden Weeping Willow (Niobe) — Very hardy 
variety with long drooping branches and golden- 
yellow bark. The best weeping willow for the 
north. 
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Pussy Willow (Discolor) — A large shrub or short- 
trunked tree, with light-green leaves. The beauti- 
ful catkins appear early in spring before the 
leaves. 
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CORKSCREW WILLOW 
Matsudana Tortuosa — A new Willow from France. 
Its twisted leaves produce a charming airy effect 
in summer and the sharply crooked branches 
are equally interesting in winter. 
attractive when grown in bush form. 
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Hardy Flowering Shrubs... 
Flowering Shrubs can be utilized in many different ways because of their natural 
beauty and flexibility. For instance: Shrubs against the house foundation blend the 
house with the lawn. . 
. they serve as a wonderful background for flowers and have 
beautiful flowers and berries of their own. Their beauty is ever changing, always 
interesting. They serve to give privacy along the side or the rear of your house. 
Select your Shrubs so as to have some in bloom all the time, from early spring 
until late fall. 
The following Shrubs are all hardy varieties, suitable for growing in Northern 
Illinois. 
ALMOND, FLOWERING — PRUNUS -; 
Glandulosa (Flowering Almond) — An early spring- 
blooming shrub; branches gaily covered with 
beautiful double pink flowers. : 
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Prunus Triloba (see page 10) 
ACANTHOPANAX 
Pentaphyllum “Five Leaved Aralia’” — Bushy shrub 
with slender arching branches; ornamental foli- 
age; grows well in the shade and is sometimes 
used for hedging. 
2-3' 
3—4’ 
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ARALIA 
Spinosa (Devil's Walking Stick) — Upright heavy 
stemmed thorny shrub; ornamental foliage. 
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ARONIA — CHOKEBERRY 
Arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry) — 
shrubs with clusters of small white flowers in 
May; 
Very attractive 
the bright-red berries appear in August 
and remain until winter; bright crimson foliage 
in autumn. 
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BARBERRY — BERBERIS 
Japanese (Thunbergia) —- The Japanese Barberry is 
an attractive slow-growing shrub, forming a 
rounded bushy plant from 3-4’ shigh. It has 
small bright-green leaves that change to brilliant 
scarlet in fall, and a profusion of bright-red 
berries that hang on the bush all winter. It is a 
beautiful hedge plant that needs no trimming. 
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