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Purple Fringe 
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Snowberry Coralberry Chenaulti Japanese Snowbail 


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SNOWBERRY (Symphoricarpos) . 4 : ay = 
Racemosus. The choicest of the Snowberries, forming a most 
eraceful and shapely plant about 3 ft. high and 5 ft. in diameter 
Small foliage, dense, twiggy branches which bear in the Fall a 
profusion of waxy white fruits. See color illustration. 
SPIRAEA 
Anthony Waterer. A dwarf, upright variety that seldom exceeds 
2 ft. in height and produces bright crimson blossoms the entire 
Summer and Fall. Foliage attractive, being variegated with 
creamy white or yellow. Used extensively for border and founda- 
tion planting with increasing popularity. See color illustration. 
Billardi rosea. Everblooming dense shrub attaining 6 ft. in height 
with panicles of pink flowers from July on during the Summer. 
An attractive and showy plant, especially splendid for dry loca- 
tions. See color illustration on this page. 
Blue (Caryopteris). Perennial-like grower. Deep purplish blue 
flowers covering the branches; excellent as a border plant. 2 ft. 
Korean. (Spiraea trichocarpa). Introduced from Korea. It 
makes a spreading shrub of dome-shape habit, 4-6 ft. high and 
as much across, each arching shoot becoming a solid plume of 
flower clusters immediately following the Spiraea thunbergi and 
the entire bush becoming a fountain of white. Hardy anywhere. 
Thunbergi. A very choice low-growing shrub, graceful, one of the 
first to flower in the Spring. Slender and drooping branches, deli- 
cate leafage, clear white flowers in profusion. Excellent for mass 
planting about the foundation or in beds where a low grower 
is needed. 4-5 ft. 
Vanhouttei (Bridal Bower). White. May. This is the most use- 
ful of hardy shrubs. It has grown so popular that we sell more of on es 
it than any other Spireaea we grow. The flowers are in flat clus- American Cranberry Bush i 
ters, usually 1 in. or more across, produced on spreading, pendu- (See page 20) 
lant branches often drooping to the ground. In full bloom they 
are a mass of white and never fail to attract attention. The foli- 
age is an attractive green which is retained late in the year. This 
variety can be used in any location for hedging, grouping and 
mass effect. When in doubt what to'use, plant Spiraea van- 
houttei. 4-6 ft. See color illustration on this page. 
STRAWBERRY BUSH (Euonymus) 
Americanus. A native of the Alleghany Mountains. Leaves bright 
green in Summer, changing to colorful hues in the Fall. The red 
berries, which appear from bursting capsules after the leaves 
drop, are quite showy, offering a contrast to other berried 
plants. 6-7 ft. 
SWEET SHRUB (Calycanthus) 
Floridus. Chocolate brown flowers. This is an old-fashioned shrub 
well known to everyone. It blossoms intermittently all Summer 
and its flowers are usually very sweet-scented. 4-5 ft. See 
illustration in color on page 23. 
TAMARIX 
African. ‘Tall, slender shrub growing 8-10 ft. with excellent 
feather-like foliage. Delicate pink flowers borne in April. Con- 
stant motion apparent among the branches. 
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HOW TO PLANT SHRUBS 
Keep roots covered with damp sack or something similar and do 
not let them become dry. Spade ground deeply, digging large holes 
with perpendicular sides. Cut off broken or bruised roots and cut 
ren back top one-third to one-half. Plant slightly deeper than they 
New Vitex Macrophylla stood in nursery. Tamp soil firmly around roots and fill top of hole 
(See page 25) with several inches of loose earth to serve as mulch. 



Spiraea Billardi Rosea 

Shrubs may be selected to afford beauty throughout the year. 
