yl Flowering Shrubs 
Flowering Shrubs pay big dividends in beauty, adding value to the property 
and increasing in value year after year. All of the following thrive in this climate. 
, Use them for backgrounds and in borders where they show to especial advantage. 
FLOWERING ALMOND (Prunus japonica). Showy 
spring-blooming bushes of erect habit, bearmg a 
profusion of small, double flowers in wands or. gar- 
lands. We offer both the Pink and White varieties 
at 75c each. 
ALTHEA (Hibiscus syriacus; Rose of Sharon). Big 
autumn-blooming shrubs of magnificent appearance. 
Useful in dry, sunny situations. 
Banner. Double, clear pink flowers. 
Lucy. Double, rosy red flowers. See in color on 
page 37. 
Joan of Arc. Double, pure white flowers. 
Double Lavender. Double lavender flowers. 
Any of above, 3 to 4 ft., 50c each 
BARBERRY, Japanese (Berberis Thunbergi). Grace- 
ful, spiny plants with small ornamental foliage, bril- 
liantly colored in autumn. Yellow flowers followed 
by drooping clusters of scarlet fruits which hang on 
during the winter. 15-in. plants, 35c each. 
B., New Red-leaved. Exactly like the Japanese Bar- 
berry, except that the foliage is red like that of a 
good Japanese maple. 15-in. plants, 50c each. 
BUDDLEIA, Charming. A new Buddleia color— 
lovely lavender which becomes a real pink during cool 
weather. free-blooming variety, delightfully 
fragrant. 75c each. 
B., Ile de France. A new variety with purple flowers 
which first open in July and will continue blooming 
until Jate autumn. 2-yr. plants, 50c each. 
B., Royal Red. Plant Pat. applied for. Moderate- 
growing plants with round spikes of deep red flowers 
from midsummer into fall. A splendid addition. See 
color on page 37. 75c each. 
CALYCANTHUS floridus (Sweet Shrub). A bushy, 
old-fashioned shrub with deliciously scented, choco- 
late-colored flowers in spring. 3-ft. plants, 50c each, 
CYDONIA japonica (Chenomeles lagenaria; Flow- 
ering Quince; Burning Bush). A thorny, eccentric 
shrub covered in early spring with semi-double, 
rosy scarlet flowers. 3-ft. plants, 75c each. 
DEUTZIA crenata. A fine dwarf shrub about 4 fect 
high with clusters of dazzling white flowers in mid- 
spring. Useful for partial shade. 3-ft. plants,40c each. 
EXOCHORDA racemosa (Pearl Bush). A tall bush 
peariny cise of white flowers in spring. 3-ft. plants, 
50c each. 
FORSYTHIA spectabilis (Golden Bells). A vigorous 
shrub with a mass of yellow bloom early in spring 
before the Jeaves appear. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
KERRIA japonica pleniflora. A shapely 6-foot 
shrub with attractive green wood and lovely pompons 
of golden yellow. 3-ft. plants, 75c each. 
LAGERSTRCMIA indica (Crape Myrtle). A 
dependable shrub or small tree which always flaunts 
a mass of gay color in the Jeast attractive seasons of 
the year. Three varieties: Watermelon-Red (see in 
color on page 37), Pink and Lavender. 2-ft. plants, 
75c each; 3-ft. plants, $1.00. 
LILAC, Chinese (Syringa chinensis). A free-flowering 
variety with broad panicles of light blue flowers. 
3-ft. plants, 75c each. 
L., Old-fashioned or Purple (S. vulgaris). Fine strong 
bushes with large sprays of richly fragrant purple 
flowers. 3-ft. plants, 75c each. 
L., White (S. vulgaris alba). The same as the Old- 
fashioned Purple, but with delicate pure white, fra- 
grant flowers. 3-ft. plants, 75c each. 
LONICERA (Bush Honeysuckle). Strong shrub, about 
5 feet high. Flowers fragrant, white with tinges of 
yellow and red. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
PHILADELPHUS, Mont Blanc (Mock-Orange). A 
very free-flowering variety with large, milky white 
flowers. 3-ft. plants, 40c each. 
P., Virginal. Semi-double flowers, produced abundant- 
ly in early summer and occasionally throughout the 
rest of the season. 3-ft. plants, 75c each. 
POMEGRANATE (PunicaGranatum). A tender orna- 
mental with double red flowers all summer. Not 
hardy North. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
SNOWBALL (Viburnum opulus sterile; Guelder Rose). 
The old-fashioned Snowball is a very popular shrub. 
Its dazzling white flowers appear in balls in late 
spring. 2-ft. plants, 75c each. 
SPIRAEA, Anthony Waterer. An erect, dwarf shrub 
about 2 to 3 feet high with flat heads of soft rosy 
red flowers in midsummer and fall. 2-ft. plants, 
AOc each. 
S. prunifolia plena (Double Bridal Wreath). One of 
the most graceful of the Spireas with slender, droop- 
ing branches which cover themselves with lovely 
little pure white flowers in May. Beautiful shiny 
foliage. Grows 6 feet high. 3 to 4-ft. plants, 50c each. 
S. Thunbergi. A fluffy, erect shrub, 5 feet or more 
high, with feathery foliage covered with a cloud of 
dainty white flowers in early spring. AIlI of the Spireas 
are important flowering shrubs and S. Thunbergi is 
one of the best of all. 2-ft. plants, 40c each. 
S. Vanhouttei. Compact shrub with such profusion 
of white blooms that they literally cover the foliage. 
Grows 8 feet high. 4-ft. plants, 40c each. 
TAMARIX. Graceful shrub with feathery foliage and 
large, long, slender sprays of pink flowers. Fine to 
grow among other shrubs. 3- ft. plants, 75c each. 
T. africama. An upright grower with gray foliage. 
Pink flowers in May. 
T. hispida. Graceful, silvery gray foliage on upright 
branches. Pink flowers in August. 
T. odessana. Light gray-green foliage with pale pink 
flowers in midsummer. 
VITEX macrophylla (Chaste Tree). A broad-leaved 
form of V. agnus-castus. A large shrub or small tree 
to 10 feet, blooming from July until frost with dense 
spikes of fragrant Iavender-blue flowers at the end 
of every branch. By careful pruning, plants can be 
trained in any form desired. See in color on page 37. 
3-ft. plants, 50c each; 12 for $5.00. 
WEIGELA, Eva Rathke. A fine shrub bearing an 
immense quantity of dark ruddy pink flowers with 
creamy white centers. 3-ft. plants, 60c each. 
W. rosea. Handsome shrub with deep_ rose-pink, 
trumpet-like flowers in great profusion. 3-ft. plants, 
50c each. 
W. rosea nana variegata. A striking shrub with dark 
green foliage margined and streaked with creamy 
white. Pink flowers. 3-ft. plants, 50c each. 
HARDY HEDGE PLANTS 
PRIVET, Amur River. A superior variety for the 
South, retaining its foliage all the year. Grows 
rapidly and adapts itself to all kinds of soil. It is 
a tall grower with lustrous, dark green foliage 
and is hardier than most varieties. 114 to 2 ft., 
12 for $1.25; 100 for $6.00. 3 ft., 12 for $1.50; 100 
for $8.00. 

Flowering shrubs add value to the home 

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