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Winter- 
Hardy Holly\t)\° 
The hardiest of the Ilex 
family, and successful in 
the Middle West and East. 
Showy red berries for 
winter decoration. Shrub 
eventually reaches a 
height of 8 to 10 feet. 
Use plenty of Oak-leaf 
mold, to which Cotton- 
seedmeal and waste to- 
bacco may be added, also 
apply plenty of water. In 
this soil combination the 
shrub does extra well. 
Use no commercial ferti- 
lizer, not much care re- 
quired after planting: this 
shrub wants to be left 
alone. 12 to 18-inch nice 
shrubs, 55c each, post- 
paid. 
Juneberry #7, Xa) 
shrub, with a pretty, 
healthy foliage, growing 
to a height of about 7 
feet. Blooming white in 
early spring, it is follow- 
ed with a great abund- 
ance of berries of reddish 
purple color, turning al- 
most black when fully 
ripe (edible). 40c each; 
3 for $1.00; prepaid. 
long lasting blossoms of exquisite appearance. 

Smoke Tree, Fringe Tree Purple (ore eh pet dor ite es: 
Grows 10 to 12 feet tall. The flowers of 
this bush look like puffs of smoke, and are formed of large, loose panicles bearing ex- 
tremely small purple flowers. 
The entire blossom becomes profusely plumose, attaining 
their attractive smoky appearance. Blooms through the entire summer. Entirely hardy, 
a strong grower, branching out nicely to a large, vase-shaped bush form. This most 
interesting shrub, with a clean, shiny foliage, makes a beautiful showing as a single 
specimen on a lawn, or in groups of tall shrubs. 18 to 24-inch selected shrubs, 95c each, 
prepaid. 
: The berries of Red 
For Bird Lovers Whe, pores of Res 
Honeysuckles, Barberries, page 38; Choke 
Cherry, page 38; Highbush Cranberry, page 
40, are all liked by birds and attract and 
feed your song-bird friends, besides making 
you highly ornamental shrubs. 
W Also called Coral- 
Red axberry berry (symphoricar- 
pus vulgaris). This is the native ‘‘Indian- 
berry,’’ known for its red berries which it 
retains through the winter. A neat shrub, 
with clean healthy foliage, blooming pink 
in July, followed by red berries. Prefers 
a shaded place, does: well even under old 
trees, and is perfectly hardy everywhere, 
requiring little care. Grows about 3 feet 
tall. 
Prepaid: 1 3, 10 
18924 Cinch tok oe tis $0.40 $1.00 $3.00 
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BEATRICE, NEBRASKA 
= . ; A most graceful 
Tamarix Hispida and eontdacoud 
blooming shrub, reaching a height of 12 to 
15 feet unless kept in a lower, dense bush 
form by shearing the branches every few 
years. Begins to bloom in June, and con- 
tinues through the greater part of the sum- 
mer. Blossoms of carmine pink color, in 
beautiful sprays. This shrub does not make 
leaves, its foliage consists of small green 
buds all along its slender branches, the 
blossoms appear in the very same fashion. 
Tamarix are not affected by saline or alkKa- 
line soil, they succeed even in the very 
spray of salt water at seaside plantings. 
Fully hardy. 12 to 18-inch nice shrubs, 38c 
each; 3 for $1.05; 10 for $3.20. 2 to 3-ft. se- 
lected shrubs, very nice, '65c each; 3 for 
$1.80; prepaid. 
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