4 THE SARCOXIE NURSERIES PEONY FIELDS 
Shrubs, continued 

Althea blooms in July and August. 
Mail sizes postpaid, see bottom previous page. 
Five or more of a kind at the 10 rate, less at each rate. 
Almond, Double Flowering Pink; Prunus glandulosa plena 
One of the most showy shrubs in early April, with its many 
double pink flowers about an inch across, clustered thickly 
along the slender branches before the leaves are developed; 
grows usually 2 to 4 ft. high; prune after blooming. 
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Althea; Rose of Sharon; Hibiscus syriacus 
Its fluted or ruffled flowers, resembling hollyhocks, appear 
in July and August, often through September, when few other 
shrubs are in bloom. Of stately upright habit, it is good for 
specimen plants, backgrounds and tall hedges or screens. 
Succeeds in any good soil, not excessively dry; tolerates par- 
tial but not dense shade; attains 6 to 10 ft:, occasionally 15 
ft; prune in early spring. Double Pink and Double Red. 
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Foundation planting of Barberry and other shrubs. 
Barberry, Japanese or Thunberg’s; Berberis Thunbergi 
Discovered in 1864, it has become one of the most popular 
shrubs. Dwarf, dense, compact, spreading habit; graceful 
spiny branches; excellent for foundation plantings, about 
doorways, walks, etc., and for massing in front of taller 
shrubs; makes a good hedge. It grows 2 to 4 ft. high, or may 
be kept any height desired by pruning in the spring. It 
thrives in moderately fertile, well drained soil, and endures 
partial shade. Its small, beautiful bright green leaves, ¥ to 
1 in, long, appear very early, and color brilliantly in autumn, 
a mingling of bronze, orange, scarlet and crimson. Tiny 
greenish-yellow flowers in April; scarlet berries ¥% to 14 in. 
long in October, remaining into late winter or early spring. 
This variety does not produce wheat rust. 
2440. SOM MN scree te ete .35 each; 3.00 per 10; 25.00 per 100 
elon dohaxet yeni Muon eatirues soos -50 each; 4.00 per 10; 
Barberry, Red-Leaved Japanese or Thunberg’s 
Berberis Thunbergi atropurpurea 
A very showy shrub for lending all-summer color to the 
border, with its rich, lustrous metallic or bronzy red foliage, 
if planted in full sun; becomes green in shade; scarlet berries 
in fall and winter; holds its leaves later in autumn than the 
green-leaved Japanese. Does not produce wheat rust. 
SMEStto nl 2ini weiss ice ee .18 each; 3 for .50; 1.60 per 10 
12.t0 15 Hie teria ensttreeer ane -.25 each; 3 for .70; 2.25 per 10 
15sto+18° Insc Ae eee .... »35 each; 3 for .95: 2.70 per 10 
18 to 240in kee, eke ee ee -45 each; 3 for 1.30; 4.00 per 10 
25t0\ Qa 0 tthe elect el aces .... 200 each; 3 for 1.40; 4.50 per 10 
QVaTto Sstt. eae... e weeeeeeees.. 265 Cach; 3 for 1.85; 6.00 per 10 
Beautybush; Kolkwitzia amabilis 
Discovered in China in the 90's, it is now one of the most 
popular May flowering shrubs, when for a distance of 1/2 to 
2 ft. its arching sprays are a mass of clustered, trumpet- 
shaped flowers like Weigelas but more dainty, 3% to 1 in. 
long, pink outside, mottled with orange within. The dark 
green foliage is dainty, up to 2!/ in. long. It attains a height 
of 4 to 6 ft.; succeeds with sun half the day. Prune after 
blooming. While it does not usually bloom for a year or two 
after planting, it will, when established, reward you abun- 
dantly. 
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Butterfly Bush 
Mock Orange 
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Buckeye, Scarlet: Aesculus 
One of the most unusual shrubs in the garden in late April 
and May with its odd, scarlet flowers, difficult to describe, 
in candle-like spikes 6 to 8 in. long at the tips of the branch- 
es, followed by yellowish-brown roundish seed 34 to ] in. in © 
diameter. A medium sized shrub with handsome foliage of 
five leaflets, 3 to 5 in. long, lustrous dark green above, whit- 
ish beneath. Prune as needed after blooming. 
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