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Double Flowering Plum 
FLOWERING PLUM 
Prunus. Handsome, flowering trees 
growing 12 feet high, very desirable 
and very hardy. 
—Double Flowering Plum. Large 
double flowers, delicate pink color 
and upwards of an inch in diameter. 
The flowers are thickly set on the 
long slender branches. A beautiful 
subject for the lawn or in rear plant- 
ings. Each, 2 to 3 ft., $1.10; 3 for $3.00. 
—Newport Purple Plum. Brilliant 
reddish purple foliage with red tips, 
very showy. White flowers followed 
by edible fruit ranging in_color from 
yellow to bright scarlet. Very desir- 
able. Each, 2 to 3 ft., $1.05; 3 for $2.85. 
—Cistena. <A. bush form of Prunus 
growing only 5 to 6 feet high. | Rich, 
purplish red to wine red foliage, very 
contrasty with other shrubs. It is of 
value: for its red foliage rather than 
its flowers. Each, 114-2 ft., 98e; 3 for 
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Amoor River 
PRIVET, AMOOR RIVER 
Not a flowering shrub, yet this is 
the one best hedge plant, combining 
beauty, hardiness and efficiency. Fo- 
liage is a beautiful, glossy, dark 
green. Is of quick, strong symmetri- 
cal growth and may be sheared or 
trimmed to any desired height. Un- 
excelled for bordering walks, 
grounds, ete. This is the hardiest of 
all hedge plants. Plant 8 in. apart. 
Six feet but shears to any height. 
Extra heavy, 1-1% ft., 3 canes and 
up. Price: Each, 22c; 3 for 59c; 
6 for $1.10; doz. $1.80; 25 for 
$3.65; 50 for $6.75; 100 for $12.95. 
Privet, 


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SALZER’S SNOWBERRY 
SALZER 
SEED CO., 


Rose of Sharon, Jeanne d@’Are 
ROSE OF SHARON 
Hibiscus. Very colorful shrubs. 
Huge flowers like roses, 2 to 4 inches 
across, appear in August and early 
September, when flowers are scarce. 
8 ft. Will withstand extremely dry 
weather and grows well in dry loca- 
tions. -They leaf out slowly the first 
season after transplanting, and often 
remain dormant well into July. We 
offer the best varieties: 
—Anemonae. Double pink flowers. 
—Ardens. Double purple flowers. 
—Luey. Double dark red. 
—Jjeanne d’Are. Double pure white. 
Any of Above: Each, 1-1% ft., 30c; 
8 for S4c; 1 each of these 4, for $1.05. 

Smoke Bush or Purple Fringe 
SMOKE BUSH OR 
PURPLE FRINGE 
Rhus Cotinus. This different, but 
most striking and graceful shrub, is 
easily grown. Planted as a Single 
specimen on the lawn, in a corner of 
the yard, or-—planted alongside the 
house where it can be seen to advan- 
tage, it always excites comment. In 
Jate summer and fall, it is entirely 
covered with a curious fringe of fine, 
purplish, misty-looking flowers which 
give the plant a smoky appearance. 
Grows 10 to 12 feet high, and requires 
plenty of space for development to its 
fullest beauty. July to August. Each, 
1-114 ft., 69; 3 for $1.75. 
SNOWBERRY 
Racemosus. A desirable small shrub 
(3 to 5 feet) that grows in almost any 
soil; valuable for shaded locations. 
Bears small, rose-pink flowers in sum- 
mer, which are followed by an abun- 
dance of large clustered, milk white 

berries that remain on the bush until’ 
far. into, winter. 
/ Each, 1-1% ft., 303 
3 for S4e. 
LA CROSSE, | 
SHRUB ROSES 7 
Wis. 
See Page 78. 
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Salzer’s Snowball 
SNOWBALL 
The showy Snowball grows about 8 
feet high and flowers lavishly in 
Spring. Of vigorous and luxuriant 
growth. Its large, lovely, white balls” 
of bleom are borne the end of May, 
and make a*“brave show for Decora- 
tion Day. Each, 1-1% ft., 48e; 3 for 
$1.34. 

Syringa Coronarius 
SYRINGA ; 
Or Mock Orange. (Philadelphus.) De- 
sirable shrubs, long a favorite, with 
their orange-like fragrant white blos- 
soms in May and June. 
» —Coronarius. The lovely old fash- 
ioned Sweet Syringa. Large white 
single flowers with a rich creamy 
tinge. 8 ft. Also called Sweet Mock 
Orange. 
_—Lemoinei. A dwarf form only 5 ft. 
high. Lovely, single white flowers. 
Each, 1-14% ft., 48e; 3 for $1.35. 
—Virginal. The double flowering 
Syringa, that received a first-class 
certificate from the Royal Horticul- 
tural Society! Large, double, pure 
snow-white flowers, in clusters of 5 
to 7, the individual blooms two inches 
and more in diameter. 8 ft. Each, 
1-1% ft., 52c; 3 for $1.45. 
SPICE BUSH. See Page 91. 


I received my order of shrubs some time ago, and they are all growing just fine.—Mr. Paul W. Westerman, Box 183, 
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. 

Each, 1-11 ft., 34¢e; 3 for 95e. . 
