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“EVA RATHKE. 
Painesville, Ohio 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI 
SPIREAS 
ANTHONY WATERER. 3 Feet. Beautiful dark small 
foliage; dense rounded growth, and large, bril- 
liant rose-crimson corycombs, at its best in mid- 
summer. Used extensively for foundation plant- 
ings and low borders. 
15-18 inch, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 
ARGUTA MULTIFLORA. 5 Feet. A slender, upright 
shrub with branches a’ snowy mass of white flow- 
ers early in May. 
2-3 feet, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 
PRUNIFOLIA. Bridalwreath. 8 Feet. Plum-leaved 
~ foliage which early in autumn turns —a brilliant 
red. Blooms early even before Van Houtte, with 
clusters of smalll, button-like white flowers. 
2-3 feet, Each 90c; Per 10, $8.00 
THUNBERGI. 5 Feet. Forms a dense, featherly 
bush; the foliage which is a light greenish yel- 
low, changes in autumn to bright red and orange. 
White clustered flowers in early spring. 
18-24 inch, Each 55c; Per 10, $5.00 
VAN HOUTTEI. 10 Feet. Indispensable in any 
grouping of shrubbery where its gracefully arch- 
ing, slender branches, fine twigs and ‘’Maiden- 
hair’ foliage may be left unpruned. A _ fountain 
of white in May. 
18-24 inch, Each 50c; Per 10, $4.50 
2-3 feet, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 
WEIGELAS 
FLORIBUNDA. 8 Feet. Crimson flowers at ends of 
short branchlets, in close clusters. 
2-3 feet, Each 90c; Per 10, $8.00 
ROSEA. 8 Feet. Early flowering. Rose colored. 
Dwarf to medium. 
2-3 feet, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 
HYBRID WEIGELAS 
ABEL CARRIER. For medium and back rows. Flow- 
ers are stemless bells in clusters along the stems. 
May into July. : 
2-3 feet, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 
5 Feet. Most distinct variety, being 
later (July) and most conspicuous with its deep 
carmine-red flowers. 
2-3 feet, Each $1.00; Per 10, $9.00 
HYBRIDA NANA VARIEGATA. 5 Feet. Dwarf; 
variegated leaves, broadly margined in creamy 
white; flowers pink. 
18-24 inch, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 

HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS 
SNOWBERRIES 
RED SNOWBERRY. Symphorocarpus Chenaulti. 6 Feet. 
Finer stemmed and denser; leaves thinner, fruits 
smaller; otherwise same as the Vulgaris type. 
2-3 feet, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 
COMMON SNOWBERRY. 
8 feet. 
Symphorocarpus Racemosus. 
Inconspicuous, rose-colored flowers in June 
and July, followed by large, round, clustered, milk- 
white fruits which remain far into winter. The leaves 
are oval and glaucous green. 
2-3 feet, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 
CORALBERRY. Symphorocarpus Vulgaris. 5 Feet. High- 
ly valued for use in densely shaded situations and 
for the striking beauty of their leaves and bright, 
persistant fruits. Similar to Snowberry except that 
its long, slender fruits are bright coral-red, cluster- 
ing in thick ropes along the weighted-down stems; 
also the smaller, pointed leaves are dark. 
2-3 feet, Each 75c; Per 10, $6.00 
VIBURNUMS 
AMERICANUM. American Cranberry Bush. 
10 Feet. Broad 
flower corymbs with usually only the outer fringe fully 
opened. Fruits bright scarlet, from July until Spring. 
2-3 feet, Each 90c; Per 10, $8.00 
OPULUS. European Cranberry Bush. 10 Feet. Broad bril- 
liant green foliage; a rich setting for large bunches of 
crimson berries which persist on bare branches into the 
winter. Pure white flowers in dense cymes about 4 
inches across. 
2-3 feet, Each 90c; Per 10, $8.00 
CARLESI. 4 feet. Flowers are waxy white, deliciously fra- 
grant, and are produced in early spring when leaves are 
unfolding. The foliage is an outstanding quality of the 
plant through the summer and closes the season with 
a brilliant fall coloring. 
15-18 inch, Each $1.50 B&B 
OPULUS NANUM. Dwarf Cranberry Bush. 2 Feet. Com- 
pact, rounded, with darkly lustrous leaves, and reddish 
twigs. Very valuable for low edging. 
6-9 in., Each $1.00; Per 10, $9.00 
TOMENTOSUM. 8 Feet. Large, flat umbel-like cymes with 
marginal white flowers in May. Bush broad and symetri- 
cal, with corrugated bronze-green foliage, purple hued 
beneath. Fruits red changing to blue-black. 
2-3 feet, Each 90c; Per 10, $8.00 
PLICATUM. 8 Feet. Erect, compact, with beautiful, heavily 
veined leaves, purple tinted, and white corymbs in June. 
2-3 feet, Each $1.00; Per 10, $9.00 
VITEX 
MACROPHYLLA. 4 Feet. A very desirable medium size 
shrub. Leaves large, deep-pointed like stars. From July 
till early frosts, there is a fairly continuous display of 
beautiful, large, distended, upright panicles in clusters, 
rich lavender-blue. 
18-24 inch, Each 90c; Per 10, $8.00 
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