26 Plant a Butterfly Bush Collection for Summer Beauty a 
Ornamental and Flowering Shrubs 

Our Shrubs are blooming size, ready for immediate effect. The shrubs we have 
listed here have been carefully selected, hardy, 2-year old stock, well branched. 
THE BUTTERFLY BUSHES 
OR SUMMER LILACS FAMILY 
PINK CHARMING—Beautiful rosy pink. Never 
has a name so appropriately been applied to a 
flower. This exotic Buddleia is indeed a Pink 
Charming. Extra long flower panicles, many 
measure 15 to 18 inches long, full and tapering 
perfectly toward the tip. Plant is hardy and 
foliage of clear green, blends with any back- 
ground. Like all the Buddleias, new shoots come 
up from the ground each spring. The old wood 
dies back during the winter and should be pruned 
out as soon as new growth starts. Price: Heavy 
2-year plants 65c each. 
ROYAL RED—(Plant Patent Applied For.) The 
Sensational New Buddleia. In presenting Bud- 7 
dleia Royal Red we believe we are introducing a °. 
new hardy plant that will be the sensation of the 
plant world for years to come. Royal Red repre- 
sents eight years of intensive breeding work, cul- 
minating in the first truly red Butterfly Bush. | | -? 

As a hardy summer cut flower plant and as an 
ornamental lawn shrub, Royal Red is un- 
surpassed in beauty and usefulness. From 
July until frost the plant produces an 
abundance of rich dazzling red panicles 
that attract instant attention. For gar- 
den planting, Royal Red is one of the - 
most beautiful hardy plants that has ever 
been produced. The plant is hardy, 
grows 4 to 6 feet high and the foliage is 
deep leathery green. The sturdy plants 
we offer will flower abundantly the first 
ie Prices: Heavy 2 yr. plants, 85c 
each. 

BUTTERFLY BUSH 
COLLECTION 
1 Pink Charming 
1 Royal Red 1 Empire Blue 
1 Concord 1 Ile de France 
FIVE IN ALL. EACH PLANT WILL 
BE CAREFULLY LABELED. 
SPECIAL PRICE, $3.15 
EMPIRE BLUE—(Patent No. 557) We 





have seen no other blue Buddleia that’ 
compares with this. The color is an Aster- 
blue with a delicate lilac tone, the whole 
effect being an exquisite shade of blue. 
Prices: Heavy 2-yr. plants, 85c each. 
ILE DE FRANCE—Brilliant rosy-violet 
purple. For a brilliant display of color - 
all summer, we know of no plant that 
surpasses this fine Butterfly Bush. The 
lovely claret-purple spikes are 12 inches 
long, fragrant, fine for cutting. Makes 
a nicely rounded bush, 3 to 4 feet tall. 
Prices: Heavy 2-yr. plants, 65c each. — 

Butterfly Bush 
CONCORD — Outstanding Purple-Blue. 
Magnificent blooms. A new outstanding 
variety worthy of trial. Price: Heavy 2- 
yr. plants, 55c each. / 
DOGWOOD or CORNUS 
FOR BEAUTIFUL BARK 
The Dogwoods are valuable for their 
foliage in summer, brilliancy of fruits 
in fall, and highly colored barks in|} 
winter. All varieties do well in sun 
or shade, and afford excellent contrast |} 
in shrub groups, while the berries at- 
tract birds in fall and winter. 
GOLDEN-BRANCHED—6 ft. A broad 
bush with bright yellow bark. Strik- 
ingly conspicuous when combined with 
the red barked varieties. Small white 
flowers; white berries. Very attrac- 
tive. Prices: Heavy: 18-24 inch plants, 
60c each; 3 for $1.50. ae” 
RED-BRANCHED—8 ft. Bright coral- 
red bark. Yellowish white flowers in 
spring and.a profusion of bluish white} 
berries in the fall. Prices: Heavy 18- 
24 inch plants, 55¢c each; 3 for $1.45. 
MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA (Saucer 
Magnolia)—By far the best of the Hardy 
Magnolia, producing a wealth of delicate- __ 
ly shaded blooms, just before the leaves 
open. The flowers open light purple at 
‘base, shading to pink at tips, with inside 
of petals clear pink to white. One of our . 
most beautiful ornamentals. Extra heavy _— 
24 to 36 in. plants, $3.50. 0°00 

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