
SPECIAL- TREES and PLAN 


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Althea 
ROSE OF SHARON 
White Pink Blue 
75c each 
3 for $1.80 
3 ft. Plants 
Single hollyhock-like flowers 
in late summer and fall; rich 
foliage. Grows in an upright 
pyramidal bush or small tree. 
Great favorite on account of its 
blooming when other flowers 
are gone. 
Butterfly 
Bush 
or Summer Lilac 
50c each, 3 for $1.35 
Pink with orange eye, Dark Wine 
Red, Lavender Pink. 
These Summer Lilac or Butter- 
fly Bushes are tops in summer 
flowers. They bloom from July 
until late fall. The flowers are 
fragrant and come in terminal 
clusters with panicles 8 to 10 in. 
long. The plants will bloom this 
year. 

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MAGNOLIA 
(Soulangeana) 
The most decorative and most popular of the Hybrid Mag- 
nolias, producing a wealth of very large rose colored blooms just 
before the leaves appear in the spring. The plants are grown 
on their own roots, and should not be compared with grafted 
plants which are cheaper but not hardy. 
A.io.5 {t-—balled in earth...) $12.00 each 
3 to 4 ft.—balled in earth........... _.......... 9.50 each 
Supply is very limited. 

EVERBLOOMING 
ROSES 
MIXED COLORS—We cannot list separate colors. These plants 
are all good standard varieties and good colors. 
3 for $1.25 
These roses are No. 2 grade; the tops are short but good roots. 
Will bloom first summer. 


CHOICE CANNAS 
Red or Yellow 15 cents each 



ALPHA NURSERY 
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Evergreens 

These Evergreens have been transplanted. They 
have good roots and well balanced tops. They 
are not to be compared with seedlings so often 
offered. They are 5 to 7 years old and are the 
same that we plant in our open fields to grow 
into larger trees. 
Keep them well moist the first year: also cul- 
tivate them good. 
PFITZER JUNIPER. 10 to 12 in... $1.00 ea. 
SAVIN JUNIPERS 9 ito 12°in2eee $1.00 ea. 
COLORADO JUNIPER. 18 to 24 in... $1.50 ea. 
WHITEZOPRUCE, 9ito 12 in. eee 75c ea. 
AUSTRIAN PINE. 18 to 24 in... $1.00 ea. 
DOUGLAS FIR. 12 to 18 in... $1.00 ea. 
These Evergreens are packed in moss when de- 
livered. Never allow the roots to become dry. 
Ground Covers 
VINCA (Minor) Clumps 25c each 
A trailing evergreen plant used to cover ground 
under shrubs and evergreens—blue flowers. 
Each clump can be divided into many small 
plants. 
SPRUGE (pachysandra) 
A splendid ground cover, glossy foliage, form- 
ing a dense mat. Does well in dense shade, es- 
pecially under evergreens. Grows 6 inches tall 
in sun or shade. 
6 in. plants, 25c each, $2.00 for 10 
Alpha, I[llinois 
