
SPIREAS 
RED SPIREA (Anthony Waterer). Handsome round 
bush, growing 2% to 3 feet in height and width. Begins to 
bloom in early summer, and if the dead blossoms are picked 
off, it will continue blooming until late in the fall. Bright 
red flowers in large elusters, all over the bush. The most 
popular of all red flowered shrubs. Hardy in\Zone 4. Size 
1% to 2 feet, 90c each; 3 for $2.40, postpaid. 
WHITE SPIREA Bridal Wreath (Van Houttei). 7 feet. A 
leader among shrubs and a beautiful ornament at all seasons. © : ; cae ; 
Sometimes called Bridal Wreath. A round and graceful bush Spirea Van Houttei (Bridal Wreath) 
with arching branches, covered with white flowers in the 
spring. No doubt one of the most useful of all shrubs for the border, 
around porches and for hedges, For prices on smaller hedge size 
see page 63. Hardy in Zone 4. Size 2 feet, 60c each; 3 for $1.50, 
postpaid. ; 


DOUBLE SYRINGA 
The Double Syringa (Philadelphus Virginalis) is a magnificent 
variety growing about 6 ft. high. The flowers are double and the 
largest and most striking of all varieties; often measure two inches 
or more in diameter, very fragrant and excellent for cutting. It 
has a long blooming season, making its best display of flowers in 
May and June, with seattered bloom through summer and fall. A 
most desirable shrub for the border and for foundation plantings. 
Many who have seen it, declare it to be the most beautiful white 
flowered shrub that has been introduced within the last quarter of 
a céntury. Hardy in Zone 4. Size 2 feet, $1.00 each; 3 for $2.70, 
postpaid. 

ROSE ACACIA 
THE ROSE ACACIA (Robini hispida) grows 3 to 4 feet high 
and is one of the most striking of all spring flowering shrubs. The 
pea-shaped flowers of rose-purple are produced in May and June in 
loose panicles giving the impression of a cluster of sweet peas. 
Easily grown and will thrive on the poorest of soils and in either 
sun or partial shade. Hardy in Zone 4. 2 fect, 50c each; 3 for 
$1.20, postpaid, 
FRENCH PUSSY WILLOW 
Not the wild pussy willow but a cultivated variety that has made a sensation 
wherever it has been shown. Branches of this variety have been selling at retail 
during the winter months in cities at from $1.00 to $2.00 per dozen. You Can 
Grow Them on Your Own Lawn. Enjoy these dainty silvery flowers every winter. 
A beautiful round shrub in summer. Wherever you have room for a Lilac or 
Snowball, you have room for a Pussy Willow. Use them for tall screens or 
backgrounds. Cut the ends of the branches in January or February. Place them 
indoors in a vase of water. Watch them unfold their large catkins of silvery 
pink, from 1 to 2 inches long. They will repay you many times their cost in 
pleasure. Grows 10 to 12 feet high. Hardy in Zone 2, 2 feet, 60c each; 3 for French Pussy Willow 
$1.50, postpaid. 
Se oe USE THE HARDINESS MAP 
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So many of our customers in the northern 
states want to know just how much cold a 
‘‘hardy’’? shrub or plant will stand that we 
HARDI NESS MAP have incorporated as much of this informa- 
tion as possible into our catalog. Wherever 
this information is available, we have given 
it in the description of each variety. As an 
sich example, Pussy Willow above is listed as 
zo NE > fren diug ““ Hardy in Zone 2.7?” This means that it will 
sbi i oan A | survive the winters in any territory marked 
oS y 2 2 or higher, on the map below. As a general 
‘\ Minneapolis om 3 h cae rule, most plants will survive one zone farther 
2 o : north if planted in a sheltered location. 
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WHEN TO PRUNE SHRUBS 
As a general rule it is advisable to prune spring- 
flowering and early-summer-flowering shrubs imme- 



al ic esie Ne: ip < w diately after they complete the period of flowering. 
Se be 7 EUS Oe } This is because the blooms occur on old wood, or the 
LUN eae heey previous year’s growth, and pruning immediately after 
Savonnan | in Northern Canada |/@ bloom encourages growth for next year’s bloom. Thin- 
: \? Zone 285 10 ee eee || ning should be confined to removal of dead wood and 
HARDINESS MAP Opens Jacksonville | Zone 4 —20° to —10° Ea judicious removal of new wood as necessary to main- 
" * tain the shape and size desired for the location. 
These zones are based on average onnual minimum GnWweslan ‘ : : 
temperatures as listed by the U. S. Weather Bureau a ; ; 3 \f Late-summer flowering and fall-flowering shrubs pro- 
Piece hajeune, Us ER i sctagton, 1936 ee e = duce their blooms,;on wood,of the same sea- 
: son’s growth. These may be pruned in late 
fall or early spring, preferably while dor- 
mant. This encourages new growth for 65 
abundant new bloom. 

