Coles New Dwart 
AUDSE-GULD PUSSY WILLOW 
Here is truly our out- 
standing novelty for 1948. 
Picture in your mind a 
lovely shrub of semi-dwarf 
growing habits and never 
tractive, that grows tall 
enough (about 4¥2 to 5 ft.) 
so that it is not puny and 
is large enough to pro- 
duce an attractive display of 
flowers. You know the pussies, 
or catkins, are actually flowers, 
and their early emergence on 
this new plant make it one of 
the earliest flowering shrubs 
known. About 10 days earlier 
than the usual Pussy Willow, 
that is in late February or early 
March, these plants burst forth 
with literally thousands of at- 
tractive silvery catkins. In the 
various stages of growth, they 
are first silver-gray, silvery- 
pink, and, at maturity, a rosy 
pink color overlaid with golden 
stamens. They last and last 
and finally reach their maturity 
some 10 days after the common 
varieties are completely out of 
the picture. The amazing size 
of the catkins will astound you. 
Many of them attain a length 
of 3 inches or more. After the 
flowering season is over, the 
entire fountain-like plant is lib- 
erally clothed with a wealth of 
attractive silvery-green foliage 
which persists quite late in the 
fall. We have never seen any 
diseases or insect pests on this 
plant in the nursery. For winter 
bouquets, liberal stems of these 
may be brought indoors and 
forced as early as Christmas 
time. Not particular as to soil 
and truly a gem among plants. 
Husky 2-yr. plants, $2.00 each; 
$5.00 for 3. 

TWO EXTREMELY FRAGRANT SHRUBS 
Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus). A lovely old favorite 
sometimes known as Strawberry Bush. The sturdy, 
reddish brown branches are well furnished with 
large, leathery, glossy leaves. The unique, double, 
spicily fragrant flowers are chocolate-red and are 
borne in huge quantities in early spring. Sturdy 
2-year plants, $1.25 each. 
Summer Sweet (Clethra). Probably the most fragrant 
shrub of them all. This plant, which grows to 2 
height of 44% feet, produces a wealth of intensely 
sweet, spicy white flowers. The blooming season 
is during the late summer and early fall when 
little else is in bloom. The plants will grow in 
almost any location and in any soil, even in shade 
and moist places. The flowers last well in the 
house, making them excellent for cutting. Thrifty 
2-year plants, $1.00 each. 

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becomes leggy and unat- , 

Crimson Beauty Quince 
CRIMSON BEAUTY 
Sensational New Double Red Flowering Quince 
The result of many years’ effort on the part 
of horticulturists over the country to develop a 
hardy strain of double flowering Quince. The 
one we here offer is the peak of all their 
efforts. Flowers are of excellent size, fully 
double, with a marvelous glowing red carmine 
color. The attractive yellow stamens peek 
through the many petals, giving an entrancing 
effect. Compact, bushy, free flowering shrubs 
with handsome, glossy, deep green foliage 
and remarkable freedom from disease and 
insect pests. 12 to 18 inches, $1.25 each; $3.25 
for 3. 2 to 3 ft., strong husky plants, $2.00 
each; $5.50 for 3. 
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Rose-Acacia 

ROSE-ACACIA 
7 feet. Long, graceful clusters of pea-shaped, 
rose-colored flowers are borne on strong, but 
gently nodding stems in May and June. The 
plant is not particular as to soil and will grow 
almost anywhere. Excellent for planting on 
banks. The foliage is quite decorative, some- 
what resembling that of the Wistaria. Strong, 
2-year plants, $1.25 each. 
