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ones Inexpensive Beauty : 
For You 
For delicate coloring, for their long blooming period, for hardiness _ 
and general dependability, these beautiful Buddleias described below x 
are unexcelled. All perfectly hardy. 

CHOICE BUDDLEIAS 

Dubonnet. A gorgeous color, similar to that of the famous French — = 
Dubonnet. Glows a true red in sunlight. Of erect growth, strong-stemmed; — 
firm, cylindrical spikes. Fine, 2-year plants, 55¢ each; 3 for $1.50. : 
Blue Empress. A beautiful new Buddleia which produces an abundance of — 
gorgeous delicate lilac-blue sprays of bloom from midsummer until late fall. 
The well filled, compact spikes are borne on strong stems; bushy shrubs 
attaining a height of 3 to 4 feet. Fine, 2-Yr. plants, 65¢ each; 3 for $1.80. 
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Pink Charming. Elegant long sprays of beautiful pink blooms—often 12 = 
15 inches long. Produces a bushy plant 5 feet high. Fine 2-year plants, 
65¢ each; 3 for $1.80. 
Red Glory. A truly red variety. See page 13 for description. Fine, 2-Yre 
plants, 65c each; 3 for $1.80. 
CHASTE TREE 
(Vitex macrophylla) 
Lovely lavender-blue flowers. A color rare 
in hardy shrub. Blooms from July till frost. 
Succeeds anywhere; grows 6 feet tall. 2-year, 
18-24 inch shrubs, 60¢ each; 3 for $1.50. 
KERRIA JAPONICA 
(Flora Plena) 
Golden flowers in June, with enough bloom 
throughout the summer to make a pretty dis- 
play. Matures to 8 feet. Hardy. 2-Yr., 18-24 
in. Shrubs, 75¢ each; 3 for $2.00. 
JAPANESE SNOWBALL 
(Viburnum Tomentosum) 
Known as Double-File Viburnum due to the 
fact of its unusual flower arrangement—its 
wheel-like clusters ringed with dazzling white 
flowers with spidery sunburst centers, are borne 
on the upper side of the branches in two 
rows, which creates an interesting effect. Its 
dark green leaves turn to a gorgeous crim- 
Chaste Tree son in autumn. It is of upright habit, with 
wide-spreading, horizontal branches. Not 
BARGAIN NO. 16 as susceptible to aphids as the common 
Snowball. Blooms late May. Very hardy. 
4 Choice Buddleia 2-Yr., 18-24 in. shrubs, 75¢ each; 3 
One each, 4 varieties listed for $2.10. 
Te ABELIA GRANDIFLORA - 
: Net, not prepaid (Glossy Arbutus) 
Dainty, bell-shaped white and pink flow- 
ers from early spring until frost. Shiny, 
practically evergreen leaves look as though 
they had been waxed. About 5 feet at ma- 
turity. 2-Yr., 18-24 in. shrubs, 75¢ each; 
3 for $2.00. ; 

Beauty Bush 
BEAUTY BUSH 
(Kolkwitzia Amabilis) 
Covered early in May with the utmost pro- 
fusion of small, bell-shaped, clear pink flowers 
with brownish spots and veins. The tiny rose- 
colored buds are fascinating, hooded with fuzzy 
jackets which remain to decorate the seed pods. 
Graceful the year round and perfectly hardy. 
2-year, 6 to 9 inch bushes, 45¢ each; 3 a ‘ 
for $1.20. Japanese Snowball Abelia Grandifiora Boss 

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