SPECIAL- TREES and PLANTS 

BEGONIAS 
| Tuberous Rooted 
This type is the most showy 
and beautiful of all Begonias. 
These bulbs will produce a plant 
about 6 to 8 in. high with flowers 
resembling Camellias. The bulbs 
should be planted in May in par- 
tial shade and with a liberal 
amount of Peat Moss to hold 
moisture. 
Mixed colors: Red, Pink, Yellow. 
1% to 1% in. bulbs, 30c ea.; 4 for $1.00. 
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 ferminal 
clusters with panicles 8 to 10 in. 
long. The plants will bloom this 
year. 



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. 
2itoro tt —Dalledrinteartn es a a ae $ 9.00 each 
310-4 tt.—balled‘in earth" 328. 11.00 each 
1Sito 24:in:—not balled: (ee. 3.25 each 
Supply is very limited. 
Trees and Shrubs 
with Colored Foliage 
The following have colored foliage all summer, and are beautiful 
when planted with our green leaved plants: 
GOLDEN LEAF NINEBARK. Golden Foliage... 75c each 
RED LEAF BARBERRY. Bronzy Red Foliage... Se ee 75c each 
BLUE MIST. Silver Foliage, Blue Flowers.................. 75c each 
RED LEAF PLUM. Red Foliage. Grows 10 ft... $1.50 each 
CRIMSON KING MAPLE. Red Foliage all summer. This is a new 
Maple. Grows like Hard Maple. 5 ft. trees 22-2. $5.00 
D AHLI AS 50c each 6 for $2.75 
Bright Yellow Deep Crimson Bronze Buff 
Deep Rose Pink Carmine Red White 
These are all large flowering types. 
CHOICE CANNAS 
Red or Yellow 15 cents each 
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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 JUNIPER.“9 to, 12 Inve 2 eae $1.00 ea. 
WHITE-SPRUGE"9 ton12-in.. 2 a 75¢ ea. 
AUSTRIAN PINE. 12 to 18 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, Illinois 
