Plant Beautiful Flowering 
GHRUBS 
ALTHEA (Rose of Sharon)—Double rose, 
double white, double purple, double red. 
2 to 3 feet, 35c each: 3 to 4 feet, 50c 
each. 
BARBERRY THUNBERGI—18 to 24 inches, 
30c each; $2.50 for 10. 
BARBERRY, RED LEAF—12 to 18 inches. 
50c each; 18 to 24 inches, 75c. 
BUTTERFLY BUSH—Flowers resemble lilac 
in color and shape—appear in great 
profusion from mid-summer until frost. 
Of a delightful fragrance that is attrac- 
tive to butterflies. Will invariably bloom 
the first year. 50c¢ each. 
CALYCANTHUS (Carolina All Spice)—A 
unique shrub growing upright to 6 feet, 
clothing its straight, strong, reddish 
brown shoots with large glossy leaves, 
from the axils of which spring odd dou- 
ble, spicily fragrant flowers of chocolate 
red. 18 to 24 inches, 40c each. 
CRAPE MYRTLE (Lagerstroemia)—The most 
gorgeous of all blooming shrubs for the 
Southwest. Blooms throughout the entire 
summer; withstands drouths wonderfully. 
Crape Myrtle is very effective for hedges, 
and is at its best when pruned every 
winter and not allowed to grow in tree 
form. We can furnish pink, red and 
white. 2 to 3 feet, 50c each; 3 to 4 feet 
75c each. 
CYDONIA, JAPONICA (Flowering Quince) 
—A popular dooryard shrub, growing 
from 3 to 6 feet high. The scarlet flowers 
appear before the leaves, giving a bril- 
liant glow to the bush even from a dis- 
tance; excellent in shrub groups or as a 
hedge. 2 to 3 feet, 50c each. 
PRIDE OF ROCHESTER — Upright, fast 
grower, 6 to 8 feet. Flowers in large 
panicles are pinkish white in late May. 
FORSYTHIA (Golden Bell)—These splendid 
old shrubs growing 8 to 10 feet tall even- 
tually light up the garden with glinting 
masses of yellow very early in spring 
before leaves appear. The upright forms 
make excellent tall hedges, and are 
bright hued fillers for massed shrub 
groups. 2 to 3 feet, 75c each. 
LILACS (Syringa) 
PURPLE (Common)—It is the well known 
purple fragrant variety. 2 to 3 feet, 50¢ 
each. 
WHITE (Common)—Is also fragrant but 
flowers are white. 2 to 3 feet, 50c each. 
PERSIAN LILAC—A graceful shrub with 
finely cut foliage and delicate lavender 
blossoms; blooms not so large as the 
common purple, but it is a graceful shrub. 
2 to 3 feet, 60¢ each. 
WEIGELAS 
ROSEA—Most popular of all; tall growing, 
vigorous, with deep pink flowers in the 
greatest profusion during June, and more 
sparsely at intervals thereafter. 2 to 3 
feet; 75c each. 
PUSSY WILLOW—Gray Catkins. 2-3 feet, 
50c each, prepaid. 
RED DOUBLE FLOWERING PEACH — At- 
tractive tree shape, beautiful red flowers 
cover each branch early in spring. Very 
showy. 2 to 3 feet, 60c each, prepaid; 3 
to 4 feet, 75c each, prepaid. 
HONEYSUCKLES 
2 to 3 ft., 50c each 
3 to 4 ft., 75c cach 
WINTER HONEYSUCKLE—The white flow- 
ers of this variety often open before 
the snow has gone in spring, and are 
deliciously fragrant. The foliage is of 
a very attractive shade, and remains 
green until: hard freezing weather. 
MORROWI HONEYSUCKLE—This is one of 
the most vigorous of the white flowered 
kinds, becoming from 6 to 8 feet tall. 
The foliage is of dark restful green and 
held until late in the season. In early 
spring the bush is like a ball of snow, 
because of the profusion of blooms. Dur- 
ing midsummer the bright red berries 
contrast strikingly with the foliage and 
give the bush great attractiveness. 
TARTARIAN HONEYSUCKLE—The most ex- 
tensively used of the older varieties of 
Bush Honeysuckles. There are a number 
of varieties, some having flowers of dis- 
tinctly reddish hue, some pink and some 
white. All bloom very freely and in 
midsummer carry loads of brilliantly col- 
ored berries, usually of bright red. We 
can supply Tartarian Honeysuckles in 
pink, red or white flowers. 
HYDRANGEA 
2 to 3 ft., 75¢ each 
ARBORESCENS GRANDIFLORA (Hills of 
Snow)—The flowers are, in large way, 
similar to the familiar “Snowball” in 
appearance; conspicuously white and 
imposing. July to September. By cutting 
back to the crown each spring, the 
bushes may be kept round and dense 
at a normal height of three to five feet. 
They are excellent for solid low borders 
or in foundation plantings which will 
allow for about four feet. 
PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA—Fine, tall 
hedges, or if planted in rich soil and 
severely pruned every spring before the 
leaf buds open, will get to be very 
leaf buds open, will get to be very dense, 
dwarf clumps of compact form, wonder- 
fully attractive when laden with their 
massive white plumes. Large beds kept 
at a uniform development, are extremely 
showy, first snowy white, then pink, then 
reddish-bronze and green. August till 
autumn. Planted rather well back in 
the intervals. between other shrubs, the 
projecting: flower wands arching from the 
ground are extremely effective. 


BUTTERFLY BUSH 
SPIREA 
ANTHONY WATERER—Dwarf, bushy, of 
spreading type with large corymbs bril- 
liantly colored rosy crimson. Very free 
flowering, at its best in late summer. 
This is one of the very good showy red 
flowered shrubs sufficiently dwarfed to 
be used in foundation plantings or the 
low front of shrub groups. 15 to 18 
inches. 90c each. 
SPIREA (Billardi)—Tall, erect shrub with 
canes terminated by weathery plumes 5 
to 6 inches long, of dainty pink color. 2 
to 3 ft. 75¢ each. 
VAN HOUTTE!I—Grandest of Spireas. One 
of the best of shrubs; complete foundation 
of pure white bloom in May and June. 
The foliage and bush shape is ornamen- 
tal the year round. 18 to 24 inches (2- 
year), 50c each; 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
SPIREA (Thunbergi)—Graceful, early flow- 
ering shrub. Pure white flowers. Bright 
green, feathery foliage. 2/3 ft., 45¢ each: 
2 for 80c; 6 for $2.25. % ft., 55c¢ each; 
2 for $1.00; 6 for $2.80. 

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