Make Your House A Home - Plant Zilke’s Flowering Shrubs 
THE BUTTERFLY BUSH 
OR SUMMER LILAC FAMILY 
ROYAL RED—Represents eight years of intensive 
breeding work, culminating in the first truly red 
Butterfly Bush. As a hardy summer cut flower plant 
and as an ornamental lawn shrub, Royal Red is unsur- 
passed in beauty and usefulness. From July until frost 
the plant produces an abundance of rich dazzling red 
panicles that attract instant attention. The plant is hardy, 
grows 4 to 6 feet high and the foliage is deep leathery 
green. The sturdy plants we offer will flower abundantly 
the first year. Prices: Heavy 2 yr. plants, 75c each. 
EMPIRE BLUE—No other blue Buddleia compares with 
this variety. The color is an Aster-blue with a delicate 
lilac tone. Heavy No. 1 plants, 75¢ each. 
WHITE SNOWBANK—A new 
white beautiful Buddleia car- 
rying 8 to 12 inch spikes of 
fully rounded-out blooms. 
Splendid for cut flower pur- 
poses. Prices: 2 yr. plants, 65¢ 
each; 3 for $1.80. 
FASCINATION—Dense, long 
sprays of light pink shaded 
orchid. One of the newer va- 
rieties with flowers much lar- 
ger than most sorts. Bloom- 
ing period is all summer from 
July on. Highly recommended. 
Heavy No. 1 plants, 65c each; 
3 for $1.80. 
ORCHID BEAUTY—An or- 
chid pink with brilliant, or- 
ange eye and flowers heady up to 24 inches in length, 
broad at the base. Excellent for cut flowers. New and 
good. Heavy plants, 65c each; 3 for $1.80. 
RUSSIAN OLIVE—Rugged, treelike shrub, growing 10 
to 12 feet high. Foliage is a beautiful, silvery gray, con- 
trasting sharply with other shrubs. Flowers are deep 
golden and very fragrant, followed by ornamental yellow- 
ish-brown fruits with silvery scales. Heavy 18 to 24 inch 
plants, 40c each; 3 for $1.00; Extra heavy 2 to 3 feet, 55c 
each; 3 for $1.35. 
Pink Weigela Rosea 
HEAVENLY BLUE SPIREA — Dwarf 
grower; somewhat perennial-like, since in 
this locality the tops die back to the ground 
each winter, but reappear promptly on the 
approach of Spring, according an abundance 
of pleasing blue flowers throughout the Sum- 
mer. 60¢ each; 3 for $1.50. 
PINK WEIGELA ROSEA—The big round, 
dense, dark green shrub with hundreds of 
pink blossoms in June. Foliage rich and 
heavy. For breath-taking beauty this shrub 
can’t be surpassed. Grows 4 to 6 feet. Strong 
2 yr. 12-18 inch, 45¢c each; 3 for $1.20. 
RED HONEYSUCKLE 
Get This Beautiful New Bush Honeysuckle 
This remarkable shrub will thrill you with 
GOLDEN BELL 
FORSYTHIA 
FORSYTHIA OR GOLDEN 
BELL — EARLY SPRING 
BLOOM 
Earliest blooming, lights up 
the landscape with glinting 
yellow before the leaves ap- 
pear. Flowers often come out 
before the snow is gone. This 
is the large flowering variety, 
having flowers twice the size 
of the older kinds. Thrives in 
any locality. Grows 8 to 10 
feet tall. May be pruned. 2 yr. 
blooming size, 18-24 inch, 40c 
each; 3 for $1.00; Heavy 2 to 
3 ft. 60c each; 3 for $1.50; 
Extra heavy 4 yr. old, 4 to 5 
ft., $1.25 each; 3 for $3.00. 
TAMARIX 
HISPIDA—The new bright 
pink, This is by far the best 
Tamarix and as a matter of 
fact is one of the finest of all 
shrubs. It grows 10 to 12 ft. 
tall if not pruned, but it can 
be kept down to any desired 
height. It grows in sun or 
shade, in wet or dry places. The fine, feathery foliage 
is silvery-blue. Bright pink flowers appear more or less 
regularly all summer. 12 to 18 inch, 50c each; 3 for $1.25. 
SPIREA 
FROEBELI—Red foliage in spring. If people knew this 
shrub better, it would be planted in large numbers. It 
makes a low, compact bush 3 to 33 feet tall. In the spring 
and fall, the foliage is a striking maroon color. In May- 
June, it is covered with clusters of bright rosy-pink 
flowers, and occasional blooms through the summer. An 
ideal border shrub in front of taller shrubs. sensed 
hardy and grows everywhere, 
lasts a lifetime. 12 to 18 inch 
plants, 50¢ each; 3 for $1.25. 
White Snowbank 
Perfectly Hardy 
Golden Bell Forsythia 
Tamarix Hispida 
its wonderful deep green foliage, its quick sturdy growth, its hardi- 
ness and its free blooming habit. All the fine qualities of the Bush 
Honeysuckle plus a distinctly new color of blooms. It thrives in most 
any location or in most any type soil. When it is in full bloom it is 
literally studded with glowing rosy red loner of most exquisite fra- 
eeetal qalate height 8 feet. Heavy, 2-yr. blooming size, 65c each; 
or $1.80. 
ALTHEA—Rose of Sharon. Beautiful tree-like shrub, blooming late in 
August and September with a profusion of large and brightly colored 
flowers. Grows 10 to 12 feet high. Attractive as a specimen or for 
hedges. We offer these in double-flowering type, assorted colors. red, 
pink, white, or purple. Heavy 18 to 24 inch shrubs, 50¢ each; 3 for 
$1.25. State Color Wanted. 
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