Colortul 
Shrubs 
ACCENT THE BORDERS 
Spotlight your shrub and flower border with pink double flowering and Purple-leaf Plums, easily grown, 
exceptionally hardy. 
The Plums—Ornamental Varieties 
Pink-Flowering Plum (Prunus triloba). 5 ft. A great attraction 
in early Spring when the branches carry clusters of large, double 
pink rose-like flowers. Similar to the Flowering Almond but a 
more desirable and hardier shrub. 
ZROS Mit ee eee Aes Ane yAS) eh UN CUS tif aie a Be eae $2.50 
Purple Leaf Plum (Prunus Cistena). 6 ft. An outstanding shrub with 
dark, purple colored leaves all season. Flowers reddish. Fine 
for contrast. 
2tO Si ee eee Sa ee $1.75 
Purple-Leaf Plum (Newport). 10 ft. A shrub of substantial size that 
has dark, purple-colored leaves all summer. Makes a striking 
color contrast in shrub plantings or as a lawn specimen. 
Pe Ou tierce ae ee ee $1.75 SMO RAS Ui eee Se ee ea $2.50 
Snowberry (Symphoricarpus) 
White Snowberry (Symphoricarpus racemosus). 4 ft. Slender, 
graceful shrub with large waxy white berries in September that 
remain far into the winter. Splendid for planting in front of 
larger shrubs and under trees. 
Qe bon Sits eee oe eee $1.00 Sp Ot ete = eee ene aties SD $1.25 
Siberian Pea (Caragana) 
Siberian Pea Tree (Caragana arborescens). 8 ft. A tall shrub of 
upright growth with bright green pea-like leaves. Yellow flow- 
ers in May followed by ornamental seed pods. Stands poor 
soils and dry locations. 
LRtOKOnit pe ee eee $0.75 Spite lin eee SNE ee 51.00 
Aton; Tiaey ae tenes Boe $1.50 
Russian Olive (Oleaster) 
Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia). 12 ft. A hardy tall shrub 
with willow-like leaves of rich silvery white. Suited for back- 
ground plantings and very hardy. Yellow fruits follow the in- 
conspicuous flowers of spring. 
Suto A it wee ee oes $1.00 Ag Owon tt eee = ae $1.25 
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Roses—Hardy Bush Varieties 
Shut. 
Makes a beautiful contrast in the shrub 
Rose, Red Leaved (Rosa rubrifolia). 
leaves all summer. 
A hardy rose with red 
groups. The blossoms are of a bright pink and are followed 
by red fruits. Upright in growth with slender, purple branches. 
yecopale; jolkoways) $1.00 Extracsizop === $1.25 
Smooth Wild Rose (Rosa blanda). 
rose with dark red stems almost without prickles. 
pink flowers are followed by scarlet fruits. 
shrub border or on exposed slopes. 
5 ft. A sturdy, native shrub 
The abundant 
Splendid in the 
Strong plants Extra size 
PLEASE SEE PAGES 17, 18, 19 FOR COMPLETE LIST OF ROSES. 
The Spiraeas 
Blue Spirea. Caryopteris Incana. (New) A charming low growing 
shrub, flowers real blue, height 24 to 30 inches. 
July 15th up to frost. 
color. 
Blooms from 
Foliage. slightly toothed, silvery green in 
This shrub is used as a border plant, example—plant 
in front of Bridal Wreath. Makes a good filler shrub in a flower 
border. 
Nop Nspeba wee aerate, CRD ey ee $0.85 
942 ft. Most admired of all 
A graceful bush with arching branches that is a snow- 
bank of flowers in late May. Grows well in most any situation. 
ANS QM 5 ae es: cee ANOS Silo Ay iets ana ae $1.10 
BOOT Se eee ee $1.35 
Bridal Wreath (Spiraea Van Houttei). 
shrubs. 
Callosa Rosea Spiraea. 3 ft. Rose colored flowers in flat-topped 
A splendid medium height shrub. Well 
suited for house-foundation plantings. 
WAG Weis 8 a $0.85 
clusters all season. 
1 Sp tog24: inh = eee ee $1.25 
Crimson Spiraea (S. Anthony Waterer). 2 ft. A free-flowering dwarf 
shrub of compact form. Rosy-crimson flowers in flat-top clusters 
all summer. A pleasing color combination planted with Snow- 
hill Hydrangea. 
USP oy NS) shal a $0.85 
24 to 30 in. 
Leh toe? 4sint ea $1.25 
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