A Parade of Colorful Beauty | 
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» SPIREA, ANTHONY WATERER (Red Spirea) 
’ Key: AB. Color: rosy-red flowers. Blooms: June, all summer. 
An “everblooming” hardy shrub. Height: 2 to 3 ft.—plant 
1% to 2 ft. apart. 
Blooms profusely the first year after planting, producing Spire, Thunberg 
masses of large, showy clusters of rosy red flowers from June 
till frost if old flowers are picked off. A dependable shrub 
that will flower each year for many years. Will grow in sun 
or shade. 
‘ SPIREA, THUNBERG (Spirea thunbergi) 
BARBERRY, Key: AB. Color: pure white flowers. Blooms: spring—— 
TRUEHEDGE April and May. Height: 3 to 5 ft—plant 1% to 4 ft. 
CO neat ° One of the earliest to bloom. Arching branches are 
erberis thunberg! completely covered wtih rosettes of dainty flowers be- 
erecta) fore leaves appear. Lacy, fairy-like, rich green foliage 
Key: AB. Color: yellow follows the flowers. In autumn it takes on bright red 
flowers. Red berries. Blooms: and orange hues which make this popular plant an all- 
SUE CT ag UIE, Red berries season beauty. 
ail winter. Height: 2 to 3  SBiREA, FROEBEL (Spirea froebeli) 
ft. Si 14 5 to 3 ft. apart. 
Grows upright without Key: B. Color: rosy-pink flowers. Blooms: June, all 
pruning. Excellent’ for nar- summer. Height: 3 to 4 ft.—plant 1% to 3 ft. apart. 
row hedges and_ edging 
flower beds. Foliage and 
berries same as Green Leaf 
Barberry. 
Similar to Spirea Anthony Waterer—slightly taller. 
Rlooms first year after planting. Fine for shady places. 
ALMOND, DOUBLE FLOWERING 
(Prunus glandulosa) 
Key: AB. Color: pink flowers. Blooms: spring—April. Height: 
3 to 4 ft—plant 14% to 3 ft. apart. 
Before leaves appear, every branch on this compact little shrub is 
fluffy with hundreds of lovely, double pink flowers snuggled tight 
against the bark. Grows everywhere from Canada to Mexico. Prefers 
a sunny spot. 
Double Flowering Almond 
SNOWBERRY, GARDEN 
(Symphoricarpos racemosus) 
Key: AB. Color: white flowers, white berries. Blooms: sum- 
mer—June. Berries—summer and fall. Height: 3 to 4 ft.— 
plant 2 to 4 ft. apart. 
Showy snow-white, waxy berries are produced in large clus- 
ers on this handsome shrub. The white fruit forms in early 
summer and lasts until early winter, making an especially beau- 
tiful feature in the landscape planting. A low grewing grace- 
fully arching shrub that is useful in foundation plantings and 
border shrub groups. Fine plant for shady locations. 
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