Spirea (Con’t.) 
Thunbergi. Forms a dense feathery 
bush, with pale yellow-green foliage, 
changing in fall to a bright red and 
orange. Is covered with small white 
flowers in early spring. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.39 each 
Van Houttei. The old favorite white 
spirea. Quite common but yet one of 
the best of the shrubs. A good grow- 
er with good foliage and masses of 
large white flowers. A perfect foun- 
tain of pure white blooms in May and 
June. 
2 to 3 ft. 79c each 
Weigela Bristol Ruby 
Pat. No. 492 
(Improved Eva Rathke) 
Hardier and more vigorous 
Color is a soft ruby-red shading to gar- 
net-crimson. Makes a shapely, thrifty 
plant with attractive green foliage. Ex- 
cellent reports from Vermont and other 
difficult regions fully substantiate our 
own estimate of its unusual hardiness. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.59 each 
WEIGELA 
Eva Rathke. The most distinct variety 
blooming later in July and most 
showy with its abundance of deep 
carmine flowers. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.49 each 
Hendersoni. A good rank grower and 
is well used as a screen plant and it 
often attains a height. of twelve feet. 
A good bloomer being covered with 
beautiful pink flowers. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.49 each 
Rosea. A good rank grower and is well 
used as a screen plant and it attains 
a height of twelve or eighteen feet. 
It is a good bloomer being covered 
with beautiful pink flowers. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.49 each 
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Nana Variegated. (Dwarf Variegated 
Weigela). Leaves margined and 
streaked creamy white. A fine shrub 
for contrast or foreground planting. 
It bears many pink flowers in June. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.39 each 
Russian Olive 
Eleagnus Angustifolia. Attractive sil- 
ver gray leaves, white berries. Used 
frequently for hedges and wind- 
breaks. Very hardy. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.49 each 
Tamarix 
Tamarix Summer-Glow. The newest, 
and by far the best variety. Great 
profusion of wine - red flowers pro- 
duced all summer. Lacy, silvery-blue 
evergreen-like foliage, grows ten feet 
tall but can be easily pruned lower. 
Thrives in sun or part shade, in even 
the dryest soils. 
2 to 3 ft. $1.49 each 
HEDGE PLANTS 
ARCTIC WILLOW 
Salix Purpurea Nana. A new dwarf 
plant that will most lkely become 
one of the leaders in this field. A 
blue leaf, low growing willow, suited 
for hedges and borders. Very hardy. 
12 to 18 in. 49c each, 20 or more 33c 
BARBERRIES 
Berberis Atropurpurea. (Red Leaf Bar- 
berry). A brilliant accent shrub as a 
solitary specimen or in a close group 
among duller foliage. This variety 
starts in its spring foliage a warm 
bronzy red brilliancy, the heat of 
summer bringing out a red brillianey, 
with autumn adding other tints to its 
richness. The abundant scarlet ber- 
ries persist throughout the winter. A 
sunny exposure is required for the 
best color effect. 
12 to 15 in. 69c each 
CHAMPION NURSERIES, PERRY, OHIO 
