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Here is a rare opportunity for young, 
budget-minded homemakers to have a 
complete planting of colorful shrubs at 
very little cost. These Baby Shrubs are 
priced so low you can afford to have all 
you need right now. They are l-year 
old, strong, thrifty and rapid growing, 
and in a year or two will be as large as 
those costing much more. Why wait 
years to finish your planting? Plant 
Baby Shrubs this spring. 
Hydrangea A. G. Produces large panicles 
of white flowers in great abundance 
from midsummer through fall. Will 
thrive in sun or shade. Grows 3 to 4 
feet tall. Ideal for foundations. 
Snowball. Large, white balls composed 
of tiny florets, bloom in spring. Lovely 
3-lobed leaves turn shades of bronze 
and purple in fall. Desirable for lawn 
specimens and corner plantings. 
Althea. Commonly called Rose of Sharon. 
Large, double rosette flowers bloom 
from late summer through fall. Attrac- 
tive green foliage. Popular for shrub 
border; grows 6 to 8 feet tall. 
Delightful, spicy scented 
Calycanthus. 
mahogany-brown 
flowers with curly, 
petals. Large, deeply veined, green 
leaves. Grows 4 to 5 feet tall. Ideal 
for terrace and front of border. 
Honeysuckle Zabeli. Beautiful large 
flowers of purest red color and big, 
waxy green leaves make this a most 
attractive shrub; bright red berries ap- 
pear in the fall and remain through 
the winter. Height 7 feet at maturity. 
White Snowberry. Large clusters of at- 
tractive waxy white berries remain on 
branches most of the winter. Produces 
lovely pink flowers in summer; has 
lustrous green foliage. Height 3 to 4 ft. 
Indian Currant. Produces an abundance 
of tiny, maroon-red berries in compact 
clusters all along the graceful, pendu- 
lous branches. Grows medium tall. 
The berries attract numerous birds. 
Scarlet Fir. Quince 
Gaby Shrubs 
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Scarlet Flowering Quince. Bright scarlet- 
red flowers with golden stamens make 
a very colorful display in spring. 
Grows 3 to 5 feet tall; good for fore- 
part of border, or a fine dense hedge. 
Philadelphus Virginalis. Large clusters of 
ovely white flowers with golden 
stamens bloom in June and July. De- 
ightfully fragrant. Grows 5 to 6 feet 
tall. Thrives in sun or shade. 
Weigela Rosea. Large trumpet-shaped 
flowers of rose-pink are thickly clus- 
ered on the branches in May and 
une. Foliage is rich deep green. Fine 
tall growing shrub for border or hedge. 
Forsythia Spectabilis. Bright golden-yel- 
ow, tiny four-petaled flowers; earliest 
o bloom in spring. Tall growing, fine 
for background planting. Their cheer- 
ful color is a welcome sight in spring. 
Cotoneaster Acutifolia. Tall growing, or- 
namental shrub with small reddish 
eaves which take on a more brilliant 
coloring in fall. Small black fruits 
appear in the fall. 
Abelia Grandiflora. A beautiful shrub that 
remains attractive most of the year. 
Danity, bell-shaped, pink and white 
flowers bloom from spring until - frost. 
Foliage is glossy and almost ever- 
green. 
Persian Lilac. A dwarf variety with 
slender, arching branches tipped with 
beautiful panicles of purple flowers. 
Makes a beautiful hedge when planted 
2 feet apart and trimmed as desired. 
Hydrangea P. G. Delicate pinkish-white 
blooms, turning rose color in the fall. 
Flower panicles 6 to 10 inches long 
and almost as wide. Grows 4 to 5 feet 
tall. Ideal for groups and borders. 
Red Bark Dogwood. Masses of tiny white 
florets form large, ball-shaped flower 
heads, followed later by large clusters 
of berries. Handsome glossy green 
foliage. Grows 6 to 8 feet tall. 
Crimson Spirea. Hardy, low growing 
shrub, thrives anywhere. Crimson red 
flowers arranged in large, flat clusters 
bloom from June until fall. Excellent 
for terrace, hedge or corner planting. 
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Cotoneaster Acutifolia 
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