Peegee Hydrangea 
White Spirea 
Dwart Red 
protection. 
Blue Hydrangea 
Stern's Selected FLOWERING SHRUBS 
Plant these colorful shrubs around your home and along your border for beauty and 
They are big well-branched bushes for immediate effect; 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 ft. 
size except for a few dwarfing kinds such as Blue Hydrangea which are largest, No. l 
grade. 
after eac 
4 feet apart, preferably three of one kind 
462 A. 
518 A. 
520 A. 
513 A. 
512 A. 
PEEGEE HYDRANGEA (Hydrangea 
paniculata grandiflora).- 8-10 ft. 
BLOOMS EROM TUL TO MOClO- 
BER. Immense cone-shaped blooms 
turn gradually from white to pink- 
bronze. Thrives in sun or shade. 
Hardy everywhere. Postpaid: 3 for 
$4.75; each $1.75. 
BRIDALWREATH (Spirea prunifolia 
plena): 9-6 fit: BLOOMS APRIL 
AND MAY. The true Bridalwreath. 
Thousands of tiny, double button- 
like flowers borne like garlands 
along graceful branches. Leaves 
turn orange-scarlet in the fall. 
Postpaid: 3 for $4.00; each $1.45. 
WHITE SPIREA (Spirea van Hout- 
tei). 5-6 ft. BLOOMS MAY AND 
JUNE. America’s most popular 
shrub. Successful everywhere! 
Postpaid: 3 for $3.30; each $1.15. 
PINK SPIREA (Spirea Billiardi). 
APO tte DLOOMS: ViULYa AND) Aue 
GUST. Tall spikes of deep pink 
flowers. Thrives everywhere, even 
in dry places. Postpaid: 3 for 
$3.45; each $1.25. 
DWARF RED SPIREA (Spirea An- 
thony Waterer). 3-4 ft. BLOOMS 
JUNE TO SEPTEMBER. Flat heads 
of red flowers, successful even in 
shady places. Postpaid: 3 for $3.75; 
each $1.35. 
STERN’S “HOME GARDEN” SHRUB 
COLLECTION (Group 24-307) 
10 Flowering Shrubs (1 of each on this 
page) for $14.50, postpaid. 
Or, you may order 5 Flowering Shrubs 
from this page (your own choice) for 
enly $7.50, postpaid, 
Pink Honeysuckle 
461 C. 
480 A. 
482 A. 
481 A. 
422 A. 
Most of these shrubs will bloom the first year planted. Maturity height is listed 
h variety to help you in selecting the most suitable varieties. Plant them 3 to 
in a group for most appealing landscape effect. 
BLUE HYDRANGEA (Hydrangea 
Domotoi). 2-3 ft. BLOOMS IN 
JULY AND AUGUST. The hardiest 
of the Blue Hydrangeas producing 
immense flower heads frequently 
a foot across. They do best in 
partial shade and should be pro- 
tected during the winter like Ros 
bushes. Flowers are a true blue 
in acid soil, pink in neutral or 
alkaline soil. To provide soil acid- 
ity, feed with our Miracid fertil- 
izer (see page 17). Postpaid: 3 for 
$6.25; each $2.25. 
WHITE HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera 
tatarica alba). 10-12 ft. BLOOMS 
APRIL AND MAY. Very fast grow- 
ing. Lovely white spring flowers; 
ted berries in summer and _ fall. 
Posipaid: 3 for $3.45; each $1.25. 
RED HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera ta- 
tarica <rubra). 8-10 f. BLOOMS 
APRIL AND MAY. A marvelous 
new Honeysuckle whose glowing 
red flowers are marked with deep 
golden yellow stamens. The bril- 
liant red berries last all summer. 
Postpaid: 3 for $3.45; each $1.25. 
PINK HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera ta- 
1eRica TOsea) 0-12 ft BLOOMS 
APRIL AND MAY. Sturdy and pro- 
lific. Bears pink spring flowers, 
ted berries in summer and _ fall. 
Postpaid: 3 for $3.45; each $1.25. 
RED FLOWERING QUINCE (Cydo- 
nia japonica). 5-6 ft. BLOOMS 
APRIL AND MAY. The old-fash- 
ioned Fize Bush. Its scarlet blos- 
soms make a gorgeous spectacle 
of inspiring color! Postpaid: 3 for 
33.75; each $1.35. 
Red 
Flowering 
Quince 
