ield Grown 
Mock, Orange 
BUY DIRE 
Shrubs 
ANY SHRUB ON THIS PAGE 
70c each; 3 for $1.95 ay 
(Except as noted after description) 
ALTHEA (Rose of Sharon). Beautiful tree-like shrub, 
blooming late in August and September with a pro- 
fusion of large and brightly colored flowers. Grows 
10 to 12 feet high. Attractive as a specimen or for 
hedges. All Double-flowering. Your choice of follow- 
ing colors: 2-113 — Pink. 2-114 — Red. 18-24 in. 
2-85 SMOKE TREE (Rhus Cotinus). Purple Fringe. 
Unique spreading, tree-like shrub with large leaves. 
Overhung to midsummer by cloud-like masses of mist- 
like flowers having the appearance of smoke. Foliage 
changes to a brilliant red and yellow in fall. Good as 
a single specimen, or with tall shrubs. Matures 8-10 
ft. 15-18 in. shrub. 
1-56 — HYPERICUM PROLIFICUM (Golden St. John’s 
Wart). Beautifully formed, golden-yellow flowers 
with dozens and dozens of bright golden stamens in 
the center, appear from early summer until frost, 
covering the bush with a blanket of gold. Unusually 
bright, green foliage. Grows 8 to 4 ft. tall. 18-24 in. 
shrub. , 
2-136 —-PURPLE LILAC. It is hard to outclass this 
old-fashioned purple Lilac. Early prolific bloomer, 
very fragrant. Very fast growers. 18-24 in. shrubs. 
2-124 —FORSYTHIA SPECTABILIS. Masses of large, 
yellow flowers light up the garden in early spring, 
often before the snow is gone. Tall growers. 18-24 
in. shrubs. 
2-132 —_MOCK ORANGE (Philadelphus Coronarius). 
Tall, hardy and vigorous. Blooms in May, in grace- 
ful sprays of large white, fragrant flowers. Grows 8 
to 10 feet tall. 18-24 in. shrubs. 
2-91 — WEIGELA ROSEA. Beautiful pink, trumpet 
shaped flowers, May to June. Grows 5 to 6 feet tall. 
A good shrub; good flowers, good foliage, easy to 
grow. 18-24 in. 
2-93 —- YELLOW WEIGELA (Diervilla Lutea). A very 
attractive and desirable shrub, An uncommon Wei- 
gelia with pure yellow flowers. Foliage has a decided 
reddish cast during the summer, becoming more pro- 
nounced in the fall. 18-24 in. shrubs. 
2-127 — SPIREA BILLARDI ROSEA. A distinct variety 
of the Spirea family. Long, lacy conical spikes of 
rose-pink flowers from June to August. Hardy. Ma- 
tures 4 to 5 ft. Covered with beautiful, bright pink 
blooms during the entire summer. 18-24 in. shrubs. 
2-82 — SPIREA CALLOSA ROSEA. A dwarf variety, growing 3 to 4 ft. 
high, which produces large, flat clusters of reddish pink flowers nearly 
all summer. Very handsome foliage. If flowers removed as they fade, 
it will cause the plant to keep up a continuous bloom throughout the 
entire summer and early fall. 18-24 in. shrubs. 
2-135 — SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI. The flowers are pure white, and borne 
in dense clusters along the whole length of the branches. Excellent as a 
hedge plant or for grouping. Well branched. 2-Yr:, 18-24 in. shrubs, 
35c each; 6 for $1.80; 12 for $3.25. Heavy, 2-3 ft. bushes, 55c each, 
6 for $3.00; 12 for $5.40; 50 for $18.00. 
2-126 — ROSE-ACACIA (Moss Locust). Elegant. shrub,.with light 
green pinnate leaves, and long, graceful clusters of pea-shaped, rose 
colored flowers in June and often later. An attractive addition to any 
planting. 4 to 5 feet at maturity. 18-24 in. shrubs. 
Spirea Billardi Rose Acacia 
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Purple Lilac 
Hypericum Prolificum 
BARGAIN NO. 18 
30 Spirea Van Houttei 
2 to 3 ft., 2-Year Ready to Bloom 
: $ © 00 not meee 
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Spirea Van Houttei 
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