HARDY SHRUBS for 
PERMANENT PLANTINGS OF LIVING 
Our Hardy Shrubs are All Heavy Rooted, 2-Year 
8104 BEAUTY BUSH—Kolkwitzia 
Charming shrub introduced from China. Center stems are upright, the outer 
branches gracefully arching. Very attractive foliage. Blooms profusely in June. 
Flowers are bell-shaped, pale pink with orange veins, and are borne in_long 
clusters along the branches. Does well in shade and grows rapidly. Nice 2-yr., 
plants, 90c each; 3 for $2.50, postpaid. 
8135 SPIREA FROEBELI 
RED FOLIAGE IN SPRING 
Large flat clusters of deep pink flowers nearly all summer make this variety 
especially good for nearly all planting. Dwarf in habit and fine for inner 
berder work. Will get about 30 inches high. 2-yr. shrubs, 75¢ each; 3 for $2.00, 
postpaid. 
8105 OLD-FASHIONED SNOWBALL BUSH 
Viburnum Opulus Sterile 
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= eae abies Always a favorite shrub. Bears masses of large, white, ball-shaped blooms in 
Beauty Bush—One of the Most Graceful of All Shrubs late May or early June. Grows 8 to 10 feet high, which makes it valuable for 
Lemme se : use in a shrub border. Also much used for specimen planting on the lawn. Foliage 
is dark green, leathery in texture and ornamental. 2-Yr. Blooming Size Plants, 
85c¢ each; 3 for $2.25, postpaid. 
8113 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI 
Without doubt one of the most useful and most widely used shrubs in cultivation. 
Blooming in April and May. The plant throws out long branches that curve and droop 
to the ground, weighted with a mass of pure white flowers that suggest a fountain 
of snow. May be used for specimens, massed, or for hedges. Will grow to 8 feet high 
if untrimmed. 2-yr. shrubs, 70c each; 3 for $2.00, postpaid. 
8119 SNOW GARLAND SPIREA 
(SPIRAEA ARGUTA) 
One of the finest of the early flowering shrubs. Blooms just as the leaves appear. 
Entire bush becomes a mass of tiny white flowers. Foliage is cut-leaved, lacy and 
very ornamental in summer. In fall, after the first frost, it flames brilliantly into 
shades of red, gold and bronze. Perfectly hardy and thrives under average conditions. 
Grows to about 4 to 5 feet tall, making it a@ valuable addition to the list of medium 
sized shrubs. 2-yr. shrubs, 75¢ each; 3 for $2.25, postpaid. 
8134 COLE’S COLORFUL SPIREA BILLIARDI 
New, With an Unusually Lovely Pink Bloom—Fine for Cutting 
A new Spiraea Billiardi which is really an outstanding shrub in its class. Hardy 
and a semi-dwarf, it has a place in all shrub plantings. Grows to a height of about 
4 feet and bears an enormous crop of blooms in early summer with moderate quan- 
tities of repeat blooms appearing throughout the balance of the summer. Nice 2-yr. 
Blooming Size Plants, 85c each; 3 for $2.25, postpaid. 
Below: Cole’s Spirea 8108 OAK-LEAVED 
Billiardi Blooms 
HYDRANGEA 
A truly marvelous bushy shrub. Flowers in 
large creamy clusters. The dark green foliage has 
a silvery sheen on under side and turns to a 
glowing red in the fall. Grows to a height of 4 
or 5 feet and is very effective as an ornamental 
shrub. Does well in shady locations 2-yr. shrubs, 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.50, postpaid. 
Snowball Shrub in Full Bloom 
Set large shrubs 3% to 4 feet apart; medium 
growing 2 to 3 feet apart; and low growing 114 
to 2 feet apart. Keep oldest growth cut out and 
entire shrub shapely by yearly pruning. 
Oak-Leaved Hydrangea—Valuable Specimen Shrub 
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Bush of Spirea Van Houttei in Full Bloom 
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