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Calycanthus 
ROSE OF SHARON 
ALTHEA syriacus. Rose of Sharon. Many 
colors. Beautiful, large, double flowers 
set on a background of shamrock-green 
leaves. Blooms August to frost. A wel- 
come sight in the fall. Often grows to 
small tree. Good for individual] planting, 
Jean de Arc — double white 
Lady Stanley — double pink 
Ardes — double purple 
Lucy — double red 
All four variations, 18 to 24 in., 85c each 
— (4 for $3.00). 
FLAME AZALEA 
AZALEA Mollis. These fine Azaleas grow 
3 to 4 ft. tall. Extremely hardy. Bloom 
in May and June, giving your garden a 
mass of brilliant Orange-Searlet color. 
Field-grown, well-branched 12-in. plants, 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.00, postpaid. 
SUMMER LILAC 
(Butterfly Bush) 
BUDDLEIA Burtoni. A rather low grow- 
ing type. Bears long, full spikes of rich 
blue flowers with orange eye. Very beau- 
tiful when grown in combination with 
the pink and purple types, also very ef- 
fective for massing alone. No. 1 field- 
grown bushes, 85c each; 3 for $2.25. 
BUDDLEIA Ile de France. Masses of fra- 
grant, rosy violet-purple flower spikes 
borne profusely during the summer. 
Very uniform in growth. Flower spikes 
often a foot tall. 2-yr., No. 1 plants, 85c¢ 
each; 3 for $2.25. 
BUDDLEIA Pink Charming. A glorious 
new shrub bearing throughout the late 
summer and autumn, elegant long sprays 
of beautiful pink blooms — often 12 to 
15 inches long. Produces a bushy plant 
6 ft. high. 2-yr., No. 1 plants, 85c¢ each; 
3 for $2.25. 
BUDDLEIA Purple Glory. Very glorious, 
and distinctive. Growth is very upright 
and compact. Large, tapering, very deep 
purple-blue colored spikes. A new, 
worthwhile variety. No. 1 plant, 85c 
each; 3 for $2.25. 
SWEET SHRUB 
(Spice Bush) 
CALYCANTHUS. The sweet-scented Shrub 
or Strawberry Shrub; also called Choco- 
late Shrub and Carolina Allspice. Flow- 
ers very double, a brownish purple in 
color, and deliciously fragrant. Blooms 
nearly all summer. Even the roots are 
very fragrant. Matures 8 to 10 ft. 18 to 
24 in., 85c each; 3 for $2.25. 
BLUE MIST 
CARYOPTERIS. A low-growing shrub 
with narrow, silvery-green foliage and 
clusters of dainty blue flowers. No. 1 
plants, $1.00 each; 3 for $2.70. 
PINK CORALBERRY 
CORALBERRY. A 3 to 4-foot shrub with 
delicate, little, pink flowers against a 
reddish-green foliage, followed by coral 
colored berries that remain most of the 
winter. Keeps song birds nearby. Beau- 
tiful foliage for cover planting. 18 to 
24 in., 80c each; 3 for $2.15. 
FLOWERING DOGWOOD 
CORNUS Lutea (Yellow Twig). A strik- 
ing, bright-yellow, branched form. Very 
decorative — prunes easily. Grows to 
10 ft. Excellent for contrast planting. 
18 to 24 in., 85c each; 3 for $2.25. 
CORNUS Sibrica (Red Twig). Grows 6 to 
10 feet high, with clusters of fine white 
flowers, succeeded by a fall crop of 
ornamental berries. Stem and branches 
blood-red. 18 to 24 in., 75c each; 3 for 
$2.00. 
FLOWERING QUINCE 
CYDONIA Japonica. Japan Quince. Very 
early in spring, this fine old Shrub is 
completely covered with dazzling scarlet 
flower, followed by small, quince-shaped 
fruits that are quite fragrant. Growth 
bushy, with protecting thorns. 18 to 24 
in., 85c each; 3 for $2.25. 
DEUTZIA 
DEUTZIA Crenata. Tall, pink, flowering 
variety. They come alive when a slight 
breeze caresses them. Excellent for 
mass plantings, and as gorgeous single 
bushes. 18 to 24 in., 80c each; 3 for 
$2.15. 
DEUTZIA Gracilis. A charming little 
“must” for every garden. Slender bow- 
ing branches are wreathed with pure 
white flowers in May and June. Charm- 
ing habit; rarely growing over 2 ft. 
high. Excellent for bordering high- 
growing shrubs. 12 to 15 in., 95¢ each; 
3 for $2.50. 
DEUTZIA, Pride of Rochester. An upright 
bush covered with masses of large, dou- 
ble white flowers, slightly tinted with 
rose. The best of the family. It blooms 
profusely and is a mighty good shrub 
for all uses. 
18 to 24 in., 80c each; 3 
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Deutzia, Pride of Rochester 
