Potentilla, Gold Drop 
POTENTILLA, Gold Drop (Farreri) 
$170 A rare and most attractive low-growing 
shrub. Extremely hardy, makes a compact 
bush 2-feet tall with small fern-like foliage. 
Blooms June to October, bright golden yellow 
flowers. Prefers full sun. Far better than the 
common Potentilla, Fruticosa. POSTPAID. 
12 to 15 inches Each $1.50 
Hypericum, Henryi 
$126 Symphoricarpos, Chenaulti — This 
shrub does better in the shade than in the sun. 
Thrives on the north side almost in full shade. 
Small pink flowers in the spring followed by 
rosy-red berries in late summer and _ fall. 
Makes a neat compact shrub 4 feet tall. Easy 
to grow, thrives everywhere from the Gulf to 
northern Iowa. POSTPAID. 
2to3feet.......... Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
18 to 24 inches... ... Each .75,3for 1.85 
FRAGRANT fink Suowlall 
$145 (Viburnum Carlesi). In spring this 
shapely shrub is completely covered with 
blooms so fragrant they perfume the entire 
yard. Flowers open light pink, becoming 
white. A perfect shrub, 5 to 6 feet tall and 
just as wide. Deep green foliage colors 
bronzy-red in fall. Very hardy, grows in full 
sun or part shade. Planted from coast to 
coast. Makes a magnificent specimen and very 
attractive in any shrub planting. Remember 
that you should never use Sulphur dust or 
spray on or near any Viburnum. 
12 to 18 inches, Postpaid.. .... Each $2.45 
POPULAR White Suowlall 
$ 123 This old time favorite is not pictured, 
because everyone knows what a grand shrub 
it makes, 8 to 10 feet tall. In April-May it is 
completely covered with hundreds of the pure- 
white flowers which look like snowballs. Very 
hardy, does well in part shade or full sun. 
2 to 3 feet, Postpaid.......... Each $1.65 
18 to 24 inches, Postpaid...... Each 1.35 
12 to 18 inches, Postpaid...... Each 1.00 
Hypericum, Henrys 
$ 49 If this rare shrub just hada simpler name, 
it would rapidly become extremely popular. 
It makes such a neat, dense, rounded shrub 2- 
feet tall, perfect in shape. In the fall it colors 
gold and purplish-red and is always attractive 
right from the first leaf. It blooms from early 
summer to frost, bright yellow flowers, 2%- 
inches across. In cold states, the tops will die 
down over winter. In the spring you simply 
cut off the old tops and new growth comes up 
from the roots. We recommend this very high- 
ly as being one of the best low-growing shrubs. 
Grows in sun or part shade. Stands 15 below 
with us. 
12 to 18 inches..... Each $1.50, Postpaid 
Hypericum, Kalmianum 
$ 48 A terrible name but this is one of the 
best low-growing shrubs, hardly 2-feet tall. 
Has an abundance of narrow, bluish-green 
foliage with yellow flowers. Hardy to central 
Iowa but in cold states top will die down over 
winter. Next spring just cut off old tops and 
new growth comes from the roots. A very 
neat, attractive, low shrub. 
12 to 18 inches, Postpaid 
Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
White Flowering Almond 
$3 White Flowering Almond—These are 
like the Pink Almond on page 27 except the 
flowers are pure white. Blooms very early. 
Flowers are perfectly double and cover every 
stem, every branch, from top to bottom. 
Grows in every state, 3 to 4 feet tall. Our 
plants are own-root, the finest you can get. 
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They will not produce ‘‘wild suckers”. 
3 to 4 feet, Postpaid.......... Each $1.25 
2 to 3 feet, Postpaid.......... Each 1.00 
18 to 24 inches, Postpaid...... Each_ .80 
12 to 18 inches, Postpaid...... Each .65 
i Pink and 1 White Almond, 2 to 3 feet 
SS 4 Both for $1.75, Postpaid 
CLAVEY’S DWARF HONEYSUCKLE 
$ 52 A new Honeysuckle which makes a bushy 
plant only 3 to 4 feet tall. Small yeliow 
flowers in spring followed by red_ berries. 
Hardy, easy to grow. An excellent low-grow- 
ing shrub. POSTPAID 
18 to 24 inches. .... Each $1.25, 2 for $2.25 
12 to 18 inches.....Each 1.00, 2 for 1.75 
ORNAMENTAL AND SHADE TREES 
BEATRICE HONEY LOCUST, Thorniess 
T17 This is a new strain being introduced by us Spring 1955 and 
sold only by us. The original tree is growing at the edge of Bea- 
trice, Nebraska and is more than 50 years old. It is a magnificent 
tree, shaped very much like the American Elm, wide spreading at 
the top. It is the finest Thornless Honey Locust we have ever 
seen. Our trees are grafted right from the original. Grass will 
grow right up to the trunk. Most years it is entirely seedless but some 
‘years there are just a very few scattering pods. Grows easily and 
rapidly. Especially valuable for city planting as it withstands dust, 
smoke and other difficult city conditions. Foliage is feathery, fern- 
like. These are 1-year old trees with 3-year old roots.’ 
6 to 8 feet, Not Postpaid. .Each $3.50, 2 for $6.50 
5 to 6 feet, Not Postpaid..Each 2.75, 2 for 5.25 
MOUNTAIN ASH, red berries 
are silvery fruits. 
5 to 6 feet, Not Postpaid 
4 to 5 feet, Not Postpaid 
T 45 These Mountain Ash are especially attractive in late summer and 
fall because of the clusters of red berries. White flowers in the spring. 
Grow only 20 to 25 feet tall. Smooth brown bark. Hardy, do best in 
northern states. Not satisfactory in southern states. 
5 to 6 feet, Not Postpaid................. Each $2.50 
4 to 5 feet, Not Postpaid................. Each 2.00 
SILVER LEAVED RUSSIAN OLIVE 
T 41 Russian Olive stands out in any planting because of its attractive 
silvery-grey foliage which makes a pleasing contrast with the usual 
green. It only grows about 20 feet tall. In the late summer and fall, there 
fo hes Se Each $2.25 
EE OR peice Each 1.85 
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