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WEIGELA, BRISTOL RUBY (Pat. No. 492) 
Fair foliage. Prefers protection from winter sun and wind. Usu- 
ally maintained 4 to’ 6 feet high and spaced 5 feet apart. Semi-hardy 
except southern Nebraska and Kansas. A new variety. Crimson flowers 
June-July. Winter kills some here and more west and north. Recommend 
placing on east or north exposure. Do not crowd it. 
DO NOT TAKE ORDERS FOR THESE SHRUBS 
BUTTERFLYBUSH 
; Freezes down like a herbaceous perennial in most of our terri- 
- tory. 
REGEL PRIVET 
Not hardy in most of our territory. Grows fair in Kansas and 
Missouri. 
HONEYSUCKLE, TATARIAN 
Pr aos Honeysuckle is an improved pink flowering Tatarian Honey- 
suckle 
HONEYSUCKLE, MORROW 
The foliace blights in most of our territory. 
HONEYSUCKLE, WHITE BELLE 
Grows too big for the average yard and we see no need for it when 
we have Bride and Zabel. 
SPIREA. THUNBERG 
Yellows in most of our territory. Very Similar in appearance to 
Garland Spirea. Foliage a little more lighter green and a finer tex: 
ture. Subject to chlorosis. 
SUMAC, STAGHORN 
We do not grow. We grow the Laceleaf Staghorn which we cali 
Shredded Sumac 
WAHOO (Euonymus atropurpeua2) 
A plum-like tree Large leaves. Can be furnished European 
Euonymus used instead for a shrub. 
| NOTE ON ALKALINE SOILS 
As we travel west from the Missouri river. we run into spots of 
alkaline soil. Within a few miles we can find varying degrees of 
alkalinity in soiis, even on one property, Occasionally to such an ex- 
tent that practically ali shrubs will show a yellow foliage We call 
this chlorosi’ or we say the foliage is chorotic. 
In some instances an iron compound is placed in the soil to im- 
prove this condition. It is best to use shrubs that we have found to 
be the least chlorotic in such soils. Here is a preferred list: 
VERY RESISTANT PARTIALLY RESISTANT 
French Lilac Prunus Family Dwarf Ninebark 
Chinese Lilac Cranberrybush Golden Ninebark 
‘Buckthorn Way faringbush Shredded Sumac 
Flowering Crabs Vanhoutte Spirea Siberian Peatree 
Peking Cotoneaster 
DEFINITION OF MOIST SOIL 
As we go west out of the rainfall area it is understood that 
artificial watering is necessary to maintain good plant growth When. 
we state that shrubs like a moist soil we mean that the particular 
eT. is more susceptible than Bet to moisture a. in ae 
soi ‘ is 
we5ao! not *chebond watering any<Shrab'mor’! often chanssiieg a week 
and we do suggest that each watering should be enough to provide water’ 
to the very bottom roots. 
