BOISE, IDAHO 23 
BUDDLEIA — THE BUTTERFLY BUSHES 
BUDDLEIA ALTERNIFOLIA—The hardy buddleia has lav- 
ender flowers borne in small heads like those of Van 
Houtte Spirea all along the stems in late spring or early 
summer. It is perfectly hardy and makes a large showy 
shrub that does not die back. 
4 yr. plants $2.00 
BUDDLEIA DAVIDII—Orange eye buddleia have in recent 
years had a considerable development in color range. 
They need severe pruning in spring if they have not 
frozen back. They bloom on the wood of the current 
year. These sorts are all in Cloverset pots. All are $1.25 
Charming — Pink 
Empire Blue—Patent #557 Aster Blue. 
Royal Red—Patent #556—Almost red. 
CALLICARPA PURPUREA—Chinese Beauty Berry has pink- 
ish rather inconspicuous flowers followed in the fall by 
clusters of lilac-violet berries. The plant is relatively 
hardy; in other words it will freeze back like a buddleia. 
3-4 ft. $1.25 
CARYOPTERIS CLANDONENSIS “BLUE MIST”—This is the 
so called blue spirea. It is a low growing shrub with a 
powdery blue fringed flower in late summer. The foliage 
is rather silvery. 
#1 plants $1.00; 3 yr. heavy $1.50 
CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICA—White fringe or Old Man’s 
Beard is a large slow growing shrub with dark leathery 
leaves and a white fringe like flower. Fruit is plum 
like. The bloom is very graceful. 
18-24 in, $1.50; 2-3 ft. $2.00; 3-4 ft. $2.50 
BUXES — THE BOXWOODS 
These are very satisfactory broad leaved evergreens under 
our local conditions if grown where the winter sun does 
not strike them. The leaves are small and dark green. The 
plant is slow growing and will take lots of shearing and 
stands lots of shade. They prefer a rather rich soil. 
Handsworth—A round leaved box untrimmed. 
24-30 in. $4.00; 30-36 in. $5.00 
Korean Arnold Arboretum strain is a very slow spread- 
ing grower. Small plants $1.00 
Suffruticosa—True tree box in trimmed columns, pyra- 
mids and globes in varying sizesand prices from 
$3.00 to $12.00. 
CORNUS — THE SHRUBBY DOGWOODS 
CORNUS ALBA SIBERICA—Siberian Dogwood is extremely 
hardy and strong growing with white flowers and blue 
fruit. The red bark is very showy in winter pictures 
with birch and evergreens. 
2-3 ft. $1.00; 3-4 ft. $1.25 
CORNUS MAS (MASCULA)—Cornelian cherry is a tall 
grower of dense habit with large glossy foliage. The 
flower is yellow, before forsythia. Fruit is scarlet. Fall 
foliage is red. 
2-8 ft $1.25; 3-4 ft. $1.75; 4-5 ft. $2.25; 5-6 ft. $3.00 
