Here's an old one, from "Lots of Laughs" (1942): A prospective customer was looking over the shrubs at the nursery. "Is that laurel?" he inquired, indicating a glossy-leafed bush. "Yes, sir," replied the nurseryman, "and .... THE PUNCHLINE, PLEASE

This is just a guess, but it sure seems like it should be, "....it's a very Hardy shrub."

"And it's hardy too!" You nailed it, jadm, almost verbatim. The source for the joke, by the way, was The American Girl Magazine.

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