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HORTICULTURE 



May 2, 1908 



SHRUB CHAT. 



Berberis Thunbergii is being used 

 for lieilge purposes in enormous quan- 

 tities in and around Boston. The 

 amount planted tliis year is far more 

 than that of all other hedge plants 

 combined. 



Earliest of all to bloom, while the 

 others are still in small bud, is a va- 

 riety of Amelanchier Canadense with 

 pendulous racemes of pure white 

 flowers, which was found in Vermgut. 

 The stems also have a slightly pen- 

 dulous character. 



It now transpires that magnolias, 

 wistarias, early blooming azaleas and 

 similar precocious material suffered 

 disastrously in the severe freeze dur- 

 ing Easter week. Wistarias having a 

 north exposure and which had not 

 begun to push out their flower buds 

 were the only ones that escaped in 

 the vicinity of Boston. The flowering 

 dogwoods, which usually succumb to 

 such an experience, appear to have 

 passed through safely. 



For a few days past we have been 

 experiencing record weather for April. 

 With the thermometer at July eleva- 

 tion a few hours' time has sufficed to 

 bring vegetation fonvard to an extent 

 equal to what it would take several 

 days of normal April weather to ac- 

 complish and the country is suddenly 

 transformed into verdure and flowers. 

 But it is a dangerous situation, and 

 a sudden cold turn such as is always 

 a possibility at this date, would in- 

 flict great damage to flowers and 

 fruit crops. 



NEWS NOTES. 



The Eastern Nurseries have been 

 given the contract for supplying the 

 trees and shrubs, principally ever- 

 greens, for planting the grounds about 

 the Boston Normal and Latin schools. 



The red flag denoting the headquar- 

 ters of the plant auction trade will 

 float no more at 201 Fulton street, but 

 may be found proudly wavin.g every 

 Tuesday and Friday over the entrance 

 to 42 Vesex' street. New York, where 

 Wm. Elliott & Sons have fitted up a 

 commodious building with all facili- 

 ties for receiving and delivering goods 

 and insuring the com.fort and coilven- 

 ience of buyers. 



RHODODENDRONS 



Hardy Hybrids - 1% ft , 2 ft., 3 ft., 



4 ft., 5 ft. 

 Box — All sizes Bush, Pyramid and 



Standard. 



Roses — Large assortment. Hybrid 



and Climbing. 



Herbaceous Perennials, i ooo varieties 



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Strong plants in fine condition for immediate effect. 

 All fresh and thrifty. 



Aqullegia Cerulea and Chrysantha 

 Ascleplas Tuberose 



Bocconia Cordata 



Boltonia Asteroldes, .$4.00 per 100, 



Campanula Carpatlca Peraiclfolla and P>Ta- 



mldalls. Mue and white. 

 Delphinium Formosum. Elatum Hybrldum 



and Coelestinum 

 Oianthus Barbatus. .i^^.oo per 100 

 Oi-tamnus Fraxinella Rubra 

 Digitalis (iloxinJaeflora, White and Rose 

 Erianthus Ravonnae 

 Eulalia aracllis Unlvatata 

 Eupatorium Coelestinum 

 Qypsophlla Paniculata at $6.00 per 100 

 Hellanthus riaxlmllliana 



Unless noted, $5.00 per 100. 



Hellanthus flollis Qrandlflora 



Hellopsis PItcheriana 



Hybi-cus Crimson Eye, $3.00 per 100 



Oenothera Frazeri, .$0.00 per 100 



Poppy Oriental, Bracteata and Nudicaule 



Pentstemon Barbatus, Torreyil 



Platycodon Orandlflorum and" riariefii, $4.00 



per i(xt 

 Physostegia Vlrglnica 

 Plumbago Larpente 

 Rudbeckia, Golden Glow, $3.00 per 100 

 Rudbeckia Purpurea 

 Salvia Azurea Grandiflora, $6 00 per 100 

 Siokesia Cyanea 



Tritoma I'varla Grandiflora, $4.00 per 100 

 Tritoma Pfitzerl. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 

 Yucca Fllimentosa, $8.00 per 100 



(For complete list see catalog No. S). 



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