E. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. PLANT NOVELTIES. 



NEW AND RARE PLANTS.— Continued. 



FORSYTHIA suspensa var. atrocaulis. A new variety differing 

 chiefly in the purple color of the young growth, and in the dark purple 

 or nearly black stems. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



HYPERICUM patulum var. Henryi. A new hardy St. John's 

 Wort, growing 2| to 4 ft., with masses of clear yellow flowers produced 

 in great profusion during July and August. The leaves are elliptic- 

 ovate, about 1 J in. long and are retained late into the Fall. A very 

 desirable yeUow-flowered shrub. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



HYPERICUM Buckleyi. Dwarf compact shrub of dense growth. 

 Valuable for rockeries, margins of perennial borders or low .shrubbery. 

 Blush green foliage, flowers yellow, June and July. Height one foot. 

 SI. 00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



HYPERICUM Arnoldianum. 

 Kalmianum. 

 lobocarpum. 



These valuable midseason flowering shrubs with clear yellow flowers 

 in masses, grow 4 to 6 ft. tall and as much in diameter; they are very 

 densely branched and perfectly hardy. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



LONICERA fragrantissima. A valuable shrub with long pointed, 

 handsome foliage which is nearly evergreen. Very early, sweet- 

 scented, blush-white flowers, though not profuse, fruit red; height 

 four to six feet. Should be planted in a sheltered position in this 

 locality. $1.00 each. 



LONICERA Koehneana. A strong growing hardy shrub, 8 to 10 

 ft. high and as much through, with yellow flowers and crimson fruit, 

 ripening in August. A valuable addition from central China. $1.00 

 each; $10.00 per doz. 



LONICERA Korolkowii, var. floribunda. This Bush Honeysuckle 

 is one of the gems of a lovely group of hardy shrubs. It is vigorous 

 gro\\dng, with twiggy branchlets, bluish gray-green leaves and pink 

 blossoms, produced in great quantity. The habit is graceful and 

 when in flower the effect from a short distance is of pink floating 

 on thin mists. No shrub is more hardy in New England and none is 

 more beautiful. $2.00 each. 



LONICERA Maackii. One of the very finest of all Bush Honey- 

 suckles. It grows 6 to 8 ft. tall and is much more in diameter. The 

 leaves are relatively large, broadly ovate and the large white flowers 

 borne in axillary clusters stand well above the leaves. In Autumn 

 the plant is covered with scarlet fruit, and this is retained far into 

 the Winter. This shrub is absolutely hardy and should be planted 

 in every garden. $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 



Sorbaria arfaore'a'jglabrata. 



Lonicera syringantha. 



LONICERA Maackii, var. podoearpa. This magnificent and abso- 

 lutely hardy, ciuick growing shrub grows 10 to 15 feet high and as 

 much in diameter, has long sprays of wliite flowers and scarlet fruits 

 which ripen in September and remain on the plant far into the Winter. 

 The leaves are retained very late and the contrast between green leaves 

 and scarlet berries is extraordinarily beautiful. Admitted to be one 

 of the finest of Wilson's introductions from Cliina. $1.50 each; 

 •115.00 per doz. 



LONICERA muscaviensis. A liybrid Bush Honeysuckle growing 12 

 feet high and more in diameter, has arching and spreading branches, 

 flowers in abundance and masses of crimson fruit ripening early in 

 July. Hardy as far north as Ottawa and one of the best of its class. 

 $1.00 each; '$10.00 per doz. 



LONICERA syringantha. {The Heliotrope Honeysuckle.) A valu- 

 able introduction from Western Ciiina, producing quantities of 

 flowers having the fragrance and appearance of heliotrope, during 

 May and June, followed by red fruit in August; upright growth, bluish 

 green foliage. $2.00 each. 



LONICERA thibetica. Very compact hardy shrub, 4 to 5 feet tall, 

 with spreading, drooping branches; gray-green leaves; white on the 

 uudeiside; pink, fragrant flowers and bright scarlet berries. An 

 invaluable addition. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



MORUS aeidosa. (Chinese Mulberry.) A perfectly hardy variety, 

 free growing and dioiceus; the female bearing an abundance of edible 

 fruits. It is valuable for planting in cliicken yards and has been 

 found, thus far, immune from insects. $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 



NEILLIA sinensis. In general appearance and habit of growth this 

 charming new shi-ub resembles the well-known Stephanandra flexuosa, 

 but its foliage is of deeper green and of even greater delicacy of form. 

 In late June and July is tipped with clear bright pink flower clusters 

 of exquisite beauty. Plants, floweiiug size, $2.50 each. 



POTENTILLA fruitieosa var. splendens. A worthy companion to 

 P. Veitchii, similar in habit and c(iually floriferous, but with bright 

 yellow flowers. It is perfectly hardy and well adapted for rock gar- 

 dens. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



RHODODENDRON micranthum. Low, twiggy, densely branched 

 evergreen shrub, growing to 3 ft. in height and about the same in 

 diameter, bearing in profusion clusters of small, white flowers. A 

 neat shrub, suitable for rockeries and massing. Large plants, $5.00 

 each; $55.00 per doz. 



RHUS sylvestris. A large growing bush with white flowers and hand- 

 some foliage with prominent veins. $1.00 each. 



ROSA Beggarianum. This hardy free growing species from Central 

 Asia forms den.se i-ounded masses about a yard in height, densely 

 covered in Summer with pure white, single flowers against a foil of 

 grav-green leaves. In Autumn it is covered with a wealth of scarlet 

 fruits. $3.00 each. 



SORBARIA arborea glabrata. An extremely ornamental, late Sum- 

 mer flowering shrub, growing 6 to 15 ft. tall, with pinnately divided, 

 dark green leaves. The flowers are snow-white, abundantly pro- 

 duced in terminal, much branched panicles, 15 to 18 in. long, during 

 September and continuing to flower until the advent of sharp frosts 

 late in the Fall. It is perfectly hardy, free-growing and a most valu- 

 able addition to the list of late flowering shi-ubs. Though botanically 

 regarded as a variety of Sorbaria arborea, for garden purposes, it is 

 abundantly distinct from the type. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



SPIR.S:A Henryi. A bush 4 to 6 ft. tall with rather stiff spreading 

 branches and corymbose masses of pure white flowers produced from 

 the leal axils in June. This fine Spirsea is perfectly hardy, free- 

 growing and most floriferous and certainly one of the finest of its 

 family. Strong plants, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



ULMUS pumila. Small tree with slender, spreading branches and 

 small leaves only about 1 or 2 inches long. A very hardy and grace- 

 ful tree. 10 to 12 It. $5.00 each. 



VIBURNUM Sargentii. This Asiatic relative of the American High- 

 l)ush Cranberry is perfectly hardy and very free growing and in flower is 

 the most beautiful of the Opulus group. The white blossoms are followed 

 by masses of red fruits, which are retained late into the Fall. $1.00 

 each; $10.00 per doz. Larger Plants. $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 



