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



Abies Delavayi. 



Chinese Spruces at our Cape Cod Nursery. 



Picea asperata var. ponderosa. 



NEW FIRS FROM CHINA. 



Introduced by the Arnold Arboretum. 



Abies Delavayi. This is one of the handsomest of the Silver Fir 

 familj'. It is also one of the hardiest known in China. Mr. E. H. 

 Wilson tells us it is known in China by the name Lien-sha, meaning 

 Cold Fir, in allusion to the fact that the tree grows in cold regions. 



Its upright growth and rich deep green foliage make it rival in 

 appearance the Yew trees of Europe, and we predict that for lands- 

 cape purposes this Fir will be used to produce the Yew effects here. 

 $5.00 each. 



Abies recurvata. This Fir is of pyramidal habit. The rich deep 

 green foliage resembles that of Abies Delavaj'i, but is strongly re- 

 curved, which gives the tree a distinct and pleasing appearance. Mr 

 WUson writes: "In all respects this species is one of the most desirable 

 of the family; and it was well worth a long journey to introduce it 

 into cultivation." It has proved perfectly hardy and like A. Delavayi 

 will be a valuable addition to our trees for landscape planting. S5.00 

 each. 



NEW CHINESE SPRUCES. 



Introduced by the Arnold Arboretum. 



Picea asperata. A quadrangular-leaved Spruce from northwestern 

 China. Some of the trees are very glaucous in appearance, hence 

 the colloquial name Yun Sha (Cloudy Fir). Old trees are very 

 spire-like in outline. All the varieties of P. asperata are of dense 

 growth, and the purplish coloring of the young foliage makes them 

 strikingly beautiful in the early Summer. 



Picea asperata var. notabilis. This variety differs from the pre- 

 ceding, chiefly in the cones, the scales of which are rhombic-ovate in 

 outline. 



Picea asperata var. ponderosa. This handsome variety is remark- 

 able for its large cones. 



Picea Balfouriana. One of the tallest of the Chinese Spruces. 



Picea montigena. The short, stout bristly leaves are of shining 

 green and more or less glaucescent. 



Picea retroflexa. Glaucous foliage in somewhat spiral arrangement. 

 Very interesting. 

 Strong Plants of the above varieties, $3.00 each. Collection of 6 



varieties, $1.5.00. Larger Plants, $5.00 each. Collection of 6 



varieties, $25.00. 



PICEA albertiana. A beautiful, pyramidal evergreen tree of slender proportions, 

 attaining a height of over 100 feet. Its density of short, silvery green needles gives 

 it the appearance of a Retinospora, rather than a tree; a rare and valuable plant. 

 Plants, 4 to 6 inches $1 . 00 each 



Plants, 10 to 12 inches $3 . 50 each 



Specimen plants, about 2 ft. $25.00 each 



THE HEATHER, Erica vulgaris, and its varieties are perfectly hardy in New England. 

 They require sun, and will flourish on a bank or a border where they have full exposure to 

 the sunshine. Among dwarf, hardy, woody plants, there are few that continue so long in 

 bloom as these. For Rock Gardens, for edging shrubbery borders and for ground cover- 

 ing purposes in sunny situations, they are unrivalled. 



ERICA VULGARIS, 



Alba Minor. Low growing white variety. July to September, 1 ft. 



Alportii. Long spikes of crimson flowers ; fine; August and September. 



Coccinea. Deep purple. August and September. 



Cuprea. Yellow foliage; pm-ple flowers. 



Hammondi. White; free flowering. August and September. IJ ft. 



Hypnoides. Rosy pm-ple; moss-like habit of growth. 



Monstrosa. White; free branching habit. Strong grower. August and September. 



Pilosa. Low, prostrate variety; white. August and September. 9 in. 



Searli. The best and most distinct white variety. July to September. 



Serieea. Deep purple flowers; silvery foliage. 



Tenella. Low growing, early flowering purple variety. July and August. 6 to 9 in. 



Tenella Alba. Same as above; flowers white. 



Tomentosa. Grayish foliage with purple flowers. 



Variegata. Purple; variegated foliage. 



ERICA Carnea. Low growing; flesh colored flowers. 



Stricta. Corsican Heath. Upright grower; pink flowers. This variety is not hardy 



out of doors, but can be grown in a cool greenhouse. July and August. 

 Tetralix. Crimson; large and fine. July to September. 9 to 12 in. 

 Vagans. Cornish Heath. Compact grower; rose colored flowers. June to October. 



Strong Plants of the above Ericas, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Ficea Albertiana. 



