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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



HARDY ORNAMENTAL SER\]BS. -Continued. 



Lonicera Tatarica. Tartarian Honeysuckle. 



HYDRANGEA panieulata grandiflora. The showiest of 

 autumn shrubs, bearing immense heads of creamy white 

 flowers, turning to pleasing shades of red. Doz. 



2 to 3 ft., 30 cts. each S3. 00 



,,, 3 to 4 ft., 50 cts. each 5.00 



Standard or Tree. 75 cts. each 7 . 50 



Panieulata. This is the original wild Japanese form. 

 The flower panicles are more erect, and less dense 

 than the grandiflora variety. It is considered more Doz. 

 graceful. .35 cts. each. ... ... ... ... $3.50 



Arboreseens grandiflora alba. Snowball Hydran- 

 gea. Snow-white blooms of large size. June to Aug. 

 50 cts. each ... ... ... ... ... 5 



LILAC. Syringa Vulgaris. The lilacs have always been 

 popular on account of their hardiness, vigorous growth, 

 abundant foliage and graceful and luxuriant sweet- 

 scented flower panicles. The Common Purple and 

 Common White are among the most desirable tall grow- 

 ing shrubs, growing eight to ten feet. The named va- 

 rieties are somewhat dwarfer in habit. Doz 



Common Purple. 35 cts. each S3 50 



Common White. Fragrant; May. 40 cts. each ... 4.00 

 Charles X. Reddish purple; trusses large, vigorous. 



50 cts. each ... ... ... ... ... ... 5.00 



Madame Casimir Perier. Double creamy-white; very 



fragrant. 50 cts. each ... ... ... ... 5.00 



Madame Lemoine. Double white. 50 cts. each ... 5.00 

 Marie Legraye. The finest white sort. 50 cts. each .. . 5.00 

 Michael Buehner. Pale hlac; double. 50 cts. each .. . 5.00 



Persian Pink. Large and fine. 50 cts. each 5.00 



Persian White. 50 cts. each 5. 00 



Rothmagensis. Rouen Lilac. Reddish lilac. Immense 

 flower trusses. 50 cts. each ... ... ... 5.00 



Souvenir de Louis Spaeth. Dark purplish red. 75 cts. 



each 7 . 50 



LILACS. Standard or Tree. 



Charles X. Reddish-purple. SI. 00 each 10.00 



Marie Legraye. Pure white. SI. 00 each 10.00 



LONICERA Bush Honeysuckle. 



Alberti. Siberian Honeysuckle. Useful dwarf bush, 

 with slender drooping branches and small narrow 

 leaves; flowers violet; very fragrant. 75 cts. each .... 7.50 



Tatarica. Tartarian Honeysuckle. The Tartarian Honey- 

 suckle has been esteemed not only for its charming pink 

 fragrant flowers which cover the bush in May, but also 

 for its bright orange-colored fruit in autumn. It at^ 

 tains a height of six to eight feet. 40 cts. each ... 3.50 



Tatarica rosea grandiflora. A fine twiggy bush with 

 slender upright branches, covered with large pink flowers. 

 50 cts. each ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 . 00 



Tatarica alba. White Tartarian Honeysuckle. Forms a 

 high bush, with cream3'-white, very fragrant flowers. 

 50 cts. each ' 5.00 



Morrowii. White flowers in May, foUowed by bright 



red fruit during summer and autumn. 40 cts. each ... 3.50 

 Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 5 . 00 



Rupreehta. Large creamy white flowers in May. Large 

 red fruit. 35 cts. each ... ... ... ... 3.50 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 5.00 



Magnolia. See Ornamental Trees, page 157. 



4.00 

 5.00 



ILEX vertieillata. Winterberry, Beautiful orange-red 



berries which remain during Winter. 40 cts. each. 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 



ITKA Virginiea. A pretty native shrub producing 

 racemes of pure white flowers. June. 40 cts. each . 



LIGUSTRUM ovalifolium. Californian Privet. This is 

 the most commonly used hedge plant, although it is 

 sometimes winter killed in New England. It is valu- 

 able for planting near the sea where many other 

 .shrubs fail to thrive. It is of strong, bushy growth 

 with luxuriant, glossy, rich green foHage and 

 showy racemes of pure white fragrant flowers, 

 although commonly known as Californian 

 Privet, it is really a native of Japan. 25 cts. 

 each. $2.50 per doz. 



Ibota. Chinese Privet. A very hardy shrub with 

 dark shining green foliage and pure white flow- 

 ers, sweetly scented . 25 cts. each ; $2 . 50 per doz . 



Regelianum. A dwarf spreading variety of the 

 preceding with the branches of more horizontal 

 habit, makes a beautiful, symmetrical specimen Doz. 

 shrub. 40 cts. each ... ... ... ... $3 . 50 



Vulgaris. Common or European Privet. Narrow foli- 

 age ; showy white flowers. 35 cts. each ... ... 3 . 50 



arboreseens grandiflora alba. 



