OUR COVER PAGE SUBJECTS. 



Azalea KaempfeFi. The Japanese Azalea. This charming Japanese shrub is wonderfully floriferous, absolutely hardy and 

 should be in ever\' collection. The colors range from rich golden yellow to orange-scarlet, rose and coppery-red. Thej' are 

 sold in mixture, not in separate colors as they have not yet been separated. Each, $1.00; dozen, §10.00. 



iSddlS vlrilbllii vfteMana ! lUostration, on last cover pag^(tor descriptions, see page 1.) 



NEW AND RARE PLANTS FROM 

 THE WILDS OF CHINA. 



Collected for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard 

 University by the indefatigable plant collector, 

 Mr. E. H. Wilson, in remote and hitherto unex- 

 plored regions. 



Gold Medal Awarded by the Massachusetts Hoptieultupal Society. 

 PLANTS READY FOR DELIVERY IN APRIL. 



Clematis Armandi, 



A NUMBER of these plants were offered by us last j'ear for the first time. We 

 •**■ now offer for the first time another group of these plant treasures. 



They are attracting universal interest, many orders coming from Europe, 

 Japan and other distant parts of the globe. 

 They are unquestionably the finest plant novelties extant. 



AMPELOPSIS Henpyana. (Vitis Henryana.) in habit, this new cUmber 



resembles our native woodbine. The ground color of the leaves is dark velvety 



green, with the mid-rib and principal veins silvery white. The foliage has a ver>- 



striking appearance in autumn when the ground color changes to ^•ivid red, the 



mid-rib and vein remaining white. In Massachusetts, this \-ine requires protection 



during winter, but would probably prove quite hardy south of New York, or 



even farthec north where the influence of the ocean moderates the temperature. 



., Award of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society of London. One year 



plants, each, 50 cts. ; dozen, S5.00. 2 year plants, each, 75 cts.; dozen. S7.50. 



AMPELOPSIS ThomSOnii. (Vitis ThomSOnii.) This charming new climber 



is one of the most beautiful of the Woodbine familj-. It requires protection 



during winter. The leaves are greenish purple above, and bright claret color 



beneath; changing in the autumn to rich red. Award of Merit by the Royal 



Horticultural Society of London. One year plants, each, 50 cts.; dozen, S5.00; 



2 year plants, each, 75 cts.; dozen, S8.00. 



AMPELOPSIS aeonitifolius discolor, a perfectly hardy %-ine, growing 8 to 10 

 feet tall, with elegantly dissected foliage and bright blue fruit ; splendid for 

 treUises. Each, $1.00; dozen, $10.00. 

 BERBERIS brevipanieulata. a bush 4 to 6 feet tall with wedge-shaped small 

 leaves clustered together and assuming fine tints in autumn. The small yellow 

 flowers are freely produced on erect panicles 3 to 5 inches long. These are 

 followed by masses of salmon-red fruits in early autumn. The foliage is retained 

 very late. Its several fine qualities make this new Barberry one of the handsomest 

 and most distinct of its class. Offered for the first time last year. Each, SI. 00: 

 dozen, $10.00. 

 BUDDLEIA variabilis veitehiana. -Summer Lilac.- Late summer and early 

 fall blooming shrub suitable for beds or masses in the shrubbery. The lilac- 

 colored flowers are borne in cylindrical tails 20 to 30 inches long at the ends 

 of the shoots. Awarded F. C. C. by the R. H. S., London. Each, 50 cts.; 



dozen, S5.00. 

 BUDDLEIA variabilis magnifiea. The individual flowers are larger than 

 those of Veitehiana, intense Wolet-purple in color with reflexed margins and orange 

 eye. One of the finest acquisitions of recent years. A fairly rich soil, suun\- 

 position and abundance of water are the essentials for the successful ctilturc 

 of "Siunmer Lilac." Each, 50 cts.; dozen, $5.00. 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, January 1st, 1913. 



