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



FARQUHAR'S NEW AND RARE CHINESE ?LkmS.-contmued. 



BUDDLEIA variabilis Veitchiana. "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 in. 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 Wilsonii. The latest of all the Summer Lilacs 

 to flower. It blooms in September and bears immense tails, some- 

 times attaining 30 inches in length, of bright rosj'-lilac flowers with 

 orange eye. Each, SI. 00; six plants for So. 00. 



CLEMATIS montana rubens. This beautiful hardy, new Clematis 

 begins to bloom early in June when a profusion of soft rosj'-red blooms 

 resembUng those of the Japanese Anemone are produced. As the 

 flowers are borne on the j'oung wood, they appear more or less freely 

 until frost. A First Class Certificate was awarded to this plant by 

 the Royal Horticultural Society of London. Each, .50 cts.; dozen, 

 $5.00. 



CLEMATIS tangutica. A fine Chinese variety of free and rapid 

 growth; foliage dense and bright green. A good climber and one of the 

 best ground-covering and trellis plants. Flowers bright yellow. June- 

 July. Each, 30 cts.; dozen, S3.00. 



COTONEASTER horizontalis. Though by no means a new plant, 

 this rare and perfectly hardy Cotoneaster deserves to be most widely 

 planted. It is decumbent or semi-prostrate in habit, grows 3 to 4 

 ft. taU, forming a dense bush many yards through. The fruits are 

 bright scarlet changing to crimson and the small leaves, which 

 are dark green and almost round, are retained late into the fall, and 

 even up to Christmas. It is suitable for planting in rocky positions, 

 and anywhere and everywhere that dwarf-growing shrubs are re- 

 quired. Each, 50 cts. dozen, $5.00. 



COTONEASTER salieifolia. "Willow-leaf Cotoneaster." A handsome 

 evergreen growing 6 to 10 ft. tall with neat lance-shaped shining 

 green leaves, white flowers and scarlet fruit. Each, SI. 00; dozen, 

 $10.00. 



COTONEASTER salieifolia var. fioeeosa. A very distinct plant, 

 leaves more narrow and habit more spreading than in the tj^pe. Fruit 

 scarlet, very freely produced. Each, 75 cts.; dozen, S7.50. 



DEUTZIA discolor. Vigorous growing shrub several feet high, with 

 arching branches bearing dense clusters of pure white flowers nearly 

 one inch across. The leaves are white on the underside. Each, 

 $2.00. 



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EXO CHORDA grandiflora Wilsonii. This new Pearl Bush is the handsomest of the fam- 

 ih'. It forms a large bush or small tree and in spring is covered with racemes of pure 

 white flowers which are larger than those of the well-known type. This new plant is 

 absolutely hardy and is one of the most notable acquisitions from China in recent years. 

 Each, S2.00; dozen, S20.00. 



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. Each, S2.00. 



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 H in. long and 



are retained late into the fall. A very desirable yellow-flowered shrub. Each, 



50 cts.; dozen, S5.00. Extra strong plants. Each, 75 cts.; dozen, S7.50. 



PHILADELPHUS incanus. Bush growing 6 to 10 ft. tall, much branched 



and twiggy in habit and exceedingly floriferous. The flowers are pure white, 



I5 in. or more across, and produced in earh' July. The leaves are woolly, 



ovate and retained well into the late fall. A very desirable and useful 



shrub. Strong plants. Each, $1.00; dozen, $10.00. 



PHILADELPHUS Magdalense. One of the prettiest and neatest of all 

 the Asiatic species of Mock-Orange. It forms a much branched busli 

 6 to 8 ft. high and flowers as freely as any of its family. It is 

 perfectly hardy around Boston and never fails to produce a wealth 

 of blossoms about mid June. Each, SI. 01): dozen, SlO.lin. 



Hypericum patulum var. Henryi. 



The Cotoneastcrs offered on this page are among the finest 

 new shrub introductions. They have proved quite hardy and 

 among the most attractive fruit-hearing shrubs. Their berries 

 constitute the chief food supply of the beautiful pheasants of 

 China during \\ inter. 



