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



FARQUHAR'S NEW AND RARE 

 CHINESE ¥LAmS.-Co.,f;.u„:,i. 



ILEX eorollina. a very pretty evergreen Holly, growing 10 to 12 

 feet tall and bearing almost sessile clusters of coral-red fruit. The 

 leaves are ovate, shining green and though spiny in the juvenile 

 stage are nearly smooth in adult specimens. It is probably quite as 

 hardy as the European Holly. Each, .SI. 00; dozen, .§10.00. 



LILIDM myriophyllum and L. Sargenti. ."Seepage 99. 



PHILADELPHUS ineanus. Bush growing 6 to lO feet tall, much 

 branched and twiggy in habit and exceedingly floriferous. The fiowera 

 are pure white Ih inches or more across and produced in early July. The 

 leaves are woolly, ovate and retained well into the late fall. A very 

 desirable and useful .shrub. Strong plants. Each, .S2.00; dozen, S20.00. 



PHILADELPHUS serieanthus var. Rehderianus. a fine Mock- 

 orange growing 10 to 12 feet tall with large handsome flowers freely 

 produced in July. It is very distinct from the type and a valuable addi- 

 tion to the shrubbery. A great acquisition, never before offered. Each, 

 $2.00; dozen, .S20.00. 



PHILADELPHDS Magdalenae. One of the prettiest and neatest of 

 all the Asiatic species of Mock-orange. It forms a nmch-branched bush 

 6 to 8 feet high and flowers as freely as any of its family. It is per- 

 fectly hardy around Boston and never fails to produce a wealth of 

 blossoms about mid-June. Each, $2.00; dozen, $20.00. 



Hypericum patulura var. Henryi. 



Clematis tangutica. 



PHELLODENDRON ehlnense. A small hardy tree, growing 2.5 to .30 feet tall 

 with rough ornamental hark and fine pinnate leaves, which assume a brighter 

 yellow color in the autumn. In China its bark is valued as a tonic medicine. 

 An interesting addition to the .\rboretum. Each, SI. 00; dozen, $10.00. 



SCHIZOPHRAGMA integFifoIium. A .sub-scandent shrub, 5 to 10 feet tall, 

 with ovate glossy green leaves, and trusses of flowers 15 to 20 inches across. 

 These flowers are surrounded by large, pure white bracts, making the plant, 

 extremely ornamental. A free-flowering sun-loving shrub, this new Schizo- 

 phragma is eminently suited for planting in rocky situations. Its habit at 

 first creeping, ultimately becomes erect and bushy. Each, $2.00; dozen, $20.00. 



SORBARIA glabrata. This is an extremely ornamental autumn-flowering: 

 shrub, growing 6 to 15 feet tall, with pinnately divided, dark green leaves. 

 The flowers are snow-white, abundantly produced in terminal much-branched, 

 panicles 15 to 18 inches 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 valuable addition to the list of autumn-flowering shrubs. 

 Though botanically regarded as a variety of Sorbaria arborca for garden pur- 

 poses, it is abundantly distinct from the type. Each, 75 cts. ; dozen, $7.50. 

 Extra strong plants, each $1.50; dozen, $15.00. 



SPIRAEA ROSthOrnii. A shrub 4 to G feet tall with laxly-arching branches' 

 and large much-branched axilary corymbs of pure white flowers. The leaves 

 are deeply incised and add much to the charm and elegance of the plant. It 

 is quite new to cultivation and promis33 to bs a most useful sunim;T-flowering. 

 shrub. Each, $1..50; dozen, $15.00. 

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