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



FARQUHAR'S NEW and RARE CHINESE ?LANTS. -Continv^. 



Sorbaria arborea glabra ta. 



Lonicera Maackii var. podocarpa. In Fruit. 



Lonicera Maackii var. podocarpa. In Flower. 



POTENTILLA Veitchii. A beautiful, bushy, dwarf shrub growing 

 2 to 3 ft. tall and producing sprays of pure white flowers from 

 May until late Autumn. It is absolutely hardy and worthy of a 

 place in every garden, large or small. Each, SI. 00; dozen, SIO.OO. 



POTENTILLA fruticosa var. splendens. A worthy companion 

 to P. Veitchii, similar in habit and equallj' floriferous, but with 

 bright j'ellow flowers. It is perfectly hardy and well adapted for 

 rock gardens. Each, -SLOG; doz., $10.00. 



SCHIZOPHRAGMA integrifolium. A root-climbing shrub, 5 

 to 10 ft. tall, with ovate glossy gi-een leaves, and trusses of flowers 

 15 to 20 in. across. These flowers are surrounded by large, pure 

 white bracts, making the plant extremely ornamental. A free- 

 flowering sun-loving shrub, this new Schizophragma is eminently 

 suited for planting in rocky situations. Its habit at first creeping, 

 ultimately becomes erect and bushy. Each, SI. 00; doz., SIO.OO. 



SORBARIA arborea glabrata. An extremely ornamental, late 

 Summer flowering shrub, growing 6 to 15 ft. tall, with pinnately 

 divided, dark green leaves. The' flowers are snow-white, abund- 

 antly produced in terminal, much branched panicles 15 to 18 in. 

 long, during September and continuing to flower until the ad- 

 vent of sharp frosts late in the fall. It is perfectly hardy, free- 

 growing and a most valuable addition to the list of late flowering 

 shrubs. Though botanically regarded as a variety of Sorbaria ar- 

 borea, for garden purposes, it is abundantly distinct from the type. 

 Each, 50 cts. ; doz., S5.00. Extra large, each, Sl.OO; doz., $10.00. 



SPIRAEA Henryi. A bush 4 to 6 ft. taU with rather stiff spreading 

 branches and corymbose masses of pure white flowers produced 

 from the leaf axils in June. This fine Spiraea is perfectly hardy, 

 free-growing and most floriferous and certainly one of the finest 

 of its family. Strong plants, each, $1.00; doz., $10.00. 



SPIRAEA Henryi var. notabilis. Bush 3 to 6 ft. tall with spread- 

 ing branches and neat fohage. Flowers white, freely produced in 

 larger trusses than those of the type. This new plant is perfectly 

 hardj', and a valuable addition to shrubbery. Each, Sl.OO; doz., 

 SIO.OO. 



SPIRAEA Rosthornii. A shrub 4 to 6 ft. taU with laxly arching 

 branches and large much branched axillary corj'mbs 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 promises to be a most useful summer-flowering shrub. Each, 

 Sl.OO; doz., SIO.OO. 



SYRINGA Wilsonii. A new species of Lilac from the borders of 

 China and Thibet; growing 10 to 15 ft. tall and producing erect, 

 much branched trusses, each 10 to 12 in. long, of pale pink 

 fragrant flowers. Perfectly hardy and very ornamental. Each, 

 Sl.OO; doz., $10.00. 



ULMUS pumila. Small tree or shrub with slender, spreading 

 branches and small leaves only about 1 or 2 inches long. A very 

 noat and graceful, small tree. 4 to 5 ft. Each, $2.00. 



OTHER NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



AZALEA Kaempferi. This charmln;.; and wonderfully floriferous 

 Japanese shrub has scarlet flowers and is absolutely hardy; one 

 of the very finest of the introductions to our gardens from Japan. 

 Ear'h, Sl.OO; doz., SIO.OO. 



AZALEA ledifolia. The large fragrant flowers of this hardy Japan- 

 ese plant have a decided bluish tinge. Blooms when very small; 

 valuable for the border or for forcing. Each, $1.00; doz., SIO.OO. 



BERBERIS Thunbergiana minor. Smaller in every way than 

 the type and even more compact in habit. \'aluable for rock- 

 eries. Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 



CALLICARPA japonica. .4 charming hardy shrub, grows 3 

 to 5 ft. high and in the Autumn is laden with lovely rose-purple 

 berries in axiUary clusters, throughout the full length of the shoots. 

 Should be pruned to the ground each Spring. Each, 35 cts.; 

 doz., S.'?..")0. 



CLEMATIS koreana. In liabit this resembles C. tangutica but 

 differs from that variety in having glaucous fohage and flowers of 

 a copper-yellow. This, as its name implies, is Korean, not 

 Chinese. Each, 30 cts.; doz., $3.00. 



