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



OTHER NEW AND RARE PLA^iTS.— Continued. 



CLETHRA tomentosa. "Woolly Pepper bush." A handsome 

 native shrub growing 5 to 10 feet tall producing in August an 

 abundance of pure white flowers. Should be in every garden. 

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



COTONEASTER integerrlma. A perfectly hardy and highly 

 ornamental shrub with spreading branches and roundish leaves. 

 The fruit is dark bloomy-red and is very freely produced and 

 remains on the plant far into the winter. Each, 75 cts.; doz., 

 $7.50. 



CYTISUS praecox. A hybrid Broom with sulphur-yellow flowers 

 produced in great abundance in May. Habit similar to the well- 

 known C. albus. Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 



ELSHOLTZIA Stauntonii. From the Great Wall of China; 

 blooms in August and has terminal and lateral erect racemes of 

 rose-purple flowers. Very beautiful and hardy ; should be treated 

 as a herbacous plant. Each, $1.00; doz., $10.00. 



ENKIANTHUS campanulatus. A very hardy shrub from 

 central Japan, grows 6 to 12 ft. high and is very bushy. The bell- 

 shaped flowers, borne profusely in racemose clusters, are yellow, 

 deeply stained and striped with salmon and crimson. Leaves 

 turn a wonderful color in Autumn. Merits a prominent place 

 in every garden. Each, 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 



EUONYMUS radicans Silver Gem. The best variegated form 

 of E. radicans we have ever seen. The plants were obtained 

 by us from the world famous house of James Veitch & Sons, 

 London. We have found it perfectly hardy at our Dedham 

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



HYDRANGEA petiolaris. This splendid hardy cHmber, hitherto 

 has been but httle known, although it was introduced from Japan 

 a generation ago. Once established, it climbs rapidly, clinging 

 by rootlets like English Ivy. The fohage is bright green, quite 

 massive, and numerous flat flower-cymes are produced which 

 average 8 to 10 in. in diameter. The flowers are white, coming 

 in the early Summer. Strong plants, each 75 cts.; doz., $8.00. 



LI GUST RUM maerocarpum. A hardy Japanese privet in 

 habit hke L. ibota, but with very large shining black fruits. 

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



Azalea Keempferi. 



LONICERA bella. This Bush Honeysuckle is a hybrid between 

 L. tatarica and L. Morrowi and combines the good quahties of 

 both parents. It grows 8 to 10 ft. tall and more in diameter and 

 flowers and fruits abundantly. The flowers vary from pure 

 white to pink, and the fruit, which is ripe in August, is red. Alto- 

 gether it is a very handsome and valuable hardy shrub. Each, 

 50 cts.; doz., $5.00. 



LONICERA Maaekii. One of the very finest of all Bush Honey- 

 suckles. It grows 6 to 8 ft. tall- and is much more in diameter. 

 The leaves are relatively large, broadly ovate and the large white 

 flowers borne in axillary clusters stand well above the leaves. 

 In autumn the plant is covered with scarlet fruit. This shrub 

 is absolutely hardy and should be planted in every garden. Each, 

 50 cts.; doz., .$5.00. 



MENISPERNUM dahuricum. A very hardy vine with large, 

 deep green leaves, and blue-black fruits. Suitable for low trelhses 

 and for tough growth over rocks. Each, 50 cts. ; doz., $5.00. 



PHELLODENDRON amurense. Asiatic Cork Tree. A tree with 

 broad round head and short trunk clothed with pale, thick, corky 

 bark. The green pinnate foliage is never attacked by insects or 

 fungi. The clustered black berry-like fruits remain on the trees 

 after the leaves have fallen. 8 to 10 ft. Each, $3.00. 



PHILADELPHUS Faleoneri. A very graceful, wide-spreading 

 shrub up to 8 ft. tall, with slender arching branches and in June 

 laden with ma-sses of large, pure white, fragrant flowers. One 

 of the finest of all the species of Mock Orange. Each, 50 cts.; 

 doz., $5.00. 



SYMPHORICARPUS orbiculatus auroreticulatus. Variegated 

 Coral berry. Medium sized, twiggy shrub with leaves variegated 

 with yellow; reddish-purple fruit. Each, 35 cts.; doz., $3.50. 



VIBURNUM Carlesi. 



ing large corymbs 



Hydrangea petiolaris. 



A Korean plant of recent introduction bear- 

 of sweet-scented white flowers resembling 



those of the Bouvardia. A most desirable shrub. Each, $1.00; 



six for $5.00. 



WASHINGTON ELM. We have growing in our Nurseries a limited 

 stock of these Elms which we propagated from scions of the 

 original Washington Elm in Cambridge, Mass., under which 

 Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental 

 Troops 1775. Plants 3 to 4 ft. Each, $5.00. 



