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



Spiraea Anthony Waterer. 



RHUSeotinuS. Purple Fringe. SmokeBiish. A tall shrub 



bearing masses of misty smoke-colored flowers in June. Doz. 



40cts. each $4.50 



Typhina laeiniata. F em-leaved Staghorn Sumach. An 

 effective shrub with delicate fern-hke foliage; very 

 briUiant in the autumn. 75 cts. each ... ... 7.50 



ROBINA hispida. Rose Acacia. Long clusters of fra- 

 grant rose flowers in May, very ornamental. 50 cts. each, 5.00 

 RIBES aureum. Yellow Currant. Esteemed for the spicy 

 fragrance of its golden-yellow flowers, which are followed 

 by black edible fruit. 25 cts. each ... ... ... 2.50 



Sanguineum. Flowers red. 50 cts. each 5.00 



SAMBUCUS aurea. Golden Elder. 35 cts. each ... 3.50 



Canadensis. Common Elder. Flat heads of white flow- 

 ers in June and reddish-purple berries in fall. Thrives 

 best in damp soil. 35 cts. each ... ... ... 3 . 50 



Canadensis var maxima. Great Elder. This splendid 

 variety of the black-fruited Elder blossoms in early July 

 and produces flower-clusters three times the size of those 

 of the type. The flowers are followed by immense 



heads of black fruit. $1.00 each ... ". 10.00 



SPIR/EA arguta. While all the Spiraeas are valuable for 

 their easy culture, and floriferous character, this variety 

 is one of the earUest and most graceful of the genus, its 

 slender branches becoming covered with innumerable 

 pure white, tiny flowers early in spring. 35 cts. each ... 3 . 50 

 Bumaldi. A dwarf Japanese variety of vigorous growth. 



Flowers pink; July. 35 cts. each ... ... ... 3.50 



Callosa. Deep rose, grows freely, and flowers nearly all 



summer. 35 cts. each ... ... ... ■■ 3.50 



Callosa alba. White. May. 35 cts. each 3.5o 



Anthony Waterer. Brilliant rosy-carmine flowers in 



dense clusters; blooms all summer. 35 cts. each ... 3.5o 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 5 ("i 



Opulifolia. Strong growing shrub, with white flowers 

 along the stem. Useful for screening purpo.ses. 35 cts. 



each 3.50 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 5.00 



Opulifolia aurea. White flowers in clusters; golden 



foliage; May. 35 cts. each 3.50 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 5 . 00 



Prunifolia flore pleno. Bridal Wreath. A beautiful 

 erect-growing shrub, with lanceolate leaves, bearing in 

 May, pure white double flowers in great profusion. 



35 cts. each .• • 3.50 



Reevesii. A spreading shrub of medium growth, with 

 delicate lanceolate foliage. In May the i)lant is com- 

 pletely covered with large round clusters of pure white 



flowers. 35 cts. each 3 . 50 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 5 00 



SVlRJE.k.— Continued. 

 Thunbergii. Of dwarf compact habit, with slender 

 somewhat drooping branches, densely covered with fine, 

 long narrow leaves, flowers very early in spring when the Doz. 

 plant is a mass of snowy whiteness. 35 cts. each ... $3.50 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each . 5.00 



Van Houttei. By many this is regarded as the finest 

 of all Spiraeas, and it is assuredly one of the most es- 

 teemed shrubs in cultivation. It forms an erect bush 

 ^\'ith graceful arching branches, well covered with neat, 

 rich green foliage, and in early summer a profusion of 

 large pure white flower clusters, very hardy and a most 

 effective shrub. 35 cts. each ... ... ... ... 3 . 50 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 5.00 



STEPHANANDRA flexuDSa. Erect growing shrub with 



elegant fern-like yellowish-green foliage. 35 cts. each . . 3 . 50 



ST YRAX japoniea. A handsome species from Japan attain- 

 ing a height of eight to ten feet. Flowers pure white and 

 fragrant. June. 50 cts. each ... ... ... 5.00 



SYRINGA. See Lilac and Philadelphis. 



SYMPHORICARPUSracemosus. Snowberry. A compact, 

 graceful shrub attaining a height of about five feet, with 

 slender arching branches. The pink flowers are suc- 

 ceeded by large, oval, pure white berries which bang on 

 the branches long into winter. 35 cts. each ... ... 3.50 



Larger Plants. 50 cts. each 5 . 00 



Vulgaris. Coral Berry. Indian Currant. This hardy 

 .shrub grows about three feet in height, compact in habit, 

 flowers pink, followed by clusters of tiny purplish-red ber- 

 ries. 25 cts. each ... ... ... ... ... 2 . 50 



TAMARIX afrieana. African Tamarisk, kn erect-grow- 

 ing shrub with slender branches covered with light 

 feathery foliage and bearing beautiful spikes of pale 

 pink flowers in May. All varieties of Tamarix are 

 adapted to planting by the seaside. 35 cts. each. 3.50 

 Hispida aestivalis. Of vigorous, eiect growth, with deli- 

 cate foliage of a soft moss-green color; flowers pink, 

 appearing in August. 35 cts. each ... ... ... 3 . 50 



VACCINIUM corymbosum. Blueberry or High Bush 

 Huckleberry. A native shrub producing white flowers in 

 May, followed by edible fruit in August. $1.00 each ... 10.00 



VIBURNUM cassinoides. A handsome native shrub of 

 medium size, bearing large cymes of white flowers in 

 June and clusters of blackberries in autumn. 40 cts. each 4 . 00 



Larger Plants. 75 cts. each 7 . 50 



Carlesi. A Japanese variety of recent introduction, 

 bearing large corymbs of sweet-scented white flowers 

 resembling those of the Bouvardia. A verv desirable 

 shrub. $1.00 each ". 10.00 



Viburnum plicatum. Japanese Snowball. 



