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



FARQUHAR'S NEW and RARE CHINESE PLkliTS.— Continued. 



PHILADELPHUS sericanthus var. Rehderianus. A fine Mock-Orange 

 growing 10 to 12 ft. tall with large handsome flowers freely produced in 

 July. It is very distinct from the type and a valuable addition to the 

 shrubbery. A great acquisition. Each, $1.00; dozen, $10.00. 



POTENTILLA frutieosa var. splendens. A worthy companion to P. 

 Veitchii, similar in habit and equally floriferous, but with bright yellow 

 flowers. It is perfectly hardy and well adapted for rock gardens. Each, 

 $1.00; dozen, $10.00. 



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 everv garden, 

 large or small. Each, $1.00; dozen, .SIO.OO. 



SCHIZOPHRAGMA integrifolium. A sub-scandent shrub, 5 to 10 ft. 

 tall, with ovate glossy green leaves, and trusses of tlowers 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, ultimatelv becomes erect 

 and bushy. Each, .Sl.OO; dozen, $10.00. 



SORBARIA 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, abundantly produced in terminal much 

 branched panicles 15 to 18 in. long, during September and continuing 

 to flower until the advent of sharp frosts late in the fall. It is per- 

 fectly hardy, free-growing and a most valuable addition to the list of 

 late flowering shrubs. Though botanically regarded as a variety of 

 Sorbaria arborea, for garden purposes, it is abundantly distinct from 

 the tj'pe. Each, 75 cts. ; dozen, $7.50. 



SPIRAEA Henryi. A bush 4 to 6 ft. tafl 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; dozen, $10.00. 



Syringa WUsonii. 



Exochorda grandiflora Wilsonii. 



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

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

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

 hardy, and a valuable addition to shrubbery. Each, $1.00; dozen, 

 $10.00. 



SPIRAEA Rosthornil. A shrub 4 to 6 ft. tall with laxly arching 

 branches and large much branched axillary 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 promises to be a must useful summer-flowering shrub. Each, 

 $1.00; dozen, $10.00. 



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 white or pink 

 fragrant flowers. Perfectly hardy and very ornamental. Each, $1.00; 

 dozen, $10.00. 



ULMUS pumila. Small tree or shrub with slender spreading branches 

 and small leaves only about 1 or 2 inclies long. A very neat and 

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



