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



HARDY ORNAMENTAL SKRJJBS.— Continued. 



LILAC. (Syringa Vulgaris.) The lilacs have always been 

 popular on account of their hardiness, vigorous growth, 

 abundant fohage and graceful and luxuriant sweet- 

 scented flower panicles. The Common Purple and Com- 

 mon White are among the most desirable tall-growing 

 shrubs, growing eight to ten feet. The named varieties 

 are somewhat dwarfer in habit. 



Common Purple. 75 cts. each 



Common White. Fragrant; May. 75 cts. each; 



Larger Plants. Common White. $1.00 each; 

 Charles X. Reddish-purple; trusses large. 

 Madame Casimir Perier. Double creamy-white; 



fragrant. 

 Madame Lemoine. Double white. 

 Marie Legraye. The finest white sort. 

 Michael Buehner. Pale lilac; double. 



Doz. 



$7.50 

 7.50 

 10.00 



Rothmagensis. 



flower trusses. 



(EoM«nLifcc.) Reddish-hlac. Immense 



HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora. The showiest of 

 Autumn shrubs, bearing immense heads of creamy- 

 white flowers, turning to pleasing shades of red. Doi. 



2 to 3 ft., 75 cts. each $7. .50 



Standard or Tree. $2.00 each. 



paniculata. This is the original wild Japanese form. 

 The flower panicles are more erect, and less dense 

 than the grandiflora variety. It is considered more Doz. ^ 

 graceful. 60 cts. each SO 00 



arboreseens grandiflora alba. (Snowball Hydrangea.) 

 Snow-white blooms of large size. June to August. 

 75 cts. each 



ILEX vertieillata. (Winterberry.) Beautiful orange- 

 red berries which remain during Winter. 75 cts. each; 



LIGUSTRUM ovalifolium. {Califomian Privet.) Thi=; 

 the most commonly used hedge plant. It is valual 

 for planting near the sea, where many other shrubs fail 

 thrive, is of strong, bushy growth, with luxuriant, glossy, 

 rich green fohage. 3 to 4 ft. 50 cents each. §5.00 

 per doz. 

 acuminatum, var. maeroearpum. A hardy 

 Japanese Privet in habit similar to the Chinese 

 Privet, but with very large shiny black fruits. 

 Splendid as a specimen, or in forming a hedge. 

 50 cts. each; S5.00 per doz. 



amurense. (Amoor Privet.) Large, oblong, 

 grassy-green fohage, and clusters of white, 

 fragrant flowers. 50 cents each. $5.00 doz. 



Ibota. (Chinese Privet.) A very hardy shrub, 

 with dark, shining green fohage and pure white 

 flowers, sweetly- scented. 50 cts. each; $5.00 

 per doz. 



regelianum. A dwarf spreading variety of the pre- 

 ceding with the branches of more horizontal habit, 

 makes a beautiful, symmetrical specimen shrub, 

 cts. each ... 



Souvenir de Louis Spaeth. Dark purplish-red. 



Each of the above Lilacs, unless otherwise priced, $1.00 each; 

 $10.00 per doz. 



LONICERA. (Bush Honeysuckle.) 



tatariea. (Tartarian Honeysuckle.) The Tartarian Honey- 

 suckle has been esteemed not only for its charming pink, 

 fragrant flowers, which cover the bush in May, but also 

 for its bright orange-colored fruit in Autumn. It at- Doz. 

 tains a height of six to eight feet. 60 cts. each ... $6.0(? 



tatariea rosea grandiflora. A fine, twiggy bush with 

 slender, upright branches, covered with large pink 

 flowers. 75 cts. each . ... ... ... ■ ■ ■ 7 . 50 



tatariea alba. (White Tartarian Honeysuckle.) Forms a 

 high bush, with creamy-white, very fragrant flowers. 

 60 cts. each 6.00 



Morrowii. "UTiite flowers in May, followed by bright 



red fruit during Summer and Autumn. 60 cts. each ... 6 . 00 



Rupreehta. Large creamy-white flowers in May. Large 



red fruit. 60 cts. each 6 . 00 



Hydrangea arboreseens grandiflora 



