Rhododendron, Schlippenbachii: 
n. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. PLANT NOVELTIES. 
TWO NEW HARDY AZALEAS. 
The finest Novelties of the season. 
RHODODENDRON hybridum Louisa Hunnewell. This gor- 
geous new variety is a hybrid of R. japonicum and R sinense. It 
forms an erect bush four to five feet in height, which is crowned 
with huge flower clusters of glowing golden-yellow. It is per- 
fectly hardy in Massachusetts. 
Awarded a Gold Medal by the 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society. $5.00 each. Six plants, 
$25.00. 
RHODODENDRON Schlippenbachii. One of the earliest and 
most charming of Spring-flowering hardy shrubs. In general 
appearance this new plant resembles Azalea indica, having the 
same general habit of growth or perhaps somewhat more Jupright 
flowers of the same size and bright pink in color, of a shade hardly 
to be expected in an out-door hardy shrub. Plants in pots, $5.00 
each. Six plants, $25.00. 
PHILADELPHUS. 
Moek Orange, or Syringa. 
Avalanehe. Graceful and slender arching branches;showy white flowers. 
June. 60 cts. each. 
Bouquet Blane. A very handsome large, double or semi-double 
flowering variety, producing tall, erect growth. Strong plants, 50 cts. 
and $1.00 each. 
Conquete. A very desirable variety, producing double white flowers 
in such profusion as to cause the slender arching branches to greatly 
droop. Strong plants, 50 cts. each. 
erectus. A compact-growing bush, with irregular, ascending flower 
branches, giving a most graceful appearance; flowers pure white. 
Strong plants, 60 cts. each. 
Faleoneri. A very graceful, wide-spreading shrub, up to 8 feet tall, 
with slender, arching branches, and in June laden with masses of large 
pure white fragrant flowers. One of the finest of all the Mock Oranges. 
Strong plants, 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 
floridus. Upright shrub, up to 8 feet high, with spreading branches and 
dark green, rather large foliage. The large, white flowers appear in 
great profusion in June. A rare southern species, but perfectly hard 
in Mass.. Strong plants, $1.00 each. 
Gordonianus. A vigorous shrub, 6 to 8 feet high, light green foliage 
and large white flowers in dense spikes, appearing in great profusion. 
The flowers measure about 14 inches in diameter and are more or 
jess cross-shaped. Strong plants, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 
inodorus. One of the handsomest native Mock Oranges. It forms a 
broad bush 4 to 6 feet high, with gracefully arching branches covered 
in June with immense pure white flowers. Strong plants, 60 cts. each. 
laxus. This variety is even-shaped and produces large, pure white 
flowers, sometimes as much as 1} inches across; very desirable. Strong 
plants, 50 cts. each. 
Magdalene. One of the prettiest and neatest of all the Asiatic species 
of Mock Orange. It forms a much-branched bush, 6 to 8 feet high, 
and flowers as freely as any of the family. Itis perfectly hardy around 
Boston and never fails to produce a wealth of blossoms about mid- 
June. Strong plants, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 
Maximus. A tall, upright shrub, growing to the height of 10 or 15 
feet, with dark green, large foliage and white, fragrant flowers in up- 
right spikes. It is a hybrid of P. coronarius and P. tomentosus and 
was raised in the Arnold Arboretum. Strong plants, $1.00 and $1.50 
each. 
Mont Blane. A strong grower, 
small leaves and large panicles of sweetly scented flowers. 
plants, 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 
Nepalensis. An upright-growing variety, which grows to about 5 
feet tall, having dense, light green foliage and producing handsome 
waite flowers of little fragrance. Strong plants, 50 cts. and $1.00 
each. 
pubescens. One of the tallest and most vigorous of the Mock Oranges, 
attaining occasionally the height of 15 feet. The large leaves are dark 
green on their upper surface and grayish and hairy on their. lower 
side. The flowers are freely produced in long, leafy spikes. This 
species is well suited for taller shrubberies and perfectly hardy. Strong 
plants, 50 cts. each. 
with upright branches, producing 
Strong 
New and Rare Varieties. 
Rosace. Large, semi-double flowers of creamy-white, passing to pure 
white, sweetly scented. Extremely fragrant and of upright growth. 
Strong plants, 75 cts. each. 
splendens. A strong-growing variety of arching habit, with dense 
foliage, and producing a great abundance of pure white flowers. 
This variety makes a most attractive specimen shrub. Strong plants, 
$1.00 and $1.50 each. 
tomentosus. An upright growing variety attaining a height of about 
6ft. Tall dense light green foliage producing masses of white sweetly 
scented flowers. $1.00 each. 
virginal. One of the most beautiful of the Philadelphus. This va- 
riety produces large, double-crested flowers of pure white, which are 
sweetly scented. A tall and vigorous grower. Strong plants, $1.00 
each. 
Zeyheri. Supposed to be the result of a cross between coronarius and 
inodorus does not grow as tall as Coronarius. <A valuable acquisition. 
$1.00 each. 
Collection of new and rare Philadelphus, 15 varieties, our selection 
2 plants of each, $15.00. 
Collection of new andrare Philadeiphus, 15 varieties, our selection 
1 plant of each, $8.00. 
Collection of new and rare Philadelphus, 10 varieties, our selection 
2 plants of each, $12.00. 
Collection of new and rare Philadelphus, 10 varieties, our selection 
1 plant of each, $6.50. 
Philadelpnhus splendens. 
