New and Rare Hardy Shrubs. 



Hydrangea Aklore: 



NEW HARDY AZAI.EA. 



Yodogama. This charming variety is a |u-i - 

 feet gem for outiloor planting. ' It form^ a 

 strong, bushy Shrub about 3 feet high, whirli 

 in May is literally covered with s^mi-douMu 

 lavender-pink flowers, a shade at once dis- 

 tinct from all others and very pleasing. W 

 recommend this .Shrub very highly. Gn'- 

 plants, §1.00 each. 



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Althe.a MeehanI- 



Hydraiigea Arborescens 



StCriliS (Snowball Hydrangea). 



This magnificent, perfectly hardy, American 

 Shrub is the very finest adduion to this class 



of plants in many a year. The snow-white blooms are of largest size, 

 the form of the panicle much liUe that of Hydi'angea Hortensia. The 

 habit of the plant is excellent, the foliage finely finished, lacking entirely 

 the coarseness of Hydrangea Panicutata Grandiflora. One of the most 

 valuable characteristics is its coming into bloom just after the passing of 

 all the early spring Shrubs, while its long flowering season, from early 

 June until late August, makes it a valuable acquisition in any garden. 

 (See cut.) 



NE^V VARIEGATED-I.EAVED 

 ROSE OF SHARON. 



(Althea Meehani.) 



A desirable improvement on the old varieg.iled Althea, with 

 which it is identical in habit of growth, with the same beauti- 

 fully variegated foliage, which is of a deep green, irregularly 

 margined and mottled with creamy-white. But in the old 

 variety the flowers never expand, while this new sort produces 

 large, open, single flowers, 3^ to 4 inches in diameter, of an 

 attractive purplish red. These are produced most freely from 

 July until late in October. (See cut.) We oH"er two sizes: 

 Strong plants, 12 to 18 inches high, 50 cts. each ; strong plants, 

 18 to 24 inches high, 75 cts. each. 



New and Rare Hardy Azaleas. 



Altaclerensis. This variety, an introduction from Japan, pro- 

 duces bright yellow flowers in very large trusses, is extremely 

 hardy, of strong, vigorous growth, and should prove j^opular in 

 the hardy garden. Strong plants, 73 cts. each ; $7.50 per doz. 



Anthony Koster. Though not new, this Ijeautiful Azalea, 

 which is one of the |)retliest of the Mollis section, is yet but 

 little known. Its intense golden orange-yellow flowers are of 

 exceptional large size, and are produced very freely early in 

 May ; most useful to plant in front of the shrubbery or in con- 

 nection with Rhododendrons ; it also responds quickly to forc- 

 ing when grown in pots, and can readily be flowered during 

 the late winter and early spring months, at which time it will be 

 found valuable for conservatory or house 

 decoration. Strong, bushy plants, well 

 set with buds, 75 cts. each ; $7.50 

 per doz. 

 Hinodegiri. An extremely hardy in- 

 troduction from Japan, growing about 2^ 

 feet high and producing great masses of 

 small, but very bright, single, fiery-red 

 flowers. A very desirable addition to 

 our list of Hardy Shruiis on account 

 of its brilliant color. $1 00 each. 

 J. C. Van Tol. This is the best of the 

 ■red flowering forms of Azalea Mollis, 

 having exceptionally large flowers, and 

 being nf strong, vigorous habit, 75 cts. 

 earli '. S7..tO o<'r d^iz. 



Strong plants, 15 to 18 inches high, 50 cts. each; 

 24 to 86 ■' " SI. 00 " 



$5.00 per doz. 

 10.00 " " 



NEW SPOTTED MOCK ORANGE. 



(Pliiladelphus Purpurea Maculatus.) 



This new variety is the result of a cross effected by the renowned 

 French hybridizer, Victor Lemoine, to whom we are indebted for many 

 of the new Shrubs. It is a distinct break in color, all varieties heretofore, 

 while of many different forms, having been white, while in this new variety 

 there is a distinct rosy-crimson spot at the base of each of the four white 

 petals. The plant is of strong, vigorous but compact growth, forming a 

 bushy specimen about 3 feet high. The flowers are large and are borne 

 en the ends of the axillary branches. 50 cis. each ; $5 00 per doz. 



TAMARIX HISPIDA ^ESTIVAEIS. 



Our illustration gives but a faint idea of the beauty and grace of the 

 feathery, delicate, soft pink sprays of this lovely new Tamarisk. Its chief 

 merit is in the fact that it flowers during the months of July and August, 

 a time when the shrubiiery border is comparatively bare of flowers, and 

 even when not in bloom its neat growth, together with the attractive, fresh, 

 blue -green foliage, makes it a most ornamental and desirable subject for 

 every garden. (.See cut.) 35 cents each ; $3 50 per dozen. 



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General List of Choice Hardy Shrubs follows on pages 213 to 219. 



