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i HEHRTADREK -PNILAPaPHIA-PA WChOICE HARDY SHRUBS 



PniLiDELPHl'S CORONARIUS. 



Lonicera Fragrantissima [Fro- 

 grant Upright Honeysuckle). A 

 spreading Shiub wilh deep green 

 foliage and fragrant white flowers, 

 appearing before the leaves. 25 cts. 

 each. 



— LedebOUri. Very distinct, produc- 

 ing red (lowers in May. 25 cts. each. 



— Morrowl. A handsome Japanese 

 variety with white flowers during 

 May, but especially valuable for its 

 bright red fruit during the summer 

 and autumn months. 25 cts. each. 



— Tartarica ( Tartarian 'Honey- 

 suckle. ) Pink flowers, contrasting 

 beautifully with the foliage ; blooms 

 in June. 25 cts. each. 



— Tartarica alba ( White Tartarian 

 J-loneysiickle). A creamy- white Col- 

 ored variety of the above, flowering 



. during Miy and June. 25 ct.=. each. 

 \ — Grahdiflora rosea. A large- 

 flowered form wilh bright red flow- 

 ers, striped wilh white; flowers in 

 June. 25 cts. each. 

 riagnoJia Conspicua [Chinese White Magnolia). A highly-prized species 

 on account of its large white flowers, which open about the middle of April. 

 Fine, bushy plants, about 3 feet high, $3. 50 each. 



— (ilauca ( White Bay, or Laurel). The native Magnolia of the swamps, much 

 admired for the beauty of its foliage and pure white fragrant flowers ; 3 to 4 

 feet. SI. 00 each. 



■ — Lennel. A superb variety with large foliage and deep purple flowers. 

 Fine ])lonls, $3.00 each. > 



— Soulangeana, A Chinese species w-hich, while shrub-like in its young 

 growth, attains the size of a tree in time; its flowers, which are produced 

 early in spring, are cup-shaped, 3 to 5 inches in diameter, and are white in- 

 side, flushed with purple outside. Strong, heavy plants, $1 50 each. 



— Purpurea. Deep purple, pink in throat ; a dwarf, bushy vai ietv tliat 

 blooms at intervals all summer. $2. 00 each. 



Jlahonia Aquifolia [Holly-leaved Mahonia). Valued for its shiny green 

 foliage and its clusters of yellow fiuueis, which e.\|)ancl towauls tlie end of 

 April. 35 cts. each. 



Japanese Maples. These are exceedingly beautiful, especially 

 m spring and early summer, when they burst into full leaf, and 

 the various colors of the foliage are deep and decided, and in 

 autumn many varieties deepen in color and assume very beautiful 

 tints. (See cut.) 



Japonicum Aureum. Golden yellow, scalloped leaves. 



$1.00 each. 



— — Polymorphum Atropurpureum. Purple-leaved variety, 

 dee]ily cut. $1.00 each. 



Polymorphum Dissectum Atropurpureum. A strik- 

 ing and handsome variety; leaves a beautiful rose color wdien 

 young; change to a deep and constant purple as they become 

 older ; deeply and delicately cut, giving them a fern-like ap- 

 pearance. SI. 00 each. 



Philadelphus, Boule d'Argent [Silver Ball Mock Orange). 

 Of dwarf, compact habit, with double white flowers one inch in 

 diameter. 25 cts. each. 



— Coronarius [Garland Mock Orange). This is the popular 

 well-known variety ; very sweet and one of tlie first to flower. 

 (See cut.) 25 cts. each. 



— Coronarius f I. pi. A fine double-flowering form. 25 cts. each. 



— Coronarius aurea [Golden-leaved Mock Orange). Fine golden- 

 yellow foliage, contrasting beautifully with the dark leaves of 

 other Shrubs. 25 Cts. each. ! 



— Grandiflorus. A large flowered, robust grower. 25 cts. each. 



— Manteau d'Hermine. Creamy-white double flowers, produced 

 in such iirofusion as to completely cover the plant. 35 cts. each. 



— Rosseflorus plenus. Very full double white flowers. 25 cts. 

 each 



Potentilla Fruticosa [Shrubby CinquefuH). Forms an erect bush 

 about 21 feet high, with attractive foliage; commencing in July, 

 it bears golden-yellow flowers throughout the summer. 25 cts. each. 

 Prunus Japonica fl. pi. [Donble-Jloniering Almond). A beauti- 

 ful dwarf Shrub, producing its showy double flowers early in May 

 before the leaves appear. We can 

 supply both white and pink. 35 

 cts. each. 



— Pissardi [Purple-leaved Fliim). 

 Covered wilh single white flowers 

 in spring; when they first appear 

 the leaves are a lustrous crimson, 

 changing to a rich purple. 35 cts. 

 each. 



— Triloba [Double -flowering 

 Plain). Produces in early spring 

 semi-double delicate pink flowers 

 over an inch in diameter. 25c. each. 



Pyrus Japonicus ( y^/f?" Quince). 

 A very showy and ]jopular Shrub, 



which blooms profusely in early 

 S|iring ; flowers dazzling scarlet. 

 Makes an excellent hedge. 25, cts. 

 each. $2.50 per doz. 



Magnolza Glauca 



Foxgloves are one of the most popular Hardy Plants. See colored plate and offer on page 169. 



