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Hardy Rhododendrons. One of the most valuable 

 of our hnidy decorative plants. They require only 

 a good garden soil, which should be dug at least 2 

 feet deep and mixed with some leaf mould or peat; 

 it is also well to mulch the ground during sum- 

 mer, and protect with leaves or brush during the 

 winter. (See cut.) 



We offer below but a limited list of varieties, which, 

 however, is a selection of the hardiest sorts in cultiva- 

 tion. 



'V *Album elegans. A fine white. 



;*AJbum grandiflorum. Large white. 

 ■^Bertie Parsons. Delicate lilac. 

 ■^'Caractacus. Purplish crimson. 



^Catawbiensis alba. White. 

 V*Delicatissinia. Blush white. 

 V <^Everestianuni. Rosy pink, crimped edges. 



'General Grant. Rosy crimson. 

 VGIganteum. Crimson rose. 

 ^^Grandiflorum. Rosy red. 

 Lady Armstrong. Bright rose. 

 Lady Clermont. Rosy scarlet. 

 Mrs. miner. Purplish crimson. 

 ^Parson's Gloriosa. Light lilac. 

 Pres. Lincoln. Rose. 

 V *Roseum elegans. Rosy purple. 



*Tlie Queen. Blush, changing to white. 



We can furnish any of the above in strong, bushy 

 plants, 18 inches high, well set with buds, ^1.00 each ; 

 $10.00 per doz.; $80.00 per 100; 24 inches high, 

 $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 



We can also supply the varieties marked * in bushy, well 

 budded plants, 30 to 36 inches high, $.3tOO each ; $35.00 per 

 doz. 



Spik.ea SuKBiFOLiA (offered on page 206). 



HAitLiY Rhododendron. 



Rhodotypus Kerrioides { IVhi/e Karia). A very ornamental 

 Japanese Shrub uf medium size, with pretty foliage and large 

 single white flowers the latter part of May. 25 cts. each. 

 Rubus OdoratUS i^FUnvering Raspberry). Large foliage and showy rosy- 

 purple flowers all summer. 25 els. each. 

 Rhus CotlnuS {Purple Fringe, or Smoke Tree). A low, shrubby tree, cov- 

 ered in midsummer with large clusters of feathery flowers, giving the appear- 

 ance of a cloud of smoke or mist. 25 cts. each. 



— Glaber Laciniata {Cut-leaved Sumaih). A very striking Shrub of mod- 

 erate size, with deeply cut fern- like foliage ; dark green above, blue green 

 beneath, and turning to a rich red in the autumn. 25 cts each. 



Salisburia adiantifolia [Maiden-hair Tree or Ginkgo). A rare and ele- 

 gant tree of medium size, with beautiful fern-like foliage, which in shape 

 somewhat resembles the Maiden-hair fern ; hence its popular name. 5 feet 

 high, 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



SambuCUS Nigra Aurea { G^o/a'^« Elder). One of the best yellow foliage 

 Shrubs; the color is remarkably bright, rich and constant. 25 cts. each. 



— RacemosUS {Scarlet-berried Elder). A comparatively scarce variety, with 

 showy white flowers in May, followed by bunches of vivid crimson berries. 

 35 cts. each. 



Spiraea Anthony Waterer. A valuable and distinct variety; color bright 

 crimson ; it is of dwarf, dense growth, never exceeding 30 inches in height; 

 in bloom the entire summer and fall. 25 cts. each. 



— Arguta raultif lora. The very best early flowering white Spiraea, of dwarf, 

 free habit, 25 cts each. 



'V- Arieefolia ( White Beam-leaved Spircea). Of dense and bushy habit; the 

 entire |)lant is covered in Tuly with greenish-wdiite flowers. 25 cts. each. 



— Billardii. Strong-Growing, pink-flowered. 25 cts. each. 

 alba. A white-flowered form of above. 25 cts. each. 



— Douglassi. Produces spikes of beautiful rose-colored flowers during July 

 and August. 25 cts. each. 



i— LIndleyana. Large panicles of while in July; foliage resembles sumac. 

 ' One of the-best. 25 cts. each. 



Spiraeas continued on next page. 



Hardy Phlox are one of the best plants for the permanent border. See colored plate and offer, page i68. 



