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Hydrangea Arborescens Qrandiflora {Snow-ball Hydrangea). 

 riiis magnificent, perfectly hardy American Shrub has snow-white 

 blossoms of largest size. One of its 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. Strong 

 plants, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $18.00 per 100. Extra heavy 

 three-year-old plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



Paniculata Qrandiflora. Without doubt the best known and 



most popular summer-flowering Shrub in cultivation. The flowers, 

 which are borne in dense pyramidal panicles a foot long in the 

 greatest profusion, are white when they first open, but gradually 

 chan<'e to rose color, and remain in good condition for weeks. 

 Fine bush plants, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 

 Extra fine bush plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. ; $30.00 per 



100. 

 Standard or tree-shaped plants, which will make beautiful specimens 



for the lawn or garden, 75 cts. each. 



Itea VIrginica. One of the prettiest of our dwarf native Shrubs; pro- 

 duces racemes of pure white flowers during June, which have a fra- 

 grance not unlike the Pond Lily. 25 cts. each. 



Kalmia Latifolia (Mountain Laurel, or Calico Bush). Our 

 native laurel, one of the most valuable evergrjen Shrubs, bearing in 

 May and June clusters of pinkish-white flowers of great beauty. 

 Strong cultivated plants, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. ; $7">.0i) per 

 100. 



LigUStrum Ibota. A graceful hardy Privet from Japan, of 

 spreading habit, bearing small, fragrant white flowers in June 

 and July. 25 cts. each. 



Regelianum. A handsome Japanese Privet, with 



spreading branches and dark g-een foliage, contrasting well 

 with the racemes of fragrant wIikj flowers in summer; elegant 

 and graceful as an isolated specimen. 25 cts. each. 



Ovalifolium Aureuiti ( Golden-leaved Privet). A 



beautiful golden variegated form and very effective for asso- 

 ciating with other dwarf shrubs. 25 cts. each. 



Lilacs. See Syringa, page 226. 



Hydrangea I'am' i i \ i \ ( 



Hydrangea Areorbscbns Grandiflora. 



Lonicera florrowi (Husk Jfni/ri/si/rUe). A handsome 

 Japanese variety with white flowers duiing May, but espec- 

 ially valuable for its bright red fruit during the summer and 

 autumn months. 25 cts. each. 



— Tartarica ( Tartarian HoneDHiickle). Pink flowers, 

 contrasting beautifully with the foliage; blooms in June. 25 

 cts. each. 



— Virg^inalis alba. A creamy-white colored variety of the 

 above, flowering during May and June. 25 cts. each. 



Magnolia Alba Superba. A very choice variety, bearing 

 snow-white flowers in great abundance. Strong, bushy 

 plants, -So. 00 each. 



— Conspicua (Chinese White Maynolia). A highly prized 

 species, large white flowers, which open about the middle of 

 April, p'ine bushy plants, about 3 feet high, $3.50 each. 



— Grandiflora. A magnificent species, with handsome evergreen 

 foliage, producing in June immense white delightfully frag- 

 rant flowers. While there are several fine specimens of this 

 tree in the vicinity of Philadelphia, it is not considered reliably 

 hardy north of Washington. Pot-grown plants, 2 feet high, 

 50 cts. each. 



— KobtlS. One of the hardiest species in cultivation. Forms 

 a large tree with white flowers 4 to 5 inches across, blooming 

 in April and May. Strong pot-grown plants, 24 to 30 inches 

 hi<;h, 50 cts. each. 



— Macrophylla {Grent-lenved Magnolia]. The leaves are 

 of immense size, often 2 feet in length. The white flowers 

 are also very large, frequently 10 or 12 inches in diameter; a 

 superb species producing a tropical eflfect. Pot-grown plants, 

 50 cts. each. 



— Soulangeana. A Chinese species which, 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 h inches in diameter, and are white inside, flushed with 

 purple outside. Strong, heavy plants, $2.00 each. 



— — Lennei. A variety of tlie above in which the outside 

 petals are of a deep crimson. Strong, heavy plants, $2.50 each. 



— Stellata. A Japanese species, of dwarf habit and pure 

 white, semi-double flowers during April. The earliest to 

 bloom Strong plants, $2.00 each. 



— Tripetala ( Umbrella Tree). A strong -growing variety, 

 conspicuous by its large leaves, 12 to 24 inches long, pale 

 green above, glaucous on under side, flowers rose color. Pot- 

 grown plants, 50 cts. each. 



We will supply any of the Shrubs pH-<»-l at 25 cts. each for $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 ner 100. 



