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EHRTADRKR fflllADELPH^^^^A-mChOICE HARDYShRUBS ; 



SaillbUCllS Nigra Aurea (GthW^n Eldtr). One of the best yellow 

 loliagc shrubs ; the color is remarliably bright, rich and constant. 25cts. 



StapllJ'lea Colollica. A most desirable hardy shrub, of strong, erect 

 habit, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, and producing large, while flowers 

 in nocKling teiniinal racemes during May. Strong flowering plants. 50 cts. 



Symi)lioricarpu.s Kacemo.sus fi-ucto alba {Sno'u)-ber>y). A 



well known shrub with small pink flowers and large white berries that 

 hang on the plant the greater part of the winter. 

 — liaceniOSUS friicto rubra {Rcd-fruilcd or Indian Curiant). 



Similar to the above, but with bright red iruit. 

 25 cts. each. 



SYRINGA, OR LILACS. 



Cliarle.S X. A strong, rapid-gi owing varic-iy, with large, shining leaves. 

 lru--.ses rather loose ; large, reddish purple. 50 cts. 



Coniniou (Svrimra 7'ii/^t7>-is). The common purple species. 



ComniOll White (.S. vulgaris alba). Flowers pure white, fragrant, 

 beautiful. 



Mine. Casiinir Perier. The finest double-white Lilac yet intro- 

 duced. The individual flowers, which resemble miniature Tuberoses, as 

 well as the truss, are of immense size, deliriously scented ; fine for cutting. 

 (See cut.) 50 cts. 



Mine. Leilloilie. Another fine double-white variety that is used ex- 

 tensively ffir winter forcing. 50 els. 



Marie lie Gray, UeatUiful creamy-white flowers of immense size. 

 50 cts. 



I*«»r.siail. Of more slender growth than the common Lilac, purple 



flowers in immense 

 Souvenir tie 



of a deep rosy 



LtLAC 



Mmb. Casimir Perier. 



Taniarix Africana {Tatnarisk). Strong, slen- 

 der-growing irregular Shrubs, with feathery 

 folian-e and small, delicate flowers, borne pro- 

 fusely oil gracefully-bending branches. 

 These' pink flowers are very attractive in 

 summer. 25 cts. 



Vibuniuni Opulus Fl. PI. -A. 



double-flowering form of the common 

 Snowball. 25 cts. each. 



— PlicatUin {Japan Sno-ubah). 

 One of the choicest hardy Shrubs, 

 with remarkably healthy dark foli- 

 age ; the perfect balls of pure white 

 flowers are borne in great profu- 

 sion ; a decided improvement on 

 the old Snowball ; very popular. 

 50 cts. 



Weigelia Eva Kathke. A 

 new variety that is at once a re-| 

 markably free bloomer and entirely 

 distinct color, being a ricji red- 

 dish-purple, quite diff"erent from 

 anything heretofore offered. (See 

 cut.) 50 cts. each. . 



— Ainabilis. A beautiful and distinct pinl; 



— CoCCiliea. Rosy crimson ; very free. 

 Candida. Fine pure white flowers of large size 



We 



these 



Rosea Xana Variegata. 



spikes. 



LiOnis Spaetll. Immense trusses 

 purple ; very choice. 60 cts. 

 Any of the above Lilacs, 25 

 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz., 

 except where noted. 



JAPAIVESE 

 NAXAN- 

 IZED 

 EVERGREEN 

 TREES. 



(Thuya Obtusa Xana.) 



have an interesting lot oi 

 curiously-trained dwarfed 

 Japanese Evergreen Trees, many 

 of them nearly a century old. Tliey 

 are quite popular at present, and fre- 

 quently exhorbitant prices are paid for 

 them at Japanese sales. Our stock is all es- 

 tablished in pots, wliich ensures their success. 

 Price, §5.00 and $7.50 each, according to 

 shape of plant. 



HEDGE PEA^iTS. 



California Privet, Osage Orang-e, etc., 



will be found offered on page 178. 



A neat dwarf 



.Shrub, valuable for the clearly defined variega- Weigema Eva Rathke. 



tion of green, yellow an 1 pink in its leaves; 



very effective and useful; flowers delicate rose and pink; one of the finest 

 variegated-leaved Shrubs. 



25 cts. each for anv of the above, except where noted. 

 Xanthoceras Sorbilbliai -V pretty "Shrub, producing racemes of pure 

 white flowers with copp-.-r-colored streak 'at has* of petals; flowers in May. 

 25 cts. . . '• 



SPECIAL PRICES. 



Having large stocks of nearly all the Shrubs listed iu 

 good strong plants, we can supply all varieties priced 

 at 25 cts. each for $2.50 per doz., $15.00 per 100, purch- 

 aser's selection. If selection of varieties is left to us, 

 $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



