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NOVELTIES IN PLANTS. 



New Crimson Spirea 

 Anthony Waterer. 



A valuable and remarkable new shrub. This is 

 one of those exceptional novelties that occur only at 

 rare intervals, adding richness and beauty to our 

 garden-flora. It outshines all Spireas in brilliancy 

 of color being of a bright crimson, of dwarfer and 

 denser growth, and a profuse and continuous bloomer, 

 being in bloom during the entire summer and fall, it 

 makes an admirable pot plant as well, and will no 

 doubt become a standard plant for Easter decorations. 

 50 cts. each. 



New Double 

 Rudbeckia 

 44 Golden Glow." 



A glorious new plant, and one that will find a place 

 in every garden here and abroad ; of fine habit, vig- 

 orous growth, with early, continuous and immense 

 blooming qualities ; it will be found excellent also 

 for cut-flower purposes, inasmuch as the stems are 

 long, and often carry a dozen flowers furnished with 

 beautiful foliage. A large vase filled with these 

 flowers is a beautiful sight. Gardening says of it : 



In this month's Horticultural Trade Journal we 

 read : " A large, double flowering, Golden-Yellow 

 Rudbeckia will be a leading plant novelty next year." 

 We are glad of it, for it is a good thing, and more 

 elegant and beautiful than the double-flowered sun- 

 flower (Helianthus Multiflorus, fl. pi.). We got a 

 little plant of it last winter, and in the spring planted 

 it out in the garden in good soil. It is now 6 feet 

 high, much branched, the branches inclining upwards 

 and in bloom. We liail it with delight as 

 being one of the most distinct and 

 beautiful large growing, hardy peren- 

 nials that have been introduced for 

 years. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Spirea Anthony Waterer. 



New Perennial Phloxes. 



The following collection has been selected for us by one of 

 the most responsible French houses. We have not yet flowered 

 them, but we are assured that the collection embraces only the 

 very finest of recent introduction. 



Ascanio. Very large flowers of a dark rosy salmon. 

 Alliance RllSSe. Very dwarf dark red reverse of petals 



light. 

 Dliguesclill. Purplish red, very fine. 



De JllSSieu. White with crimson purple centre and edges. 

 Etoile dll Nord. Violet purple with white centre. 

 Esclamionde. Very large, lilac rose shaded white, centre, 



purple surrounded by a white halo. 

 General Lasalle. Large rosy carmine flowers with white 



starry centre. 

 Kossuth. Large panicles rosy tinted salmon. 

 JLaknir. Light violet with lilac centre surrounded with a 



white halo. 

 M. Kind. Large flowers, salmon red shaded vermilion, sur- 

 rounded with a white halo. 

 Orientale. Rosy salmon with white centre. 

 Pierre Loti. Rosy salmon with light centre. 

 Simplon. Carmine salmon, purple centre. 

 Sybille. Rose with carmine centre, very pretty. 

 Valliry. White shaded lilac, large carmine centre. 



Strong young plants ready March 1st, 20 cts. each, $2.00 per 

 doz. The set of 15 varieties for $2 50. 



New Hydrangea Otaksa Honstrosa. 



Color of bloom, intense rose shaded white; borne in much 

 larger clusters than Otaksa ; quite small plants bearing blooms 

 of the most enormous size and which are very lasting in quality. 

 The variety is free in growth and very free in the production of 

 its blooms. 56 cts. each, $5.00 per doz. 



