HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS. 



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Rhododendrons. 



HARDY SHRUBS— {Continued.) 



Staphyllea Colcllica. A most desirable hardy shrub, of 

 strong erect habit, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, and produc- 

 ing large white flowers in nodding terminal racemes during 

 May. Strong flowering plants. 50 cts. 



Tamarisk ( Tamarix tetandra). Feathery foliage, small, 

 fringed, light pink flowers. 



"Viburnum Snowball ( Viburnum optilus sterilis). Snowy 

 white, borne in large balls in early summer. 



"Weigela Candida. Pure white. 



"Weigela Rosea. Fine colored flowers; one of the best. 



Weigela Rosea Nana Variegata. One of the most 

 conspicuous shrubs that we cultivate; leaves beautifully mar- 

 gined creamy white ; flowers pink. 



JAPAN SNOWBALL. 



(Viburnum Plicatum.) 



This is one of the most valuable of our hardy shrubs. Foliage 

 olive green through summer, but towards fall it turns much 

 darker and remains on the plant for some time after the first 

 frosts. Flowers, though hardly as large as the old variety, are 

 much more numerous. The leaves are in pairs along the stem, 

 and from the base of each leaf a ball of flowers appears. There 

 are often as many as ten pairs of these, or twenty balls, on a 

 branch 18 inches long. These balls, as they expand, all face 

 upward, so that a full view of their great beauty can be had. 



A fine lot of extra strong plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



IMPROVED DWARF 

 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHERRY. 



This rare cherry is a native of the Rocky Mountains; for 

 preserves or to eat out of hand it has no equal in the line of 

 pitted fruits. The plants are of bushy habit, growing from two 

 to four feet high. It is entirely hardy and most desirable as an 

 ornamental plant for the garden or lawn. 



Extra strong 2-year-old plants, 25 cts. each; 5 for $1.00. 



JAPANESE RASPBERRY, OR 

 WINEBERRY. 



This interesting plant belongs to the Raspberry family. The 

 fruit is borne in large clusters, and each berry is at first tightly 

 enveloped by the large calyx, forming a sort of burr, which is 

 also covered with purplish-red hairs so thickly as to present the 

 appearance of moss rose buds. These gradually open and turn 

 back, exposing the fruit in all its beauty. A bush in full fruiting 

 is a decided ornament to the garden. For jelly-making, can- 

 ning and preserving it is without an equal. Plants, 15 cts. each ; 

 $1.00 per dozen. Seed per pkt. 10 cts. 



Rhododendrons. 



The Rhododendron is one of the most valuable of 

 our hardy decorative plants. 



They require only a good garden soil, which should 

 be dug at least two feet deep and mixed with some 

 leaf mould or peat; it is also well to mulch the ground 

 during summer, and protect with leaves or brush dur- 

 ing the first winter. We offer a choice collection of 

 plants from 12 to 24 inches high, bushy and well 

 established, ranging in color from the purest white 

 through all the shades of rose, pink, purple and crim- 

 son. All the plants we offer are finely set with buds. 



12 to 15 inches high, 75 cts. each ; $7.50 per dozen ; 

 $60.00 per 100. 15 to 18 inches high, $1.00 each; 

 $10.00 per dozen. 18 to 24 inches high, $1.50 each; 

 $15.00 per dozen; $100.00 per 100. 



Salisburya Adiantii'olia. Strong plants. 50 

 cts. each. 



Snowberry {Symphoricarpus racemosus). Pink flowers in 

 summer; large white, waxy berries in autumn. 



TRIFOLIATE ORANGE. 



This is the most hardy of the Orange family, and will stand 

 our Northern climate with little or no protection, and is also 

 desirable for pot culture. It is dwarf, of a low, shrubby growth, 

 with beautiful trifoliate, glossy green leaves, and abundance of 

 large, white, sweet scented blossoms. 25 cts. each, 6 for $1.00. 



HEDGE PLANTS. 



Per 100. Per 1000. 



Osage Orange. Strong -2 -year-old plants. .$1.00 $7.50 



California Privet. 1 foot to H feet high. 6 00 45.00 



" " 1$ feet to 2 feet high. 7.50 60 00 



Pyrus Japonica. 1 foot to 1J feet high. . 8.00 75.00 



STANDARD OR TREE-SHAPED 

 HYDRANGEA. 



(Paniculata Grandiflora.) 



This is the finest hardy shrub in cultivation, and endures 

 heat and cold extremely well. The flowers, which are borne 

 in dense pyramidal panicles in the greatest profusion, are white 

 when they first open, but gradually change to rose color and 

 remain in good condition for weeks. 



We are enabled this season for the first time to offer a beauti- 

 ful lot of standard or tree-shaped plants of this useful plant. 

 These will make beautiful specimens for the lawn or garden. 



Standard shape $1.00 each; $1000 per doz. 



Fine bush plants at 25 cts., 50 cts. and $1.00. 



Improved Dwarf Rocky Mountain Cherry. 



