GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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Diervilla r. var. Gustave Mallet. D. Flowers deep red; habit 

 good ; very free flowering. 35c. 



var. i nc a mat a. D. A slender grower ; flowers deep red. 35c 



var. Kosteriana foliis variegatis. D. Of dwarf, compact 

 growth ; leaves bordered with yellow ; flowers deep rose ; 

 fine. 35c. 



var. Madame Teillier. D. Of robust habit ; erect growth, 

 foliage tomentose beneath ; large pale rose flowers. 35c. 



var. Monsieur I,enioine. D. Flowers pale flesh, then rose, 

 then deep red ; a superb sort. 35c. 



var. nana foliis variegatis. Variegated-leaved Dwarf 

 Weigela. D. Of dwarf habit, and possessing clearly de- 

 fined, silvery variegated leaves ; flowers nearly white. It 

 stands the sun well, and is one of the best dwarf variegated- 

 leaved shrubs. 35c. 



var. nova. D. A beautiful dwarf, variegated-leaved variety, 

 with rose-colored flowers. 50c. 



var. Sieboldii alba marginata. D. Of upright habit. When 

 the leaves are young the variegation is yellow ; when they 

 mature it becomes silvery white ; flowers rose-colored. 35c. 



var. Stelznerii. D. Flowers dark red ; a prof use bloomer. 35c. 



var. Symondsii. D. Rose and white flowers, forming a beau- 

 tiful contrast ; a distinct and beautiful variety. 35c. 



ELiEAGNUS. Wilde Oelbaum, Ger. Chalef, Fr. 



E. argentea. Silver-leaved Oleaster. D. A native species of 

 erect growth and beautiful silvery foliage. Flowers small, 

 yellow. July and August. 50c. 



E. edulis. D. Of dwarf spreading habit ; foliage dark green 

 above, silvery white beneath ; small yellow flowers ; fruit 

 oblong, bright red covered with small white dots and is 

 edible. Valuable on account of the ornamental character 

 of the fruit. 75c. 



E. hortensis. Garden El^agnus, or Oleaster. D. Native of 

 Southern Europe. A shrub of quite striking appearance on 

 account of the silvery whiteness of its foliage. Fine in 

 masses of trees. 50c. 



Rose-colored "Weigela (Reduced). 



Fortune's Forsythia. (Reduced.) 



EUONYMUS. Strawberry, or Spindle Tree. 



Splndelbaum, Ger. Fusakst, Fr. 



The Euonymus are all highly ornamental in autumn, when 

 covered with showy fruit. 



E. atropurpureus. Burning Bush. C. A tall growing 

 shrub with larger leaves than the European, turning to 

 scarlet in the autumn; fruit large, dark red. 50c. 



E. Europteus. European Euonymus. D. Forms a tree some- 

 times 30 feet in height. Fruit rose colored. 50c. 

 var. erectus. D. A compact, upright growing variety, 



resembling in form an Irish Juniper. 50c. 

 var. fructu albo. "White-fruited Euonymus. D. A 

 variety with white fruit. 50c. 



E. elatus. Cork-barked Euonymus. D. Of dwarf compact 

 habit ; wood very corky ; leaves small ; fruit red. 75c. 



E. latifolius. Broad-leaved Euonymus. D. Forms a tree 

 10 to 20 feet high, with fine broad, glossy green leaves, 

 which turn to a purplish red in autumn. Fruit large 

 and of a deep blood red color. A very ornamental 

 species. 50c. 



E. nanus. D. A pretty shrub of dwarf habit ; foliage narrow 

 becoming purple in autumn, fruit red. 50c. 



EXO CHORDA. Exochorda, Ger. 



E. grandiflora. C. From North China. A fine shrub, produc- 



ing large white flowers in May. Difficult to propagate 

 and always scarce. One of the finest shrubs of its sea- 

 son. (See cut.) $1.00. 



FORSYTHIA. Golden Bell. Forsythie, Fr. 



These are pretty shrubs, of medium size. All natives of China 

 and Japan. The flowers are drooping, yellow, and appear very 

 early in spring before the leaves. The best very early flowering 

 shrubs. 



F. Fortuneii. Fortune's Forsythia. 3>. Growth upright, 



foliage deep green, flowers bright yellow. (See cut.) 35c. 



