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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. 



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Spiraea Anthony Waterer. 



SPIRffilA arguta. While all the Spirsas are valuable for their Doz. 

 easy culture, and floriferous character, this variety is one of . 

 the earliest and most graceful of the genus, its slender branches 

 becoming covered with innumerable pure white, tiny flowers 

 early in Spring. 50 cts. each . _ $5 . 00 



Bumaldi. A dwarf Japanese variety of vigorous growth. 



Flowers pink; July. 50 cts. each .5.00 



callosa. Deep rose, grows freely and flowers nearly all 



Summer. 50 cts. each 5.00 



callosa alba. White; May. 50 cts. each 



Anthony Waterer. Brilliant rosy-carmine flowers in dense clusters; 

 blooms all Summer. 50 cts. each 



Henryi. A bush 4 to 6 ft. tall with rather stiff, spreading branches 

 and corymbose masses of pure white flowers produced from the leaf 

 axils in June. This fine Spiraea is perfectly hardy, free-growing 

 and most floriferous and certainly TDne of the finest of its family. 

 $1.00 each ...._..._.._ 



opulifolia. Strong-growing shrub with white flowers along the stem. 

 Useful for screening p\n-poses. 50 cts. each 



opulifolia aurea. White flowers in clusters; golden foliage; May. 

 50 cts. each . 



prunifolia flore pleno. (Bridal Wreath.) A beautiful, erect-growing 

 shrub, with lanceolate leaves, bearing in May pme white double 

 flowers in great profusion. 50 cts. each 



Reevesii. A spreading shrub of medium growth, with delicate lanceo- 

 late foliage. In May the plant is completely covered with large 

 round clusters of pure white flowers. 50 cts. each ..... 



Thunbergii. Of dwarf compact habit with slender, somewhat droop- 

 ing branches, densely covered with fine long, narrow leaves; flowers 

 very early in Spring when the plant is a mass of snowy whiteness. 

 50 cts. each 



Van Houttei. By many this is regarded as the finest of all Spiraeas 

 and it ia assuredly one of the most esteemed shrubs in cultivation. 

 It forms an erect bush with graceful arching branches, well covered 

 with neat, rich green foliage, and in early Summer a profusion of 

 large, pure white flower clusters; very hardy and a most effective 



shrub. 50 cts. each 



Larger Plants. 75 cts. each 



TAMARIX africana. (African Tamarisk.) An erect-growing shrub 

 with slender branches covered with light feathery foliage and bear- 

 ing beautiful spikes of pale pink flowers in May. All varieties of 

 Tamarix are adapted to planting by the seaside. 50 cts. each . 



hispida aestivalis. Of vigorous, erect growth, with delicate foliage 

 of a soft moss-green color; flowers pink, appearing in August. 50 



cts. each 



VIBURNUM cassinoides. A handsome native shrub of medium size, 

 bearing large cymes of white flowers in June and clusters of black 

 berries in Autumn. 50 cts. each 



Carlesi. A Japanese variety, bearing large corymbs of sweet-scent- 

 ed white flowers resembling Bouvardia. A very desirable shrub. 

 $1.25 each 



HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS.— Co/,///7ue(/. 



VIBURNUM.— Conhraued. 



dentatum. (Arrow-Wood.) A tall native shrub, bearing green- Doz. 

 ish-white flowers in June; fruit deep blue; one of the best shrubs 

 for massing. 50 cts. each S5 . 00 



dilatatum. (Japanese Bush Cranberry.) Handsome free-flowering 

 variety of dwarf-spreading growth, with pure white flowers in May 

 and June, followed by scarlet fruits in Autumn. 75 cts. each . 



lentago. (Sheepberry.) A native shrub attaining large size. 

 Flowers in large cymes, white, very fragrant, followed by clus- 

 ters of bluish-black fruit. 50 cts. each 



moUe. A large native shrub, with pubescent leaves and white 

 flowers which appear later than most of the other sorts. Fruit 

 blue, in clusters. 50 cts. each . 



opulus. (High Bush Cranberry.) A most ornamental shrub with 

 wliite flowers in June, followed in Autumn by bright scarlet 

 berries which remain on the plant weU into Winter. 50 cts. each, 



opulus sterilis. (Snowball or Guelder Rose.) A favorite taU- 

 growing shrub, bearing in May large, globular ptire white flow- 

 ers. 50 cts. each 



tomentosum. (Hairy Japanese Viburnum.) A large shrub with 

 rich, deep green plicated foliage and massive cymes of pure white 

 flowers ranged along the branches in June. 50 cts. each . . . 5 . 00 

 Larger Plants. 75 cts. each 7 . 50 



tomentosum var. plicatum. (Japanese Snowball.) This is vastly 

 superior to the common SnowbaU and is considered one of the 

 finest shrubs grown. It is of moderate symmetrical growth, 

 has handsome dark green phcated leaves, and in June bears a 

 profusion of large, pure white, globular heads of sterile flowers. 



60 cts. each 6.00 



WEI GEL A. (Diervilla.) 



Candida. This is considered the best white-Sowered Weigela, coming 

 into l:)loom in June and contintiing more or less throughout the 

 Summer. 50 cts. each 5.00 



florlbunda. A free-flowering, \dgorous-growing shrub, producing crim- 

 son flowers in June and Jtily in the greatest profusion. 50 cts. each 5 . 00 



rosea. In June the plant is covered mth large rosy-pink flowers; an 



elegant shrub of erect, compact growth. 50 cts. each . . . . 5.00 



rosea variegata. This is a variety of the preceding, having somewhat 

 lighter rosy-pink flowers and the foliage marked with silvery-white; 

 one of the best variegated-leaved shrubs. 50 cts. each . . . . 5 . 00 



Eva Rathke. Bright crimson flowers in June and usuaUy throughout 



the Summer. 60 cts. each 6.00 



XANTHORHIZA apilfolia. Dwarf-spreading shrub, thriving in sun 

 or shade, valuable for ground-covering purposes or for a sub-growth 

 among taller shrubs. 50 cts. each 5 . 00 



Vibiirnum plicatum. Japanese Snowball. 



