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winter and early spring months. The other class belongs more strictly 

 to the Green-house — being principally natives of warm climates, they 

 require a more careful treatment. The following are the mos' desira- 

 ble : — Ixia, Sparaxis, Oxalis, Cyclamen, Gladiolus ramosus, and 

 Gladiolus Queen Victoria, for winter blooming, and Amaryllis (several 

 varieties), Achimenes, and Gloxinias, for summer blooming. 

 Igp^For prices and varieties, see Bulb catalogue. 



ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



Every one, with any pretensions to taste, admits that trees are beau- 

 tiful objects ; and that they are as useful as they are beautiful, will be 

 granted by all. There is no locality, however desolate, but may be 

 improved by their presence, and no spot, however refined, to which 

 they may not contribute a fresh grace. 



List of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. 



SELECT EVERGREENS. 



Norway Spruce. — The most useful, hardiest and most graceful 



of popular evergreens, 25 cts. to $2 00 



Austrian Pine. — A robust and grand evergreen tree, 1 00 



Hemlock Spruce. — Avery delicate and graceful indigenous tree, 

 a little difficult of removal, but when once established, second 

 to none in beauty, 25 cts. to 1 00 



American Arbor ViTiE. — Very useful and easy of trans- 

 planting, 25 to 50 

 Siberian Arbor Vitjs. — A compact vuriety of the American, of 



very close habit, quite hardy, 50 



Golden Arbor ViTiE. — A beautiful dwarf variety, 50 cts. to 2 00 

 Juniper — Irish, very desirable for planting along walks, 50 cts. to 1 00 

 " Ericoides, dwarf, beautiful ; suitable for cometery lots, 50 



" Sabina, dwarf, bushy, 50 



" " variegata, 50 



" Swedish, 50 cts. to 1 00 



Box, tree, 25 » 2 00 



" edging, for edging walks and borders, 12 cts. per yard ; 

 per 100 yards, $10.00 

 Euontmus japonica, 25 " 50 



" variegata, 25 " 50 



Holly Leaved Berberry, (Mahonia.) — A low evergreen with 



shining foliage and yellow flowers 50 



Rhododendron Ponticum $1.00 to $2.00 



" Catawbiensts . .50 to $1.00 



