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R. & J. Farquhar company, Boston. 



Spirsea Anthony "Waterer. 



SPIR^A arguta. While all the Spirseas 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. 60 cts. each . _ . . . _ S6 . 00 



Bumaldi. A dwarf Japanese variety of vigorous gro'n'th. 



Flowers pink; July. 60 cts. each 6.00 



eallosa. Deep rose, grows freely and flowers nearly all Sum- 

 mer. 60 cts. each 6. CO 



eallosa alba. White; May. 60 cts. each 



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

 blooms all Summer. 75 cts. each 



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

 and corjTnbose masses of pure white flowers produced from the leaf 

 axils in June. This fine Spirsea is perfectly hardy, free-gro'n-ing 

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

 Sl.OOeach 



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

 Useful for screening purposes. 60 cts. each 



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

 60 cts. each 



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

 shrub, with lanceolate leaves, bearing in May pui'e white double 

 flowers in great profusion. 60 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. 60 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 snowj- whiteness. 

 60 cts. each 



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

 and it is assuredly one of the most esteemed shiubs 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 

 slirub. 60 cts. each 



HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHKiJBS.— Continued. 



VIBVRUVM.— Continued. 



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

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

 for massing. 60 cts. each S6 . 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 cjones, white, very fragrant, followed by clusters of 

 bluish-black fruit. 60 cts. each 



moUe. A large native shrub, -wdth pubescent leaves and white flow- 

 ers which appear later than most of the other sorts. Fruit blue, 

 in clusters. 60 cts. each 



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

 white flowers in June, followed in Autumn by bright scarlet berries 

 which remain on the plant weU into Winter. 60 cts. each . 



opulus Sterilis. (Snowball or Guelder Rose.) A favorite tall-growing 

 shrub, bearing in May large, globular pure white flowers. 60 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. 60 cts. each 



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

 superior to the common Snowball and is considered one of the finest 

 shrubs grown. It is of moderate sjTnmetrical growth, has hand- 

 some dark green plicated leaves, and in June bears a profusion of 

 large, pure white, globular heads of sterile flowers. SI. 00 each 

 WEIGELA. (Diervilla.) 



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

 into bloom in June and continuing more or less throughout the 

 Summer. 60 cts. each 6.00 



floribunda. A free-flowering, vigorous-growing shrub, producing 



crimsonflowersin June and July in the greatest profusion. 60 cts. each 6.00 



rosea. In June the plant is covered ^\-ith large rosy-pink flowers; an 



elegant shrub of erect, compact growth. 60 cts. each . . . . 6 . 00 



rosea variegata. Tliis is a variety of the preceding, ha-\ang somewhat 

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

 one of the best variegated-leaved shrubs. 60 cts. each . , . . 6 . 00 

 Eva Rathke. Bright crimson flowers in June and usuaUy throughout 



the Sunamer. 75 cts. each 7 . 50 



XANTHORHIZA apiifolia. Dwarf-spreading shrub, thri-^-ing in sun 

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

 among taller shrubs. 60 cts. each 6.00 



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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. 60 cts. each . 

 hispida aestivalis. Of ■vagorous, erect growth, with delicate foliage 

 of a soft moss-green color; flowers pink, appearing in August. 60 

 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. 60 cts. each 6. 



Viburnum plicatum. Japanese Sno'w'ball. 



