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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. 



ORNAMENTAL EVERGREENS 

 IN TUBS. 



RETINOSPORA plumosa. Fine pyra- 

 midal plant. 2 J to 3 ft. Price per pair, 

 including tubs, $15.00. 



RETINOSPORA pisifera. Pyramidal 

 plant, distinct and graceful. 2j to 3 ft. 

 Price, per pair, including tubs, $13.50. 



THUYA OCCidentalis. (American arbor- 

 vitce.) Habit erect and pyramidal; foliage 

 light green in color. 3j ft. Price per 

 pair, including tubs, $8.50. 3§ to 4 ft. 

 Price per pair, including tubs, SIO.OO. 



EVERGREENS FOR OUTSIDE 

 WINDOW BOXES. 



Very ornamental in Winter. 



THUYA OCCidentalis. (American arhor- 

 vitcB.) 2 to 2i ft. $1.25 each. 



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RETINOSPORA plumosa. 



$2.00 each. 



li to 2 ft. 



English Ivy. 



RETINOSPORA pisifera. 1| to 2 ft. 

 $2.00 each. 



Allow one plant for each lineal foot. 



IVIES IN POTS. 



IVY. English. ( Hedera-helix.) Plants in 

 4-in. pots, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Plants in 5-in. pots, $1.00 each; $10.00 

 per doz. 6-in. pots, $1.50 each; $15.00 per 

 doz. 7-in. pots, $2.00 each. 



PHILADELPHUS. 



Mock Orange, or Syringa. New and Rare Varieties. 



Retinospora plumosa. 



Bouquet Blanc. A very handsome large, double or semi-double erectus. A compact-growing bush, with irregular, ascending flower branches, 



flowering variety, producing tall, erect growth. Strong plants, 50 cts. giving most graceful appearance ; flowers pure white. Strong plants, 60 cts. each. 



and $1.00 each. Falconeri. A very graceful, wide-spreading shrub, up to 8 feet tall, with slender, 



Columbianus. This variety is similar to P. Gordonianus, but the arching branches, and in June laden with masses of large, pure white, fragrant 



leaves are much smaller and strongly toothed, the flowers, too, are flowers. One of the finest of all the Mock Oranges. Strong plants, 50 cts. 



somewhat smaller. A graceful and desirable shrub. Strong plants, and $1.00 each. 



50 cts. and $1.00 each. 









Philadelphus splendens. 



Gordonianus. A vigorous shrub, 6 to 8 feet high, light green foliage and large 

 white flowers in dense spikes, appearing in great profusion. The flowers measure 

 about IJ inches in diameter and are more or less cross-shaped. Strong plants, 

 $1.00 and $2.00 each. 



laxus. This variety is even-shaped and produces large, pure white flowers, some- 

 times as much as 1| inches across; very desirable. Strong plants, 50 cts. each. 



Magdalen ae. One of the prettiest and neatest of all the Asiatic species of Mock 

 Orange. It forms a much-branched bush, 6 to 8 feet high, and flowers as freely 

 as any of the family. It is perfectly hardy around Boston and never fails to 

 produce a wealth of blossoms about mid-June. Strong plants, $1.00 and $2.00 

 each. 



Mont Blanc. A strong grower, with upright branches, producing small leaves 

 and large panicles of sweetly scented flowers. Strong plants, 50 cts. and $1.00 

 each. 



Nepalensls. An upright-growing variety, which grows to about 5 feet tall, hav- 

 ing dense, light green foliage and producing handsome white flowers of little 

 fragrance. Strong plants, 60 cts. and $1.00 each. 



pubescens. One of the tallest and most vigorous of the Mock Oranges, attain- 

 ing occasionally the height of 15 feet. The large leaves are dark green on their 

 upper surface and grayish and hairy on their lower side. The flowers are freely 

 produced in long, leafy spikes. This species is well suited for taller shrubberies 

 and perfectly hardy. Strong plants, 50 cts. each. 



splendens. A strong-growing variety of arching habit, with dense foliage, and 

 producing a great abundance of pure white flowers. This variety makes a 

 most attractive specimen shrub. Strong plants, $1.00 and $1.50 each. 



virginal. One of the most beautiful of the Philadelphus. This variety pro- 

 duces large, double-crested flowers of pure white, which are sweetly scented. 

 A tall and vigorouB grower. Strong plants, $1.00 each. 



