Spirea, {Meadow Sweet) 



This class of shrubs offers a great variety, both in flowers and foliage, making them of the great- 

 est value in a collection. They are of easy cultivation, rapid growth and will amply repay the planter 

 with an abundance of flowers. 



Price, except as noted, 12 cts. each; the five for 50 cts., postpaid. 

 ANTHONY WATERER—l<!ew Crimson Spirea. By all odds the finest of the dwarf Spireas in brilliancy 

 *of color— a bright crimson— and is the most profuse and persistent bloomer of them all; bearing 

 continuously large, flat clusters of lovely flowers throughout the whole of summer and autumn. 

 The plant is of dwarf habit and dense growth, comes into bloom veiy early and when not more 

 than fifteen inches high. Each 15 cts.; three for 35 cts. 

 SPIREA BUM AID A— A. dwarf -growing variety, producing a profusion of beautiful rose-colored flow- 

 ers the entire summer and autumn. 

 SPIREA CALLOSA ALBA— A very fine dwarf-growing, white-flowered variety, perfectly hardy; 



blooms in July and August. 

 SPIREA PRUNIFOLIA {Bridal Wreath)— Very double; flowers pure white and borne profusely the entire 



length of branches, perfectly double, like little daisies. 

 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI—A vigorous plant that sends up numerous tall, slender shoots, which curve 

 gracefully towards the ground, and the last of May or in June are literally covered with pure 

 white flowers, making the bush a mass of snowy bloom. 



Honeysuckles. 



For real handsome vines, to be near you, climbing over windows and doorways, there is nothing 

 prettier than sweet-scented Honeysuckles; the foliage is pretty, neat and clean, the flowers are 

 almost continuous, and their fragrance delicious. The varieties described below^ are the very best. 



HONEYSUCKLE HEDGES— Some of our friends have conceived the idea of planting Honeysuckles 

 along the division fences, and it is wonderful what pretty hedges they make. Iron or wire fences 

 are the best, but almost any kind is soon covered with a mantle of living green. Other climbing 

 vines will answer the purpose, but the sweet-scented Honeysuckles are both fragrant and beauti- 

 ful. They should be planted two feet apart. 



CHINESE (Lonicera Sinensis)— This variety has reddish green foliage and reddish flower buds. When 

 the flowers are expanded, creamy-white petals are displayed. 



HALL'S JAPAN— A strong growing, almost evergreen sort, with pure white flowers changing to yel- 

 low. Very fragrant and covered with flowers from July to November. 



MONTHLY FRAGRANT^Red and yellow; very fragrant. Blooms all summer; leaves tinged reddish 

 color. 



SCARLET TRUMPET— Bright red trumpet-shaped flowers; blooms freely, vigorous and rapid growing 

 Price ot Honeysuckles 12 cts. each; the foar varieties, one of each, for 40 cts. 



Strawberries, 



Strawberries will succeed in any soil that is adapted to ordinary farm or garden crops. Soil 

 should be thoroughly prepared to a good depth, well drained and enriched. Vegetable manure 

 (muck, rotton turf, wood soil, ashes, etc.) is the best. For field culture set in rows 3 to 3V2 feet 

 apart, 15 to 18 inches in rows, for garden 15 inches apart each way, leaving pathway every 

 third row. To produce fine, large fruit, keep in hills, pinching runners off as fast as they appear. 

 Ground should always be kept clean and well cultivated. In winter a covering of leaves, straw 

 or some kind of litter will protect the plants. Do not cover them until ground is frozen or so deep 

 as to smother the plants, and remove covering before growth starts in spring. Mulching will 

 keep the fruit clean and the soil in good condition through the fruiting season. 



Dip the plants in water as soon as received, and bury the roots in moist, shady ground till you 

 are ready to set them out; neglect for an hour or so is often fatal. 



WARFIELD (P)— Its great beauty, firmness, earliness, good flavor, productiveness and vigor 

 make it exceedingly popular. Ripens with Crescent, and is superseding that variety for a 

 reliable market sort. 



SENATOR DUNLAP— A well tested, wonderfully productive variety, one of the safe sorts to 

 plant everywhere and sure to take a high place among the prominent standard sorts. Plant re- 

 sembles Warfield, rampant runner, should be restricted in its production of plants; fully equal 

 to Crescent and Warfield in its ability to succeed under all circumstances. Fruit good size, reg- 

 ular form, beautiful bright red, glossy, firm, splendid keeper and shipper, excellent quality, one 

 of the best for canning. Ripens early and continues a long time. It promises to staod at the 

 head in its wonderful ability to ripen a good crop under almost any condition of drouth or neglect. 

 For Spring delivery only. 25 cts. per doz., $1.00 per 100. 



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