NEW GUIDE TO KOSE OULTUBB. 



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HARDY ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING SHRUBS. 



(GENERAL COLLECTION.) 



The demand for Hardy Ornamental Flowering Shrubs is rapidly increasing, and 

 we believe we are doing our friends a real service by offering strong, vigorous plants of the 

 finest sorts, prepaid by mail, so that they can be had at. a trifling expense by all. These 

 beautiful shrubs are strong, robust growers, thriving in all ordinary situations, and requiring 

 but little attention, being entirely hardy ; you have to plant them but once, they need no pro- 

 tection in Winter, and improve with age. 



Fine shrubbery is indispensable in all kinds of ornamental planting, whether in door-yard 

 lawn, park, or cemetery. Shrubs may be planted singly or in groups or clumps as occasion 

 or taste may suggest ; they fill up corners and odd spaces, make a convenient screen for 

 walks and unsightly objects, as well as a background for finer and more tender plants. 

 During their season of bloom, which lasts for several weeks, they are objects of rare beauty, 

 not excelled by any other flowers. Some varieties make pretty hedges, highly ornamental 

 in Summer, and a pleasant shelter from cold winds in Winter. 



Please Notice. — We cannot fill orders of less than one dollar ; but orders may be made 

 up of any articles offered in the Guide, and are entitled to the same Premium-S, whether for 

 Shrubs or Roses, or both. 



Note. — The varieties marked with a star [^"] are suitable for hedges and screens. When 

 used for this purpose they should be set one foot apart. We will furnish strong blooming 

 plants of these varieties by Express, the purchaser paying Express charges, 50 for 16.5c; 

 j^i2 per hundred. The price of all the shrubs in this hst by mail, post-paid, is 25 cents each; 

 5 for ^i ; 12 for $2 ; 24 fori3.5o; 50 for $7 ; ^13 per 100. 



* Althea or Rose of Sharon. — 



This splendid plant has not re- 

 ceived the attention it deserves ; 

 it is really one of the most showy 

 and beautiful flowering shrubs; 

 the flowers are of large size ; 

 bell-shaped ; very double and 

 full, and of various brilliant and 

 striking colors ; they are borne 

 in great profusion in August and 

 September, when other flowers 

 are scarce. The plant is of reg- 

 ular and compact growth, with 

 deep, glossy green leaves ; it 

 thrives in all ordinary situations, 

 and is entirely hardy in the Mid- 

 dle States. It makes beautiful 

 ornamental hedges ; sure to at- 

 tract admiration wherever seen. 

 We offe-" Tour bright distinct col- 

 ors, namely: Double Purple, 

 Double W/iife, Double Rose, 

 Double Violet. Price 25 cents 

 each; 5 for $1; 12 for $2; 24 

 for $3.50. 



Althea — Variegated-Leaved. 



— A very beautiful and distinct 

 variety; regular and compact 



Double Rose Althea. 



