NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE FOR 1904 



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PHILADELPHIA (Mock Orange] 



15 cts. each ; 2d size, 20 cts. each : 3d size, 40 cts. each. 



GRANDIFLORA OR MOCK ORANGE.*— Blooms in 

 early June; flowers beautiful creamy white and very fra- 

 grant. 



DIANTHIFLORUS.*— A dwarf variety with double 

 cream-colored fragrant flowers; forms a handVome low shrub. 



KETTLERI.— Odd and beautiful. 



STYRAX 



JAPONICA.*— A fine, hardy floweringshrub, of low grow- 

 ing, dwarf habit; small round leaves and smooth, light- 

 colored bark, forming an unusual and remarkably pic- 

 turesque looking little tree. Blooms freelv in June; the 

 flowers are silvery white, bell-shaped, and highly fragrant. 

 15 cts. each ; ad size, 20 cts. each ; 3d size, 4o"cts. each. 



SYRINGA(Lilac) 



15 cts. each ; 2d size, 20 cts. each ; 3d size, 40 cts. each. 



NEW PERSIAN.*— This grai.d Lilac blooms in early 

 June. Flowers beautiful deep purple, very fragrant, and 

 borne in profusion ; leaves rich, dark green, rather small 

 and delicately shaded ; habit of growth very neat and com- 

 pact; (see cut). 



WHITE.— This rare and beautiful White Lilac is much 

 sought after. 



First size, 15 cts. each ; 2d size, 25 cts. each. 



PURPLE*.— Immense heads of beautiful purple flowers, 

 very sweet and much esteemed. 



RED.*— Flowers light red and sweetly perfumed; desir- 

 able. 



RANUNCUL^EFLORA PLENA.— Flowers double, 

 light blue. 



DB MARLY'S RED.*— Reddish purple; sweetly per- 

 fumed. 



JOSIKA'S.*— Deep lilac flowers; late bloomer. Splendid. 



PURPLE.*— A fine sort. Beautiful purple. 



PRES, MASSARD.— Reddish purple. Immense heads. 



TAMARIX (Tamarisk) 



AFRICANA (African 7hmarix)*—A graceful, erect grow- 

 ing shrub, having pretty pink flowers, and leaves like an 

 evergreen. 

 15 cts. each ; 2d size, 20 cts. each ; 3d size, 40 cts. each. 



VIBURNUM (Arrow Root) 



OPULIS STERELIS {Snowball).*— A strong hardy grower, 

 with elegant ornamental foliage, covered with large balls 

 of pure white flowers. 

 IS cts. each ; 2d size, 20 cts. each ; 3d size, 40 cts. each. 



YUCCA FILAMEXTOSA* 



(Spanish Bayonet). A low-growing, hardy evergreen plant, 

 with long, narrow leaves : almost tropical in appearance. 

 The flower stalk is from 2 to 4 feet high, and rises from the 

 center. It bears a profusion of creamy-white, bell-shaped 

 flowers, will thrive in the poorest soil. 



15 cts. each ; 2d size, 20 cts. each. 



CRIMSON SFIR.EA, ANTHONY WATERER. 



NLW PERSIAN LILAC 



SPIR^A (Jleadow Sweet) 



No other class of shrubs embraces a more extensive vari- 

 ation of flowers, foliage and habit of growth than Spiraeas. 

 Hardy and desirable. 

 IS cts. each ; 2d size, 20 cts. each ; 3d size, 40 cts. each. 



AUREA* {Golden Leaved SpircBa).— Bright golden yehow 

 foliase and small white flowers, forming a nice contrast. 



BILLARDI.*— Fine spikes of beautiful rose-colored flow- 

 ers ; blooms profusely in July and August; very desirable. 



BUMALD A.*— A dwarf-growing variety, producing beauti- 

 ful rose-colored flowers all Summer and Autumn. 



CALLOSA ALBA.*— Dwarf white-flowering variety; 

 blooms in July and August. 



CALLOSA RUBRA.*— A bushy, compact shrub, growing 

 3 to 4 feet high ; deep rosy-red flowers. 



CALLOSA SUPERBA.*— A very handsome variety from 

 Japan ; grows 3 to 5 feet ; deep rosy-red flowers. 



PRUNIFOLIA* {Bridal Wreath).— Erect habit; double; 

 flowers pure white, borne entire length of branches. 



REEVESII.*— single, pure white; blooms latter part of 

 May ; attains a height of 4 to 6 feet. 



THUNBERGII.*— Blooms in early April ; compact, regular 

 growth and pretty fern-like leaves; flowers borne in clusters. 



VAN HOUTTI.*— The hardiest of all Spiraeas. The bushes 

 form fine, compact clumps. The pure white flowers are borne 

 in such masses as to look like a snowbank of bloom. 



Perpetual Blooming Crimson Spiraea 

 ANTHONY WATERER 



It makes a low, compact bush 15 to 18 inches high, and is 

 covered nearly the whole growing season with large umbels 

 of deep crimson floweis, which measure nearly a foot across. 

 Blooms the first and every year, and is seldom'out of flower. 

 As a pot plant or fir growing in the open ground, nothing can 

 equal it. Perfectly hardy, it is unquestionably one of the 

 really meritorious plants that we cannot have too many of. 



Strong iield=gro\vn plants, 15 cts. each: 4 for 56 cts.; 

 10 for $1 ; larger plants 25 cts. each : 5 for $1, postpaid. | 



BLIE SPIR.EA 

 (Caryopteris Mastacaiithus) 



Blue Spiraea is a fitting name lor this remarkable new hardy 

 plant. It i» a sturdy, upright grower and is extremely florif- 

 erou<, small plants blooming profusely throughout the season 

 until they reach a height and w iith ofS feet The dense flower 

 heads are of a rich lavender blue, s rare color among flowers. 



Strong field-grown plants, 15 cts. each; 4 for 50 cts.; 

 10 for $1, postpaid; larger plants, 25 cts. each ; jforJi, 

 postpaid. 



Thf lavf/er si:r Shrmbt can be sent only by Express 

 or Freifflktf at purchaser's expense; the smaller by 

 Mail, postpaid, at prices yivtn. 



