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Jessamine. — Yellow flowers; sweet scented. 25 cents; 5 for $1 ; 12 for ^2. 



Kerria Japonica— Japan Corcliorus. — A pretty slender branched shrub, with large 

 globular flowers — deep golden yellow; very distinct and desirable, but scarce and not 

 much known. 25 cents; 5 for $1; 12 for $2. 



Lilac. — New purple ; immense heads of beautiful purple floweis ; very sweet ; and much 

 esteemed. 25 cents ; 5 for $1 ; 12 for $2. 



Mock Orange, or Syringa. — A rapid growing, medium sized shrub, with very fragrant 

 white flowers. 25 cents ; 5 for $1 ; 12 for $2. 



Spirea Aurea — Golden-Leaved Spirea. — A handsome shrub, with bright golden yel- 

 low foliage ; very conspicuous, and contrasting finely with the deep green of other va- 

 rieties ; small white flowers. 25 cents ; 5 for Si ; 12 for $2. 



"Spirea Callosa Alba. — A new white flowering 

 spi-rea of dwarf habit ; very fine ; perfectly hardy ; 

 blooms in July and August; one of the most de- 

 sirable, 25 cents; 5 for $1; 12 for $2. 



* Spirea Prunifolia. — Height four feet; very beau- 



tiful ; flowers perfectly double, like white daisies ; 

 blossoms in May; hardy. 25 cents; 5 for $1. 



Spirea Billardi.— Fine spikes of beautiful rose- 

 colored flowers ; blooms profusely in July and 

 August; very desirable. 25 cents; 5 for $1. 



Spirea Reevesii. — Beautiful pure white flowers ; 

 \-ery double, like small roses ; hardy. 25 cents. 



Weigela Rosea. — This is one of the most charming 

 shrubs in cultivation ; it can not be too highly 

 recommended; the flowers are large and of a 

 deep rose color ; they are borne in such pro- 

 fusion that the whole plant appears a mass of Weigela, Variegated Leaved. 

 lovely bloom. See illustration. 25 cents ; 5 for $1 ; 12 for $2. 



* Weig-ela, Varieg-ated Leaved — Deep green leaves, with a broad margin of pure 



WHITE around each ; VERY STRIKING 



AND PRETTY ; rosc-colored flowers, same 

 as above, but smaller growth. See illus- 

 tration. 25 cents ; 5 for $1 ; 12 for $2, 



Snow Ball. Yucca Filamentosa. 



White Fringe. — A small ornamental tree bearing pure white flowers resembling ele- 

 gant fringe. 25 cents ; 5 for ^i ; 12 for ^2. 



