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CHOICE EVERGREEN SHRUBS AND TREES. 



Suitable for ])lantuig out in the south or in sheltered positions. 



CEDRUS DEODAR. A beautiful and graceful tree. $2.50. 

 CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA. 75 cts. to S1.50. 

 EUONYMUS JAPONICA. Green. 25 to 50 cts. 



Variegated. 50 cts. 



Latifolius Aureus. 50 cts. 

 ^t AGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA. 50 cts. to $2.00. 

 TVXUS FASTIGIATA (Irish Yew). Hardy. $1.00 to $2.00. 

 RETINOSPORA PLUMOSA. Elegant ; dwarf; perfectly hardy. $1.00. 



Squarrosa. Beautiful ; perfectly hardy. $1.00. 



RHODODENDRONS— Importations of 1874. 



The Rhododendron is one of the most valuable of our hardy decora- 

 tive plants. The leaves are broad, green and glossy, and when 

 planted in groups, or belts or alone, give a summer landscape in the 

 midst of winter. Did it produce no flowers, it would be the most 

 desirable hardy plant known, for every style of lawn planting. In June, 

 when the masses of rich and glossy green are surmounted by scarlet, 

 purple and white clusters, each cluster large enough for a bouquet, 

 the display is worthy of any expression of admiration. They bear prun- 

 ing well, and can be kept down to two feet, or allowed to grow six or 

 eight feet ; as standards, tliey are particularly fine. 



They require only a good garden soil, which should be dug at least 

 two feet deep and mixed with some leaf mould or peat ; it is also well 

 to mulch the ground during the summer and a protection of leaves and 

 brush during the first winter will be beneficial. The finest varieties are 

 the Plybrids of Catawbiensis. Plants from 18 to 30 in. high, bushy, well 

 established, of which we offer the following choice-named collection : 



Price, $1.00 to $1.50 each; $10.00 to $15.00 per doz. 

 ALARM. White centre, edged with deep carmine. 

 ALBUM ELEGANS. Blush changing to pure white : fine. 

 ALBUM GRANDIFLORUM. Fine white tinted ; free. 

 ATRO-SANGUINEUM. Deep blood-red. 

 BARCLAYANA. Fine dark crimson. 

 BLANDYANUM. Deep rosy crimson. 

 BRAYANUM. Scarlet. 

 BROUGHTONI. Bright rose. 



CHARLES BAGLEY. Cherry red, fine truss and habit. 

 COMTE DE GOMER. Beautiful white and crimson. 

 CONCESSUM. Rosy carmine ; fine. 

 CORIACEUM. Creamy white. 

 CURRIEANUxM. Dark rosy lilac ; immense bloom. 

 DELICATISSIMUM. Fine white, tinged with rose. 

 ELFRIDA. Deep red, with large spots. 

 EMPRESS EUGENIE. White, with dark chocolate spots. 

 EVERESTIANUM. Rosy lilac ; crimped petals ; fine. 

 F.VSTUOSUM. Double lilac, with large trusses. 

 FLEUR DE MARIE. White, margined with bright carmine. 

 HANNIBAL. Fine, large, rose ; good foliage. 

 HENDERSONI. Purplish crimson ; late bloomer. 

 IGNESCENS. Bright scarlet. 

 JEWESS. Rosy ])urple with black spots. 

 JOHN WATERER. Brilliant carmine ; immense truss. 

 LADY ELEONOR CATHCART. Fine rose, beautifully spotted. 

 LIMBATUM. Pale blush, bordered with bright crimson. 



