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Hydrangea Akbore 



Grandiflora Forma Nova. 



Forsythia Suspensa {Weeping Golden Bell). A tall 

 Shrub of willowy growth, the branches gracefully arching, 

 covered with golden-yellow bells in early spring. 25 cts. each. 



— VIridissima. Strong, erect habit; flowers yellow; very 

 early. 25 cts. each. 



Halesia Tetraptera {Silver Bell, or Snowdrop Tree). 

 One of the most desirable tall Shrubs, with pretty bell- 

 shaped white flowers in May. 25 cts. each. 



Hydrangea Arborescens Grandiflora Forma Nova 

 {Snowball Hydrangea). This magnificent, perfectly hardy, 

 American Shrub is the very finest addition to this class of 

 plants in many a year. The snow-white blooms are of largest 

 size. The habit of the plant is excellent, the foliage finely 

 finished. One of the most valuable characteristics is its com- 

 ing into bloom just after the passing of all the early spring 

 Shrubs, while its long flowering season, from early June until 

 late August, makes it a valuable acquisition in any garden. 

 Strong plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora. Without doubt the 

 best known and most popular summer-flowering Shrub in 

 cultivation at the present time. The flowers, which are borne 

 in dense pyramidal panicles a foot long, in the greatest pro- 

 fusion, are whit,; when they first open, but gradually change 

 to rose color, and remain in good condition for weeks. 

 Fine bush plants, 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. ; $18.00 per 100. 

 Extra fine bush plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 

 Standard or tree-shaped plants, which will make beautiful speci- 

 mens for the lawn or garden, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Itea Virginica. One of the prettiest of our dwarf native Shrubs; pro- 

 duces racemes of pure white flowers during June, which have a fragrance 

 not unlike the Pond Lily. 25 cts. each. 



Kalmia Lati folia {Mountain Laurel, or Calico Bush). Our native 

 laurel, and one of the most valuable evergreen Shrubs, bearing in May 

 and June clusters of white or pinkish-white flowers of great beauty. 

 Strong cultivated plants, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.; $75.00 per 100. 



Lespedeza Bicolor {Bush Clover). A Japanese Shrub, growing 

 about 6 feet high, with effective pea-shaped pink and white blossoms, 

 borne in drooping clusters from the axils of the leaves during mid- 

 summer, and in such profusion as to bend the branches with their weight. 

 25 cts. each. 



Ligustrum Ibota Regelianum. A handsome Japanese Privet, with 

 spreading branches and dark green foliage, contrasting well with the 

 racemes of fragrant white flowers in summer; elegant and graceful as an 

 isolated specimen. 25 cts. each. 



Lonicera Fragrantissima {Chinese Bush Honeysuckle). 

 Fragrant pinkish-white flowers produced in early spring. The 

 dark green foliage is retained almost all winter. 25 cts. each. 



— ■ Ledebouri. Very distinct, producing red flowers in May. 25 cts. 



— Morrowi. A handsome Japanese variety with white flowers 

 during May, but especially valuable for its bright red fruit 

 during the summer and autumn months. 25 cts. each. 



— Tartarica {Tartarian Honeysuckle). Pink flowers, con- 

 trasting beautifully with the foliage; blooms in June. 25 cts. 

 each. 



— Tartarica alba {White Tartarian Honeysuckle). A 

 creamy-white colored variety of the above, flowering during 

 May and June. 25 cts. each. 



— Grandiflora rosea. A large-flowered form with bright red 

 flowers, striped with white; flowers in June. 25 cts. each. 



Magnolia Conspicua {Chinese White Magnolia). A 

 highly-prized species on account of its large white flowers, 

 which open about the middle of April. Fine, bushy plants, 

 about 3 feet high, $3.50 each. 



— Glauca ( White Bay, or Laurel). The native Magnolia of 

 the swamps, much admired for the beauty of its foliage and 

 pure white, fragrant flowers. Plants, 3 to 4 feet high, $1.00 

 each. 



— Grandiflora. A magnificent species, with handsome ever- 

 green foliage, forming a tall tree of pyramidal growth and pro- 

 ducing in June immense white delightfully fragrant flowers. 

 While there are several fine specimens of this tree in the vicin- 

 ity of Philadelphia, it is not considered reliably hardy north of 

 Washington. 



Pot-grown plants, 15 to 18 inches high, 50 cts. each. 

 " 24 to 30 " " $1.00 " 



— Kobus. One of the hardiest species in cultivation. Forms 

 a large tree with white flowers 4 to 5 inches across, blooming 

 in April and May. Strong pot-grown plants, 12 to 15 inches 

 high, 35 cts. each. 



— Macrophylla. Fragrant flowers, 10 to 12 inches across, 

 white, purple at base. Forms a large tree with immense leaves 

 1 to 3 feet long and 8 to 10 inches wide. Strong pot-grown 

 plants, 12 to 15 inches high, 50 cts. each. 



— Purpurea. Deep purple-pink in throat, a dwarf bushy 

 variety that blooms at intervals all summer. $1.50 each. 



— Soulangeana. A Chinese species which, while shrub-like in 

 its young growth, attains the size of a tree in time; its flowers, 

 which are produced early in spring, are cup-shaped, 3 to 5 

 inches in diameter, and are white inside, flushed with purple 

 outside Strong, heavy plants, $1.50 each. 



Lennel. A variety of the above in which, the outside 



petals are of a deep crimson. Strong, heavy plants, $2.00 

 each. 



— Stellata. A Japanese species, of dwarf habit and pure 

 white, semi-double flowers during April. The earliest to 

 bloom. Strong plants, $2.00 each. 



Magnolia Glauca. 



All Shrubs priced at 25 cts. each will be supplied at $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



