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Owing to the increased demand for these fine hardy plants, there is liliely to be a scarcity of par- 

 ticular liiiids; hence the desirability of early orders, w hich secure first selection without extra 

 cost. Orders entered for selection and shipment in the order received at the following low prices: 

 Bushy, well-budded plants, several times transplanted, with ball, 18 to 24 inches, f 12 per dozen ; $80 

 per 100. Selected, about 2 feet, very fine, $15 per dozen ; $100 and $125 per 100. Selected, extra, 

 2 to 3 feet, #18 to $25 per dozen ; |125 and |150 per 100. 



The following kinds have proven entirely hardy: 



Album elegans. Large foliage ; blush, changing 



to white ; of fine form and beautiful color. 

 Album grandiflorum. White and blush ; large 



foliage and flower. Fine. 

 Alexander Dancer. Bright rose, lighter center. 

 Archimedes. Bright rosy crimson, lighter center. 

 AtrosanguineL-m. Intense blood red. One of 



the hardiest and best. 

 Bacchus. Crimson, with enormous truss; fine 



habit. 



Bicolor. Kosy pink ; fine in bloom and foliage. 

 Blandyanum. Rosy pink ; excellent foliage, fine 



form and very abundant bloomer. 

 B. W. Elliot. Deep rosy pink with dark red spots. 

 Brayanum. Rosy scarlet. 

 Candidum. A good blush. 



Caractacus. Rich purplish crimson ; fine bloom, 



foliage and habit ; one of the best. 

 Charles Dickens. Dark scarlet; excellent foliage 



and habit. 



Charles Bagley. Cherry red ; fine truss and habit. 

 Coriaceum. Pure white; dwarf, free blooming. 

 Delicatissimum. Blush white, tinted pink. 

 Everestianum. Rosy lilac ; spotted and fringed ; 



an excellent bloomer ; fine foliage. 

 F. L. Ames. Beautiful foliage ; trusses of white 



and pink flowers. 

 Qiganteum. Bright rose ; large truss. Fine. 

 Qloriosum. Large, bold, white flower. 

 Grandiflorum. Deeply rose-colored flower. Fine. 

 Hannibal. Fine rose ; late flowering. 

 H. H. Hunnewell. Rich dark crimson. 

 H. W. Sargent. Enormous crimson trusses; 



splendid variety. 

 James Macintosh. Rosy scarlet; splendid habit 



and foliage. 

 John Walter. Crimson ; rich foliage. 

 Kettledrum. Rich purplish crimson ; free bloomer. 

 King of the Purples. Distinct color; fine habit. 

 Lady Armstrong. Beautiful pale rose, spotted. 

 Lady Grey Egerton. Silver blush ; fine truss 



and foliage. 



Lee's Dark Purple. One of the finest purples, 

 nichael Waterer. Very brilliant scarlet crim- 

 son. 



ninnie. Blush white, blotched with orange or 



chocolate ; distinct, 

 rirs. John Clutton. Beautiful white, good form, 

 rirs. nilner. Rich crimson; of splendid habit. 

 Perspicum. Blush, changing to white. 



Purpureum elegans. Very fine purple. Fine 

 foliage. 



Purpureum grandiflorum. Of excellent habit; 



color same as the above. 

 Queen. Fine white flowers. 



Ralph Sanders. Rich purplish crimson; large 



truss. 



Roseum Pictum. Yellow, spotted rose. 

 Roseum elegans. Large leaves; rose-colored 



flowers. An old and general favorite. 

 Roseum grandiflorum. Fine rose, similar to 



the above. 



Roseum superbum. Good, clear rose color ; fine. 

 Sir William Armstrong. Light crimson ; finely 

 formed truss. 



RHODODENDRON Seedlings. The hardy Ca- 



TAWBIENSE SEEDLING RhODODENDKONS are 



being largely used where effective plantings 

 are desired at low cost. Plants grown from 

 the hardiest and best strain of varieties have 

 rich foliage and various colored flowers. 



Fine, well-furnished, properly transplanted 

 plants of these, from 12 to 18 inches to 2 to 3 

 feet, are supplied at from $35 to $100 per 100, 

 according to size and quality. Small trans- 

 planting plants, from 6 to 12 inches, once or 

 twice transplanted, $75 to $125 per 1,000. 



RHODODENDRON maximum. Rose Bay or 

 Gkeat Laukel. The native species found so 

 abundantly in the Eastern and Central South- 

 ern States. Very large, bold and handsome 

 foliage ; white and rose-colored flowers in mid- 

 summer ; blooms later than other Rhododen- 

 drons. 



Selected plants, 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 feet, $25 to 

 $75 per 100. Different sizes, including large 

 specimens, per 1,000 and in carload lots, at 

 special prices. Particulars on application. 



RHODODENDRON ponticum. Half hardy. 

 Suitable for planting in California or the 

 Southern States. Bushy and well-budded 

 plants, 1 to 3 feet, |25 to $75 per 100. 



YUCCA filamentosa. See page 28. 



YUCCA filamentosa variegata. One of the best 

 new hardy plants. Flowers as freely as the 

 common Yucca, from a central flower stalk 3 to 4 

 feet high, in the same manner; large panicle of 

 creamy white, lily-like flowers ; leaves averag- 

 ing 18 to 20 inches; dark rich green in center, 

 with a rib or border the whole length, of a light 

 straw color or pure white ; distinct and perma- 

 nent the entire season; specially valuable for 

 grouping or borders. Strong, well-rooted 

 plants. |5 to $10 per dozen. 



