DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 



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Double violet-blue 

 flowers of medium 

 size. 35 cts. Low 

 rates per loo. 



HIBISCUS Paeoni= 

 flora. D o II H L E 



LiL.\c Alth.^a (I). 

 Handsome double 

 lilac flowers. 50 cts, 



HIBISCUS purpurea. 



Single Purple Al- 

 TH^A (I). Common 

 Rose of Sharon. 

 35 cts. 



HIBISCUS purpurea 

 flore pleno. Dou- 

 ble Purple Al- 

 TH^A. (I). 50 cts. 



HIBISCUS rubra 



pie na. Double 



Red Alth.«:a (I). Clear red color. 50 cts. 



HIBISCUS syrlacus, var. Boule de Feu (I). 

 Strong growing plant, with large double flowers 

 of a beautiful violet-red color ; blooms late. 

 35 cts. 



HIBISCUS syriacus atrorubens (I). F"ine rich 

 red. 35 cts. 



HIBISCUS syriacus. Comte de Flandre (I). 



Deep red ; double flowers. 35 cts. 

 HIBISCUS syriacus, Jeanne d'Arc (I). Fine 



new variety. Pure white and very double 



flowers. 35 cts. 

 HIBISCUS syriacus, Leopoldii (I). Large blush 



pink double flowers. 35 cts. 

 HIBISCUS syriacus ranunculeeflorus (I). 



White flowers, with dark red center. 35 cts. 

 HIBISCUS totus albus. White Flowering 



Ai.Tii.B.v (I). Single, pure white flowers ; fine. 



50 cts. 



HIBISCUS variegatis flore pleno. Double 

 Varieg.'Vted or Painted Lady Alth^a. (I). 

 Flowers white, purple outside, with shaded 

 pink petals. 35 cts. Low rates in quantity. 



HIBISCUS violacea flore pleno (I). Flowers 

 medium size, double; striped with violet. 35 

 cts. 



HIPPOPHAE rhamnoides. Sea Buckthorn (II). 

 Strong growing bush, irregularly shaped. 

 Effective for seashore; very hardy. 50 cts. 

 Low rates per 100 and per 1,000. 



HYDRANGEA arborescens (I). A native 

 variety, with fine white flowers early in sum- 

 mer. 25 and 35 cts. Low prices in quantity. 



HYDRANGEA elegantissima (II). Large, 

 spotted leaves, like the Aucuba; some spots 

 white, others a pale green. 50 cts. 



HYDRANGEA Hortensis. Common Garden or 

 Chan(;eable Hydrangea (III). Originally from 

 Japan. Not entirely hardy here. Immense 

 globular heads of rose color or light bkie flowers. 

 Color may be changed by mixing a small 

 quantity of iron fillings with the soil. Very 

 valuable for growing in tubs or boxes for sum- 

 mer flowering, or in the open ground if pro- 

 tected in winter. The grand plants of this 

 variety in man)- of the fine grounds at New- 



M.\SS PLANTING OF HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GKANUIFLORA. 



port attract general attention there during the 

 season. See page 38. 



HYDRANGEA japonica (II). Leaves bordered 

 with white; fine. 50 cts. 



HYDRANGEA nivea (II). Fine hardy variety, 

 leaves silvery white underneath. Very effect- 

 ive for lawns. 35 and 50 cts. 



HYDRANGEA Otaksa (III). Deep green foliage, 

 and immense trusses of rose-colored flowers. 

 For pot culture only. 35 and 50 cts. 



HYDRANGEA paniculata (II). Similar to the 

 following with flower panicles borne on upright 

 stalks. 35 to 50 cts. 



HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora (I). En- 

 tirely hardy everywhere, and one of the most 

 popular and valuable shrubs grown. Immense 

 panicles of pure white, heart-shaped flowers, 

 which appear in profusion in July and August, 

 turning to delicate pink and remaining in per- 

 fection until late in autmnn. A solid bed of 

 these Hydrangeas is one of the most efi^ective 

 objects on a lawn in summer when but few 

 hardy shrubs are in bloom. Fine plants, 25 cts. 

 to $1.00. Low prices per 100 and per 1,000. 



HYDRANGEA quercifolia. Oak-Leavkd Hy- 

 drangea (II). Large leaves, lobed like those 

 of the oak, and downy underneath. Fine. 50 

 cts. 



HYDRANGEA radiata (II). White flowers in 

 July. Foliage silvery underneath. 35 and 50 

 cts. 



HYDRANGEA ramulis coccineis. Red- 

 Branched (II.) Blooms in large trusses of 

 rose-colored flowers from every shoot. 50 cts. 



HYDRANGEA rosea (II). A red-flowering 

 variety of Thomas Hogg. 50 cts. 



HYDRANGEA Thomas Hogg (HI). Pure white 

 flowers ; not hardy, but especially fine for pot or 

 tub culture. 50 cts. to $5.00. 

 Standard or Tree Hydrangeas. See Stand- 

 ard Shrubs and Decorative Plants. 



HYPERICUM aureum. Golden St. Johns 

 Wort (III). A variety, having large glowing 

 yellow flowers from July to October. Choice, 

 50 cts. Low prices in quantity. 



