fooooaonaooo  ooooooooooO' 
MOON'S 
foooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' 
FORSYTHIA.  continued 
(ranches  in  a  wealth  of  bloom  _^ 
hat  is  especially  bright  and  cheer-  f9H^^^EhIP'& 
ul  at  such  an  eark  season.    The  i^nW^HBi^Mft^aflCTBSnrahost*^; 
'  Golden  Bells  "  grow  easily,  attain  iH^^^S^^^^^^^^^HBPKHi^grK-: 
.  height  of  8  feet,  and  are  orna-  H|^^H[^^^^^^^^^^Hi|^9BiK||^|^^" 
nental  in  leaf  as  well  as  flower. 
'hey  are  useful  for  almost  any 
)urpose,  but  indispensable  in  groups  
"orsythia   fortunei.     Fortune's  9£s^r 
FORSYTHIA.  (AI)  Erect  branches 
and  handsome  broad,  dark  green 
leaves.  ^.^^^^  j^,^ 
3  to  4  ft.    .  $0  35  $2  50  $18  00 
4  to  5  ft.    .      50   4  00    30  00 
G  to  8  ft., 
heavy  .  .    1  00    7  50 
intermedia.  (L)  April.  Slender, 
erect  or  arching  branches,  nar- 
row leaves  and  vigorous  grow- 
.  $0  25  $2  00  $18  00     ^^BM^^^^HBk^^^H^K  ^ 
to  6  ^^^^^^^^■^BBH^^^Hik^ 
75    5  00    40  00  I^^^I^^H^^^H^^^^^^Hl^Hp^" 
suspensa.  Characterized  ^^^^^^^^^BHH^|1I^^H||hHK. 
by  the  graceful  drooping  habit.  ^^HBj|^^^^^^^^^||^^^H|^H9flB^  mm 
Frequently  planted  by  itself  and  ^^^^H^HI^^^IH^Bln^l^E^B^^  4 
for  covering  arches  and  trellises.  ^^^^^^^^S^^^^^^^^S^^H^H 
E:ifh        10  100 
2  to  3  ft.    .  $0  25  $2  00  $18  00 
3  to  4  ft.    .      35    3  00    20  00 
5  to  6  ft., 
heavy  .  .      75    5  00    40  00 
6  to  8  ft., 
heavv  1  00     7  50     50  00  Hibiscus,  or  Althea.  In  July  and  August  when  little  else  is  in  flower  these  bloom  abun- 
"    '    '  dantly.  There  are  many  colors  in  our  large  assortment  of  varieties,  f-  or  descriptions  and  prices, 
F.  viridissima.    (M)  April.  Erect     seepage 48 
shoots,  si)reading  branches  and 
bright,  glossy  green,  narrow  leaves.  Hamamelis 
E:ich  10  100 
2  to  3  ft  $0  25  $2  00  $18  00  Hamamelis  Virginica.   Witch-Hazel.  (L)  Octo- 
3  to  4  ft.,  heavy                     50     3  50  25  00  j^er.  X  strong  grower  in  any  soil,  but  succeeds 
var.  variegata.  (M)   Similar  to  the  above,  with  best  in  moist  places.   Remarkable  for  small,  odd 
variegated  leaves.              e.,^^  in  loo  yellow  flowers  that  open  just  as  its  leaves  are 
2  to  3  ft  $0  35  $2  50  $20  00  brightening,  with  autumn  tints.  Hardy  in  Can- 
3  to  4  ft                             50  3  50  ada.  Valuable  for  massing  and  wild  effects. 
Eaeh         10  100 
H_l_^^-  3  to  4  ft  $0  50  .$3  50  $25  00 
^^^Sia                                       4  to  5  ft   60     4  00     30  00 
Silver  Bell,  or  Snowdrop  Tree 
Halesia  diptera.    (L)   June    A  southern  ™riety,  HIBISCUS  SYRIACUS 
not  reliably  hardy  north  of  Philadelphia;  beauti-   = —  
ful  with  its  fragrant  white  flowers.  Al^j^^         r^3^  gj^^^^^ 
4  to  5  ft  $0  CO 
6  to  8  ft.,  very  heavy  1  25       Familiar  shrubs,  deserving  of  more  popularity 
8  to  10  ft.,  very  heavy  1  50  than  they  receive.   Altheas  will  grow  almost  any- 
H.  tetraptera.   (L)   Drooping  branches  laden  in  ^^^^.^  fj.^^^  Ontario  southward,  and  their  abun- 
earlv  spring  with  frao;rant,  white  flowers  re-  ,         ^  1 1  i.       ^      .  a  ^ 
o^^i.iiJ^  c-  A  '^j^^^^^'  ^^  I  y^K,  dance  of  bloom  comes  at  an  almost  flowerless  time,— 
sembhng  Snowdrops.    Grows  in  most  anv  good  .  . 
soil  and  in  shaded  places.   Is  useful,  though  not  f^'^"^  J"l^'  to  September.  There  is  a  wide  diversity 
reliablv  hard V  north  of  New  York.  ^  ,  '>f  color  in  the  flowers  of   different  varieties, 
3^  to  4  ft  $0  50  though  all  of  the  plants  are  of  the  same  upright 
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