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Hibiscus Syriacus. Althea, or Rose of Sharon 



FAMILIAR shrubs, deserving more popularity than they receive. Altheas will grow almost any- 

 where, from Ontario southward, and their abundance of bloom comes at a comparatively flowerless 

 time, from Julv to September. There is a wide diversity of color in the flowers of different varieties, 

 hough all of the pla'nts are of the same upright character, and usually grow from 8 to 12 feet in height, 

 rhev should be used in ever\' shrubbery border, are valuable as specimens and make beautiful screens and 

 ledges. Altheas are reallv one of the best deciduous, flowering hedge plants, forming a thick, stout bush 

 .vhen properly trained; such a hedge may be kept at any desired height. See below names and descrip- 

 ions of the best varieties. 



Varieties as follows 



Admiral Dewey. Beautiful 

 louble white flowers. One of the 

 lewer varieties. 



Each Per 10 Per 100 

 3 to 4 ft.. ..SO 35 $2 50 $20 00 



Alba Plena. Double white with 

 red center. Each Per 10 Per 100 



2 to 3 ft.... so 25 $2 00 $15 00 



Amplissima. Double rosy red. 

 Earlv bloomer. 



Each Per 10 Per 100 



2 to 3 ft.. . .$0 25 $2 00 $15 00 



Ardens. Purplish blue. Double. 



Each Per 10 Per 100 



2 to 3 ft.. . .$0 25 $2 00 $15 00 

 6 to 7 ft. ... 1 00 7 50 60 00 

 Extra fine stock. 



Boule de Feu. Double red. 



Each Per 10 Per 100 



2 to 3 ft... .$0 25 $2 00 $15 00 

 Comte de Haimont. Double 



pink. Each Per 10 Per 100 



2 to 3 ft.. . .SO 25 $2 00 $15 00 



3 to 4 ft.. ..35 2 50 20 00 



Double Rouge. \ery 

 Dark red. Each Per 10 

 2 to 3 ft... .$0 25 $2 00 



Duchess de Brabant. 



lilac. Double. 



Each 



2 to 3 ft... .$0 25 

 5 to 6 ft.. . . 75 



Extra fine stock. 



double. 

 Per 100 

 $15 00 



Reddish 



Per 10 Per 100 

 $2 00 $15 00 



5 00 40 00 



Folia variegata. The leaves of 

 this variety have silvery markings. 

 This color is retained during the 

 entire season, making it one of the 

 best variegated shrubs. Not conspicuous in flower 



Each Per 10 Per 100 



2 to 3 ft. r ^ ^ K K 1 SO 25 



3 to 4 ft. r^^^'^^^S^k 4 >55 



4 to 5 ft. I ' J 50 



Hibiscus or Althea. In July and August, when little else is in flower, these 

 bloom abundantly. There are many colors in our large assortment of varieties. 



Per 10 

 S2 00 



2 50 



3 50 



$15 00 

 20 00 

 30 00 



Joan of Arc. Pure white. Very double. 



Each Per 10 Per 100 



2 to 3 ft SO 25 $2 00 $15 00 



White with cherry red center. 



Glenwoods Favorite. Single white, cherr}>- red 

 center. Each Per 10 Per 100 



2 to 3 ft SO 25 $2 00 $15 00 



3 to 4 ft 35 2 50 20 00 



Lady Stanley. One of the best pink varieties. 

 Semi-double. Each Per 10 Per ICO 



2 to 3 ft SO 25 $2 00 $15 00 



3 to 4 ft 35 2 50 20 00 



Paeon iflora. 



Semi-double. 



Each Per 10 



4 to 5 ft so 50 $3 50 



5 to 6 ft 75 5 00 



Per 100 

 $30 00 



Van 



double. 



Houttei. White with red center. Semi- 



to 3 

 to 4 



Each 



so 25 

 35 



Per 10 

 $2 00 

 2 50 



Per 100 

 $15 00 



20 00 



Altheas make a good flowering hedge 



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