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SOME EASILY-GROWN VARIETIES. 



TWENTY-FIVE EASILY-GROWN HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS. 



This list is ciiiefly of kinds under which there are nu' 

 merous attractive varieties, mostly desirable. 



Althaea, or Rose of Sharon. Mock-orange, or Philadelphus ; al' 

 Barberry ; all are desirable. are desirable. 



Calycanthus, or Sweet-scented Plumed Hydrangea {H. panicu- 



Shrub. lata grandiflora. 



Colutea arborescens. Lilac; all are desirable. 



Corchorus, Silver variegated- Mahonia Aqiiifolia. 



leaved. Privet, Californian. 



Currant, Flowering. Plum, Double-flowering. 



Deutzias ; all are good. Plum, Japan blood-leaved { Pru- 

 Dogwood,Elegantissima varie- nus Pissardh). 



gata. Purple Fringe (Rhus cotinus). 



Elder, Cut-leaved, also Golden. Quince, Japan ; all are desirable. 



Eiionymus Eur ofii^us (Burtung- Spiraea ; all are desirable. 



Bush). Tamarix, African. [haU). 



Forsythia; all are desirable. Vidurnum plicaiumi }apanSnow- 



Honeysuckle, Bush. Weigelia ; all are desirable. 



A SELECT LIST OF RELIABLE WOODY CLIMBING VINES. 



SELECT LIST OF RELIABLE EASILY-GROWN TREE-FRUITS 

 Summer : 



Ampelopsis quinqiiefolia. 

 A. Veitchii. 



A. bipinnala (Pepper-Vine). 



Chinese wistaria. 



Lonicera sempervirens. 



L. flava. 



L. Canadensis. 



L. Halleana. 



Clematis, Scarlet. 



Clematis Jackmanni, and other 



varieties. 

 C. Virginiana. 



Tecoma radicans (Trump't-Vine)- 

 Aiistolochia sipho (Dutchman's- 



Pipe). 

 Celasti us scandens. 

 Akebia quinata. 

 Actinidia poiygama. 



THE CHOICEST HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



Of these justly-esteemed garden plants, which are 

 growing in popularity every day, we present two lists, 

 the first embracing a selection of the choicer and most 

 easily-grown kinds, and the second a list of sorts which 

 do not rank quite as choice as those of the first. As in 

 the case of shrubs, the name in some instances stands 

 for many choice varieties, mostly desirable. 



Tiventy-fire First-choice Hardy Garden Pe. 



ennials. 



Anemone Japonica, in variety. Peony, in variety. 



Crocus, in variety. Lily, in many species and var's. 



Dianthus deltoides. Phlox, Upright, in variety. 



Vicentra spectabilis, or Bleed- Phlox, Creeping (Moss Pink), in 



ing-Heart. species and varieties. 



Chrysanthemum maximum. Plantain-lily (Funkia), in species 

 Day-lily, yellow (Hemerocallis). and varieties. 



Delphinium. Poppy, Perennial. 



Eul.ilia Japonica, in variety. Pyrethrum, in variety. 



Helianthus multijlorus plenus. Sedum,Showy(5frfKm spectabile)- 



Hyacinth, in variety. Spircea palmata. 



Iris, or Flower-de-Luce. Tulips. 



Lychnis viscaria _fl. pi. Veronica subsessilis. 



Narcissus, in variety. Yucca fllamentosa. 



Twenty-five Second-choice [lardy Garden Perennials . 



Achillea (Milfoil). Lily-of-the-valley. 



Anthericum. Lychnis chalcedonica. 



Aquilegia. Monarda didyma. 



Autumn Monk's- hood (Aeon- Pea, Everlasting. 



itum(. Primula elatior. 



Aster Amellus. Pulmonaria macu'ata(L.\ing.vi'xi). 



Campanula, in species and va- Sanguinaria Canadense. 



rieties. Scilla, or Squills. 



Hepatica, or Liver-leaf. Spirtea, in species and varieties. 



Candytuft, Perennial (Iberis). Sweet- William. 



Clematis tubulosa. Tradescantia. 



Gaillardia cristata grandifl'ra. rinca minor (Periwinkle). 



Helianthus orgyalis. Violet, in species and varieties. 



Winter.* 



Baldwin, for market. 

 North'n Spy, m'k't and dessert. 

 R. I. Greening. 



Roxbury Russet, late-keeping. 

 Talman Sweet. 

 King (Tompkins Co). 

 Twenty-Ounce. 

 Seek-no-Further. 

 Wagner. 

 Crab : 



Transcendent. 

 For western New York, Prov. Ontario, Michigan, etc. 

 Pears. 



Autumn, cont.: 



Bosc, double-worked on Louise 

 Bonne. 

 Winter .• 

 Anjou. 

 Lawrence. 

 Winter Nelis. 



Easter Beurre, for very late. 



Yellow Transparent. 

 Primate. 

 Red Astrachan. 

 Sweet Bough. 

 Autumn : 



Alexander (Fall Pippin) 

 Fameuse, or Snow. 

 Gravenstein. 

 St. Lawrence. 

 Oldenburg. 

 Pumpkin Sweet. 



Summer : 

 Bartlett 

 Giffard. 



Duchesse (Angouleme 

 Boussock. 

 Louise Bonne. 

 Seckel. 



Heart : 



Black Tartarian. 

 Coe's Transparent. 

 Windsor. 



Bavay's Green Gage. 



Bradshaw. 



Coe's Golden Drop. 



Hyne's Surprise. 

 Mountain Rose. 

 Early York. 



Apricots. 

 Harris. 



Acme (Shense). 



Cherries. 



Duke and Morello : 

 Early Richmond. 

 Montmorency. 

 Reine Hortense. 

 Plums. 



German Prune. 

 Lombard. 



Botan, or Abundance. 

 Peaches. 



Crawford Early. 

 Crawford Late. 

 Stump-the-World. 



Quinces. 

 Rea's Mammoth. 

 Apple, or Orange. 



SELECT LISTS OF RELIABLE EASILY-GROWN SMALL FRUITS. 



Grapes. 



Green Mountain(Winchell), green. Delaware, red. 

 Concord, black. Moore's Early, black. 



Worden, black. Eldorado (for amateurs), green. 



Brighton, red. Foreign grapes for forcing : 



Catawba (rather late), red. Black Hamburg, white. 



Woodruff, red. Red Chasselas, Red. 



Niagara, white. Alexandria, white. 



Blackberries. 

 Ancient Briton. Taylor, 

 Kittatinny. Erie. 

 Snyder. Lucretia, Dewberry. 



Currajits. 

 Red Dutch. Cherry. 

 White Dutch. Fay. 

 White Grape. Black Naples. 



Gooseberries. 



Whitesmith. Downing. Houghton. 



Raspberries. 



Red: Yellow: Blackcap: 



Hansen. Golden Queen. Souhegan (Tyler). 



Cuthbert. Ohio. 

 Turner. Gregg. 

 Marlboro. 



Strawberries. 



Bubach (|)istillate). Sharpless. Crescent (pistillate). 



Wilson. Cumberland. Parker Earle. 



Haverland (pistillate). 



