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F. & F. NURSERY CATALOGUE 



AMYGDALUS. Flowering Almond. BUDDLEIA. 



Pink and white varieties. 3 feet. The long — variabilis. Sweet-scented Buddleia. 4 feet. _ A new- 

 shoots of these shrubs are full of double ly introduced and very handsome species with 

 white and Rose-like blossoms in early Spring. showy, fragrant lilac and orange-yellow flowers. 



AZALEA. 



— arborescens. Wood Honeysuckle. 3 feet. 



Grows to a large-sized bush. Its pinkish white 

 flowers appear about July 10th. It can be 

 grown successfully in the woods or in open 

 situations. 



— calendulacea. Flame-colored Azalea. 4 feet. 



Native of the southern Alleghanies. Blooms 

 in latter part of May. Very showy. 



— mollis. Chinese Azalea. 3 feet. A most de- 



sirable and attractive dwarf shrub, bearing an 

 abundance of large, bright red and_ yellow 

 blossoms, and varying shades of color in May. 

 In masses they are most gorgeous; entirely 

 hardy. 



— nudi flora. Pinxter Floiver. 4 feet. A common 



native shrub of great beauty, bearing a pro- 

 fusion of pink blossoms about the middle of 

 May. 



— pontica. Ghent Azalea. 4 feet. Better known 



than Mollis, but in no wise superior, except 

 perhaps in affording a greater range of color- 

 ing, running from cream color through yellow 

 and orange to scarlet. Suited for planting in 

 the foreground of the Rhododendron bed. 



— Vaseyi, or Rhododendron Vaseyi. 8 feet. 



A new plant from the southern Alleghanies. 

 Is entirely hardy, and bears in June a profusion 

 of delicate pink flowers. 



- — viscosa. Sweet Honeysuckle, 6 feet. Another 

 neglected native Shrub of great beauty; bears 

 in latter June pure white, exceedingly fragrant 

 flowers. 



See also Evergreen Shrubs. 



B AC CHARTS* Groundsel Tree. 



— halimifolia. 5 feet. . A valuable Shrub for the 



seashore, as it grows naturally near the sea. 

 Blooms in late Summer. 



BERBERIS. Barberry. 



— ilicif olia. Holly-leaved Barberry. 5 feet. 



Large, dark green Holly-like leaves, adherent 

 until well into the Winter. A desirable 

 variety. 



— Thunbergii. Japanese Barberry. 4 feet. Of 



very dense, dwarf, spreading habit. Foliage 

 neat and abundant, coloring gorgeously in 

 Autumn. One of the very best shrubs extant; 

 makes an excellent ornamental hedge. Scarlet 

 fruit adherent nearly all Winter. 



- — vulgaris. Common Barberry. 6 feet. Of erect 

 growth and with prickly stems, bearing pretty 

 yellow flowers in May. Fruit purplish red, 

 abundant and adherent. Makes a good hedge. 



purpurea. 6 feet. A desirable purple-leaved 



shrub of upright habit and prickly stem, 

 bearing an abundance of yellow flowers in May 

 and reddish-purple fruit in Autumn. Adherent 

 nearly all Winter. 



— — Veitehiana. 4 feet. A much improved 

 variety, more vigorous and producing flower 

 spikes 20 inches long by 3 inches broad. Color 

 violet-mauve with orange-yellow center. 



CALLICARPA. 



— purpurea. 4 feet. A dwarf shrub, bearing 



small, light purple flowers in July, followed 

 in Autumn by violet-purple berries in great 

 profusion and of striking beauty. 



CALYCANTHUS. Sweet Shrub. 



— floridus. Strawberry Shrub. 5 feet. Weil 



known and prized for its brown, fragrant 

 flowers in May; the whole plant is aromatic. 



CARAGANA. Siberian Pea Tree. 



— arborescens. 4 feet. June. Showy, small 

 yellow flowers. Dark green wood and neat 

 foliage. 



CARYOPTERIS. Blue Spirsea 



— mastacanthus. 2 feet. A new late-blooming 

 shrub, recently introduced as the Blue Spiraea, 

 which name is incorrect, as it does not belong 

 to the Spiraea family. It is, however, a most 

 desirable novelty, bearing in the axil of each, 

 leaf a bunch of bright blue flowers. Flowers 

 through September and October. Plant of 

 dwarf habit. 



CEANOTHUS. Jersey Tea. 



— Am eric arms. 3 feet. A dwarf shrub, bearing 

 a profusion of white flowers in panicles in 

 June. Suited for woodland borders. 



CEPHAL ANTHUS . Button Bush. 



— occidentalis. 5 feet. A good-sized native 



shrub, bearing globular heads of white flowers 

 in July. Delights in a wet soil, but will 

 thrive in upland. 



CHION ANTHUS. White Fringe. 



— Virginica. 8 feet. Another very desirable 



large-growing shrub, bearing racemes of fringe- 

 like white flowers in latter May. Its purple 

 fruit is highly ornamental, as is also its deep 

 lustrous green foliage. 



CLETHRA. Sweet Pepper Bush. 



— acuminata. Southern Pepper Bush. 8-20 feet. 



Tall shrub with handsome reddish bark and 

 drooping racemes of white flowers. Moist 

 situations. July and August. 



— alnifolia. 4 feet. A native shrub, bearing 



profusely spikes of yellowish-white, scented 

 flowers in August. 



