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F. & F. NURSERY CATALOGUE 



LESPEDEZA. Desmodium. 



— bicolor. Bush Clover. 3 feet. A shrub from 



Japan, with slender branches, becoming tall 

 and graceful; foliage resembles Clover leaf; 

 small purple flowers in July; a good slender 

 shrub for adding variety to a border. 



— Sieboldii, syn. Desmodium penduliflorum. 



A very desirable late-blooming plant; pro- 

 duces rosy-purple flowers in September, droop- 

 ing in numerous long racemes, which at the 

 top of the plant are panicled. 



LIGUSTRUM. Privet. 



■ — Amur ens e. 8 feet. Amoor River Privet. 

 The Chinese variety, hardy, with dark green 

 leaves, which persist almost through the 

 Winter. Evergreen in the South. Bears erect 

 panicles of handsome white flowers in June, 

 followed by black berries. 



— Ibota. Japan Privet. 5 feet. Very highly recom- 



mended, and a distinct and valuable sort. 

 Very hardy. 



Regelianum. 2 feet. A low, dense shrub, 



with almost horizontal spreading pendent 

 branches. Leaves are oblong or ob ovate. 



— ovalifolium. California Privet. 10 feet. The 



well-known variety so extensively used for 

 hedging. Makes a fine, large specimen shrub, 

 bearing white, odoriferous flowers. 



aurea. 3 feet. A variety of the above 



beautifully marked with yellow and very orna- 

 mental. 



— vulgare. European Privet. 5 feet. Leaves 



dark green and smaller than Ovalifolium. Habit 

 more spreading. 



LOXICERA. Bush Honeysuckle. 



— fragrantissima. 5 feet. An irregular spread- 



ing shrub, bearing in great profusion creamy 

 white, exceedingly fragrant flowers, very early 

 in Spring. Nearly evergreen habit. 



— Maacki. This grand Bush Honeysuckle grows 



to a height of 10 feet, covered with trumpet- 

 shaped white flowers in Spring, followed by 

 bright red berries. Only recently introduced. 



— Morrowi. 5 feet. A new sort from Japan, bear- 



ing cream-white flowers, followed later by a 

 great profusion of amber and red fruit, which is 

 its crowning Autumn glory. 



— Standisbii. 5 feet. A native of China, with 



creamy white, fragrant flowers, blooming in 

 May, before the leaves appear. 



— Tatarica. Upright Tartarian Honeysuckle. 4 feet. 



In colors of pink, red and white ; very handsome 

 and attractive shrub in flower and fruit, and 

 deserving more extensive use. 



MYRICA. Bayberry. 



— cerifera. Candleberry, or Wax Myrtle. 3 feet. 

 A handsome, dense-growing shrub of rounded 

 habit, with rich, dark green, persistent foliage. 

 A shrub thriving in the poorest soils and most 

 exposed situations. 



P-SEONIA. 



— Moutan. Tree Paeony. 3 feet. Of slow 



growth; flowers rosy pink, large and attract- 

 ive. Plant in rich soil. 



PAVIA. Dwarf Horse Chestnut. 



— macrostachya. 6 feet. Irregular habit; from 



the apex of each shoot a panicle of white flowers 

 is produced in July. Very attractive and 

 ornamental. 



PHIL ADELPHUS . Mock Orange. 



The Philadelphus are most valuable shrubs. 

 They are hardy, have good foliage and bear a 

 profusion of flowers, nearly all of which have 

 a marked and pleasing odor. Their season of 

 bloom is just after the Diervillas and early 

 Spiraeas. Are suited for planting singly as 

 specimens or in the shrubbery border. 



— Avalanche. Flowers white, larger than those of 



Coronarius, round, possessing a sweet odor, 

 and produced abundantly. Dwarf, compact 

 habit. 



— coronarius. Mock Orange. 5 feet. Well 



known and valuable for its sweet-scented 

 white flowers in June. 



aureus. Golden Syringa. 3 feet. Habit 



dwarf and compact; foliage bright golden and 

 enduring. Very desirable. 



— Gordonianus. 7 feet. July. A late bloomer, 



and valuable for this quality. Large, fragrant 

 flowers. 



— grandiflorus. 7 feet. A large-flowered, strong- 



growing sort. 



laxus. 8 feet. Very large, white, fragrant 



flowers, upright habit, free flowering; a valuable 

 sort. 



POTENTHXA. 



— fruticosa. Shrubby Cinguefoil. 2 feet. A 



native shrubby species, of erect habit, very 

 compact, long, silky, pubescent leaves. The 

 flowers are pretty, of a bright yellow color, 

 and quite showy when the plants are massed 

 together. 



PRINOS. See Ilex. 



PRUNUS. Plum. 



— maritima. Beach Plum. 6 feet. A valuable 



shrub for seashore, planting; low bush, oval 

 leaves; soft, downy underneath. Bound pur- 

 ple or crimson fruit. 



— Pissardi. Purple-leaved Plum. 8 feet. The 



best purple-leaved plant we have, the color 

 being intense and enduring; flowers white in 

 April, followed later by edible fruit. Can be 

 trained as a small tree if desired. 



— triloba. Double-flowering Plum. 4 feet. This 



is planted for its large, double pink flowers, 

 which are among the first in May. 



PTELEA. See Deciduous Trees. 



PYRUS. See Cydonia, Aronia. 



