Vinca minor, periwinkle, myrtle 
For ground covering in the garden, under shrubs, on banks where grass will not 
grow, or for edgings, nothing is more suitable than this evergreen creeper, which grows 
luxuriantly not only in the bright sunlight but in partial shade. At all seasons its rich 
evergreen leaves make a dark, glossy carpet which is ever pleasing and restful Its sky- 
blue, star-like flowers are very beautiful. 15 cts each, $r for 10, $7 50 per 100. 
Yucca filamentosa. adam's needle 
This is an old-fashioned plant of great beauty and symmetry that should be used in 
every garden. It has a rosette of long, blade-like leaves which form a stiff bed of dark 
green about i l /> feet high. A tall spike of large, drooping, pure white bells of great 
fragrance makes it doubly attractive during June, and lends to the plant a sentinel effect 
which makes it very desirable for formal gardens. July. 3 to 4 feet. (See Frontispiece ) 
20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Extra large plants, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. 
Instructions 
SHIPPING SEASON FOR PERENNIALS.— The best time to plant this stock is 
during late April and May in the spring, and from September until the ground freezes 
in the fall. The earlier orders are placed the better, as orders are filled in rotation. 
ORDERS. — Write plainly and give explicit directions as to address and mode of 
shipment ; otherwise we will forward according to our best judgment. All goods travel 
at purchaser's risk We assume no responsibility for the goods after delivery to the 
forwarding companies. 
CLAIMS, to receive consideration, must be made within ten (10) days of receipt 
of goods. 
REMEMBER that a large quantity of this class of goods can be packed in a small 
space, and it is wiser to send by express than freight — or small orders by mail. The 
Express Company agrees to carry nursery stock at a reduction of 20 per cent discount 
from the regular rates 
TERMS, CASH WITH ORDERS, except to such persons as satisfy us as to their 
responsibility. 
A CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION will accompany each shipment. 
Address all communications to 
M. M. DAWSON 
Manager Eastern Nurseries 
Nurseries at Jamaica Plain and Holliston. Mass. JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. 
II2IB5T106 J- HORACE McFARLAND COMPANY, HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS, HARRIS8URG, PA. 
