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CHOICE SELECTIONS IN PLANTS. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. 
LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 
Landscape gardening is an art, and requires skill of no mean order. No effects in natural land- 
scapes can compare with those produced by the use of hardy ornamental trees, shrubs, and our 
hardy herbaceous plants ; and their proper and tasteful arrangement is a study of a lifetime. We 
recognize the necessity of a higher grade of landscape architecture, and it is of the utmost import- 
ance in order to secure the very best effects that the designing and planting be done with the great- 
est skill and knowledge from an artistic standpoint; also, that the work be well planned with refer- 
ence to the future growth and development, so that the effect will increase in beauty as the years go 
by. No effects in nature are equal to those produced by the tasteful and artistic arrangement of 
our hardy plants, and when to that is brought the skill and knowledge of a competent landscape 
gardener, exquisite effects can be produced, which add variety and interest to the surroundings of a 
country home with the changing seasons, bringing new effects and changes in the landscape, so that 
the garden is a constant source of surprise and beauty. 
We have a very large and complete collection of the finest hardy ornamental trees to carry out 
such effects, and have surrounded ourselves with a staff of experienced landscape gardeners, and 
are therefore in a position to undertake the designing and planting of grounds on the most extensive 
scale, and will be very glad to offer suggestions and consult with our patrons in reference to the 
arrangement and designing of their grounds, either by letter or in person. 
Choice Hardy O ri ? an tei?tal S^riibs aqd Trees. 
HARDY AZALEAS (Azalea Mollis). 
See colored plate. 
These are probably the most gorgeous of all hardy shrubs. They bloom in early spring in the 
garden in May, in large clusters before the leaves appear, the bushes being dense masses of bloom, as 
shown in the group in the lower left hand corner of the accompanying beautiful illustration, which 
was painted from nature and is an exact representation of these wonderful flowers and is no exag- 
geration in the least, their beauty defying reproduction by the best artists, and our beautiful picture 
gives but a faint idea of their remarkable beauty, the spray of flowers being actual size. It is not 
alone the grand symphony of color they give, but the profusion of flowers they give which inten- 
sifies their gorgeousness. Planted in beds on the lawn they make a charming picture, or, arranged 
in groups, or even single specimens in the border, their brilliant and yet delicate colors make every 
other species of plants appear dull and insignificant. They are the most brilliant colored plants in the 
whole list of hardy shrubs, the prevailing colors being orange, yellow, buff, pinkish-red, etc., producing 
a gorgeous effect. They should be planted in clumps and groups in front of taller shrubbery, and 
nothing that can be planted will give as much satisfaction, probably, as these plants on account of 
their rare coloring. The brilliancy of their flaming colored flowers runs through all the various 
shades of yellow, orange, pink, etc., making them particularly conspicuous, and when planted in 
dense masses, nothing can be compared with them in effectiveness. No choice collection of shrub- 
berry is complete without a liberal share of these very desirable plants. Those who know the 
Chinese Azaleas will get some idea as to the effect that will be produced by these, as they bloom in 
dense masses in the same way, but the colors are very much more brilliant than the Chinese, and 
the plants are absolutely hardy beyond all question. We have imported a very large quantity of 
the finest specimens and varieties from the best Belgium sources, and can offer them at a lower 
price, quality considered, than they can usually be furnished for. Owing to the former high prices 
of this most desirable of shrubs but few have been able to enjoy its great beauties, but our very low 
prices will now place them within the reach of all, and no garden is complete without them. 
Good blooming plants,well budded, that will bloom this spring, $0.75 each; $7.50 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 
Strong blooming plants, " " " " " " 1.00 " 10.00 " 75.00 " 
Extra size blooming plants, " " " " " " 1.50 " 15.00 " 100.00 u 
Selected specimens, bushy and set with buds 2.00 " 20.00 " 
AZALEAS, GHENT (Azalea Pontica).— The older class of the hardy Azaleas, with smaller flow- 
ers than the Azalea Mollis; they are distinct from those and very beautiful. They grow taller 
than Mollis and in time make large bushes six feet in diameter, which, when in bloom, are the 
wonder of all who see them, and the only word that describes them is gorgeous. Prevailing colors, 
yellow and buff. Price, $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozr. ; extra size, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz 
AZALEA AMOK X A .—Very dwarf and bushy, covered entirely in May with masses of small, rosy, 
purple flowers. Especially adapted for grouping alone, or for fringing Rhododendron groups or 
edgings to other taller shrubs. Price, 50c. each; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100; extra size, $1.00 
each; $10.00 per doz. 
ORDERS EOR ALL HARDY SHRUBS AND TREES SHOULD REACH US BY MAY 1st, AT LATEST, AFTER WHICH DATE GROWTH BEGINS, WHEN IT IS TOO LATE TO REMOVE 
FROM THE OPEN GROUND AND SHIP LONG DISTANCES, CAN ALSO SHIP IN THE FALL, FROM OCTOBER 1st UNTIL GROUND FREEZES, 
AS II, EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN — A fine hardy tree, covered from July to winter with great 
clusters of bright scarlet berries. Price, 50c. each; $5.00 per doz. ; extra size, 75c. each; $7.50 per doz. 
KERB EKIS THUN BEROII — From Japan, with very fine, round, spoon -shaped leaves of 
drooping habit, brilliant green in summer, in autumn changing to the most glowing colors of any 
shrub — crimson, orange, and bronze, with all the intermediate shades blended in the foliage of a 
single bush, producing an extraordinarily charming effect. After the leaves fall the branches are 
loaded down with scarlet-crimson berries, often hanging until April. For a low ornamental hedge 
there is nothing to equal it. Price, 35c. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100; extra size, 50c. each; 
$5.00 per doz. ; $35.00 per 100. 
BERBERIS PURPUREA, " Purple- lea ved Berberry."— Violet-colored foliage; handsome 
yellow flowers in May and June, followed by violet-colored fruit in autumn. Very handsome in 
foliage, blossom, and fruit. Price, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $16.00 per 100; extra size, 35c. each; 
$3.50 per doz. ; $25.00 per 100. 
BEECH, PURPLE-LEAVED (Fagus Purpurea).— This is a superb ornamental tree, with all the 
beauty of the common beech, with foliage of a deep purple and metallic-bronze color. A noble tree. 
Price, 75c. each; $7.50 per doz.; extra size, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.; larger specimens, $1.50 and 
$2.00 each. 
BROOM, SCOTCH (Genista Scoparia). — A low, erect shrub, slightly weeping at the tips, com- 
pletely covered with its yellow flowers when in bloom in May. Price, 50c. each; $5.00 per doz. 
BIRCH, CUT - LEAVED WEEPING (Betula Laciniata).— A beautiful tree, erect, slender, 
drooping gracefully, foliage elegant and light, bark snow-white; nice young trees. Price, $1.00 
each; $10.00 per doz.; extra size, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
WEEPING ROSE-FLOWERED. JAPANESE CHERRY (Cerasus Japonica rosea pendula). 
— A very rare Japanese introduction, one of the finest weeping trees, not only of Japan but of the 
whole world. It blooms in early spring before the leaves appear, in clusters of rich pink, fragrant 
flowers, on long, slender, pendulous branches, giving the trees the appearance of a fountain of pink 
spray; exquisitely graceful and delicate. Should be planted in most conspicuous position and alone, 
where its perfect beauty can be developed and best seen and appreciated. Very, very choice. 
Price, $1.50 each; extra size, $2.50 each. 
CALYCANTHUS PLORIDUS, " Strawberry Sbrub."— The well-known shrub; flowers double 
purple, very fragrant. June. Price, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; $16.00 per 100; extra size, 35c. each ; 
$3.50 per doz. ; $25.00 per 100. 
CATALPA BIGNONOIDES, " Syringaefolia."— Effective, tropical-looking lawn trees, with 
very large, showy, fragrant blossoms, white and purple, in pyramidal clusters a foot long, flowering 
in July, when few trees-are seen in bloom. Price, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. ; extra size, $1.50 each. 
CARAGANA ARBORESCENS, " Siberian Pea-Tree."— A beautiful shrub, very ornamental, 
bearing clusters of showy, yellow flowers in May. Price, 50c. each; $5.00 per doz.; extra size, 75c. 
each; $7.50 per doz. 
CHIONANTHUS VIRGIN1CA, «* "White Fringe." — A choice lawn tree of neat, roundedhabit 
of growth, with large, dark green glossy foliage, and producing in June large numbers of showy ra- 
cemes of pure white feathery flowers; very choice. Price, 50c. each; $5.00 per doz. 
CORCHORUS JAPONICA. — Double yellow flowers, about an inch in diameter along the branches, 
in midsummer. Price, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; extra size, 35c. each; $3.50 per doz. 
