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NORTH MAIN STREET NURSERY. 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 
Althaea, Jeanne d'Arc. TIk- mily piiru wliitu (Umblu variety : 
very rare. 50 cts. each. 
Azaleas. The beauty of tiie hardy .Azaleas in May and June 
Ciin seari'el\' }k- overstated; briliiant and profuse of lilossonis, and 
often dis])Lnsin>i a delieate and delicious frai^raner. W'e ,Lir(nv both 
the C.hent and MoUis species in numerous varieties. inclutUng ahuost 
every shade of i)ink. white, yellow, orange and scarlet. ,25Cts., 
50 els. :nid Si eai"!). 
Cornu3 Spathii. X'ahied in winter for its l)rit;ht red bark, and 
in sunnner fur its foliajie, wiiicli is completely bordered with yellow. 
.\ ver\- showy and desirable sln'ul), es{)eciaHy when planted with a 
backi^round of y,reen. .so cts, to Si each. 
Hydrangea paniculata grandlflora. This is not new, but is 
the t>ne most easilv !j,rown in every kind of soil and exposnre. beiiii^ 
perfectly hardy everywhere. It produces such ^reat masses of bloom 
late in .summer, lastini^ until November, that no shrub is so popular. 
( )nr ])]ants are well- 
rooted, and will blosscjni 
the lirst season. Kvery 
branch terminates in a 
cluster of flowers. 25 
Cts., 50 cts. and 75 cts. 
each ; extra stron^j 
])lants. Si each. 
I'his Ilydraii,','ea is now 
much used in Newport for 
planting in >croups or 
masses of 25 to 100 pkiTits. 
The ;irand etlect of such a 
quantity of bloom is spoken 
of by \isitors. An exhibi 
lion lhat can be repeate<l 
\\ hene\ er this shrub is 
properly brouKbt into use. 
Viburnum plicatunn. 
This new Snowball from 
lapan forms an erect 
shrub 6 feet hi^h. It is 
in full bloom on Decora- 
tion Day, whi-n its lari4:e 
balls of \n\i\- w hite llow- 
ers are in ^reat demand. 
A I)ranch a foot and a 
half in leiiiith, having a 
dozen or twenty Mowers, 
interspersed w ith plaited 
olive-j^reen lea\es, is in 
itself a be.nitifnl bou- 
(juet. It is, perhaps, 
the most i)leasing of all 
shrubs, and the true 
variety is yet very 
scarce. 50 cts., each ; 
larKer plants, $1 each. A few extra strong plants, .S2.50 to $5 each. 
Deutzia parviflora. Prof. Sargent describes this new v.'iriety as 
" the prettiest of al! the Deutzias." 7,s cts. each. .S.^ for 5 plants. 
Xanthoceras sorblfolia. This is a new shrub from China. Its 
Howers, which are white with a reddish hue at the base, are produced 
