John Connon Co., Limited, Hamilton, Ont. 1,3 
FLOWERING AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS— Continued. 
PRUNUS Pissardl. Purple-Leaved Plum. (L) A handsome little tree, covered 
with small, white single flowers in spring; the bright purple foliage, constant 
throughout the season, gives this variety unique value for planting singly or in 
groups. 2 to 3 feet, each, 50c; dozen, $5.00; 3 to 4 feet, each, 60c; dozen, $6.00. 
—Sinensis Alba Plena. Dwarf White Almond. (M) The very double rose-like 
white flowers fill the branches until they bend beneath the weight of bloom- very 
early in spring. 2 to 3 feet, 50c ; 3 to 4 feet, 60c. 
—Sinensis Rosea Plena. Double Pink Almond. (M) Similar to the preceding, 
the flowers being rose-colorcd. 2 to 3 feet, 50c ; 3 to 4 feet, 60c, 
—Triloba. Double Flowering Plum. (L) A Chinese ' shrub, whose 
beauty in early spring is difficult to equal. The large, double pink flowers re- 
semble Roses and are crowded along the slender branches, covering them com- 
pletely. 2to3feet, 50c; 3to4feet, 60c. 
RHAMNUS Cathartica. Buckthorn. (M) A stiff, twiggy bush, with dark green 
foliage and white flowers in June and July, followed by showy black fruits. An 
excellent hedge plant. 2 to 3 feet, each, 30c; dozen, $3.00. 
RIBES Alpinum. Mountain Currant. Free flowering with small yellowish green 
blooms, very distinct. 2 to 3 feet, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 
— Aureum. Yellow Flowering Currant. (M)- A plant much grown and valued 
1°/,^^ yellow flowers in eariy Spring. 2 to 3 feet, each, 40c; dozen,- 
$4.00. 3 to 4 feet, each, 50c; dozen, $5.00. 
— Sanguineum Red Flowering Currant. This is a native variety, flowerine 
very freely in the Spring. 2 to 3 feet, 40c. 
RHODODENDRONS. It is almost superfluous to dwell upon the beauty of this class 
of plants. Broad, dark green foliage, and great trusses of gorgeous tints. Plant 
them in a spot partially sheltered from intense heat in summer and from the cut- 
ing winds of winter. The latter can be met by using evergreen boughs as a 
winter covering. The bed ought to be filled in with old sods, old manure and 
sand, and what is better still, with some leaf mould, which helps to form an ideal 
soil which does not allow the drying of the roots in summer droughts. Heavy 
rnulching of the beds in summer is an excellent preventative, and in dry weather 
the beds must be thoroughly soaked. Pinch off all seed pods after flowering in 
order to get good buds for next season. In the fall, mulch the beds a foot or 
more with leaves, and, if these can be left to decay, it is advisable to do so. Large 
well budded plants, in the hardiest named varieties. Each, $2.00; dozen, $20.00 
Album Grandiflorum. Blush white. 
Everestianum. Rosy Lilac. 
Purpureum Elegans. Purple. 
Roseum Elegans. Rose. 
RHODOTYPUS kerrioides. White Kerria. (M) A handsome and distinct shrub with 
40<f- doze^n $4 M ^ "^"""^ ^^^^^ flowers in May and June. 2 to 3 feet, each, 
SAMBUCUS Nigra. European Elder. (M) Large spreading, picturesque shrub, 
flowering in July; purple-black berries. 2 to 3 feet, each, 35; dozen, $3.50; 3 to 
4 feet, each, 45c; dozen, $4.50. 
—Nigra aurea. Golden Elder. Similar to above, but with bright golden foliage. 
2to3feet, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00; 3 to 4 feet, each, 50c. 
—Nigra Aurea Variegata. (M) A beautiful form with foliage variegated golden- 
yellow and green ; flowers white. 2 to 3 feet, each, 40c ; dozen, $4.00. 
-Nigra Lacinata. Cut-Leaved Elder. (L) One of the most handsome shrubs 
in cu tivation. Of drooping habit, with deeply cut foliage. Effective in masses • 
vei-y hardy. 2 to 3 feet, each, 40c ; dozen, $4.00. 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
SPIR^A Anthony VVaterer. (S) A low growing variety, bearing flat heads of brilliant, 
rosy-crirason flowers all summer. 1 to IJ^ feet, bushy, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 
1 3^2 to 2 feet, each, 50c ; dozen, $5.00. 
— Billardi. (L) Strong growing Pink flowers in dense panicles from July until 
fall. 2 to 3 feet, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 
— Callosa Rosea (S^) A dwarf growing pink variety, blooming all the summer. 
1 H to 2 feet, each, 35c ; dozen, $3.50 2 to 3 feet, each, 40c ; dozen $4.00. 
— Doiiglasi. (M.) This variety is erect in habit and produces large spikes of rose- 
pink blooms in July. 2 to 3 feet, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 
