New. Rare and Beautiful Plants. 
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HYDRANGEA, Continued. 
H. stellata fimbriata. New •?! 00 
H. rosea. A line form. See page 118 .... 50 
HTFERICUM. Very handsome deciduous shrubs, 
with yellow flowers. 
H. calycinum. Blooms in summer SO 35 
H. prolificum. Very distinct foliage . . . . SO 35 to 50 
Large and very decorative plants of most of these 
varieties, symmetrical in shape, with many flower heads, 
are supplied in season ; prices on application. 
ILEX A(iuifolium. The English Holly is a beautiful 
evergreen shrub with glossy leaves, bearing bright 
scarlet berries. In finest sorts, 75 cents to S2..50. 
I. opaca. The American Holly; leaves a lighter 
green SO 50 
KALnilA latifolia. The American Laurel; a superb 
evergreen shrub, bearing heads of rose to white flowers 
of exquisite beauty. .50 to 75 cents. 
LAVANSTTLA spica (vera). The well-known Laven- 
der ; a fine small shi'ub, with blue fiowers and leaves, 
of a notable fragrance. 35 cents. 
IiESUni. Ornamental dwarf hardy evergreen shrubs ; 
succeed best in a cool place. 
L. angfustifolium $0 50 
L. latifolium. White flowers in April and May ; 
the broad leaves ai'e said to be a good substitute 
for tea 50 
UOUSTRUM italicum (scmpcrmrens) . A handsome 
species of Privet; forms a symmetrical shrub. 35 cts. 
LOmCERA brachypoda aurea. Honeysuckle; a fine 
twining or creeping plant, with beautifully striped and 
netted foliage, and the characteristic fragrant flowers 
of the honeysuckle. 35 cents. 
MAHONLA. The Mahoni<js are vei-y handsome ever- 
green shrubs, with holly-like leaves. 
M. aquifolia. Dai'k green and brown leaves: yellow 
flowers, followed by shining black bei-ries $0 25 to SO 50 
M. Bealei ... 50 
M. Darwinii 50 
M. japonica 50 
MESFILUS pyracantha. A fine hardy small tree, of 
distinct appoiirancc. :i5 cents. 
MENZIESIA polifolia. A shrub on the order of a 
heath, bearing handsome flowers. 50 cents. 
F.a:ONIA arborea. The Tree Paeony is a superb shrub, 
and fox-ms a most elegant decorative object in any situ- 
ation. The immense flowers are beautiful, and the fol- 
iage is also handsome; the plants bloom in spring, and 
are about two feet high when grown. In finest original 
Japanese sorts, each, to S3. 
FOTENTXLLA fruticosa. A pretty free-blooming 
shrub, with round yellow flowers in summer; grows 
two to four feet high. 50 cents. 
RHODODENDRON. The hardy Rhododendrons are 
among the finest of all flowering plants. See page 192; 
for the gi'eenhouse varieties, see page 130. 
R. hirsutum. Pale red or scarlet flowers ; blooms May 
to .July *1 00 
R. myrtifolium 1 00 
RHODORA Canadensis. A beautiful American shrub, 
blooming very early in spring ; somewhat on the order 
of the Rhododendrons, the flowers being of rosy pur- 
ple to white. .50 cents to SI. 
SALVIA otacinalis quadricolor. A handsome varie- 
gated form of the common sage. 35 cents. 
SHEFHERDIA arg'entea. A handsome shi-ub or small 
tree, with silvery leaves ; bears yellow flowers in April, 
followed by edible scai-let bei-ries. 50 cents. 
SKinUVIIA Japonica. A splendid evergreen shrub of 
about three feet in height, bearing deliciously scented 
white flowers in early spring, succeeded by bright scar- 
let berries; makes a fine appearance. 50 cents to SI. 
SFARTIUM junceum. A shrub with rush-like foli- 
age of ornamental habit, but chiefly prized for its 
abundance of showy and fragrant yellow flowers from 
July to September. 35 to 50 cents. 
SFIRiHA Thunber^. A fine white flowering Spiraea 
of handsome habit. For other species, see pages 11 
and 18(1 35 to 50 cents. 
TRIPHASIA aurantiaca. A shrub with pretty flow- 
ers and fruits. 50 cents to SI. 
VACCINIXJM uliginosum. An ornamental species of 
the Blueberry ; grows best in a moist place. 35 cents. 
VERONICA Traversii. A fine shrub from New Zea 
land, bearing in summer a profusion of white flowei-s. 
50 to 75 cents. 
XANTHORHIZA apiifolia. A rather dwarf shrub, 
bearing small dark purple flowers in March and April. 
35 cents. 
