R EID’S NURSERIES 
SELECTED TREES, [PLANTS, ETC, 
Hardy Perennial Plants. 
HEMSKOCALUS flava. i'A feet. June. Clear yellow flowers in clusters. 25 cts. 
H. fulva-var. variegata. A handsome silver-variegated form. 50 cts. 
H. Thunbergii. 2 'A feet. August. A handsome species, with clear lemon-yellow flowers. 25 cts. 
HOLLYHOCK, Double. This is one of the best perennials, being a free bloomer, and too far ahead of the old 
Hollyhock to be compared with it. Assorted in colors, if desired. 15 and 20 cts. 
HIBISCUS, Crimson Eye. This 
elegant strain of Hibiscus is ro- 
bust in growth, with dark red 
stems and foliage. The flowers 
are immense in size, frequently 
measuring 20 inches in circum- 
ference. The color is pure white, 
with a long spot of deep, velvety 
crimson in the center of each 
flower. It is a striking combina- 
tion of color, and one that must 
be seen to be fully appreciated. 
A well developed plant will pro- 
duce several hundred of these 
flowers in a season. It will suc- 
ceed anywhere, and is perfectly 
hardy, and is not unfavorably 
affected by warm weather. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
HYACINYHUS candicans. A 
magnificent yucca-like plant, 
producing in July and August 
flower stems 3 to 4 feet high, 
covered with from 20 to 30 pure 
white, pendent, bell-shaped flow- 
ers. It is hardy in most sections 
of the country, but in the north 
it should be protected during 
winter with leaves or strawy 
manure. 15 cts.; large, 20 cts. 
Hardy plants for permanent borders or gardens should be planted in much larger numbers than they now 
are. When once established they increase in beauty from year to year, and require much less care than tender 
bedding plants. 
ANEMONE Japonica. Japanese Anemones begin to bloom 
in August, and increase in beauty until the end of autumn. 
They thrive best in light, rich, somewhat moist soil, and 
should not lie transplanted except when necessary to 
divide them as they become too thick. A covering of 
leaves, straw or long manure is sufficient to keep them 
through our most severe winters. 
A. alba. Pure white, with yellow center ; very showy. 
15 cts.; large, 25 cts. 
A. rubra. Deep rose, with yellow center. 15 cts.; large, 
25 cts. 
ASTILBE Japonica (Jipircra Japonica). One of the finest 
hardy garden plants ; when in flower the plants are from 
12 to 18 inches high. The flowers are white, borne on 
feather-like spikes. Much used for winter forcing by 
florists. 20 cts.; large, 30 cts. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata. An elegant plant, with largo 
golden yellow flowers, produced for nearly the entire 
summer. 20 cts. each. 
C. 1. grandiflora (Harvest Moon). A new variety, with 
distinct foliage and flowers. 20 cts. 
Oak Hill, W. Va., December 18, 1897. 
‘Gentlemen. 
The bill of nursery stock arrived, and 
all was found satisfactory. Thanks ! 
L. C. Duncan. 
HIBISCUS, CRIMSON EYE. 
ARUNDO Donax (Hardy Bamboo). An interesting plant, 
giving a tropical appearance to a group. 50 cts. 
A. D. variegata. A splendid variegated plant, with long, 
narrow leaves, beautifully marked with parallel stripes of 
green and white, but no two of them exactly alike. A 
magnificent plant for lawn, or for mingling with masses of 
other tropical foliage ; always scarce. 50 cts. 
ASTILBE JAPONICA. 
DICENTRA spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). 4 feet. May. 
A well-known, desirable form of tall growth, with rosy 
crimson and white peculiar-shaped flowers. Fine for 
borders and ma'rgins. 20 cts. 
