A. B. Hood 6 Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
JAPAN LILAC 
A line novelty, attaining the size of a 
tree, with large deep green glossy foliage, 
and immense clusters of elegant fragrant 
flowers late in the season. It isundoiibtedly 
one of the best acquisitions of later years. 
Ambroise Verschaflelt. Fine large trusses 
of bright rose color. 
Beranger. I’urplish lilac panicles of 
large size. 
Coerulea superba. Large tru.sses of clear 
blue. 
Flora plena. One of the first double 
varieties, and one of the most deserving ; 
bright lilac. 
Gloire de Croncels. Reddish lilac ; line 
large trusses. 
Saugeana. One of the Persian group, 
with reddish purple bloom. 
Mathieu de Bombasle. A handsome 
double lilac llower and large tru.ss. 
President Massait. Large trusses and 
purplish lilac when fully open. 
Prof. Stockhardt. Large iianicles of lav- 
ender-colored llowers. 
Pyramidalis. \ charming novelty, with 
large semi-double flowers ; rose-colored. 
Renoncule. .Short, com]ract truss of ex- 
ceerlingly beautiful ilouble flowers ; pale 
reddish lilac. 
Ville de Troyes. I ,arge line trusses of 
rosy lilac llowers. 
Virginale. Wry large panicles of pure 
white flowers. 
JAPAN QUINCE 
Produces bright scarlet llowers in great 
profusion in the early spring ; very attrac- 
tive and hardy ; one of the very best hardy 
shrubs in the catalogue. 
White-flowering. .A desirable shrub, 
producing delicate white and bluish flow - 
ers in early spring. 
Spiraea Van Honttei. 
PEONIES, HERBACEOUS 
A very showy and most useful cla.ss of 
hardy plants ; will Hourish in any section. 
T'hey grow and flower well in almost any 
soil with very little care, but the flower 
will be finer and colors brighter if given 
a dee]), rich loam, well manured. 
White and Pink. 
PLUM 
Purple-leaved {Pntuus Pissardii). One 
of the very best small trees or shrubs of 
recent introduction ; the foliage is a beau- 
tiful red-purple, changing to a deep black- 
purple ; the hot sun has no ill effect on its 
rich colors ; it remains beautiful until frosts 
come, something unusual in juirple-leaved 
plants ; by far the best of its kind ; exceed- 
ingly hardy and very easy to transplant. 
Double-flowered. Of recent introduction 
from China. A very hardy shrub ; llowers 
semi-double, of a delicate pink, closely 
set along the branches, forming a compact 
s])ike. \'ery pretty and desirable. 
SPIR^A 
Ariaefolia. A profu.se bloomer, ha\ ing 
large panicles of elegant white flowers. 
Billardii. Bright rose-colored flowers ; 
blooms nearly all summer ; desirable. 
Billardii alba. \’ery similar to the ro.se- 
colored, but with blossoms pure w hite. 
Plum-leaved (Bridal Wreath). A very 
beautiful variety ; flowers ])ure white, 
small and very double ; blooms very early. 
Reevesii. A very pretty .sort, producing 
clusters of white llowers that cover the 
whole plant. 
Van Houttei. One of the most attractive 
of the newer Spireas, blooming freely and 
entirely hardy. Flowers pure w hite. 
SNOWBALL 
Common. An old and well-know n shrub, 
bearing large balls of pure white flowers. 
Japan ( J'ihiiniu)ii plica/ian). A rare and 
exceedingly beautiful species from China. 
I-'lowers in large, globular heads ; ])ure 
white, hanging long on the bush. .A very 
choice aud desirable shrub. 
SYRINGA. Mock Orange 
A ra])id grow er ; flow ers large, w hite 
and fragratu. 
WEIGELA 
Rose-colored. An elegant shrub, with 
beautiful and .strong rose-colored llowers ; 
hardy and of easy cultivation. Should be 
in every collection. 
Dwarf Variegated Rose. Of spreading 
hftbit ; leaves <listinclly variegaterl ; stands 
the sun well, 
