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JOSEPH H. BLACK, SON & CO. 
Franklinia Alatamaha 
Franklinia Altamaha.— 
The Franklinia as 
you will see by the 
cut is a large flower¬ 
ing shrub or small 
tree, bearing snowy, 
frilly flowers three 
inches across. 
The stamens are 
orange-gold and the 
fragrance is delicate 
and pleasing. 
It blooms every 
year beginning i n 
mid-August and con¬ 
tinuing until hard 
frosts even on young 
stock. 
The young leaves 
are a delicate bronzy 
red becoming 5 to 6 
inches long by 1 p 2 
to 2 inches of rich 
dark green with red 
veining. The same 
peaty soil that Aza¬ 
leas, blueberries and 
Rhodo dendrons is 
best for them. 
12 to 15 inch at 
$3.00 each, postpaid. 
114 to 2 ft. at $5.00 
each, by express. 
Whitesbog Blueberries.— They follow raspberries and will furnish fruit of very 
large size for a month. 
Flowers, foliage and fruit are ornamental in summer and the red twigs are 
beautiful in winter. 
Plant in same kind of peaty soil 
as Azaleas and Rhododendrons, in 
fact, very attractive with them. 
We only list the three most de¬ 
sirable varieties but can do sev¬ 
eral more. 
Rancocas.— A very large berried hy¬ 
brid. 
10 to 12 inch, $1.50 each, postpaid. 
15 to 18 inch, $2.20 each, by express. 
Concord. — A strong, upright hybrid 
with bright red twigs, berries of¬ 
ten three quarters of an inch, fine 
flavor. 
10 to 12 inch, $1.50 each, postpaid. 
15 to 18 inch, $2,20 each, by express. 
Jersey. —A new hybrid bearing ber¬ 
ries the largest of all. Very late 
and good keeper. The best of 
them. 
10 to 12 inch, $2.50 each, postpaid. 
15 to 18 inch, $3.50 each, by express. 
Jersey Blueberry 
HIGHTSTOWN, N. J. 
[OS. H. BLACK, SON & CO. 
