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SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR 1002. 
SPECIMEN RHUS COTINUS— From Country Ufe. 
NOVELTIES IN SHRUBS. 
(Shipped from Station Near Pittsburgh.) 
Of the following Shrubs, those marked with an asterisk (*) have been fully tested in this country, and I have seen 
them and can vouch for the descriptions. The Others come from reputable foreign sources, and the descriptions of intro¬ 
ducer are given. The plants sent out of new varieties of shrubs are always much smaller than those of old sorts. 
Crataegus Carrier!. Beautiful variety of thorn, with large, 
deep green, glossy foliage, remaining on the tree until Decem¬ 
ber. Gives quantity of large white flowers, turning rosy after¬ 
wards. The fruits are small scarlet Medlars, eatable, having the 
taste of an Apple, of the size of a large Cherry. The nice foliage 
and quantity of fruits make it a very remarkable small tree or 
shrub. Each, 40 cents. 
Cydonia Japonica Columbia. The fruit of this new Japan 
Quince is said to be edible, measuring 8 to 10 inches in circum¬ 
ference, greenish-yellow, very fragrant. Each, $1.00. 
Cydonia Japonica Maulei Superba. (Japan Quince.) barge 
bright-red flowers, darker than the C. Maulei; vigorous, blooms 
abundantly. Each, 85 cents. 
y Cornus Brachypoda Variegata. The most striking variega¬ 
ted shrub in cultivation, large leaf of grand effect. Each, $1.00. 
♦Deutxia Crenata Candidissima. This is not a new shrub, 
but it is one of the most beautiful of all the Deutzias and is very 
scarce. It is most beautiful and should be in every collection. 
Each, 20 cents; per doz., $2.00. 
Deutxia Discolor Purpurascens, introduced from Yunnan, 
shrub attaining 3 to 4 feet in height, branches thin, leaves and 
dentated racemes 2 to 3 inches in length; flowers white tinted 
rose, three-fifths of an inch in diameter, buds red. Beautiful 
plant. Each, 65 cents. 
♦Deutxia Hybrida Lemoinei. Beautiful variety, Hybrid of 
Deutzia Gracilis D. Parviflora; blooms early, regularly; the 
branches are entirely covered with erect panicles, bearing 15 to 25 
pure white and well-opened flowers, of a new aspect in Deutzia I. 
Each, 25 cents ; per doz., $2.50. 
Deutxia Parviflora. Small shrub, reaching hardly 5 feet in 
height, branches straight, leaves eliptical, dentated and reticu¬ 
lated with dark green ; gives a profusion of beautiful white 
flowers, fine novelty. Each, 50 cents. 
Deutxia Corymbiflora. A new variety with thin branches, 
large dark green leaves, flowers in May and June, snow-white in 
terminal clusters; sometimes flowering in August and Septem¬ 
ber. Each, 85 cents. 
Forsythia Fortuneii Variegata Aurea, Fine novelty; leaves 
with a large golden-yellow margin. Requires to be planted in 
a sunny place ; very vigorous and as free flowering as the type- 
Each, 35 cents. 
Hamamelis Japonica Zuccariniana. (Japanese Wych 
Hazel.) Leaves dark green, flowers lemon-yellow in axillary 
clusters. Very curious on account of its being the only shrub 
that will produce flowers out doors in winter time in this country. 
Each, 51 . 00 . 
Malus Florabunda ScheidecKerii, (Crab Apple.) This new 
Crab Apple is a seedling of Malus Florabunda, which I have 
always considered the most ornamental flowering small tree in 
cultivation. This new variety is said to be a great improvement. 
Each, 75 cents. 
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