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A FEW SHRUBS OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT.—Continued. 
finely divided and delicate green, the flower clusters large, white 
and plume-like, being at their best about the middle of August. 
Jyike many other plants it has in some soils peculiar ways, and in 
others, especially of a warm nature, it blooms well enough to 
deserve the epithet superb. In cool soils I have noticed it does 
not always attain the grand flowering state which is shown by 
the great long plumes of flowers it bears in warm soils. Where 
the soil is too cool it seems to spread more at the root, but in all 
cases it is beautiful for its foliage and habit. Each, 25 cents; per 
dozen, $2.50; per hundred, $15.00. 
Aralia Japonica. For form and foliage there is nothing quite equal 
to tlii s splendid Japanese Aralia. It is as picturesque as a fine 
palm, and being perfectly hardy, effects can be produced with it 
in the garden not to be obtained in other ways. It produces 
large spikes of white flowers in September, followed by great 
bunches of black berries. It is altogether one of the finest 
things I know of, but to have it in perfection it should be planted 
in deep rich soil and every two or three years cut back to the 
ground. Each, 50 cents; per dozen, $5.00. 
HYPERICUM MOSERIANUM. 
Exochorda Grandiflora (Pearl Bush). This is one of 
the finest shrubs of its season (May) and when in 
bloom is covered with its lovely white flowers. This 
shrub has always been scarce and high priced, but I 
have secured a large stock which I can offer at a low 
price. When planted, fully two-thirds of its top 
should be cut off. Each, 20 cents; per dozen, $2.00; per 
hundred, $14.00. 
Genista Scoparia (Scotch Broom). To the casual ob¬ 
server, this shrub appears to have no leaves, as, being 
so few and small, they are not particularly notice¬ 
able. The stems and branches are of a bright green 
color, standing in strong contrast to other plants. 
The flowers are yellow, pea shaped, and completely 
cover the plant, opening during the last days of May. 
North of Pittsburg, it requires some protection, and 
even here it is sometimes partially winter-killed, 
though never enough to prevent its blooming the suc¬ 
ceeding summer. Each, 20 cents; per dozen, $1.50; per 
hundred, $S.oo. 
Gardening Books and Papers. 
I am sorrv to say it, but there is at present no gardening paper published in America worthy of consideration. For a few 
years we bad an excellent paper, well suited to the needs of our country. Its editor was able and enthusiastic, and had the 
business management been as intelligent as the editorial the success of the paper would have been unqualified, but the editor was 
allowed to resign and the paper dropped into the uninteresting rut occupied by its contemporaries. This is preliminary to 
recommending the English paper. The Garden, which is beyond question the best gardening paper published in the world. It 
is a weekly, well edited, well printed and freely illustrated with pictures made in the best gardens in England. It is really a 
cheap paper at $4.50 per year. I will be glad to forward subscriptions to the London office for my customers. 
Another English paper that gives me a great deal of pleasure is Country Life. It is a 32-page weekly exclusive of advertise¬ 
ments, and is the best printed and illustrated paper I have ever seen. It treats of all pursuits and sports of country life, but is 
especially interesting on account of its illustrated descriptions of English country places, one of which it publishes each week, 
showing house, gardens and lawns. My attention was called to this paper recently by one of my clients, and I was so well 
pleased with it that F bought all the back numbers as well as subscribing. The price for American subscription is $10.00 per 
year. I will forward subscriptions if desired. 
^r> e kook on gardening ever published and worth more than all other books on gardening and landscaj>e gardening is 
\\ in. Robinson 8 The English Flower Garden, now in its eighth edition. Whatever success I have made as a landscape gardener 
I owe to the inspiration of this book. It not only teaches good gardening, but what is quite as important, condemns bad, giv¬ 
ing reasons that are convincing for both. This book has done more to improve the gardening in England than all other influ¬ 
ences combined, and 1 wish it were in my power to secure its reading by all thoughtful intelligent people in this country. The 
book is very comprehensive, treating of the arrangement of various styles of gardens, and contains descriptions of almost every 
tree, shrub, plant and bulb of value used in ornamental gardening, it is profusely illustrated by the best English artists with 
pictures made in hundreds of English gardens. The price is $6.00. It mav be ordered from any bookseller, or I will forward it 
on receipt of the price. 
A delightful book recently published in England is Wood and Garden, by Miss Jekyl. The book hasn’t much to say about 
culture, but is full of good sugges'ions for arrangement., and the illustrations from photographs made by the author are a de- 
light, and should do much toward the banishment of ugly and inartistic gardens. It is charmingly written by an enthusiastic 
amateur, and should be read and owned by every lover of a good garden as well as by those who know nothing of the pleasures 
of a garden. The book can be obtained through any bookseller. 
Grass Seed for Lawns. 
1 can supply the very best quality of Mixed Lawn Grass Seed for $2.50 per bushel. This is exactly the same quality of seed 
as that usually sold for $5.00 per bushel as Central Park mixture, or under some other fancy name. Grass seed weighs only 14 
pounds per bushel, and can be shipped inexpensively by express (shipped from Cincinnati). Ido not supply less than one 
xishel. special prices quoted for large quantities. Grass seed sold by weight, 14 pounds for a bushel, but 14 pounds of clean 
grass seed will not fill a bushel. 1 1 
