SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR FALL OF 1908 
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Special Offer of Ornamental Flowering Shrubs 
SHIPPED FROM STATION NEAR PITTSBURG 
SHIPPED FROM STATION NEAR PITTSBURG 
Prices good until stock is exhausted. Fall or spring delivery. 
No more popular plant or shrub has ever been sent out than 
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, and 1 take great pleasure in 
offering my customers a large stock of splendid vigorous plants 
at such extremely low prices that it will enable them to plant this 
effective shrub in quantity. 
People who have only seen this Hydrangea grown singly as 
specimens have no conception of how beautiful and effective it is 
when planted in masses. They are planted in this way at New¬ 
port, li. I., which is famous for its tine gardens, and almost as 
famous for its Hydrangeas. These Hydrangeas can be planted 
in connection with other shrubbery or in isolated beds, in the 
same manner as cannas, caladiums or other strong-growing 
bedding plants. They are perfectly hardy, and once planted they 
are a permanent addition to the lawn or garden. When grown in 
beds or groups they should be planted about two feet apart in 
very rich soil, which should be liberally enriched annually with 
rotten stable manure, and in the early spring, before they com¬ 
mence to grow, cut back so as to leave only two or three inches 
of the new growth of the previous season; if extremely large 
flowers are desired, cut out some of the weakest shoots after 
growth has commenced. Treated in this manner they will pro¬ 
duce enormous panicles of flowers, and the beds will be a solid 
mass of bloom. They bloom profusely the same season planted. 
Try them. You will And them more than satisfactory. 
Per 25 50 100 
Paniculata grandiflora 18 to 24 inches....$3 50 $G 50 $12 00 
Low Prices for Hydrangeas 
I want to encourage the planting of shrubs. To be effective they should be planted in masses, but when dealers or nurserymen ask 
fifty cents each for easily grown shrubs there is not much encouragement to plant them freely. 1 have made arrangements by which I can 
supply my customers with well-grown shrubs in the best varieties 
at the extremely low prices quoted below, but in every instance 
the selection of varieties must be left to me; however, in ordering, 
if it is stated that certain shrubs are not wanted they will not be 
sent. I guarantee these shrubs to be satisfactory in both quality 
and variety. 
SPECIAL OFFER A.— 50 shrubs in fine assortment of 15 
varieties, $7. 
SPECIAL OFFER B. — 100 shrubs in fine assortment of 20 
varieties, $12. 
MY GENERAL CATALOGUE, containing full price list of Trees 
and Shrubs, will be sent free on request 
Paniculata grandiflora. 2 to 3 feet, extra 
large and bushy. 5 00 8 GO 15 00 
GROUP OF HARDY HYDRANGEAS ON LAWN 
From "The English Flower Garden” 
All of the above will bloom the first year, and are superior to the stock commonly retailed at 25 cts. to $1 each. 
It is suggested that when smaller quantities are wanted two or three club together in ordering. 
For prices on smaller quantities, see list of Hardy Shrubs. 
Hollyhocks 
Have you ever noticed that painters choose single Hollyhocks as subjects for floral painting oftener than any other flower? I suppose 
the reason for this is that artists have a keener appreciation of beuuty than other people and recognize that the common, and I fear some¬ 
times despised, Single Hollyhock, is one of the most stately, picturesque and beautiful plants in the world. Nothing can be more effective 
than a large group or mass of single Hollyhocks, and once planted they will literally take care of themselves, even if planted in the grass. I 
know of patches that have not been cultivated or disturbed in any way for twenty years. Notwithstanding their great beauty and useful¬ 
ness, Single Hollyhocks are not offered for sale by any nurseryman in America, and the seed is not to be had from any seedsman. I am 
determined to have Single Hollyhocks for my landscape gardening work, so I collected seed from old-fashioned (they will soon be new- 
fashioned) gardens and had thousands of plants grown for my customers. Some people think Double Hollyhocks are more beautiful than 
Single. They are mistaken; although the doubles are beautiful, but inclined to be toprheavy, often need staking and are liable to disease. 
Hollyhocks planted in the fall will bloom well the following summer. 
Per doz. 100 
Best Large-flowered, Single. All colors mixed.$1 25 $7 00 
Best Double Grown, Chater’s Famous Strain. In sep¬ 
arate colors: white, sulphur-yellow, scarlet, rose, 
Isabel color, salmon-rose, crimson, golden yellow, 
dark crimson, cherry-red and peach. 1 50 10 00 
New Everblooming. 1 50 10 00 
Per doz. 
New Allegheny. Immense semi-double flowers, with fringed 
edges; very beautiful.each, 20 cts.$2 00 
Ficifolia (The Fig-leaved Hollyhock). With bright yellow 
flowers.*. 2 50 
Primrose Queen. A splendid addition; large, bright single 
primrose-yellow flowers . 2 50 
