SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR SPRING OF 1905 
3 
NOVELTIES AND 
SPECIALTIES 
Sciadopitys Verticillata 
This rare Japanese evergreen is one of the most distinct and beautiful varieties in 
cultivation. It is not perfectly hardy north of this, but can be grown in a sheltered 
position. We have a stock of extremely line plants coming from Japan. 
Each 
1 to 2 feet.$1 75 
2 to 3 feet. 2 25 
3 to 4 feet. 0 50 
Symphoricarpus 
There is no more useful or desirable shrub than this. It is of the easiest culture, 
thriving in full sun, and it will stand more shade than any other shrub we know. For 
covering ground under trees there is nothing better. The red-fruited variety, known as 
Indian Currant, is especially effective in the winter when the ground is covered with 
snow, and the loveliness of the white-fruited sort, commonly called Snowberry, is shown 
by the illustration on the first cover page of this Catalogue. Price of either variety, 
20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz., $13 per 100. 
Japanese Magnolias 
The Japanese Magnolias are rarely seen in this country, but their remarkable beauty 
makes them worth all the trouble necessary to establish them. Unlike the Chinese 
varieties which bloom early in the spring before the leaves appear, these Japanese sorts 
do not bloom until June, when the foliage is fully developed. They do not bloom as 
freely as the Chinese sorts, but the beauty of the flowers is charming. Never have we 
seen anything daintier or lovelier than the flowers of M. parviflora or M. Watsoni, and 
the odor of M. hypoleuca is most delicious. 
Each 
Magnolia hypoleuca .$2 50 
“ parviflora . 2 50 
“ Watsoni . 2 50 
Cornus Kousa 
This beautiful Japanese Dogwood has long been a denizen of 
British gardens under the name of Benthamia Japonica, it hav¬ 
ing been first referred to Lindley’s genus founded upon the 
Himalayan Strawberry Tree, Benthamia fragifera, how also 
brought under Cornus. It is far from being so generally culti¬ 
vated as it deserves, although perfectly hardy, and flowering 
as freely as other Dogwoods when it has been established a few 
years. First-class Certificate from the Koyal Horticultural 
Society. $1 each. 
Hardy Bamboos 
The following Bamboos have proven perfectly hardy in the 
latitude of Philadelphia. 
BAMBUSA AUREA has straight, erect slender stems with 
very short internodes, which have attained heights of 12 to 
15 feet in this country. It is one of the most graceful of 
the genus and particularly effective when planted in large, 
bold masses. $1 each; large plants, $2. 
BAMBUSA JAPONICA (Metake of gardens). One of the 
best known of all the hardy Bamboos. The stems are often 
15 feet high, with internodes C to 8 inches long, and with 
tapering leaves a foot long, smooth and shining above, glau¬ 
cous beneath. It forms fine clumps when sheltered from the 
east wind, and will grow in drier situations than most Bam¬ 
boos. 50 cts. each; larger plants, $1. 
New Rose, Madame N. Levavasseur 
or “Baby Crimson Rambler” 
This Rose is a cross between Crimson Rambler and Gloire 
des Polyantha, showing all the qualities of Crimson Rambler 
and at the same time flowering perpetually as a Polyantha 
Rose. Madame N. Levavasseur, however, is not a climbing 
Rose ; it does not grow higher than 2 to 2% feet, forming a 
lovely bush, all covered with flowers and blooming from spring 
until frost. Dormant plants, 1-year, $1 each ; small plants, 
50 cts. each. 
Japanese Cherries 
The double-flowering Japanese Cherries are beautiful beyond 
description, and nothing is more free-flowering,—even the 
smallest are covered with the lovely white or delicate pink 
flowers early in the spring, before the leaves appear. 75 cts. 
each, $8 per doz. 
