ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT-Coniferous Evergreens. 
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RETINOSPORA CHAMAECY- 
PARIS 
Japan Cypress.) 
15inches .50cents each, $4 for 10. 
20 to 24 inches.75 cents each, $6 for 10. 
Larger specimen plants. $1 to $2 each. 
A valuable genus of small trees or shrubs from Japan; very 
hardy and desirable for small gardens or cemetery lots. All of 
our Retinosporas have been sheared and are very handsome. 
Fllifera. Of medium height; branches very slender and 
thread-like. 15 to 20 feet. 
Fnllerii. This forms a small tree, of spreading growth. 
The foliage is flattened like Obtusa, bronzy-green, tipped with 
gold. A beautiful and rare variety. Strong plants, 50 cents to 
$1 each. 
Ohtusa Nana. Exceedingly dwarf, with distinct foliage. 
Pisifera.or Pea-Fruited. Of dwarf growth, with slender 
branches and sharp-pointed glaucous leaves. 
Pisifera Argentea. With silvery-tipped foliage. Very 
dwarf and compact. 
Plumosa, or Plume-Like. A rapid-growing variety, with 
exquisite foliage and slender branches; very hanclsome. 
Height, 10 to 12 feet. 
Plumosa Aurea. Similar to Plumosa, but foliage tipped 
with gold. Height, 10 to 15 feet. 
Squarrosa Veitchii. Rapid grower; foliage light bluish- 
green, very handsome; one of the best of the genus. Height, 
15 to 25 feet. 
TAXUS 
(Yew) 
12 to 15 inch plants. .50 cents each. 
Adpressa (Japan Yew). 10 to 12 feet. A bushy, spreading 
variety, with short, dark green leaves. 
Daccata (English Yew). Of spreading growth Foliage 
dark green. A very desirable variety. 
Note.— The above do best in the Piedmont section. 
THUYOPOSIA BOREALIS 
(CHAMJECYPARIS NUTKAENSIS' 
Yellow Cedar 
50 cents each. 
With upright branches, pendulous at the extremities. Foliage 
dark green. A very handsome conifer. 50 to 60 feet. 
FUNGI AND FUNGICIDES. 
By Prof. Clarence M. Weed. A practical manual concerning 
the fungous diseases of cultivated plants and the means of pre¬ 
venting their ravages. The author has endeavored to gicesuch 
a concise accountof the most important facts relating to these 
as will enable the cultivator to combat them intelligently in) 
il ustrations. 222 pages. 5x7 inches. Paper, 50 cents. Cloth, 
Si 00. 
Ornamental Grasses 
All Hardy in this Latitude 
GYNKRTUM. 
EULALIA 
From 3-incli pots, 25centseacb, $2 for 10, $15per 100. 
Large clumps, from open ground.$1.00each 
Japonica Variegata. A variegated hardy 
grass from Japan. In appearance it somewhat re¬ 
sembles the ribbon grass while in a young state. It. 
forms compact clumps 6 feet in diameter. Its flower 
stalks are very graceful and numerous, and we 
highly recommend it as a very ornamental grass. 
Japonica Zebrina. Similar in habit to above, 
but with its leaves blotched with gold. The stripe, 
instead of running longitudinally, like the former, 
runs across the loaf. 
Fnivittata. With narrow foliage and a narrow 
stripe running the entire leaf. 
(The above named grasses, when planted in lines 
or large groups, give a most pleasing eftect.) 
GYNERIUM 
(Pampass Grass) 
25 cents each, $2 for 10. 
Argenteum. With silvery, plume-like spikes 
of flowers. An old favorite. 
Elegans. Plumes silvery white, upon very long 
stems; blooms early. A graceful new variety that 
is bound to 1 ecome popular. The large plumes, 
when dried, make a splendid addition to a bouquet 
of dried grasses. 
Roi des Roses. Plumes very compact, of a 
delicate rose-color; very free-blooming and com¬ 
pact-growing. New variety. 
THE BOOK OF THE ROSE. 
By Rev. A. Foster-Melliar. M. A., Rector of Spraughton, Suffolk. This charming book by the Rev. A. Foster-Mel liar should be 
read and re-read by all lovers of this particular flower as well as all rose-growers. It is as fascinating ns a novel. After the intro¬ 
duction, the history and classification of the rose is given. Chapters are devoted to situation and soil, laying out beds ami 
protection, pruning, stocks, propagation, pests, roses under glass, exhibiting, manners and customs, selections and a calendar ot 
operations. The book is beautifully illustrated. 380 pages, 12ino. Cloth, $1.75. 
THE FORMAL GARDEN IN ENGLAND. 
By Reginald Bloomfield, M. A., F. S. A . author of “A History of Renaissance Architecture in England.” This volume is a 
short account of the Formal Garden in England, and will be found a very readable book. It is illustrated from drawings by Mr 
Thomas. 260 pages, illustrated, 12mo. Cloth,$3.00. 
