Title: Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, hardy plants and fruits
Identifier: CAT31283838 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Thomas Meehan and Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Catalogs; Trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs
Publisher: Germantown, Pa. : Thomas Meehan & Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Andromeda floribunda. 1 ft. Trans $ 75 each $6 00 per 10 " Japonica. (3 to 4 ft.) a beautiful species, having bright green leaves and drooping racemes of waxj' white flowers. The blossoms expand early in May. This is one of the most beauti- ful of dwarf broad leaved evergreens, and one that ha's been largely planted during the past few years. It blooms with the first plants in spring, âthe white flowers making a beautiful contrast with the dark green foliage. It is valuable for planting on the outer edges of Rhododendron and Azalea beds, or along the borders of â woods or large masses of shrubbery. 12 to 18 in. Trans $ 75 each $6 00 per 10 BIOTA. Chinese Arbor-Vitse. (For American Arbor-Vit£es and varieties see Thuja, page 52.) Biota OrientaliS. (15 to 20 ft.) This is the ordinary form. The very flat growth of the younger branches and its bright green foliage â¢well distinguish it. 2 ft. Trans $ 35 each 3 It. " 50 " 4 to 5 ft. " 75 to $1 00 Biota OrientaliS aurea. Golden Chinese. (2 to 3 ft.) This, has a golden tint with the green ; and it makes but a dwarf, rounded growth. Useful for planting in evergreen beds. 12 to 18 in. Trans $ 35 each $2 00 per 10 2 ft. " 50 " 3 50 " 10 " var. elegantiSSima. RolUnson's Golden, (5 to6ft.) A beautiful, upright growing kind, the foliage golden in summer and bronze colored in winter. It is used largely for setting in evergreen beds. 12 to 13 in. Trans $ 25 each Jl 75 per 10 2 ft. " 50 " 3 50 " 10 BUXUS. Box. Buxus Japonica rotundifolia. (4 to 5 ft.) a round- leaved species, of stout growth and dark green foliage. 18 to 24 in. Trans $ 50 each $3 50 per 10 2 to 2'< ft. " 1 00 " 7 50 " 10 2'A to'3 ft. " 1 50 " 10 00 " 10 " SempervirenS. (2 to 3 ft.) The box bush of rounded form so often seen in gardens, and so much i:..;ed for " Box Edging," 5 to 6 in. Trans $3 50 per 100 48

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