HARDY PLANTS AND BULBS 49
CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS.
Sweet-Scented Shkub. — This plant is also known as Carolina All-Spice.
It is one of the most interesting and desirable of the medium-sized shrubs ;
average height six to eight feet; handsome foliage; leaves and young wood
aromatic; flowers about one inch in diameter, of a dark purple or chocolate color.
-4 valuable hardy shrub. Strong plants 25 cents each.
DEUTZIA.
■\Ve can highly recommend the Deutzias for hardiness, good habit, the great
profusion in which they produce their flowers, and in every respect as being
among the most desirable hardy shrubs in cultivation. The flowers are in
racemes from four to six inches in length. Strong plants each 20 cents.
Deutzia gracilis, flowers white, single ; entirely covering the branches.
crenata flore pleno, flowers double, white, with back of petals pinkish.
Double White, pure white, making it one of the best spring flowering shrubs.
Pride of Rochester, flowers pure white, large and double, reverse of petals
delicate rose ; very handsome.
The collection of four plants 60 cents.
DELPHINIUM— Larkspur.
Delphiniums or Larkspurs are valuable plants. Formosum is a most brilliant
.lark blue, the finest blue flower known among our hardy plants.
Delphinium formosum, dark blue 20
Chinese, various shades of blue , 20
DICENTRA.
Dicentra spectabilis, or Bleeding Heart, bears heart-shaped deep pink
flowers. Excellent for the garden, and perfectly hardy everywhere, and for
the house there are few plants that will give more pleasure for so little trouble
and expense.
Dicentra spectabilis . .
25
ELEAGNUS LONGIPES.
A hardy, vigorous growing shrub wilh handsome foliage, dark green above,
silvery white beneath ; bark is reddish-brown in winter. Bright yellow flow-
ers ; fruit oblong, bright red, covered with small white spots, and is juicy and
edible; it has a sharp, pleasant flavor, and by some is prefeired to cur-
rants or gooseberries. Plants each 25 cents; three for 50 cents.
EUPHORBIA COROLLATA.
Very useful for bouquets. Constantly in bloom from July to October. Flowers
•white, small and star-like in lovely sprays. When made up with colored
flowers they add a peculiar charm to a bouquet or vase, setting it off as does
rich lace a beautiful dress. Should be in every garden. Each 15 cents; two
for 25 cents.
DAY LILY.
DAY LILY.
The Funkia, called the Day Lily, is a very superb autumn flower, that is
desirable for planting on the side of a lawn or at ihe edge of shrubbery.
Day Lily, White, (Funkia alba'i, a beautful snowy plant with broad,
light green leaves. Flowers large, pure white, borne in large trusses ;
fragrant ,j
Yellow, (Hemerocallis flava) a fine hardy plant, producing an abund-
ance of large, golden yellow flowers. Sometimes called Lemon Lily ;
very fine for cutting j.
Japonica, light blue, with narrow foliage I5
ccerulea, dark blue, with broad, glossy foliage 15
undulata media picta 'variegated), lavender, foliage light green,
beautifully variegated wilh white. One of the most beautiful hardy
plants in cultivation; without an equal for cemetery planting 20
The above five sorts for 60 cents.
Golden Day Lily. (Hemerocallis aurantiaca major). One of our
finest hardy herbaceous plants. The habit of the plant is very vigor-
ous ; the foliage rises to a height of two feet, and is of a deep green;
the flower spikes f re strong, flowers very large, some seven to eight
inches across, of a rich orange yellow. Quite distinct. Two for 70
cents ; each .
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EULALIA.
The Eulalias here offered are handsome, tall orna-
mental grasses for the open lawn, or to be grown
in clumps in the borders of shrubbery ; their exceed-
ingly graceful habit of growth, large tassel-like
plumes, and elegant colors, give them a very tropical
appearance, and add very much to the beauty and
variety of the home grounds. These plants are
hardy in this section, though a light protection of litter
during the cold months would doubtless be an advan-
tage to the roots.
Eulalia gracillima univittata. This is the
most beautiful of the Eulalias j foliage narrow,
dark green, with a silvery white midrib.
Strong plants, each 15
Japonica variegata. In this variety the varie-
gation of the leaf is lengthwise. It is very sim-
ilar in habit to E. Japonica zebrina. Strong
plants, each
i Japonica zebrina. In this plant the variegated
marking is across the leaf instead of length-
wise. In fall it bears large tassel-like
plumes. These may be used as parlor orna-
ments and will last for years. Strong plants,
each j.
The set for 40 cents.
BULALIA JAPONICA ZEBXINA. JAPONICA VARIEGATA. GRACILLIMA UNIVITTATA.
FORSYTHIA Fortuni. "Golden Bells."
Showing dense masses of yellow flowers in