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FRED'K W. KELSEY.
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150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
This Special Catalogue gives some of my specialties and leading varieties for parks, private estates, avenue and street planting, herbaceous gardens, etc.
For more complete lists, descriptions, etc., see my General Catalogue, No. 42 for 1899.
AUTUMN PLANTING.— Fall planting is often preferable to spring planting. There is more time to do the work properly. The tree or shrub is in condition for immediate growth in spring. Nearly all deciduous trees and shrubs can be advantageously shipped and transplanted in autumn; also lilies, herbaceous plants and hardy roses in the open ground, when slightly protected.
LOW PRICES. — Although the market price for reliable stock of many trees and shrubs is higher than in previous seasons, my prices remain as heretofore the lowest rates possible, for good stock, true to name and in good condition. Special low prices are noted in Surplus List on second page, and on all
STOCK IN QUANTITY, per 100 or per 1,000, OR IN CARLOAD LOTS.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION is given to furnishing large lists and large quantities IN ONE ORDER COM- PLETE AND ON LOWEST TERMS. Early orders secure first selections, complete assortments and best prices.
PLANTING PLANS.— Having some familiarity with the best landscape improvements in the large country estates and public parks both in this country and in Europe, I am always glad to confer regarding planting plans and the landscape treatment desired. I do not, however, assume to be a landscape architect or pre- pare plans- -artistic work requiring special knowledge and skill, for which nurserymen who assume land- scape architecture are seldom qualified more than are lumber merchants or manufacturers for furnishing plans and specifications for buildings.
GARDENERS' POSITIONS.— I have always on my books a list of competent managers, head gardeners and assistant gardeners, such as can be recommended as reliable and trustworthy, for filling these positions satisfactorily.
2 AUTUMN, 1899.
FRED' K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Some good Stock in Surplus for Purchasers in Wholesale Quantities. Nursery-Grown and Properly Transplanted. Special Prices in Car Load Lots on Application.
ALDER, EUROPEAN. 4 to 5 feet, $12 per 100. ASH, AMERICAN WHITE. 6 to 8 feet, $12:
4 to 6 feet, $7.50 per 100. ANDROMEDA arborea. 4 to 6 feet, $35 per
100.
AMELANCHIER botryapium. 4 to 5 feet, $15 per 100.
BEECH, AMERICAN. 3 to 5 feet. $15 per 100. BIRCH papyracea or paper birch. 6 to 7
feet, $15; 4 to 6 feet, $10 per 100. CAT ALP A speciosa. 6 to 8 feet, $10; 8 to 10
feet, $18; 10 to 12 feet, $20. Extra, 2 to 3 in. cali- per, $35 to $50 per 100. CORN US florida. White Dogwood. 3 to 4
feet, $10 per 100. ELM, AMERICAN. 6 to 8 feet, $20 per 100.
Extra, 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 in. caliper. Fine trees at
very low prices in quantity. HONEY LOCUST. 3 to 5 feet, $7.50 per 100. HORSE CHESTNUT. 4 to 0 feet, $12 per 100. HORNBEAM. 4 to 5 feet, $20 per 100. LABURNUM. 3 to 5 feet, $15 per 100. LIQUID AMBAR. 4 to 5 feet, $10 per 100. LINDEN, AMERICAN. 6 to 8 feet, $20; 3 to
4 in. caliper, $125 per 100. LINDEN, EUROPEAN. 6 to 8 feet, $20 per 100. ASH-LEAVED MAPLE. Box Elder. 6 to 8
feet, $12; 8 to 10 feet, $18; 10 to 12 feet, $25;
12 to 15 feet, $30 per 100. MAPLE, NORWAY. 4 to 6 feet, $10; 6 to 8
feet, $15 per. $100. Larger sizes up to 4 in.
caliper. Fine trees at very low prices in quantity. MAPLE, SUGAR. 4 to 6 feet, $8; 6 to 8 feet,
$12.50 per 100. Larger and extra sizes at equally
low rates.
MAPLE, SILVER LEAVED. 8 to 10 feet, $15: 10 to 12 feet, $20. Extra, 2 to 3 in. caliper. $30 to $50 per 100.
OAK palustris. Pin Oak. 5 to (3 feet, fine, $50 per 100.
PL AT ANUS orientalis. 6 to 8 feet, $25; 8 to 10
feet, $37.50; 10 to 12 feet, $45 per 100. Larger
sizes at low prices. PAWLONIA imperialis. 4 to 5 feet, $30; 6 to
8 feet, $40 per 100. POPLAR, CAROLINA. 5 to 7 feet, $6; 6 to 8
feet, $10; 8 to 10 feet, $15 per 100. Larger and
extra sizes, 2 in., 3 in. and 4 in. caliper, fine,
at equally favorable prices. POPLAR, LOMBARD Y. 6 to 8 feet, $10; 8
to 10 feet, $15 per 100. Extra, 2 to 3 and 3 to 4
in. caliper at low rates. WILLOW, GOLD BARKED. 4 to 5 feet,
$7.50 per 100.
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE. Picea Pun- gens. Selected blue color. 12 to 18 inches, trans- planted, $50; 18 to 24 inches, $75 per 100.
JUNIPER, TRAILING OR "CARPET" JUNIPER. 12 to 18 and 18 to 24 inches and larger, transplanted, fine, $12, $18 and $20 per 100
ANDROMEDA cataesbrei. 1 to 2 feet, $12.50 per 100.
ARALIA Spinosa. 2 to 3 feet, $10 per 100. AMORPHA Fruticosa. 3 feet, $7 per 100. AZALEA viscosa. 18 to 24 inches, $15 per 100. BERBERRIES vulgaris and purpurea. 18 to
24 inches, $5 per 100. CRATAEGUS oxycantha. 3 to 5 feet, $10 per 100.
CRATAEGUS coccinea. 1 to 3 feet, $6 per 100. DEUTZIAS. Best varieties. Strong, fine plants-
$7 to $10 per 100. DESMODIUM. Fine. $15 per 100. EUONYMUS, EUROPEAN. $0 per 100. HYPERICUM aureum. $10 per 100. HYPERICUM moserianum. $S per 100. HOP TREE. Pletea. 5 to 7 feet, $10 per 100. HONEYSUCKLE. Tartarian. $7.50 per 100. LILAC, PURPLE. 2 to 3 feet, $10 per 100. MAHONIA aquifolia. $7 and $10 per 100. PRIVET, CALIFORNIA. For hedges. $15 and
upwards per 1 ,000. All sizes up to 5 and 6
feet. Extra specimens. RHAMNUS catharticus. $7 per 100. RHODODENDRON catawbiensie. Extra
fine. See page 8, and Catalogue No. 42. RHODODENDRON maximum. Fine; $20 and
upwards per 100. RHODOTYPUS kerroides. $10 per 100. SPIRAEA tomentosa. Alba. (New.) $5 to $10
per 100.
SPIRAEA salicifolia. $5 per 100. SAMBUCUS aurea. Golden Elder. $10 per 100.
SYMPHORICARPUS. 2 to 3 feet, $5 per 100
FRUIT TREES, VINES, ROSES AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS OF BEST QUALITY AT EQUALLY FAVORABLE PRICES. ALSO THE BEST NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS AT LOWEST RATES.
The Trees and Shrubs you sent all arrivedfin good condition, and also fine stock. Never handled better.
DEPEW IMPROVEMENT CO., N. Y.
FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. AUTUMN, 1899. 3
Ornamental and Shade Trees.
All nursery-grown and properly transplanted. For full list of varieties, etc., see General Catalogue, No. 42. Extra sizes of many varieties can be supplied in quantity, also smaller sizes per 1,000, for transplanting. Prices and particulars on application.
ASH, AMERICAN WHITE. 25c. to 50c.
See Surplus List, page 2, for special price . ASH, GOLD-BARKED. Yellow bark; fine.
75 cts.
ALDER, EUROPEAN (Alnus glutinosa) . Very
rapid grower. 35 and 50 cts.; $20 to $50 per
100. Smaller, $50 to $100 per 1000. See page 2. Imperial Cut-leaved. Deeply-cut leaves. Fine
for the lawn. 50 cts. to $1.00. Low rates per 100. BEECH, PURPLE LEAVED. The darkest
purple. 75 cts. to $1.50 each. $40 to $100 per
100. Smaller, $25 per 100. European (Fagus sylvatica.) Makes a good
hedge. $25 to $50 per 100. Smaller, $50, $75
and $100, and upwards, per 1 ,000. Fern-leaved. Beautiful foliage. $1 to $2 each. Weeping. 3 to 4 feet and upwards, $1 to $2.50
each. Smaller trees, $50 per 100. Weeping Purple. New ; very fine. $1.50 to
$2.50 each.
BIRCH, CUT-LEAVED WEEPING. Fine cut foliage. White bark. 25 cts. to $1.00 each; special rates per 100 and 1,000. European White Weeping {Betula alba). Very
low rates per 100 and 1,000. All sizes. Paper or Canoe Birch (B. papyracea) . See
Special List, page 2, for special prices. Youngs Weeping. Rare; fine. $1 to $2. Purple leaved. True purple. $1 each. BUTTERNUT. Fine trees. $10 to $35 per 100. C ATA L P A B UNGEI.;Standards ; straight stems, compact, round heads, large, glossy foJiage. Fine for formal planting. $15 to $25 per doz. Golden (Aurea variegata). $1 each, $9 per doz. CATALPA Speciosa. Very hardy ; rapid growth. $10 to $50 per 100. Low rates per 1,000. See page 2 for special prices. J apan (Koempferii) . $25 to $50 per 100. CHERRY, JAPAN WEEPING. Single white flowers, red fruit. Rare. $1.50. Japan Weeping Rose-flowering (C. rosea pendula). New Japanese variety ; double rose- colored flowers. One of the finest small orna- mental trees. $1.50. Special prices per dozen. CHESTNUT AMERICAN (Castanea Ameri- cana). Fine trees of all sizes. $5, $10 to $35 per 100.
Paragon. Sweet fruit, much larger than our common American Chestnut. Comes into bear- ing soon after transplanting. $1 to $2. CRAB, BECHTEL'S NEW FLOWERING.
A beautiful flowering tree, blossoms like small roses. $10 to $20 per dozen.
CRAB, PARKMAN'S FLOWERING.
Masses of beautiful carmine flowers in Spring ;
rich glossy foliage. Very fine. $5 to $10 per doz. CERCIDIPHYLLUM JAPONICUM. A beau- tiful Japanese tree. $1. $35 to $75 per 100. DOGWOOD, RED FLOWERING (C. ?~ubra.)
Fine. 75 cts. to $2 each. Low rates per 100. White-flowering (Cornus florida). All sizes.
36 cts. to $1 each. See page 2 for special prices. ELM, AMERICAN. Fine stock. All sizes up
to 4 inch caliper. Prices per 100 and 1,000 on
application. Also on page 2. ENGLISH. 1 1-2 to 2 inch caliper, $60 per 100;
4 to 6 feet, $10 per 100; $75 per 1,000. Huntingdon, Superba, Scotch, Dova^i. For
street or park planting. 50 cts. to $1. Camperdown Weeping. Two to three years'
heads; fine. $1 to $1.50. Low rates per 100. HORSE-CHESTNUT, White. 50 cts. to $1.
Prices in quantity on application. Also on
rJage 2.
Red-flowering. Fine. $1 to $2. Special low prices per 100.
HORNBEAM. Fine for hedges. See page 2.
JUDAS TREE (Cercis Canadensis). Different sizes, per 100 and 1,000 at low rates. Japan (Cercis Japonica). One of the finest dwarf flowering trees. $20 to $40 per 100.
LARCH, American. Fine seedlings . 2 to 5 feet and 5 to 7 feet, $25 to $75 per 1,000.
LABURNUM. Good stock. $15 to $30 per 100.
LIQUID AMBAR. See Surplus List, page 2.
LINDEN, AMERICAN (Tilia Americana). All sizes for street planting. Prices on applica- tion. Also on page 2. European. Fine trees; different sizes, at low
rates in quantity. See page 2. Red Fern-leaved. Beautiful cut ]eaves. White-leaved. Dark green foliage, clear white underneath. Fine. $5 to $10 per dozen.
MAPLE, NORWAY {Acer platanoides) . The best street tree. All sizes, up to 4 inch caliper, allow rates; particulars on application. See Surplus List, page 2, for smaller sizes.
MAPLE, NEW JAPANESE. The best speci- mens and collections of very fine plants. All the hardiest and best red and crimson-leaved varieties— Atropurpureum, Sanguineum, Rubrum, Ornatum, Nigrum, Palmatum, etc. ^ — and chpice new kinds. Different sizes, $1 to $2.50 each. For particulars, prices, col- lections, ETC., SEE FULL CATALOGUE, No. 42, for 1899, also cut last page of this list.
The Beech trees were very fine indeed Kansas City, Mo.
W. N.
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AUTUMN, 1S99.
FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Ornamental and Shade Trees— Continued.
MAPLE, SUGAR. All sizes, up to 3 inch cali- per. Prices on application. See Surplus List, page 2.
MAPLE, NEW PURPLE-LEAVED. Foliage and leaf- stalks a distinct maroon-red or red- dish purple color in midsummer. Very fine and hardy. $1 to $2 each, |10 to 120 per doz. Ash-leaved or Box Elder. (Negundo). Fine trees. $12 to $50 per ICO. See special prices, page 2.
Sycamore. All sizes at low rates in quantity. MAPLE, SILVER-LEAVED. Extra sizes, 830
to $50 per 100. Smaller, $10 to $25 per 100; low
rates per 1,000. See page 2. Scarlet. Fine. 8 to 10 feet, $40 per 100. Schwedlerii. Leaves red or crimson; very fine,
$1. Low rates per 100. Wiers Cut- leaved. Delicately cut leaves,
graceful habit. 50 to 75 cts. ; low rates per 100. Reitenhachii. Fine crimson. $1 to $2. MOUMAIIV ASH. Fine trees, of European,
Oak-leaved and Weeping varieties. Different
sizes, from $10 per 100 upwards. MULBERRY, WEEPING. Of perfect um- brella form. $1 and |1.50. Downing's White, Russian, and others, good
stock. $10 to $25 per 100. OAK, GOLDEN (Quercus aurea). Thick, bright,
golden foliage ; very fine. $1 to $2. Purple. Dark, rich, purple leaves. $1.50 and $2. English, American, Red, Turkey, Burr,
Pin, White, Willow-leaved, and others. See page 2 and page 13 of Catalogue 42.
POPLAR, CAROLINA. Rapid growth, large foliage, hardy ; transplants easily in almost any soil or location. Fine stock, 4 to 6 feet up to 18 or 20 feet, at very low rates. Prices on appli- cation. See Surplus List, page 2. Lombard y. 50 cts. See page 2 for specials. Van Geert's Golden. Bright golden foliage. Tremuloides. Good stock; $15 to $25 per 100.
PAULO WNIA. Tropical-like foliage; 75 cts.
PLATANUS. Fine for street planting. Prices per 100 on application. See page 2.
SALISBURIA. Peculiar fan-shaped leaves; fine. 75 cts. to $1. Low rates per 100.
THORN {Crataegus), Double Red, Scarlet, White. 50 and 75 cts. Low rates per 100.
TULIP TREE. (Liriodendron). Fine stock. All sizes. $10 per hundred and upwards.
WILLOW, Common Weeping (Salix Babylo- nica). Fine trees. 50 cts. each; $15 to $40 per 100.
Laurel- leaved. Shining, rich leaves: rapid growth. 25, 50 and 75 cts. Low rates per 100. Pentandra (Pentandra is a variety of Willow) . For seashore. $15 to $30 per 100. WALNUT, JAPAN. A desirable novelty. Nuts produced in clusters of 15 to 20 on a stem. Flavor sweet, like butternut; fine quality. Tree hardy and productive. $1 to $2; $10 to $20 per doz.
WALNUT, BLACK. Fine trees of different sizes from $15 to $35 per 100.
Trees of Large Size for Immediate Effect.
Maples, Elms, Lindens, Horse- Chestnuts, Planes, Poplars, etc., can be put out with perfect safety in autumn. Silver leaved or soft maples are, however, better in Spring.
As a rule, the medium sizes of these larger trees are preferable ; those 10 to 12, 12 to 15, or 15 to 18 feet making better specimens after a few years than the extra large sizes.
Prices on application for large trees of the following, of different sizes :
American Elm, European Linden, Silver-leaved Maple,
Ash-leaved Maple, Lombardy Poplar, Sugar Maple,
Carolina Poplar, Norway Maple, Wiers Cut Leaf Maple,
Catalpa, Oriental Plane, White Birch,
European Ash, White-flowering Horse-Chestnut.
Smaller sizes of ibe above and others at lowest rates per 100 and 1,000.
Small-Sized Trees for Nursery Planting.
For parks and all public institutions or private estates, where future planting is required, these small trees are very desirable in point of economy; largely increasing in value every year.
From 4,000 to 6,000 can be advantageously planted per acre, with the rows 4 to 6 feet apart. The following are the varieties recommended for this purpose, which I supply in nice transplanted stock of different sizes, at the low net prices quoted :
Beech, Elms, Poplars,
Birch, Lindens, Sycamore,
Common Ash, Mountain Ash, White Horse-Chestnut,
Maples,
Prices : 2 to 4 and 4 to 6 feet, $50. $75 and $100 per 1,000. FOR NATIVE TREES see page 11 and Catalogue No. 42 for 1899.
I have received the two shipments of your Nursery Stock and I must say that I am very much pleased. All arrived in first -class condition.
Monterey, Cal. G. S.
FREO'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
AUTUMN, 1899 5
Choice Hardy Evergreens.
Of the following rare and choice kinds, as also for the common Arbor-vitses, Spruces, etc., I can make very favorable prices for fine transplanted, well-rooted, well-furnished stock. Orders booked for shipment now or at proper time in spring.
ARBOR-VIT/E, American, Siberian. Fine hedge plants, of different sizes. 12 to 18 inches up to 5 and 6 feet; special low prices per 100 and 1,000. $5 and upwards per 100.
CEDRUS ATLANTIC A GLAUCA. New and
very choice: medium size, compact growth ; fine, delicate leaves of a most beautiful glauc- ous steel-blue tint; color equal to the finest of the Colorado Blue Spruce, Has proved hardy at Newport. $2.50 to So each.
Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus Libani) . Vigorous, spreading branches, with large, dark green foliage; young growth tender. Choice. $1 to $2 each. Low rates per 100 .
Deodar Cedar (Cedrus Deodara.). Graceful foliage of a light, silvery or glaucous-green. One of the most beautiful and satisfactory Evergreens ; not entirely hardy north of Phila- delphia. 81 to 82 each. Low rates per 100.
HEMLOCK (Abies Canadensis) . Very fine hedge plants. 12 to 18 inches up to 4 and 5 feec ; at low rates per 100 and 1,000 on application.
JUNIPER, GOLDEN (J. Auraa Prostrata). Spreading Golden Juniper. Hardy and fine. 12 to 18 inches high, by 2 to 3 feet diameter. 810 to $15 per dozen. Juniper, Trailing (J. Prostrata). A very hardy variety. Adapted to almost any soil or loca- tion. Low spreading habit, rich foliage. Fine for massing or rock work. Several thousand well-furnished, well-rooted plants as quoted in Surplus List, page 2.
PINE, Austrian, Scotch, White. Good trans- planted stock of these leading hardy varieties. Extra. 50 cents to 81.00 each : $10 to $25 per 100; smaller, 825 to 875 per 1,000. Prices and particulars on application. Bhotan (Pinus excelsa) . Fine trees of this rare and beautiful Pine. SI to 82 each.
RETINOSPORA. Good specimens of Filifera, Golden, Plumosa, Pisifera and Squarrosa.
75 cents to 81.50 each. Fine plants. 18 to 24 inches and 2 to 3 feet and upwards, $25 to $50 per 100.
SCIADOPITYS VERTICILLATA. Umbrel- la Pine. A very odd and unique tree. Longer leaves than those on other Coniferse, shining
green above and a line of white underneath. The horizontal branches and peculiar growth of the leaves in parasol-like whorls gives this variety a very distinct individuality. $2 and 83 each. Extra specimens up to 4 or 5 feet; prices on application. SEQUOIA GIGANTEA, or WELLINGTON- IA. Big Tree of California. Of moderate growth while young, compact habit and orna- mental in all respects. Hardy when planted with other Evergreens. 81.50 to $2.50 each.
SILVER FIR (Picea). Concolor. The finest of the Rocky Mountains Firs. 1 to 2 feet and 2 to 3 feet. Nice transplanted stock, $40, $75 and 8100 per 100. Extra specimens, 82.50 to $5 each.
SILVER FIR. Cephalonian, Siberian, Cili- cian, Nordmanniana. Fine young specimens of all these choice varieties, 81.50 to $2.50, ac- cording to size. Low rates per 100 for young- transplanted stock, 1 to 3 feet. Eraser's Silver Fir. Good specimens, with balls, from 2 to 5 feet, 50 cents to $2.50 each ; 825, 850 and upwards per 100.
SPRUCE, COLORADO BLUE. {Picea pun- gens). The "true blues" of this variety are generally admitted to be the most strikingly beautiful of all the really hardy Coniferse. The trees are easily grown, transplant successfully, and are hardy everywhere; the steel-blue color that gives'this variety its peculiar charm is still rare. Always a marked object in lawns or landscape. Fine, transplanted specimen trees of the real blue color, 18 inches to 5 feet, $1.50 to $10 each. Seedlings, not selected color, at low rates per 100. Prices and particulars on application. See special prices, page 2. Spruce, Douglas. Good transplanted stock of this valuable tree, 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 feet, $15 to $30 per 100.
Spruce, Engelmanni. Hardy. Fine blue color. See Surplus List, page 2.
Spruce, Norway. Fine specimens; all sizes from 18 to 24 inches to 6 feet, and larger at low rates per 100. Nice transplanted, small sizes, for hedges, at special low prices per 1,000.
YEW (Taxus). Golden, English, Erect, Irish,
and others; 50 cts. to $1 each. Low rates per 100.
EVERGREENS OF SMALL SIZE FOR TRANSPLANTING.
Good transplanted stock of the following, and other varieties, can be supplied by the 100 or 1,000, and smaller sizes of such as the Arbor- Vit.es, Austrian Pine, Norway Spruce, Scotch Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine, etc., by the 10.000, on specially favorable terms.
Prices for the following kinds, 12 to 18, 18 to 24 and 24 to 30 inches, $40, $60, $75 and $100 per 1,000 net, according to size and variety :
American Arbor-Vitse, White Pine, Hemlock Spruce, Scotch Fir,
Siberian Arbor-Vitae, Mountain Pine, Norway Spruce, Trailing Juniper,
Austrian Pine, Douglas Spruce, White Spruce, English Yew.
J^For more complete list of Evergreens, description, etc., and list of CHOICE EVER- GREENS in TRAINED SPECIMENS, see full catalogue, No. 42, for 1899.
I have received one hundred each of the Pines and one hundred Hemlocks. All fine stock. Thompson, Conn.
W. W.
6 AUTUMN, 1899.
FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
Fine Hardy Shrubs.
Particular attention is called to the Special Collections of Shrubs, on page 9 ; also to the complete assortment, including native Shrubs, all of which are now offered at very low prices or really first grade stock.
The Special Prices noted on page 2 indicate the favorable quotations made on much of this material in quantity, both in transplanting sizes and extra specimens for immediate effect.
For other varieties, etc., see General Catalogue No. 42.
Of Trained Specimens for formal gardening, many desirable trimmed evergreens and decid- uous shrubs can be supplied at reasonable prices. Also specimens for single or group planting.
BERBERRY THUXBERGII GROWN AS A HEDGE BORDER.
ANDROMEDA FLORIBUNDA. One of the
choicest Evergreen shrubs. Dwarf, compact habit, small, dark green foliage; pure white Lily-of- the- Valley- like flowers; perfectly hardy. Fine bushy plants, 812 to $20 per doz". ; 850 to 8100 per 100.
AUCUBA JAPONIC A VARIEGATA. Leaves variegated with yellow. Bushy, transplanted, 84 to 85 per doz. ; 825 to 850 per 100.
AZALEA AM03NA. One of the most beautiful and valuable of low-growing shrubs. Very hardy, dwarf and compact, bushy habit and easily transplanted. Leaves thickly set on the branches, of fine rich color, turning to a beauti- ful reddish brown or crimson in autumn and remaining on all winter. Flowers bright rosy red, and so profuse in May as to give the shrubs the appearance of a solid mass of bloom. $6 to $12 per doz. Extra, $20 per doz.
AZALEA, GHENT and PONTICA. The best collections of these beautiful shrubs obtainable, made up of the best hardy varieties. Flowers in great profusion in spring, literally covering the branches. These plants remove with a ball and mass of fibrous roots, thus avoiding any risk in transplanting. Selected well-budded plants, $10 and $15 per doz. ; extra, $20 per doz., $50, $75, $100 and $150 per 100.
AZALEA MOLLIS. Perfectly hardy in most situations; also valuable for forcing; flowering early in profusion. Flowers very large, of
various colors, in red, orange, primrose and yellow. The bloom appears on the ends of the branches as with rhododendrons . Very effective in beds and masses, or in borders. Selected well-budded plants, extra, $10 and 815 per doz. : 835, |50 to 8100 per 100. Extra Exposition Specimens, 50 to 75 buds, 824 per doz.
AZALEA MOLLIS STANDARDS. Fine specimens grown in tree form on stout stems. Fine flowering heads that will bloom nicely first season. A desirable novelty. 815 to 825 per doz.
ALTHEA. Hibiscus. Fine plants of the best single and double sorts. Low rates per 100.
ALTHEA STANDARD. New and beautiful
shrubs, grown in Tree form with fine heads, on three to four feet stems. Good young speci- mens. Very fine, 81 to $2 each; $10 to 818 per doz.
ALMOND. Amygdalis. Double Red. Double White. $3 and 84 per dozen. Low rates per 100.
BERBERRY THLNBERGII. Compact habit, bright foliage in autumn and red berries. Ap- propriately called " the finest shrub." Fine plants. 83 to $5 per dozen. Low rates per 100.
BERBERRY. Common, American, Euro- pean, P urple- Leaved ; very fine plants. $5 to $15 per 100.
CITRUS TRIFOLIATA. Hardy Orange. Very fine. Two to four feet. 85 to 815 per 100.
Your consignments of shrubs, &c, have reached me in good condition and are satisfactory. Lenox, Mass.
E. J.
FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
AUTUMN, 1899. 7
Fine, Hardy Shrubs.— Continued.
BOX, DWARF. I have sent out thousands of yards of this "old fashioned" edging plant, the stock giving excellent satisfaction. $25 to $35 per 100 yards. Common Tree Box. Fine, bushy plants. $15 to $30 per 100 ; smaller, $10 per 100.
CALYCANTHUS. Fine plants. $5 to $10 per 100.
CORNUS, Red-branched and Variegated- leaved. $10 to $20 per 100. CHIONANTHUS, or WHITE FRINGE.
Large, rich foliage ; fine. 30 to 50 cts. each, $3
per doz. $12 to $20 per 100. CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA. $10 to $20 per 100. CRATAEGUS PYRACANTHA. Evergreen
Thorn. One of the finest hedge plants. Special
prices.
CYDONIA or JAPAN QUINCE, Scarlet White. Fine, bushy plants of different sizes for hedge or lawn planting. Fine stock ; IS in. to 4 feet. $8 to $20 per 100.
DEUTZIA GRACILIS. Low rates per 100. Crenata, and other leading kinds. 25 cts. each ; low rates per 100 and 1,000.
DESMODIUM. Rose and purple flowers until
frost ; fine. 50 cts. $15 and upwards per 100. ELDER, Cut-leaved. Sambucus. Bushy ; cut
foliage. 35 cts. each ; low rates per 100. ELDER, Golden. Valuable for color contrast.
$3 to 5 per doz., $8 to $20 per 100. EUONYMUS. Fine stock. Low rates per 1,000. Euonymus radicans. Fine, green foliage ;
climbing or trailing habit. $10 to $20 per 100. Radicans variegata. Fine, variegated foliage. EL.E AGNUS LONGIPES. 50 cts. each; low
rates per 100. Argentea. Erect growth, silvery foliage. 35
cts. each; $12 to $20 per 100. FILBERT, PURPLE-LEAVED. Large dark
red leaves all summer. Fine plants; 50 cts.
each; $25 and $35 per 100. FORSYTHIA VIRIDISSIMA. Fine plants; $8
to $20 per 100. Special low prices per 1,000. Fortunei. $3. per doz. ; low rates per 100. HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera). White, Red
and Pink-flowering. Fine stock; $8 to $20
per 100. Low rates per 1,000. HOLLY (Hex). Fine plants of both American
and English Holly. $5 and $7.50 per doz. ; low
prices per 100 and per 1,000. HYDRANGEA PANICULATA, STAND- ARD. Nice specimens groivn in tree form,
alwut 5 feet, well furnished heads ; rare, and
very desirable for beds and borders. $10 to $15
per doz.
PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. Bush form. One of the most popular and valuable shrubs. Immense panicles of pure white heart- shaped flowers in August, turning to a delicate
pink and remaining in perfection until late in autumn. Fine plants ; 25 to 50 cts. each ; $10 to $30 per 100. Low rates per 1,000. Quercifolia. Large oak-like leaves. 50 cts. Sanguinea. Large rose-colored flowers. 50 cts.
HYPERICUM CALYCINUM. Low-spreading habit, completely covering the ground under trees or in shady situations. $25 per 100.
HYPERICUM, or ST. JOHN'S WORT. $3 to $5 per doz. Very low rates per 100 and 1,000. Aureum. Large yellow flowers from July to October. Fine ; 50 cts. each ; $3 to $5 per doz.
LILAC, JAPONIC A ALBA. Flowers in im- mense trusses of pure white. Fine stock of this grand variety. Strong plants. $5 to $10 per dozen.
LILAC, Common Purple, Common White.
Fine plants ; different sizes. $10 to $20 per 100. Smaller plants, low rates per 1,000. LILAC, VILLOSA. Large, white; rose-colored buds; blooms late; fine. Coerulea Superba, Charles X., Frau Dam- man, Josikaea, Ludwig Spaeth, Louis Van Houtte, Prince of Wales, Rouen, Per- sian, Princess Alexandra, and other new and rare varieties. Fine plants, $5 to $10 per doz. Special prices per 100. A collection of these choice Lilacs makes a most effective grouping.
JIAHONIA, AQUIFOLIUM. Large, shining, purplish green, prickly leaves. Fine, $10 to $20 per 100. See Surplus List, page 2. Japonic a. A fine evergreen variety, $20 to $40.
LAUREL, MOUNTAIN {Kalmia latifolia). Nursery-grown plants are as easily transplanted as any other hardy shrub. Soil and treatment required similar to the Rhododendrons. Fine well-budded, nursery-grown plants, $10 and $20 per doz. ; $50 to $100 per 100. Selected native plants, well-budded, 1 to 2 feet, 2 to 3 feet, and larger, $10 per 100 and upwards. Special prices on these native plants, per 1 ,000, on ap- plication.
Narrow-leaved {K. angustifolia) . Red flowers.
Low rates per 100 and 1,000. Best Hardy English Laurel, fine plants, 18
inches to 3 feet. $20 to 850 per 100. LAURUS NOBILIS, or BAY TREE. (See
Sweet Bay Tree, page 9) . PAVIA, or DWARF HORSE-CHESTNUT.
Racemes of white flowers on the ends of the
branches in mid-summer. $5 to $10 per doz.
Other varieties of Pa via at lowest prices. PHILADELPHUS (Syringa). The common
sweet Syringa; 25 to 50 cts. each; $8 to $20 per
100. Very low rates per 1,000. Speciosa, Grandiflora and other best sorts.
Fine plants, $3 per doz. ; $8 to $20 per 100. Golden. Compact habit; foliage bright yellow;
fragrant white flowers. Fine. 50 cts. each ; $3
to $5 per doz. ; special low rates per 100.
Most of the shrubs, &c, came out O. K., notwithstanding the hard winter. Lenox, Mass.
G. W.
8 AUTUMN, 1899.
FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
HARDY RHODODENDRONS BY DRIVEWAY. EVERGREENS IN BACK GROUND.
Fine, Hardy Shrubs— Continued.
PURPLE FRINGE (Rhus Continus). "Smoke Tree." 35 cts. $10 to $30 per 100.
PRUNUS PISSARDII. Leaves constant crim- son or maroon red the entire season. Fine plants, $3 to $5 per dozen. $10 to $25 per 100. Triloba. Fine plants on plum stock. $3 to $4 per dozen. $12 and $18 per 100.
PRIVET, STANDARD. Fine plants grown in tree form and used like Laurus Nobilis (Bay Trees), for formal gardening or decoration. Good young specimens on 3 to 5 feet stems, 110 to $20 per dozen. Also extra specimens.
PRIVET, CALIFORNIA (OVALIFOLIUM).
Now more extensively used for hedge purposes than any other hardy plant. Easily trans- planted; of compact, rapid growth; handsome foliage and free from insects and diseases. Can be readily trimmed to almost any height or form desired; foliage remains in perfection very late in Autumn. Very fine, well-rooted and well-branched plants, 18 to 24 inches, 2 to [ 3 feet, 3 to 4 feet and larger, $5 per 100 and up- wards, according to size. Special low rates per 1,000.
Common European. A valuable hedge plant, and for groups, screens or borders. Very com- pact habit; low rates per 100 and 1,000.
P^EONIES, Upright or Tree. Enormous showy flowers. Best hardy varieties, $1 to $2.
RHODOTYPUS KERROIDES. Large, dark, plicate foliage and single pure white flowers.
HARDY RHODODENDRONS. These superb plants are iu dispensable in giving effectiveness and character to the planting of all ornamental grounds. In solid masses and borders they are incomparably fine. They can be easily grown with perfect success. Although adapted to a shaded situation, they will flourish in any good loamy soil, moderately enriched with well- rotted leaf -mo aid, cow manure or well-rotted sod. The plants should always be arranged in good sized beds or masses, and, when first planted, set as close as two or three feet apart. The beds or borders should not be less than two or three feet deep, and the plants mulched or otherwise kept in moist condition at the roots. It is drought in moist cases that injures the plants, not the cold weather, as is generally supposed. The seed pods should always be removed after flowering. My plants this season are unusually fine, and of the strictly hardy varieties for this climate. I offer them, as heretofore, in case collections op 25, 50 and 100 plants to the case. These cases contain a choice selection of the best hardy named varieties of assorted colors for group or mass planting, for immediate effect. Particular varieties can be supplied by the hundred or thousand at lowest prices for well- budded, reliable plants. These are the cheap- est and best. There is no experiment in trying them. Every plant will grow, and will bloom nicely the first season. Bushy plants with buds, about 18 inches, $9 per dozen, $70 per 100. Bushy, well-budded plants, selected, about 2 feet, $10 per dozen, $80 per 100; extra, $15 per dozen, $100 and $125 per 100.
The Rhododendrons, Kalmias, White Pines and Hemlocks, all came to hand safely; first class stock, in Rood condition.
Florham Farms. N. J. A. H.
FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
AUTUMN, 1899. 9
Fine, Hardy Shrubs— Continued.
Bushy, well-budded plants, 2 to 3 feet, S18to$25 per dozen, $125 and $150 per 100. Best Hardy Seedlings, fine colors; good, bushy plants with buds, from 840 to $100 per 100. Special prices
PER 1,000 OF BEST NAMED KINDS OF SEEDLINGS, ON APPLICATION.
RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM (Native Rho- dodendron) . 1 to 4 feet, $20 and upwards per 100. Special prices per 1,000. RHODODENDRON PONTICUM. Half- hardy. Bushy and well- budded plants, 1 to 3 feet. $25 to $75 per 100. SPIR.EA WATERER. Bright crimson flowers. Hardy. New and fine. §3 to 85 per dozen, $10 to 825 per 100.
Van Houttei. One of the finest hardy flower- ing shrubs. 35 cts. ; $8 to $20 per 100.
Bumaldi. Similar to Waterer. Rose-colored flowers in midsummer. Very fine. 83 and 84 per dozen, 810 to 820 per 100.
<A olden-leaved. A very effective shrub for groups. Special low rates per 100 and 1,000.
Prunifolia, or Bridal Wreath. 35 cts. each. Low rates per 100 and 1,000.
Tomentosa alba. New white. Similar growth and foliage to the pink tomentosa. 83 per dozen See Surplus List, page 2, for special price.
Thunbergii.t 25 cts. each. 8S to 820 per 100. Very low rates per 1,000.
Crenata, Douglassii, Eximia. Fortunei, Lance-leaved, Robusta, and other leading kinds. 82 and 83 per dozen, 86 to 820 per 100. SNOW BERRY (Symphoricarpus) . 83 per dozen. Low rates per 100 and 1,000. See Surplus List, page 2, for special price. STYRAX Japonica. A beautiful Japan shrub. Pure white bell-shaped flowers, with long stems and horizontal branches; fine. $3 to 85 per dozen. Low rates per 100.
SWEET BAY TREE (Laurus nobilis). Fine Standards, with straight stems and solid heads. 18 inches to 4 feet or more in diameter. Also, well shaped Pyramids 3 to 7 feet in height. Special quotations, with particulars, sizes, etc., on application.
TAMARIX. Strong plants, 25 cts. each; $6 to 820 per 100.
VIBURNUM STANDARD. Good specimens grown in tree form of both the common Snow- ball (V. Opulns Sterilis), and the beautiful Japan Snowball (V. Plicatum). Stout stems, 3 to 4 feet. Well branched heads for early flowering in desirable novelties. Fine for beds and borders used as a background to low-grow- ing shrubs and herbaceous borders. 810, $15 and 820 per dozen.
VIBURNUM PLICATUM. Beautiful Japan Snowball. 50 and 75 cts. Low rates per 100. Lantana- leaved, Common Snowball, Ru- gosum. Fine plants, 25 to 50 cts. each; S8 to 820 per 100. Very low rates per 1,000.
WEIGELA amabilis,White-flowering, rubra, rosea, Variegated-leaved. $3 and S4 per dozen, 88 to 820 per 100.
XANTHOCERAS. A magnificent hardy flower- ing shrub. 75 cts. ; 84 to 86 per dozen.
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA VARIEGATA. One of the finest new hardy plants. As hardy and flowers as freely as the common Yucca, from a central flower-stalk 3 to 4 feet high; large panicle of creamy white, lily-like flowers; leaves 18 to 20 inches; dark rich green in cen- ter, with a rib or border the whole length, of a light straw color, yellow or pure white; distinct and permanent the entire season; specially valuable for grouping or borders. Well-rooted plants, 810, 815 and 820 per dozen. Filamentosa. Adam's Needle. Fine plants, 83 to 84 per dozen, 810 to 820 per 100.
Collections of Choice Hardy Shrubs.
The following collections comprise the best hardy varieties, both in flower and in foliage, and give a succession of bloom from the Cydontas, Forsythias and Lilacs, in April, to the Hydrangeas, Hibis- cus, etc., in late autumn. All are perfectly hardy, nicely branched and rooted, and of the
BEST SIZES FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
No. 1. 50 Choice Shrubs in 20 to 25 leading varieties 810.00; extra, 812.50
No. 2. 100 44 44 25 to 30 4 4 44 20.00; 44 25.00
No. 3. 100 44 44 general assortment 12.00; 44 18.00
These collections have given excellent satisfaction to the many country estates where I have supplied them for a number of years past.
I have also this season very fine extra size shrubs of the leading hardy varieties, bushy, 4 to 7 feet, suitable for immediate effect for screens, etc. Prices and particulars on application.
Small Transplanting Shrubs at Low Prices.
. Leading varieties : Berberries, Cornus, Cydonia (Japanese Quince), Deutzias, Forsythias, Elders, Hydrangeas, Lilacs, Mahonia, Philadelphus (Syringa), Privet, Spiraeas, Viburnum (Snowball), Weigelas, etc. I furnish in good assortment, my selection, at $10 per 100, §75 per 1,000.
For Native Shrubs see Page 11, and General Catalogue No. 42 for 1899.
The stock was very satisfactory. The Rhododendrons came out blooming and were much admired. Marion. Mass. G. E. F.
10 AUTUMN, 1899.
FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
Best Hedge Plants.
California Privet, Cydonia (Japan Quince), Arbor- vitae, AmericaD and Siberian.
Common Privet, Honey Locust, Box (Buxus),
Crataegus-Pyracantha (Evergreen Lilac, Hemlock,
Thorn) , Rosa rugosa, Norway Spruce.
Fine Plants, Different Sizes. Special prices per 100 and 1 ,000 on application.
Hardy Vines and Climbers.
ACTINIDIA POLYGAMA. From Japan. Fine
and rare. 75 cts; 85 and $7.50 doz. AMPELOPSIS TEITCHIf. Fine plants. S3 to 86 per dozen. Low rates per 100 and 1,000. Englemanni. Glossy foliage, crimson in au- tumn ; very fine. 50 cts. eacb, |5 per doz. Quinquefolia , American Ivy, or Virginia Creeper. 35 cts. each, S10 to 820 per 100. ARISTOLOCHIASIPHO, or DUTCHMAN'S PIPE. Leaves 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Curious pipe-shaped yellowish-brown flowers. Rapid growth. 85 per doz. Low rates per 100. Tomentosa. Glaucous leaves and purple flowers.
CELASTRUS SCANDENS. Strong vines, 83 per doz. Low rates per 100.
CLEMATIS Baron Teillard. New and distinct. Flowers satiny pink or rose color; remain in perfection for weeks. Hardy and a profuse bloomer. 81 and 81.50 each, 810 per doz.
MADAME EDWARD ANDRE. A grand, new variety of the Jackmanni type. Vine vig- orous and hardy. Flowers large, Vivid Crim- son, and produced in great abundance. The first fine Crimson variety of the large free flowering Clematis yet introduced. Should be in every collection. * Fine plants §1 and 81.50, 810 and 815 per doz. Paniculata. Rapid growth ; large, dark, shin- ing green leaves ; delicate, fragrant white star- shaped flowers in large panicles, followed by seed-pods of bronzy tint; perfectly hardy. 82 to 85 per doz. Low rates per 100 and 1,000.
CLEMATIS Montana. Pure white flowers; very fine; perfectly hardy. 50 cts. each, $5 doz.
Jackmanni, Henryi, and other varieties. Strong plants. 50 cts. to 81 each. Low rates per 100.
Flammula, Coccinea, Virginiana. 25 to 50
cts. each. Low rates per 100 and 1,000.
HONEYSUCKLE {Lonicera), Common Wood- bine, Golden-leaved, Scarlet Trumpet.
Fine plants, 83 per doz. Low rates per 1,000.
HALL'S JAPAN EVERGREEN. One of the
finest of all climbing shrubs. Very hardy. Pro- fuse bloomer all summer. Very fine stock, 82 and 83 per doz., 810 to 820 per 100, 850 per 1,000.
IVY (Hedera). English, Giant, Irish, Varie- gated. 83 and 84 per doz. Low rates per 1,000.
JASMINE, Yellow-flowering, White. Fine plants, 83.50 per doz.
LYCIUM CHINENSIS, or MATRIMONY VINE. Strong vines, 83 and 84 per doz. 88 to 815 per 100.
SILK VINE (Periploca). Very hardy, rapid growing vine, suitable for covering trees, etc. 83 per doz. 810 per 100 for strong vines .
TRUMPET FLOWER (Tecoma or Bignonia). 25 and 35 cts. each; 82 and 83 per doz. Low rates per 1,000.
VITUS HETEROPHYLLA. Good, strong vines, 83 per doz. 815 per 100.
WISTARIA Chinese, Magnifica, White-flow- ering. 50 cts. each; 85 per doz. Low rates per 100.
WISTARIA PURPLE. Fine plants. 83 to $6 per doz. Special price in quantity.
Hardy Vines for Covering Shady Places.
The following are the best of the Hardy Trailing Vines with creeping habit, for covering bare spots under trees and in shaded places. All are easily and successfully grown. 82 and S3 per dozen.
Special Low Prices per 100 and 1,000 on application.
EPIG.EA REPENS. Ground Laurel, Trail- ing Arbutus, or Mayflower of New Eng- land. Evergreen heart-shaped leaves; rose- colored flowers early in spring.
EUONYMUS RADICANS VARIEGATA. Trailing vine, with clinging tendrils. Varie- gated small leaves. Fine.
HERNIARIA GLABRA. Dense, green foliage, changing to a bronzy crimson in autumn ; forms a solid covering.
LYSIMACHIA NUMMULARIA. Money- wort. Small round leaves; close-spreading habit.
MITCHELL A REPENS. Shining, round leaves, often variegated with white. 85 per 100. Special prices per 1,000.
NEPETA GLECHOMA. Ground Ivy. Of compact growth, and has a solid mat of pretty green foliage. 83 to 85 per 100. 810 to $20 per 1,000.
VERONICA CERC.EOIDES. Grows but a
few inches high ; flowers bright blue, in spikes,
in early summer. VINCA MINOR. Common Periwinkle or Blue
Myrtle. Evergreen verdure and blue flowers.
82.50 to 85 per 100. 820 to 830 per 1,000.
The large Oaks and Extra Rhododendrons all received in good condition. Garrisons, N. y.
The stock all received and I am much pleased with it. MORRISTOWN, N. J.
E. V. R.
G. K.
FREDK W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
AUTUMN, 1899. 11
Native Trees, Shrubs and Native Herbaceous Plants.
With Increased Facilities I can now furnish very complete assortments of all the more desirable indigenous Trees and Plants, and on the most favorable terms, where stock is required in large quantities, per 100 and 1,000. Much of this material has been transplanted and grown a year or more in Nursery Rows, thus giving it increased value for vigorous growth when received. Leading varieties of the Acers, Betulas, Crataegus, Cornus, Andromedas, Azaleas, Ilex, Kalmias, Rhus, Rubus, Spiraeas, Viburnums, etc., of different sizes, at from $5 to §15 per 100 and at special low prices per 1,000.
Of the Native Herbaceous Plants, Achilea, Anemone, Aquilegia, Aster, Asclepias, Cassia, Hemerocallis, Hepatica, Hibiscus, Iris. Lysimachia, Origanum, Pyrethrum, Ranunculus, Solidago, Trillium, Viola, etc. Good, well-rooted stock can be supplied at a
FEW DOLLARS PER IOO, AND FROM $25 to $50 PER I.OOO.
Prices and particulars on application.
For List of Varieties, etc., see General Catalogue No. 42 for 1899.
Very Fine Nursery-Grown Herbaceous Plants.
Fine Stock of the Following at Low Prices per ioo and 1,000.
ACHILLEA. Best varieties; fine. $2 and $3 per doz. Low rates per 100.
ANEMONE Japouica Alba and Rosea. Bloom from August to November. Beautiful white or rose flowers in profusion, with large golden-yellow centers. Very fine. $3 per doz. ; special price per 100.
ARUNDO Donax and Variegata. $3 to $5 per doz. Low rates per 100 and 1,000.
ASTERS. Fine plants of the large, splendid vari- eties. $2 and $3 per doz. Low rates per 100.
BEGONIAS, Tuberous-rooted. Best single and double. $2 and $3 per doz.
CONVALLARIA. Lily-of-the- Valley. Strong, hardy clumps, $4 per doz. ; $15 to $25 per 100. For Forcing Pips, see page 12.
DAHLIAS. Special Collections of the finest single and double varieties. Very fine, $3 and $4 per doz. Low rates per 100.
DICENTRA, or Bleeding Heart. $2 and $3 per doz. Low rates in quantity.
ERIANTHUS Ravenna. Grass. Hardy and fine. $3 per doz. Very low rates per 100.
EULALIA Japonica Variegata Zebrina. Fine. Low rates per 1,000.
HELIANTHUS. Showy kinds. Strong plants.
HIBISCUS Moschentos. Fine. $5 per 100.
HOLLYHOCKS. Choice collections of the finest double varieties. Strong flowering roots, $3 to $5 per doz. Low rates per 100.
IRIS K^EMPFERI. Beautiful Japan Iris. Per- fectly hardy and easily grown. Flowers extra large, 6 to 8 inches in diameter, in various tints
of purple, lavender, blue, shaded with yellow and straw color. In beds or borders these plants give a mass of bloom for several weeks in summer. Special collection of the choicest new named varieties, $5 per doz. Best named varieties, fine flowering Clumps, $3 and $4 per doz; fine mixed strong Clumps, $10 to $20 per 100.
IRIS Germanica. Showy, broad-leaved Iris. Hardy and fine. Strong flowering roots, $2 per doz. ; extra, $2.50 per doz., $8 to $15 per 100.
P^EONIES. Fine flowering roots of the best hardy kinds. White, Red, Scarlet, Pink, etc. Fine assortment of twenty or more of the large, flowering Chinese Varieties. Special low price per 1,000. $3 to $5 per doz., $12 to $25 per 100.
PHLOX. Beautiful free-blooming upright border plants. Many varieties. Fine. Low prices per 100.
Subulata, or Moss Pink. Form a beautiful
carpet" of verdure; white flowers. RUDBECKIA LACINIATA FL. PL. The
finest hardy Rudbeckia ; rich foliage and mass
of beautiful golden-yellow flowers. Fine stock.
$5 to $10 per 100. Low rates per 1,000. SOLIDAGO. Golden Rod. Very showy. SPIRAEA. Meadow Sweet. Very beautiful
spikes of small flowers. TRITOMA. Poker Plant. Immense spikes of
crimson flowers. $2 and $3 per doz. YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. Fine plants. See
page 9.
For other Hardy Herbaceous Plants, see Pages 41 to 45 of Catalogue No. 42, for 1899.
The Shrubs and large consignment of Herbaceous Plants have arrived in good condition. Thompson Conn.
N. R.
12 AUTUMN, 1S99.
FRED' K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Decorative and Forcing Plants.
AZALEA INDICA. Of these beautiful flower- ing plants I make direct importations of trained specimens of different sizes and the choicest named varieties of brilliant colors. They can be sent with safety at any time dur- ing the autumn and early winter for blooming the coming season. My plants are carefully selected, with compact trained heads, so that when they flower they are a solid mass of bloom on an almost uniform even surface, and produce a very beautiful effect. Specimen plants, 1 to 2 feet diameter of head, $10 to 825 per doz. Larger specimens, S3 to 810 each. Smaller plants, 850 to 8100 per 100. Particulars as to sizes, prices, &c, on application.
AZALEA 3IOLLIS. Bushy, compact plants, full of buds. Specially grown and of the best plants for forcing. 85 and $7.50 per doz. Low prices per 100.
HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, TULIPS, Etc.,
See " Choice Bulbs," page 14.
LILY-OF-THE-YALLEY. Best Berlin pips, extra 3 years. 82 per 100. Special prices per 1.000.
LILACS. Fine plants, full of buds; specially grown for forcing. Leading varieties, S7.50 and 810 per doz. Price per 100 on application.
BERMUDA EASTER LILY. (Lilium Har- rissii). Selected and extra bulbs, 8 to 9 and 9 to 12 inches in circumference, 812.50 to S25 per 100; smaller, good bulbs, 85 to $10 per 100.
CAND1DUM LILY. Selected and extra size bulbs, 81 and 81.50 per doz., 810 and 815 per 100.
LOXGIFLORU3I LILY. 7 to 9 and 9 to' 12-
iuch extra bulbs, 82 and 83 per doz., 815 to §25 per 100; smaller, good bulbs, 87 and 810 per 100.
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA. 82 and $3
per 100, 815 to 8*25 per 1.000, according to size.
SPIR.EA JAPOIVICA. Large clumps, 81.50 per doz., $10 per 100. Low rates per 1,000.
RHODODENDRONS. Selected, bushy, well- budded plants of best kinds for forcing. 89 to 815 per doz. ; extra, 818 to 825 per doz. ; 875 to 8150 per 100. Particulars on application.
ROSES FOR FORCING. See " Choice Roses " below and List of Varieties, page 13 ; also pages 50 and 51 of Catalogue No. 42, for 1899.
Choice Roses,
Fine Roses are one of my leading specialties; budded or own root plants, per ioo and 1,000 at low prices. Also Extra Fine Standards.
The Hybrid Perpetuals are hardy, and as a rule the most satisfactory for outside planting.
All roses require rich soil and liberal treatment. Close pruning is important. Good mulch- ing in Autumn is desirable.
I offer this autumn, remarkably fine Hybrid Perpetuals, strong One and Two-Year Plant- on own roots for planting outside. These plants do not "sucker," as do] budded or grafted roses, from the roots. Fine pot plants grown specially for forcing, as on next page and in General Catalogue No. 42.
The following are some of the leading varieties. For more complete list, descriptions, etc., see 1899 Catalogue No. 42, pages 48 to 51.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF THE BEST HARDY ROSES.
These collections are made up of the choicest and most desirable kinds for outside beds or borders. The plants are dormant, mostly on own roots, of large size, and selected for immediate flowering, with ordinary treatment, the first season.
Collection of 50 Best Hardy Roses $10; extra, §15
44 IOO 44 44 44 20; 44 25
Smaller Plants, §10 and §15 per 100, best varieties as above and in Catalogue No. 42.
The Roses, Lilies and Gladiolus, etc., received in perfect condition. I am very much pleased with every- thing sent. J. P. Bar Harbor, Me
All the Rhododendrons have been received in good order. Statex Island, N. Y. b H.
FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROAOWAY, NEW YORK.
AUTUMN, 1899. 13
Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses.
FOR BEDS OR BORDERS. Alfred Colomb, American Beauty, Anna de Diesbach, Baroness Rothschild, Baron de Bonstettin, Baronne Prevost, Clio, Co- quette des Alpes, Charles Lefebvre, Countess of Oxford. Dawson, Duke ot Endinburgh, Earl of Dufferin (magnificent dark velvety crimson), Etienne Levet, Eu- gene Verdier, Francois Levet, Francois Michelon, Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jacque- minot, Gen. Washington, John Hopper, Jules Margottin, La France, La Reine, Louis Van Houtte, Marchioness of Duf- ferin, Mad. Gabriel Luizet, Mad. Plan tier (see Surplus List, page 2), Mabel Morrison, Marchioness of Lome (new; large, beautiful carmine; fine), Magna Charta, Margaret Dickson (superb white), Marie Bauman, Marshall P. Wilder, Marseille de Lyon, Marchioness of Londonderry (new; extra large, fine white), Mrs. J. Laing, Madame Plantier, Paul Neyron, Persian Yellow, Pierre Notting, Prince Camille de Rohan, Sir Roland Hill (new; grand Rose; fine, dark purple), Ulrich Brunner, Victor Verdier, Xavier Alibo, and others. Strong, Fine Two Year Plants, $3 to $5 per doz., 820 to $30 per 100; smaller plants, $10 and §15 per 100. Special quotations per 1,000 on request.
EXPOSITION STANDARD ROSE.
STANDARD or TREE ROSES. Very fine. Best hardy varieties, 75 cts. aud $1 each; extra home grown, $1.50 each, $15 per doz. Extra Specimens, Exposition Standard Roses, Plants with Extra Stems about 1-inch Caliper. Very fine, and the only stock of size and quality obtainable in this country. $2 each; special prices in quantity.
Climbing Roses.
CRIMSON RAMBLER (grand variety), i EL- LOW RAMBLER, Empress of China, Baltimore, Belle, Gem of the Prairies, Jules Margottin, Mrs. Hovey, Queen ot the Prairies, etc. Strong, fine plants, S3 to §5 per doz. Special prices per 100. Setigera. S3 to .$5 per doz. Low rates per §100.
MOSS ROSES. Crested, Gracilis, Blanche Moreau, Common Moss, Madame Edward Ory, Salet, etc. Strong plants, $4 to $6 per doz. Special price per 100.
Roses for Forcing.
Leading kinds, Belle Siehrecht, Bennett, Bridesmaid, Bride, Bon Silene, Mermet, Dutchess of Alhany, Gontier, La France, La Marque, Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, Mad. Cusin Malmaison, Mad. Watteville, Mme. Hoste, Marechal Mel, Meteor, Niphetos, Perles, Souv. d'un Ami, Clothilde Soupert, Testout, Sunset, etc. From 21-2, 3 and 4-inch pots, and larger; S10 to §25 per 100. Also the best Hybrid perpetuals, Jacqueminot, Mrs. Laing, Neron, Magna Charta, etc. Special prices on large orders.
Other Desirable Roses.
AGRIPPINA, Harrison's Yellow, Hermosa, Cabbage Rose, and other special varieties, $3 and 84 per per doz. ; $15 to $25 per 100.
MADAME GEORGES BRUANT. Flowers pure white; dark, rugosa-like foliage. Very hardy.
PENZANCE SWEET BRIER. Six choice varieties, S3 to $5 per dozen. Low rates per 100.
ROSA MULTIFLORA. Fine. S2.50 per doz. ; §10 per 100.
ROSA-RUG OS A. Perfectly hardy and very fine for beds or borders ; beautiful rich green f oli- age. Blooms in profusion from early summer, followed by large bronze-colored seed balls, that are most effective in autumn. A grand shrub for groups and massing, and will bear close pruning. Planted close it forms a solid mass of beautiful foliage and flowers throughout the season. Strong, fine plants of both Alba and Rubra, $3 to $5 per doz.; $10 to §20 per 100. Low rates per 1000.
ROSA RUBIGNOSA. $2 and $3 per doz. $8 to $15 per 100.
ROSA WICHURIANA. Low trailing habit; dark shining leaves; white flowers; very fine for covering ground, steep banks, etc., where grass fails. $3 to $5 per doz. ; $10 to $20 per 100.
S W.
The Standsrd Roses are in fine condition. Please send quotations on Bay Trees. Far Hills, N. J.
14 AUTUMN, 1899.
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FRED'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
ROSA RUGOSA AS A BORDER TO DRIVEWAY. (SEE PAGE 13) .
Choice Hardy Bulbs.
r LILIES. Hardy Lilies bloom in midsummer when few flowers'are out. They are very effective planted in beds by themselves or in beds of Rhododendrons, or in beds or borders of other hardy shrubs. Collection of the Best Lilies for Outside Planting, Selected Bulbs, as follows : Auratum, Album psecox, Elegans, Excelsum, Poraponium verum, Faradalinum, Pulchel- lum, Speciosom rubrum, Superbum roseum, Tenuifolium, Superbum.
100. Full Collection (including 3 Opal, an extra fine variety) $20.00
50. Half 66 " 2 " " ' " 12.00
25. Quarter " " 1 " " " " 7.00
Other Choice Hardy Lilies, all the best varieties, $2.50 per dozen and upwards. Special low prices per 100.
For a complete list of Hardy Lilies, with description, etc., see Catalogue No. 42.
Bulbs for Lawn and Outside Planting.
Special low prices for the following per 1.000. For Forcing Bulbs, see page 12.
HYACINTHS. Best Named, Single and NARCISSUS, Von Sion, Double White,
Double. The finest varieties $1.50 to $2.50 Double Yellow, Poeticus, etc. Selected
perdoz. Pnc^pOT 100 on application for outside ^ 5Q ^
Best Mixed for Bedding or Forcing. Selected npr -inn
in colors ; fine. $5 to $8 per 100. p
Early Roman White. Selected and extra Yellow Trumpet, Paper White, and other
bulbs; $1 and $1.50 per doz. best kinds for forcing. $2.50 to $5 per 100.
Roman, Blush Rose, Dark Rose, Blue; r«orTT«s «P«t \ampd m ™»r 100- P*-tra «1 50 White Italian. $1 per doz. ; $5 per 100. CKOtlo. Best named. $1 per 1U0, extra, 31.50
TULIPS. Choicest Named, Single and ^ 100 Mixed, 75 cts. per 100.
Double. Selected, $5 per 100; fine bulbs at ANEMONES. Fine, $5 per 100; Crown Im- very low rates per 1,000. Parrot Tulips. . . , , , ,0 A ^ , ~ Fine named, S3 per 100. perials, selected, S3 to $5 per doz.; Snow- Fine Mixed in Colors for Bedding or for drops, $2 per 100; extra, $3 per 100; Jonquils, Forcing. $2 per 100; extra, $3 per 100. Special $3 per 100; Oxalis, $3 per 100; Scillas, $3 and low rates per 1,000 on application. $4 per 100.
Lawn Grass Seed.
The seed here quoted may be relied upon as being of the highest grade, and to give satisfaction. For New Lawns, 4 to 6 bushels per acre. Renovating Old Lawns, 1 to 2 bushels per acre. Price, extra choice Lawn Grass Seed, the very best, $4.50 per bushel, 15 lbs. Choice Lawn Grass Seed, first quality, "Central Park Mixture," $3.50 per bushel, 15 lbs. Special Quotations for large quantities upon application. ■ ■
ASPARAGUS. Very fine, 2 and 3 years, $2 per 100; $10 to $15 per 1,000. Extra Size, for Forcing, $3 to $5 per 100. Best kinds: Conover's Colossal, Mammoth, Moore's Crossbred, Palmetto.
The plants and bulbs arrived safely and in fine condition. I am greatly pleased with them. Southampton, L. I.
N. E.
FREO'K W. KELSEY, 150 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
AUTUMN, 1899. 15
Choice Fruits.
Autumn is favorable to the planting of nearly all hardy fruits. The Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Quinces and Small Fruits offered are of the best quality and strictly reliable. Extra or bearing sizes of many varieties can be supplied of extra fine trees this season, at lowest prices.
£§PFor List of Varieties, and Other Particulars, see full Catalogue No. 42, for 1899. Special low prices in" quantity, per 100 and 1,000, upon application.
Specially Trained Trees for Fruit Houses or Garden— Espaliers, Cordons, Fan-Trained, Horizontal-Trained, &c. Direct Importations. Prices and Particulars on Request.
APPLES, Standard or Dwarf. Selected trees of all leading sorts. Very fine this autumn. Summer, Autumn and Winter. $3 to $5
per dozen ; extra, 86 to 89 per dozen. Low rates per 1,000.
PEARS. Splendid trees of all sizes and best varieties. Standards, 50 cents each ; So per dozen ; extra, 810 to 815 per dozen. Dwarfs, 40 cents ea h ; 84 per dozen ; extra, $6 to 810 per dozen. Low rates for leading kinds per 100 or 1,000.
PEACHES. For Fruit-Houses, Peaches
should always be grown on plum stocks. Fine trees of the best kinds, for this purpose, 86 per dozen ; also fine trained specimens, my own im- portations, 810 to 820 per dozen. For outside planting, selected trees, leading sorts. 83 to 85 per dozen. Very low rates per 100 and 1,000.
PLUMS. Very fine stock of all leading kinds, 50 ceuts each, 85 per dozen ; extra, $6 to 810 per dozen. Special prices in quantity.
CHERRIES. Fine trees of the best standard kinds ; large, sweet and sour varieties. S3 to 85 per dozen ; extra, 86 per dozen. Very low prices per 1,000.
APRICOTS. For fruit-houses and outside plant- ing, at reasonable prices.
NECTARINES. Leading kinds for forcing or growing outside, at reasonable prices.
QUINCES. Best kinds for market or garden, $4 to 86 per dozen. Low rates per 100.
FIGS. Best varieties, well furnished and well rooted plants, 50 cents ; extra, 75 cents. Im- ported Smyrna varieties at special low rates per 1,000. Prices and particulars on application.
OLIVES. Well rooted youog trees or cuttings, per 100 or 1,000, at reasonable prices.
BEST HARDY GRAPES. Full assortment of leading kinds. BLACK GRAPES— Cham- pion, Concord, Creveling, Eaton, Eume- Jan, Hartford, Mills, etc. RED GRAPES —Agawam, Brighton, Catawba, Dela- ware, Gartner, Iona, Meyer, Poughkeep- sie Red, Rochester, Salem, Ulster, Prolific.
WHITE GRAPES. Green Mountain, Empire State, Diamond, Duchess, Hayes, Geneva, Jessica, Lady Washington, Martha, Niag- ara, Pocklington, Prentiss, Rebecca, Win- e-hell, and others, §3 per dozen. Low rates per 100 and 1,000.
BEST FOREIGN GRAPES. Alicante (H.G.), Barbarossa (H. G.), Black Frontignan (H. GT.), Black Hamburg (H. or C. G-.), Champion Hamburg (H. G.), Cros Colman (H. or C. G.), Lady Downs (H. G.), Muscat Hamburg (H. or C. G.), Trentham Black (C. &.), Grizzlv Frontignan (C. G-.), Red Chasselas (C. G.), Bowood Muscat (C. Gf.), Sweetwater (C. G.), Canon Hall Muscat (H. G.), Chasselas Musque (H. Gf.), Duchess of Buccleuch, Gros Moroc (H. G.) Golden Champion (H. Gf.), Calabrian Raisin (H. or C. a.), Golden Chasselas (C. Gf.), Golden Hamburg (H. or C. G.), Muscat of Alexan- dria (H. Gf.) , Royal 3Iuscadine (C. G.), Sy- rian (H. Gf.), and others.
Strong vines, 81.25 each. 812 per dozen. Select- ed and extra, 82 and $2.50. Extra Fruiting Vines : very fine ; the best obtainable ; order early ; $5 each ; S50 per dozen.
Small Fruits.
Fixe Stock of the Following at Very Low Prices per i.ooo.
BLACKBERRIES. Agawam, Dorchester, Early Harvest, Erie, Lawton, Kittatinny, Thornless, Snyder, Taylor, Wilson's Ear- ly, etc. Strong, 75 cents per doz. Low rates in quantity.
DEWBERRY. Trailing Blackberry. §1 per doz.
CURRANTS. Black English, Champion, Cherry, JVorth Star, Versailles, Victoria, Prince Albert, Red Dutch, W hite Grape, etc. Selected, $1.50 per doz. ; $5 to $10 per 100. Low rates per 1,000. Fay's Prolific. Extra large and very fine, $2 per doz. Special prices per 1,000.
GOOSEBERRY, COLUMBUS. New Ameri- can Gooseberry, of largest size and finest qual- ity. Very productive; fine. American, Downing, Houghton, Red Jack- et, Smith's, etc. $1 per doz. Low rates per 1,000.
Crown Bob, White, Smith's Improved, etc.
Best English varieties. $2.50 per doz. Industry. Extra large and fine. $1.50 per doz. Special prices per 1,000. MAYBERRY, Japanese Golden. Golden Berries ; early in May; large fruit. $5 per doz.
RASPBERRY, COLUMBIAN. A new hardy Raspberry, the finest red variety. Very large ; fine quality ; enormously productive. Very valuable, $1.50 per doz. Antwerp, Brandy wine, Clark, Cuthbert, Golden Queen (best yellow: hardy and fine) ; Fastolf, Hansell, Herstein, Gregg, Brinkle's Orange, Marlboro, Superlative, Turner, Yellow Antwerp, etc. 50 cents to $1.00 per doz. Very low prices per 1,000.
STRAWBERRIES. To insure a good crop the following season, pot plants shoidd be put out in autumn. These are in every way preferable to layer plants. All the best varieties. Early- ripening kinds are marked E, mid-season M, late kinds L. Those with imperfect flowers also marked P. Brandy wine, Beder Wood (E), BubachiMP), Gandy (L), Glanstone (E\ Glen Mary (M), Henry (E), Haverland (E P), Marshall (M), Magoon (M), McKinley (E), Michel's Early (very early), Parker Earle (very early), Sharpies (M), Wm Belt (L), (large and fine), etc.
Strong Layer Plants, $1.50 per 100; selected, $2 per 100. Well rooted pot plants, $3 and $4 per 100; new kinds, $5 per 100.
The fruit trees received were as fine a lot of trees as I ever handled. MORRISTOWN, N. J.
H. H.