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Fred k H.Horsfor
Charlotte
Vermont
ACER GINNALA
One of the most useful small trees, beautiful
in summer, most brilliant in autumn
DIRECTIONS TO CUSTOMERS
TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSI, CROCUS, IRIS, as well
HOLLAND BULBS. as LILIES and other PLANTS, SHRUBS, and TREES, are
offered in the Autumn Supplement which is ready early in August.
CANADIAN CUSTOMERS will please remember that shrubs, trees, and vines are not admitted
from the States at all seasons. They are admitted in spring, commencing March 15, until May 14,
and in the fall, commencing September 26, until December 1. Postage to Canada, 12 ets. per lb.
About Forwarding Plants by Parcel Post, Express or Freight
Parcels of six to eight pounds can often go to the second or third zone cheaper by parce! post.
When our customers wish us to send in this way, we will do so and charge the postage to those who
give good reference. Plants can be sent with better roots, as all the soil can be left on that is necessary,
better packed, safer, quicker and usually cheaper, by express. The new rates of express companies
are much lower than heretofore.
IF IN GOOD CONDITION WHEN RECEIVED, OUR RESPONSIBILITY CEASES; if not
in good condition, complaint must be made at once. We cannot be held responsible for CULTURAL
FAILURES.
Hardy shrubs, vines and roses can be safely sent, when dormant, by freight. Unless the shipment
is a large one, express is often better, insuring delivery without delay, and often cheaper, as freight is
charged by the one hundred rate, even if the weight is very light. Plants with green tops, if sent by
freight, and the weather is warm, if unduly delayed, are liable to decay; therefore, plants sent other-
wise than by express are entirely at the risk of the purchaser.
MY PRICES include boxing, packing—except in the case of trees and shrubs (see instructions
under that department)—and delivery to my nearest freight office, post office or express office.
I SHALL ALWAYS ENDEAVOR to give each customer full money value, whether the order is
large or small, and in all cases where the customers feel that they have reason to complain, I shall
thank them to inform me of it. If the fault lies with me, I shall be glad to make matters right.
IT MUST BE DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD by the purchaser of these goods that, while I use
my utmost care to have all plants of strong and healthy growth, and seeds of germinating quality,
and both true to name, I will not, in any way, be responsible for the failure of any, and if they can-
not be accepted on these terms, they must be returned within five days. So much depends upon the
care such plants have, and the season following the planting, that I feel that my responsibility must
end when the plants have reached the purchaser in good, healthy condition. Thousands of plants
die each year for want of proper setting and care until established. A little extra pains in preparing
the soil, shading and watering the plants until the roots get established, is worth all it costs.
REMITTANCE may be sent at my risk by post-office order on Charlotte, Vermont, by draft,
check or registered letter. Half a dozen plants will be furnished at dozen rates. To those who wish
to purchase in large quantities, lower prices will be given, if my stock is sufficient.
FRED’K H. HORSFORD
Charlotte, Vermont
Please take this Out and Use in Ordering
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HORSFORD’S HARDY PLANTS
LILY BULBS, FERNS
TREES, SHRUBS, ETC.
THIS LIST CANCELS ALL PREVIOUS OFFERS
N SENDING out my spring, 1921,
Annual, I wish to call attention to
two changes which I considered
necessary. I am offering my ever-
greens under a separate heading, and
as a few more kinds have been
added to the list, this will un-
>» doubtedly assist the customer in
his selection. The other change, which
I regret to announce, is the omission
of my offerings of fruit, excepting
A berry bushes. The wholesale rates on
Wa be
Caw this class of stock have advanced to such
7. | an unreasonable height that I decided
to leave them out of my list.
My nursery is located in the beautiful Champlain Valley,
twelve miles south of Burlington, Vt., on the Rutland
Railroad. There is not much of interest in the nursery
until the first week in June, when the German Irises are
in bloom, with other early-flowering perennials, like Poppies,
Lupines, Dianthus, etc.; then, later in the month, Peonies. Early-blooming
Lilies and Japan Iris are in flower in July and are followed by Phlox and
later-flowering perennials. In August the later Lilies, like Auratum and
Henryi, can be seen and, in early September, the late-flowering Speciosums.
I shall be glad to give desired information regarding hardiness of plants
for certain locations, or selection of plants or shrubs and the time of plant-
ing, providing the questions are of such a character that they can be
briefly answered.
I realize my success can only be permanent when orders prove entirely
satisfactory to customers, and I aim to give prompt and careful attention
to every order, no matter how small or how large, and to do all in my
power to merit a2 continuance of their kind patronage.
HARDY PERENNIALS
ACHILLEA. Yarrow: MILFroIt.
A. Millefolium, var. roseum. This handsome
form of the common Yarrow has rose-colored or
almost crimson flowers in August. Itis an attrac-
tive plant when in bloom and comes when the
flower crop begins to wane. It is propagated by
division. 25 cts. each.
A.—, Pink Form. This is quite distinct from
the others, having paler pink flowers. 25 cts.
each. j
A. Ptarmica, var. The Pearl. A fine garden
plant with full double white flowers, fine for
cutting. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
A. filipendulina (A. Eupatorium). This fine
plant from the shores of the Caspian Sea grows
2 to 3 feet high: flowers bright yellow, in flat
heads, and with lace-like foliage. June to Sep-
tember. Nice to plant among shrubbery, ever-
greens, or for back border. 25 cts. each.
A. tomentosa. A very charming yellow-flow-
ered plant blooming in June. It will do in the
rockery or in any part of the border. While
it grows naturally on dry, rocky soil, it has
done finely on lower and more moist levels.
25 cts. each.
ACONITUM. Monxsuoop. An interesting group
of plants, but the roots are very poisonous when
eaten and are dangerous when planted near
vegetables or where children are liable to get
Aconitum, continued
them. They are-easily grown in common garden
soil and do well in shade of deciduous trees.
A. Napellus. Probably the best and most reliable
Monkshood, flowering the last of June. Its
flowers are blue or nearly white. 35 cts. each,
A.—, var. bicolor. Blue-and-white, attractive
flowers and is easily grown. 35c. each.
A. Storkianum. A very striking form on ac-
count of its dark navy-blue flowers. 35c. each.
ACORUS Calamus. Sweet Frac. This bog-plant
will grow in ordinary garden soil. The long,
light green leaves are pretty, but the plant is
principally cultivated for its aromatic root.
10 cts. each, $1 per doz.
ACTA alba. Wuitre BAaNEBERRY. Grows about
2 feet high, bearing short heads of white flowers
in spring and white berries in autumn, Native
of rich woods and useful to plant in shady
corners. 20 cts. each.
A. rubra. Rep BANEBERRY. Grows | to 2 feet
high, with short spikes of small, white flowers;
red berries in late summer. Useful for rockery
and wild garden. 20 cts. each.
ADONIS vernalis. PHEAsSANT’s-EyEe. One of the
most attractive early-blooming plants. Flowers
bright yellow, 2 to 3 inches wide. It forms
tufts 8 to. 12 inches high, and has finely divided
and attractive foliage. Likes a light, sandy soil,
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Harpy PERENNIALS 3
Adonis vernalis, continued
where it should be left undisturbed when once
established. Particularly fine for growing in
front of shrubbery or higher-growing peren-
nials, where it will increase rapidly. 35 cts. each.
AJUGA genevensis. Flowers bright blue, in long
dense spikes which nearly hide the foliage. Use-
ful in the shade or the rockery. 25 cts. each.
ALTHAFA rosea. SINGLE HottynHocks. This dis-
tinctive old-fashioned flower is more permanent
than the double kinds and of late it is much
more of a favorite. It is fine among shrubbery
and quite permanent when once established.
A.—, Single White, Maroon, and Sulphur-
yellow. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
A.—, Single, Mixed. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
A.—, Double Pink. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
A.—, Double Red and Double White. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
ALYSSUM saxatile, var. compactum. Map-
wort. A handsome yellow-flowered perennial
which comes in May. It is useful for wall gar-
dens or in any place where early spring flowers
are desired. It grows about a foot high. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
AMSONIA Tabernzemontana. A rather good
perennial, with terminal bluish flowers in May;
very permanent plant when once established.
The foliage is good and the flower-panicles
attractive. 20 cts. each.
ANCHUSA italica. An interesting border plant
3 to 4 feet high with pretty blue flowers in June;
fine among shrubs. 20 cts. each.
A.—, Dropmore Variety. This form with gen-
tian-blue flowers is a favorite with all who see it.
I consider it a better plant than the preced-
ing. 20 cts. each. $2 per doz.
ANEMONE canadensis (A. pennsylvanica). This
white-flowered Anemone comes in June. It
likes a rather heavy damp soil and soon spreads
and forms good clumps. 10c. each, $1 per doz.
A. nemorosa. Common WINDFLOWER: Woop
ANEMONE. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.
A. sylvestris. This is one of the best in moist,
sandy soils. Bears good-sized, delicate white
flowers on long stems, in latter part of May. It
spreads a little from the root, forming good
clumps or masses, but not so much as to be-
come troublesome here. The flowering season
may be extended by free cutting, to prevent its
going to seed. 25 cts. each.
ANEMONELLA thalictroides. A pretty white
spring flower about the size of the wood anem-
ones and usually found in partial shade. 10c.
each, $1 per doz
ANTHEMIS tinctoria. CuHamomite. This old
flower is a very good and reliable garden plant
which attains a height of about a foot. It is
somewhat spreading and bears many handsome
daisy-shaped yellow flowers which are fine for
cutting. It may be grown in any good garden
soil and is not difficult to manage. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
A.—, var. Kelwayi. Has flowers of various
shades; otherwise it is much like the type.
20 cts. each.
ANTHERICUM Liliago. Sr. BERNARD’s Lity. At-
tains a height of 15 inches. Flowers pure white
in May and June. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
AQUILEGIA. Cotumpsrine. Alpine plants of many
colors and sizes. A few are inclined to be bien-
nial in cultivation; others are longer lived, while
still others are permanent perennials. They
bear a profusion of blooms on long, slender
stems and present a most graceful aspect.
A. ceerulea. This blue-and-white Rocky Moun-
tain flower is one of the most charming of the
Columbines. While not as jong lived as some, it
may be made to last longer by not allowing the
seeds to mature. The flowers are borne on
slender stems, often 2 feet or more high, are ex-
ceptionally graceful and are useful in cutting.
It is a lovely flower for any garden. 20 cts. each.
A. canadensis. AMERICAN WILD COLUMBINE;
HoNEYSUCKLE. It flowers early, next after
the Oxysepala, and few of our wild flowers are
better suited to the rock garden than this. Flow-
ers an inch or more long, red and yellow are
borne in abundance. Very graceful and attrac-
tive plant. It seems to do well in any garden
soil both in sun and shade.
per doz.
15 cts. each, $1.50
Anchusa, Dropmore variety. German-blue flowers
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FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
PRD, i a af es
Campanula punctata, Marian Gehring (see page 6)
Aquilegia chrysantha. GOLDEN-SsPURRED COLUM-
BINE. A hardy Rocky Mountain plant of great
worth in the flower border. It is vigorous in
habit and a long time in bloom. When given
sufficient room, it is rather bushy in habit and
attains 2 feet and more in height. The flowers
are on long stems and keep well in water.
pagers in summer. 20 cts. each, $2 per
Oz.
A. flabellata. A fine Japanese species with pale
or nearly white flowers. Hardy. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
A. oxysepala. This native of Siberia is the first to
bloom, and is quite hardy and more permanent
than some. Flowers blue with some white and
yellow tints. 25 cts. each.
A. sibirica. Flowers in May; mostly purple;
useful for cutting. 20 cts. each.
A. vulgaris. A reliable old variety that has es-
caped from gardens in some localities and
grows wild; hardy and of easy culture. One of
the best and has many colors. May and June.
15 cis. each, $1.50 per doz.
A.—, var. alba. This variety has white flowers
and is very handsome and useful for cutting.
20 cts. each.
ARABIS albida. Low, pubescent, early-flowering
plant. Fragrant white flowers in loose racemes
in early spring. A good plant for the rockery, for
the border, or for covering steep banks where it
will spread and form a veritable carpet. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
ARMERIA alpina. ALPINE Turirt. Flowers are
bole pink or rose, 8 or 10 inches high. 20 cts.
each.
A. maritima. Low growing, with pale pink or
rose flowers. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
A. plantaginea. Sra Pinx. Taller than either
of the preceding. Flowers on long, naked stems,
pale pink or nearly white. Of easy culture and
a good garden plant. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
ARIS/EMA triphyllum. = Jack-tN-THE-Putpit;
Inp1AN Turnip. One of the interesting hardy
bulbous plants; suited to shade or rockwork
if moisture is given. It selects a rich, moist
soil. May. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
ARUNCUS sylvester. Goart’s BEarp. Desirable
border plant 2 to 4 feet high. Flowers nearly
white in panicled, plume-like spikes, borne quite
profusely. Nice among low shrubs and quite
hardy. 25 cts. each.
ASARUM canadense. SNAKEROOT; GINGERROOT.
Only 3 to 5 inches high. Large, dark green,
kidney-shaped leaves. Flowers early, hidden
among the leaves. Nice for shady corner or
shaded rockwork. 15 cts. each.
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. SwaLLowwort: BuTTER-
FLY WEED. A very attractive plant when in
flower. Grows about 18 inches high, and in time
forms good-sized clumps which are very showy
when the mass of orange-yellow flowers appears.
It is suited to sunny portions of rockwork or to
any well-drained soil. 35 cts. each.
ASTERS. Micu#itmas Datstes; PERENNIAL
Asters. Late-blooming plants which flower
after the first frosts. They are fine in the hardy
garden and prolong the flower season, giving
much color after most of the hardy flowers
are past. The blooms are borne in such pro-
fusion that at a distance the bush seems a
solid mass of color.
A. levis. Has handsome, hardy, permanent, sky-
blue flowers in late September and early Octo-
ber. A showy plant and nice for cutting.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
A. nove-anglie. New ENGLAND AsTEeR. A
very hardy, strong, and beautiful species with
stout stems 3 to 6 feet high and a profusion of
large flower-heads with beautiful violet-purple
flowers in large corymbs in September and Oc-
tober. One of the best Asters. Strong plants,
20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.
A.—, var. roseus. Has rose-colored flowers much
like the type in height and size. 35 cts. each.
A., Robert Parker. Two to 3 feet high:
flowers lavender-blue, an inch wide. A very
handsome and healthy sort. 20 cts. each.
A. tataricus. This is the latest bloomer of the
kinds I have grown. It spreads fast from the
root and a few plants soon make a good colony.
Flowers bluish purple. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.
A., White Queen. Hardy; 2 or more feet high
with an abundance of white flowers an inch
wide. 25 cts. each.
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT Harpy PERENNIALS 5
Hardy Actes
ASTILBE japonica (Spirza japonica). One to
3 feet high; white flowers in racemose
panicles. 25 cts. each.
A. chinensis. Handsome pink flowers. 30
cts. each.
A., Rosa Pearl. Pale pink flowers at the be-
ginning of August. One of the more attrac-
tive. Forms a dense pyramidal truss 2 feet or
more high. Was given reward of merit from
the Royal Horticultural Society in 1908.
25 cts. each.
BAPTISIA australis. This is a very permanent
plant which, once established, lasts in-
definitely. It has blue pea-like flowers and
dark green foliage. A single plant will form
a good-sized clump in time, sending up more
shoots each year. The foliage is good the
season through. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
BELLIS perennis. ENcGiisH Daisy. Very
pretty little plant 3 or 4 inches high, which
bears handsome, double, daisy-like flowers
of various shades. Nice for marking beds.
20 cts. each.
BOCCONIA cordata. PLuMEpD Poppy. In rich
soil often grows 8 feet high, bearing large,
terminal, buff-colored flowers in summer,
followed by the almost equally ornamental
fruit. Nice for planting among shrubs. It is
a persistent plant and rather difficult to
eradicate when once established. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
BOLTONIA asteroides. Useful in late summer
and autumn when flowers begin to be scarce.
The flowers are pure white and borne in
large masses 8 feet high, in rich soil. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
Boltonia, latisquama. Flowers rosy pink to laven-
der in large heads. A fine aster-like plant which
blooms even later than the preceding and is fine
for cutting. This plant has stood the first severe
frosts without apparentinjury. 20c. each, $2 per doz.
BRAUNERIA purpurea. PuRPLE CONE-FLOWER.
Two to 3 feet high, with rosy purple flowers 2 to
3 inches wide. A striking plant for the back border
and better suited for this purpose than for cutting.
At close range the plant is a little coarse for cutting.
25 cts. each.
CALTHA palustris. Marso Maricoip; Cowstipes. A
fine yellow-flowered, early plant for wet ground.
In a natural situation it makes a lavish show in
early spring. It forces well in pots. 12 cts. each,
$1.20 per doz.
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Boltonia latisquama
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Campanula persicifolia
CAMPANULA. BELLFLOWER. A remarkable genus
for the hardy garden. It comprises many of the
choicest gems our gardens afford. Some are
especially suited to the rockery while others are
better in the border. Most of those I offer are
perennial.
C. alliarizefolia. One to 2 feet, branching at the
top; leaves heart-shaped; flowers white, about 2
inches long, borne in racemes. Native to Asia
Minor. 20c. each, $2 per doz.
C. carpatica. A charming tufted plant 6 to 8
inches high with handsome blue flowers an inch
wide. Summer. 25 cts. each.
C.—, var. alba. The white form of this plant is
very attractive. 25 cts. each.
C. glomerata. Stems 1 to 2 feet high: blue
flowers clustered at summit. 20 cts. each.
C. latiloba (C. grandis). Twelve to 18 inches
high; flowers blue and often 2 inches wide.
20 cts. each.
C. Medium. Canterspury Betis. The most
popular biennial of the garden flowers. June.
26 cts. each, $2 per doz.
C. persicifolia, var. alba. One of the favorites of
this genus. Flowers white, very showy, and on
Bood stems for cutting. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per
OZ.
C.—, var. cerulea. 25c. each, $2.50 per doz.
C. punctata, var. Marian Gehring. We have
many good reports from this plant. It seems to
give best results when planted in a mass of half
a dozen or more. A new perennial Canterbury
Bell. Grows from 2 to 3 feet high, one to many
stems from a single plant. Lower leaves round,
heart-shaped, strongly toothed, 4 to 6 inches
wide, on petioles 4 to 7 inches long. It spreads
from subterranean stolons and does not bear
seed. A single plant will form a strong clump 2
feet or more in diameter, and the flowers are
produced in loose racemes in great profusion.
The color of the flowers is pale lavender, and in
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
C. punctata, continued
size they are nearly as large as those of the
Canterbury Bell, though more graceful. The
flowering season extends over a period of from
four to six weeks, after which there is a more
straggling succession of bloom until frost. This
form originated in the garden of Dr. J. G. Gehr-
ing of Bethel, Maine, and was found growing
near a colony of Campanula punctata, near which
one solitary specimen of a Canterbury Bell (Cam-
panula Medium) was in bloom. Since it produces
no seed, and has some of the characteristics of
beth the above species, it is reasonable to sup-
pose it a natural hybrid between the two plants.
I offer plants at 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.
C. rhomboidalis. Somewhat like the little Hare-
bell and grows about as high. Flowers blue.
Nice for the rockery. 20 cts. each.
C. rotundifolia. HARrREBELL; BLuE BELLS oF
ScoTLanp. Attains a height of 6 to 12 inches,
forming dense tufts. Useful for the rock garden;
will do well in partial shade or in open border.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
CASSIA marilandica. AMERICAN SENNA. Graceful
and hardy; 3 to 5 feet high, with numerous
acacia-like leaves and many clusters of yellow
flowers. Makes a good showing after it is well
established as a midsummer hedge plant. Fine
among shrubbery. 20 cts. each.
CENTAUREA dealbata. This plant from Asia
Minor has reddish flowers and grows from 8 to
24 inches high. The seeds attract the birds so
that we have sometimes to cover the whole
plant in order to save any seed. 25 cts. each.
C. montana. Has large blue flowers in May.
25 cts. each.
C. macrocephala. A very hardy species from the
Caucasus. Numerous large decurrent leaves
gad large yellow flower-heads in July. 20 cts.
each.
CERASTIUM tomentosum. A low, creeping plant
with the upper surface of the leaves light in color
and woolly; it bears a profusion of pretty white
flowers. Much used for edging, also to plant in
crevices of walls or rockwork, where it keeps up
a succession of bloom all summer. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
CHRYSANTHEMUM coccineum_ (Pyrethrum
hybridum). Very charming daisy-like flowers on
long stems; fine for cutting. June. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
C. maximum. Flowers like the common white
daisy, but twice as large. Handsome when in
flower, and the flowers have good stems for cut-
ting. Hardy and easily grown in full sun. Sum-
mer. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
C. sp., var. Shasta Daisy. White flowers. Sum-
mer. 20c. each, $2 per doz.
C., Alaska Daisy. This is the largest of the
Daisies we have tried here and the flowers are
very fine. They are produced in great profusion
and the season is a long one. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
C. uliginosum. Giant Datsy. One of the latest
of the Hardy Chrysanthemums. Grows 3 to 5
feet high with many handsome, white, daisy-
like flowers. Useful because it is so late and a
good flower for cutting. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
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CIMICIFUGA racemosa. BuLack SNAKEROOT;
Brack Conosu; BUGBANE. Grows 4 to 8 feet
high, with white flowers in feathery drooping
racemes. A stately plant, suited to moist and
shaded situations, though it will do fairly well
in full sun.
July and August. 25 cts. each.
CLEMATIS integri-
folia. This is not
commonly known.
It is a very pretty
plant with deep blue
nodding flowers. 25
cts. each.
Cc. recta. <A_ very
attractive bush Cle-
matis 2 to 3 feet
high, with large
clusters of pretty
white flowers from
June to August. It
it a very permanent
plant and _ should
last years when
once established. A
very desirable va-
riety. 20 cts. each,
2 per doz.
COREOPSIS _lanceo-
lata. Of the best of
the garden plants,
nice for cutting,
and has very pretty
yellow flowers.
Should be in every
collection. Hardy,
easily grown, and a
favorite with all who
knowit. 15c. each,
$1.50 per doz.
C. verticillata. Very
floriferous, with yel-
low flowers a little
smaller and_ later
than Lanceolata.
as 15 cts. each, $1.50
Delphinium (Larkspur) yeh GOH.
CORONILLA varia. Crown VetcH. A _ plant
belonging to the natural order of Leguminose,
with pink-and-white flowers. 12 cts. each,
$1.20 per doz.
CONVALLARIA majalis. Lity-oF-THE-VALLEY.
A plant of the lily family, too well known to
need detailed description. It likes a little shade
and moisture, and does finely under shaded
walls. Spring. Clumps, 20 cts. each, $2
per doz.
DELPHINIUM. Larkspur. Thrives to a certain
extent in any good garden soil with proper care,
but, for the best results, special care should be
given. Work the soil deep, with plenty of
finely composted manure mixed in. An old
favorite that supplies the blue needed to com-
plete the color scheme of the garden.
D. Belladonna. Medium in height, with soft
sky-blue flowers. A very pleasing tint for a
Larkspur. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
Delphinium caucasicum. Tall, with handsome
blue flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
D. elatum. Bere Larkspur. Tall, if not the
tallest-growing species. Flowers very fine, dark
to pale blue. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
D. formosum, var. coelestinum. This form has
large, pale blue flowers, borne profusely in fine
shapes. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
D. grandiflorum (D. Chinense). StBERIAN LARK-
spuR. One of the lower-growing kinds having
variously tinted flowers, from deep blue to white,
all very delicately shaded and of good size.
One of the best. July and August. 20 cts. each,
2 per doz.
D.—, var. album. 20 cts. each.
D. hybridum, Mixed. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
D.—, Seedling from Herman Sterger. These
seedlings are not now like the original stock.
They are stronger, taller, and vary in color from
nearly white to dark blue. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
D., Kelway’s Selection. This is one of the best
flowers; variable and very showy. 20 cts. each.
D., King of the Blues. This is a medium-sized
form, with very deep blue flowers, and seems
to hold to color better than most Larkspurs.
I found it growing in the nursery and it is
probably a chance hybrid. 25 cts. each.
D. Maackianum. A Siberian species of medium
height, with blue flowers in loose panicles. A
very graceful variety that is most effective.
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
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DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweet WiiiiaAm. An old-
fashioned garden flower too well known to re-
quire detailed description. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
D.—, White. 20 cts. each.
D.—, Pink Beauty. 20 cts. each.
D.—, Newport Pink. 20 cts. each.
D. deltoides. Maren Pink. Plant about
6 inches high; flowers rose in summer. One
of the prettiest border Pinks. 15 cts. each.
D.— alba. 20 cts. each.
D. superbus. Flowers pale pink or white. A
handsome single Pink. 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.
Hardy Garden Pinks
The following are clove-scented and flower in great
profusion during May and June. Fine for edge of
the hardy border and also for cutting.
Dianthus plumarius. PHEASANT’s-EYE PINK.
Stems about a foot high from a tufted root.
Flowers fragrant, in many shades. Australia
and Siberia. Very hardy. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
D., Her Majesty. A fine, double, white, hardy,
fragrant Pink. Summer. 25 cts.
Hardy Garden Pinks
Dianthus, var. Grass or Clove Pink. Ver-
MONT Pink. Old, double, sweet-scented Pink;
a favorite with all who know it. I sell it by the
hundred for bordering beds and walks. It never
has produced seed here, and we have to grow
it from cuttings. It is very permanent when
established, and the double, rosy pink flowers
are borne on rather short stems. One of the
most enticing plants for the old-time garden.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
D., Snow Queen. Fine pure white. 20 cts. each.
D., White Reserve. One of the best Hardy
Garden Pinks, being an everblooming pure
white. 20 cts. each.
DICTAMNUS albus (D. Frazvinella). FRAXINELLA;
Gas-PLant. Bears large, loose clusters of white
flowers in May and June. 20 cts. each.
D.—, var. ruber. It is a good-sized, hardy per-
ennial of much worth, from eastern Europe.
Its pale purple flowers are much better and
more numerous after it has become well estab-
lished. Too much should not be expected of
this plant the first year after setting. It is easy
of culture, but a dry soil suits it best. Fine when
well established. May and June. 20 cts. each.
D. Dahuricus. This isa larger plant than either
of the foregoing. The clusters of flowers are
larger and of a purplish red shade and there
is much more fragrance to the flowers.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
DICENTRA canadensis. SquirrREL Corn. A
rather nice, little, early-flowering bulbous
plant, native to rich woods in shade, and
useful for shady parts of the wild garden.
It wants rich, black soil that is not too dry.
Flowers white, tipped with rose, and finely
cut; foliage delicate. This and D. Cucullaria
both die down to the bulb early in summer.
12 cts. each, $1 per doz.
D. Cucullaria. DuTcHMAN’s BREECHES.
Bears a profusion of quaint white flowers in
long racemes. 15 cts. each.
D. eximia. Handsome, reddish purple flowers
and delicate foliage. Plant about 1 foot
high. May to August. 30 cts. each.
D. spectabilis. Bireepinc Heart; SEAL
FLower. One of the best old-fashioned gar-
den plants. Hardy in every sense; fine for
the border or margins of shrubbery, being
quite distinct. May and June. 50 cts. each.
DIGITALIS. Foxciove. An interesting genus
of plants whose culture is very simple, and
will keep up a continuous succession of
bloom all summer.
D. ambigua (D. grandiflora). Has yellowish
flowers and is quite pretty. It is a perennial,
hardy and of easy culture. Middle of June
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
D. lanata. Wootity Foxctiove. A biennial.
3 feet high. For best effect, should be
massed. Its compound racemes of white
and purplish flowers have an orchidaceous
appearance. Eastern Europe. Summer.
20 cts. each.
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Digitalis purpurea, var. gloxinizeflora.
Has a great variety of colors, but in
growing them separately I have had
much difficulty to keep the colors
separate. A tall, majestic plant, bear-
ing long spikes of tubular flewers most
beautifully spotted and marked like
a gloxinia. It is very impressive when
grown in mass. My strain is one of
the very best. Good, strong clumps
of this charming flower. Blooms in
June. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
D.—, var. alba. 20 cts. each.
D.—, var. Rose cr Pink. 20 cts. each.
D. sibirica. SrpERIAN FoxcLtove. A
permanent kind with small, creamy
colored flowers, borne im splendid,
erect spikes, in great profusion. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
DRACOCEPHALUM ¢randiflorum
(D. Altaiense). Dracon’s Heap.
Siberian; 6 to 9 inches high, bearing
handsome spikes of dainty blue, odd-
shaped flowers about an inch long.
Blooms in June and July and is a
valuable addition to the garden blues.
25 cts. each.
Eupatorium urticefolium
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Digitalis lanata.
ECHINOPS Ritro. GLospr THIstTLE. This is the
best species of this genus for cultivation. The
dark blue, globular heads are very showy and
useful for cutting. 20 cts. each.
ERIGERON glaucus. FLEABANE. Comes from
western North America. It is a fine, handsome
perennial, apparently quite hardy, and bears
plenty of good-sized heads of flowers, color
light lilac, with yellow daisy-like center. Fine
for cutting. 20 cts. each.
EUPATORIUM urticefolium. Wuitrt SNAKE-
Root. Three to 4 feet high, with good-sized
heads of white flowers; does well in shade.
20 cts. each.
EUPHORBIA corollata. FLoweErinG SpurGeE. Is
a native, 2 to 3 feet high, branching and bear-
ing many white bracts around the true flowers,
which give it a floriferous appearance and make
it one of the most delicate and attractive little
natives. Very useful for cutting or for the
border. Summer. 20 cts. each.
FUNKIA. Prantat Lity; Day Liry. A genus of
hardy herbaceous perennials, with good foliage
and often handsome flowers. Well suited to
decorate the lawn, or for planting in the borders
of shrubbery, or in rockwork. Before planting,
mix in a supply of manure to a good depth.
F. Fortunei. A low-growing variety, with large,
glaucous green leaves and mauve flowers. Very
attractive for border planting. 25 cts. each.
F. lancifolia. A Japanese plant, with pale lilac
flowers and lance-shaped leaves. Makes a very
pretty show and is a most desirable addition
to any planting. August. 20 cts. each.
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Funkia lancifolia, var. variegata. This has
crinkled foliage, variegated with white; flowers
purplish lilac, a little paler than Thomas Hogg.
20 cts. each.
F. Sieboldiana. Rather low-growing with
thick, bluish green foliage and pure white
flowers. Very distinct form. 25 cts. each.
F. subcordata. WuitE PLANTAIN Lity. Blooms
late in autumn, and is valuable on this account.
25 cts. each.
GAILLARDIA aristata (G. grandiflora). BLan-
KET FLower. A fine, hardy plant, admired
by all. The daisy-shaped flowers are red and
yellow inside, of good size, and on long stems.
In bloom longer than most plants and provides
a gorgeous display of color. 20 cts. each, $2
per doz.
Perennial Gaillardias may be ‘propagated
in spring by root-division and root-cuttings.
GENTIANA Andrewsii. CLosED or BoTTLE
GENTIAN. Stems 8 to 15 inches high; flowers
purplish blue, in Aug. and Sept. 25 cts. each.
GERANIUM. CRANESBILL.
G. Ibericum, var. platypetalum. Large
and branching; of variable colors in June.
20 cts. each.
Hemerocallis fulva, var. Kwanso (see page 11)
FRED’K H.
HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Funkia subcordata
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. Basy’s BreatH. A
native of Europe. Has much to
recommend it. Its flowers, produced
during the summer, are very numer-
ous, so much so that to a casual
observer they seem almost insepar-
able. They are nearly white, borne in
panicles, and give a very charming
effect, either in the border or when
used in bouquets. It is an airy, grace-
ful plant that grows in any good gar-
den soil and is sure to be prized by all
who try it. Its graceful, feathery foli-
age is very effective when used in bou-
quet work with other flowers. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
HELENIUM autumnale. SNEEZE-
WEED. This handsome native peren-
nial attains a height of 3 to 5 feet. It
branches at the top and bears many
large yellow flowers in autumn. 20
cts. each, $2 per doz.
H.—, var. magnificum. Lower-grow-
ing, with flowers as fine as any, and
three weeks earlier. 20 cts. each.
H.—, var.rubrum. Bright terra-cotta-
red flowers. 25 cts. each.
H. Hoopesii. Charming yellow flowers,
fine for cutting. Hardy and interest-
ing. Spreads from _ root-division.
Flowers about June. 20 cts. each.
HELIANTHUS letiflorus. This plant
is much shorter than Maximilianii,
and its flowers are a brighter yellow.
It is early, compared to most species.
It soon spreads to good-sized clumps;
flowers very handsome and borne in
ereat profusion. Summer. 12 cts.
each, $1.20 per doz.
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Hepatica triloba
Helianthus Maximilianii. Tall and late-blooming
species from the Middle West. 25 cts. each.
H. mollis. Grows about 4 feet high. Flowers
3 inches wide, yellow, coming in August.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
H. orgyalis (H. salicifolius). GraceFuL Sun-
FLOWER. One of the most valuable perennial
Sunflowers. Attains a height of 6 to 10 feet
in good soil, and soon forms large clumps. Its
narrow, drooping foliage gives a mass of it a
very attractive appearance most of the summer,
and when finally the large, handsome, yellow
flowers appear in great profusion, just before
frost and endure after some of the first hard
freezings, we have to acknowledge it to be one
of the finest of its class in cultivation. Late
autumn. 20 cts. each.
HELIOPSIS levis, var. Pitcheriana, is a better
plant than H. levis; not so tall, very floriferous
and: the flowers are deeper yellow. 20 cts.
each.
HELLEBORUS niger. Curistmas Rost. Grows
about a foot high. producing large, nearly white
flowers an inch wide; does finely in moist garden
soil, though a rich, well-drained, moist loam is
better. Use a good top-dressing of well-com-
posted manure as a dressing after flowering.
20 cts. each.
HELONIAS bullata. Swamp Pink. Is found
growing in dense shade and will grow in sun.
It is one of the best bog-plants. Beautiful pink
flowers. 20 cts. each.
HEMEROCALLIS Dumortieri. Day Lity. This
form has brownish orange-colored flowers which
are very attractive in June. Grows about 18
inches high with an abundance of flowers
which are fine for cutting. Japan and Siberia.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
H. flava. Lemon Day Liry. Fragrant yellow
flowers in June. Grows 2 feet high with flowers
on long stems for cutting. Siberia and Japan.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
H. fulva. ORANGE Day Lity. This old-fashioned
flower is one of the hardiest. It will do in full
sun or in the shade of deciduous trees, and is
not particular as to soil if not too wet. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
H.—, var. Kwanso. A form of the Orange Lily
with double reddish flowers. It is an interesting
plant both for cutting and for the border. Will
do well under the same conditions as the type.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
H. minor. This plant resembles a small form
of Dumortieri and the smaller flowers are
very attractive. 20 cts. each.
H. Middendorfii. A profuse bloomer over a
long season. Flowers deep golden yellow, three
to five in a terminal head. Two to 3 feet high.
20 cts. each.
H. Thunbergii. This plant is much like the
Lemon Lily except that it is taller and flowers
after the earlier one has bloomed, or in August
and September. It makes a good companion
to the first, as it prolongs the season so much.
It is easily grown in any good garden soil.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
HEPATICA acutiloba. LivERLEAr. The variously
tinted flowers appear as soon as the snow is off
the ground. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
H. triloba. Resembles the preceding closely, but
has round-lobed leaves. It flowers very early
and is nice to plant in front of shrubbery. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
HESPERIS matronalis. Rocket; DamMr’s Rocket.
Two to 3 feet high; various flowered: sweet
scented at night. South Europe and Asia.
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
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HEUCHERA sanguinea. Atum Root; Cora
Betis; Crimson Betts. One of the best plants
for the hardy border, keeping up a succession of
bloom during July and August. Its delicate
spikes of coral-red bells are most charming, es-
pecially in a large bed or a mass. Nice for table
or other decoration. 20 cts. each.
HIBISCUS, Moscheutos. MarsuH Matitow. This
is a most attractive member of the Hollyhock
family. bearing flowers often 6 inches wide and
of various colors. Fine for bogs, though quite
at home in good garden soil. Summer. 235 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
H. oculiroseus. Crimson Eyre. White, with
crimson center. Very striking and has been
widely advertised. It is commonly called Hi-
biscus Crimson Eye. 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.
HOLLYHOCK. See Althza.
HYACINTHUS candicans. See Galtonia candi-
cans, in Tender Plants.
IBERIS Tenoreana. Canpyturt. Has an abun-
dance of almost white flowers which last over a
long period. Fine for massing and exception-
ally good as a cut-flower. No garden should
be without it. 20 cts. each.
IRIS (lag)
This is a grand family with many varieties. The flowers are among the most glorious in the hardy
garden, and, by a proper selection, they may be had in bloom several weeks.
IRIS Cengialti. This species attains a height of Iris flavescens, or Canary-Bird. One of the best:
Hibiscus Moscheutos
about 6 inches, with numerous good-sized lilac
flowers, and not only has the habit of blooming
profusely in summer, but in late autumn a
few plants usually flower. A hardy kind,
much like the lower forms of Germanica.
15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.
I. cristata. Crestep Irnts. Comes from North
Carolina, and has handsome light blue flowers,
with short, thick green foliage. One of the
best dwarf kinds. It soon spreads so as to form
good-sized clumps, and seems entirely hardy.
May. 20 cts. each.
I. florentina alba. Orris Root. Fine early
Iris; white, tinged with lavender. 15 cts.
each, $1.55 per doz.
IRIS germanica. German Iris; FLOWER-DE-
Luce. The great Bearded Iris.
Atropurpurea grandiflora. Large, dark blue
uprights and deep blue falls striped with white
at base. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Black Prince. Early; large flowers and one of
the darkest purples. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
Camellia. Uprights white stained blue, falls
creamy white with few purplish stripes. A
fine light variety. 25 cts. each.
Duchesse de Brabant. Uprights coppery yel-
low; falls dark velvet-purple. A fine Iris. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
Duchess of Remour. Porcelain-blue and dark
blue. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Edina. Low; uprights pale blue, falls blue and
striped above. 20 cts. each.
conspicuous from a long distance when planted
in a mass. Uprights soft creamy yellow, falls
paler cream color, with striped base. A most
striking and valuable variety. Last of May.
20 cts. each.
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Iris germanica in the foreground of
Iris Fragrans, or Storm King. White, with violet
veins. 20 cts. each.
Gracchus. Beautiful and large, creamy yellow
uprights, falls velvet-purple and yellow striped.
A very strong and early form. 20 cts. each.
Her Majesty. Fine, with reddish purple flowers.
25 cts. each.
Honorable. Upright portion of the flower clear
yellow; lower portions yellow with purple veins.
Early. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
Lady Stanhope. A tall, bold Iris, with exquisite
lavender flowers; falls a little darker than the
uprights. Flowers large, on stalks often 3 feet
high. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Madame Chereau. Tall, with high standards;
white with blue margins. 15c. ea., $1.55 per doz.
Mrs. Woodhouse. Pale coppery yellow flowers;
very attractive. 20 cts. each.
Germanica neglecta. One of the tallest and
earliest of the German type, producing large,
blue flowers. A striking and handsome Iris.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
Nimrod. Pale and dark purple. 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.
Pearl. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Penelope. Low form, with nearly white flowers.
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
ners Flowers deep, dark copper. 20 cts
each.
Princess Louise. This new Iris is a very charm-
ing form with rose-purple flowers. 25 cts. each.
a perennial planting
Iris, Purple Blush. A showy form, with rose-
purple striped flowers. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.
Queen of Gypsies. A little taller than the
average; uprights light mulberry, falls velvety
purple with white stripes. A strong form with
ample stems. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Queen of May. A new and choice kind with
mauve-purple flowers, somewhat resembling
Her Majesty, though distinct from that variety.
June 1. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
Roi des Belges. Purple falls, lighter than the
standards. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Socrates. Standards clear yellow, falls dark
purple; large. Very rich and effective color
combination. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Spectabilis. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Stylosa. Tall; standards white, tinged blue; falls
purple with white stripes. Flowers large. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
Sylvia. Pale blue and purplish blue. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
Velveteen. Pale yellow standards; dark, velvety
purple falls. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Walter Scott. Standards coppery yellow; falls
dark, velvety purple; strong growing; flowers
June 10. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
In Various Colors, Mixed. The flowers show
a variation in form and delicacy of coloring
not excelled by many expensive and tender
orchids. June. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.
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Iris Sibirica. From Siberia. Perfectly hardy. A
profusion of light blue flowers. June. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.
I.—, var. White-flowered. Produces white
flowers of great beauty. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
I.—, var. Snow Queen. One of the best white
Irises, and apparently as hardy as any of the
Siberian Irises. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
I.—, var. orientalis. One of the best hardy blue
sorts. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
1. versicolor. Common BLuz Fiaa. Is the com-
mon Blue Flag of our brooksides and wet
meadows. It grows naturally in moist places.
but will thrive in any good garden soil when in
cultivation. One of the best bog varieties.
giving much bright color in its season, and
blooms profusely in long spikes. June. 15 cts
each, $1.50 per doz.
I. laevigata (J. Kaempferi). JAPAN Iris. This is
one of the most popular of all the Irises, when
grown on the right kind of soil. It comes in
after the more common kinds are past bloom.
and gives a great variety of color. It prefers a
rather heavy, moist soil and will stand con-
siderable enrichment. A few named kinds.
strong plants. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.
Fine mixed, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
Iris pumila
Iris longipetala. A species from Oregon, with
blue flowers. A very pretty and effective va-
riety that should be largely planted. 15 cts.
each.
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pallida Dalmatica. Tall, with finest lavender
flowers. One of the handsomest of all Irises
and most majestic in appearance as it carries
its very large flowers in clusters of four or five
on long stems. 25 cts. each.
Pseudacorus. Yrttow Frac. This is a
strong-growing sort, 2 to 3 feet high, with
clusters of good-sized yellow flowers. While it
will do well in any ordinary garden soil, it seems
to like moisture, and thrives best along the
wet margins of brooks, where it soon forms
good, large clumps. This is one of the taller,
rank-growing kinds. 20 cts. each, $2 per
doz.
pumila. A very pretty dwarf species, fine for
edging; lilac-purple. April. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
I.—. Rose-purple. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
I.—, Hybrid. Purple flowers; early. 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.
I.—, Hybrid. Yellow; a very fine new Iris, with
yellow flowers. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
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Lilium maculatum
Lilium auratum Lilium Henryi
LILIES - LiLium
HOSE of you who have grown Lilies,and grown them well, know what great satis-
faction there is in having a collection of this flower. It requires more attention
in planting and caring for than many of the garden plants, and should not be left
without attention as many others are when once they are planted.
The majority of species are hardy when once well established, yet by experience we
find that a little covering is good to protect from sudden changes in winter. In light soils
this can be remedied by deep planting, but I have found that deep planting in heavy soils
is not so well as a more shallow setting with good winter protection. When the bulbs
are once frozen in for the winter and a long warm spell comes which thaws them out en-
tirely, they are liable to injury. But with a covering of hay, leaves, or straw manure, an
ordinary winter’s thaw does not reach them.
Like most other plants, fall planting will give best results if the frost is not allowed to
reach the bulbs the first winter; but, on the other hand, spring setting is safer when there
is danger that frost will reach the bulbs. Lilies, like most other garden flowers here in
the North, stand much more cold after being well established.
I find this bulb stands much more enrichment than has been supposed. Under Aura-
tums, Speciosums, and Candidums I have had good success in putting a thin layer of
sphagnum moss. I never set Auratums in the nursery without this sphagnum under them.
It protects the bottom of the bulbs from the enriched soil and seems to stimulate their
growth. Sphagnum moss Is used in packing our bulbs, and can be used for this purpose.
Lilies, like the hollyhock and potato, are liable in certain wet seasons to blight. When
once it gets hold, as with the potato blight, spraying with bordeaux does not seem to be
of much benefit, but, when the spraying is done before the blight comes, it is likely to
prevent it and seems also to stimulate the growth of the plant.
In light loamy soils, in cold climates, 8 inches deep is not too much in the North.
This depth seems to protect against drought as well as frost.
Lilies like good drainage as well as plenty of moisture during the blooming season.
In heavy soils that are not well drained they seldom succeed.
Not rarely some Lilies do not appear above ground the first year after setting, but
seem to go through a season of recuperation and come up strong and good the second
spring. I have had L. Brownz and others do this, especially where imported bulbs were
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LILIES, continued
used which had become dry and the outer scales shrunken. When bulbs are stored in a
cellar in tight boxes and in soil which is not allowed to become too dry, they will often
winter in fine condition.
Many Lilies not only bear roots at the bottom of the bulb, but from where the
stem joins the bulb to near the surface of the bed have a large root growth.
The
Auratums are especially noted for this. It is well, therefore. to have plenty of well-
composted manure worked in the soil to a good depth so that not only the
ground under the bulb is enriched but near the surface also, so that the roots above
the bulb are stimulated.
BROWNII (L. japonicum, var. Brownit). Bears
three or four flowers, 7 to 8 inches long, partly
drooping, chocolate-purple outside and white
within. A very showy and desirable kind
which is nice for cutting, or in any place. It is
a durable one with me. July. $2 each.
CANADENSE. Witp YeE.LLow Lity. Flowers
vary in color—red and yellow. Grows 2 to 5
feet high and is a most hardy species. Nice to
plant among shrubbery, and does quite well in
shade. June and July. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.
CANADENSE var. RUBRUM. 25 cts. each,
$2.50 per doz.
CANDIDUM. Ascension or Maponna LIty.
Handsome, large, fragrant, pure white flowers.
Easy of culture; does best when left undis-
turbed after planting. These are grown in the
North of France; during, and following the
war, this last fall, these bulbs did not get over
in time for best results, and stock was not
quite up to the usual standard. We are
promised good quality this year, however;
and an early enough delivery to insure good
fall growth. I can quote only prices prevailing
at time of shipment in September. Fall
supplement in August will probably give price
of Candidums.
CROCEUM. Golden yellow; closely follows
L. Dahuricum in blooming. 30 cts. each.
ELEGANS, var. INCOMPARABILE. Deep
red; one of the best easy growers. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
ELEGANS, var. ORANGE. A very vigorous
and healthy form. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
ELEGANS, var. THUNBERGIANUM. Flow-
ers pale scarlet. June. Japan. 20 cts. each.
ELEGANS, var. UMBELLATUM. One of the
more common forms and a rather strong
grower. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
GRAYI. This species has a bulb of about the
same shape as Canadense, but smaller. The
flowers are dark orange-red, fine for cutting
to go with white flowers. 40 cts. each.
HANSONII. See L. maculatum.
HENRYI. This is a splendid Lily from China,
the most vigorous I have ever seen. Flowers
closely resemble those of L. speciosum in
shape, but are a handsome deep orange-yellow,
banded with green. Where soil, moisture and
other conditions were favorable, I have known
this Lily to grow and thrive ten or more years
without any special care. sending out taller
flower-stalks each season until fully matured,
bearing magnificent clusters of its beautiful
flowers in the greatest profusion. I consider it
as healthy and permanent as any kind I have
Lilium tenuifolium Lilium tigrinum Lilium regale
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LILIES, continued
Henryi, continued
known. Like most other Lilies of the Specio-
sum class, it is well to cover it a little during
the winter. 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.
KRAMERI. See L. japonicum, var. roseum.
LEICHTLINII. See L. Maximowiczii.
MACULATUM (L. Hansonii). Under favor-
able conditions attains a height of 3 feet. The
flowers of this species are reddish orange, six
to ten in a cluster: petals thick and durable.
A rare Japanese Lily that is rather high in
price, but so permanent and healthy has it
been with me that I consider it one of the
cheapest. I have never lost a bulb after
it was once established, and I have bulbs
which have bloomed every year for years.
75 cts. each.
REGALE. Vigorous constitution, medium in
height, bearing one to several handsome, white,
fragrant flowers; slightly shaded pink outside
and the lower inner surface primrose-yellow.
It is a hardy Lily and I consider it one of the
finest novelties offered in many years. It
seems to thrive on any good soil not too wet.
One customer from New Hampshire writes:
“These of last fall did so very well. I find it
one of the easiest Lilies to grow.’’ Everyone
who sees a L. Regale bed in bloom admires it.
Blooms about the same time as L. candidum.
75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz.
SARGENTIL#. This beautiful Lily, a native
of Thibet and local in its distribution, grows
taller than Regale, with its flowers in a cluster
at the summit. Its white flowers have a
chocolate shading outside. Too much
moisture is not suited to this bulb nor too dry
soil. My stock of this is too small to offer
until October, when plenty of sizable bulbs
will be ready.
SUPERBUM. American TurK’s Cap Lity.
This native Lily is one of the finest and most
hardy of all. It often attains a height of 6
feet and produces a large number of flowers.
Its flowers are bright orange in color, with
dark spots. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
TENUIFOLIUM. Srspertan Corat Lity. One
of the most delicate and charming species.
One to 2 feet high, with one to fifteen or
more nodding, rich scarlet flowers. 20 cts.
each.
TIGRINUM, var. SPLENDENS. By far the
best form of Tiger Lily I have had. It is taller,
with handsome, large flowers and a much
healthier plant. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
WILLMOTTI2. This new and rare Lily was
discovered by Mr. Wilson in the Province of
Hupeh, China. It is a very floriferous and
hardy Lily: as many as 28 blooms have been
borne here on a single plant. In color it is like
a shade of orange, or technically, it is that of
rouge saturne. It is still very rare in cultiva-
tion. It blooms with the Regale and seems to
be quite as hardy. $2 each.
Japanese Lilies
AURATUM. Go.p-Banpep Japan Lity. This
is the most popular Lily grown. No species
ever had so much general favor. It is a very
variable species in the size, color, etc., of its
flowers, and also in the time of flowering. A
bed of one hundred Auratums will produce
flowers over a longer time than a hundred of
any other Lily species. Flowers white, with a
central band and numerous deep purple spots.
Height 2 to 6 feet, not rarely bearing twenty
large, fragrant flowers 8 to 12 inches across,
with a fragrance so strong that a bouquet will
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Lilium speciosum
LILIES, continued
Auratum, continued
fill a large church with their odor. A clump
makes a glorious show. July and September.
First-sized bulbs. 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz.
ELEGANS, var. FULGENS (L. Batemanniz).
A strong variety, about 244 feet high; deep
apricot flowers. 60 cts. each, $6 per doz.
JAPONICUM, var. ROSEUM (L. Krameri).
All who see this Lily in flower admire it, and it
is often thought to be the most delicately
tinted of all. The flowers vary from pure white
in a few to a deep reddish pink. They are of
fairly good size, but of a most delicate struc-
ture, quite in keeping with the color. It isa
little difficult to grow on account of the fall
rains getting into the center of the bulb and
rotting it. It is said that the Japanese often
plant this Lily on its side, so that its scale
will shed the rains, and to prevent the water
Lilium tigrinum
aponicum, continued
from entering the center of the bulb. There
seems to be little difficulty in having them live
when fresh bulbs are set in spring. 60 cts.
each, $6 per doz.
LONGIFLORUM. A grand Lily, with pure
white, funnel-shaped flowers, often 7 inches
long. Often used for forcing for Easter to
take the place of the more tender Bermuda
Lily. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz.
MAXIMOWICZII (L. Leichtlinit), var. RED-
DISH YELLOW. This is a later-blooming
species than most of the red or yellow kinds,
and stronger than the yellow variety. 60 cts.
each, $6 per doz.
RUBELLUM. I consider this the earliest Lily
in my collection. The delicate pink flowers
are showy and last well. While it is not so
robust and durable as L. speciosum, it is a
longer-lived species than L. Kramert. 60 cts.
each, $6 per doz.
SPECIOSUM, var. ALBUM. About the same
as the well-known L. speciosum rubrum, except
that the flowers are white. It is a more ex-
pensive Lily. August and September. 70 cts.
each, $7 per doz.
SPECIOSUM, var. MAGNIFICUM and MEL-
POMENE aare sub-varieties of L. speciosum
rubrum and will be supplied at the same price
as Rubrum as long as stocks last. 65 cts. each,
$6.50 per doz.
SPECIOSUM, var. ROSEUM. White, shaded
and spotted with rose. 65c. each, $6.50 per doz.
SPECIOSUM, var. RUBRUM. This fine, late-
blooming plant from Japan is one of the most
showy of Lilies; of medium height, and not
difficult to grow. Blooms in August and
September. Good flowering bulbs. 65 cis.
each, $6.50 per doz.
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LATHYRUS latifolius. Prerennrat PEA: Ever-
LASTING PEA. A very desirable perennial, and,
though the flowers are not fragrant, like the
sweet pea, they are very handsome and well
worth growing. 15 cts. each.
L.—, var. White Peari. A fine white variety
with large, purest white flowers. 30 cts. each.
LIATRIS. Gay FEATHER; BuTTON SNAKEROCOT.
A group of plants of the composite family, with
purple or nearly white flower-heads. Fine for
the border. Liatris are easily grown from seed,
bloom continuously and last for years.
L. pycnostachya. Prarrizr or Kansas Gay
FeatHer. Long spikes of rose-purple flower-
heads. 20c. each, $2 per doz.
L. scariosa. This is a much showier form than
is usually sent out for this plant. It has large,
showy, purple heads and flowers much later
than the others. A very imposing form. 25 cts.
each.
L. spicata. Has spikes of good-sized purplish
flower-heads, 6 to 15 inches in length. Blooms
profusely. August. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
LINUM austriacum. AusTRALIAN FrLax. Has
pale blue flowers in June and July. It is a
pretty border plant and remains for a long time
in bloom. June. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
L. flavum. Is rather low in growth, with many
branches, which terminate in a great number
of bright yellow flowers. One of the best hardy
perennials with yellow flowers. June and July.
20 cts. each.
ne polyphyllus
LOBELIA cardinalis. Carpryat Flower. The
Cardinal Flower of our swamps and brooksides.
Is one of the most striking of our wild flowers:
often 4 feet high. Its elongated spikes of deep
scarlet flowers attract attention in any place.
Though naturally found in moist or boggy soil,
it takes kindly to cultivation. and may be
grown with success in any good garden soil.
August. The Cardinal Flower may be natural-
ized by sowing the seed in moist places where
the surface is always damp, and even in partial
shade, where it will grow without care. It is like
the fringed gentian in this respect. but will do
with more shade than the gentian. It should be
shaded for three to four days after transplant-
ing. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
LUPINUS polyphyllus. Has good-sized spikes of
handsome blue flowers in June: attains a
height of 3 feet and is a desirabie plant for the
border. or to grow among shrubbery. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
L.—, var. aibus. A white variety of the preced-
ing and makes a lovely combination when
planted with it. 25 cts. each.
L.—, var. roseus is a new form with rose-colored
flowers. A desirable new flower. 25 cts. each.
LYCHNIS. A showy ciass.
L. alpina. Has pink flowers, in close, compact
heads half an inch wide. Plant about 6 inches
high. A native of the Alps. May. 29 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
L. Chalcedonica. Matrresr Cross: JERUSALEM
Cross; ScaRLeET LIGHTNING. Two to 3 feet
high, with white or scarlet flowers in good-
sized corymbose heads. Give it a rich soil
and it will bloom all summer. June. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
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Lychnis coronaria. MuLiein Pink; Rose Cam-
pion. Flowers red; showy in June. 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.
L. Flos-cuculi.
$1.50 per doz.
L. dioica (L. diurna, var. rosea). About 2 feet
high: rose-purple flowers. A native of Britain;
hardy, showy. Naturalized along woodland
walks or half-shaded borders, it will live and
make a good showing while in bloom. May and
June. 20 cts. each.
L. Flos-Jovis. Grows 12 to 18 inches high
making a clump. Flowers in a rather dense
umbel. Individual flowers half an inch wide
or less. 25 cts. each.
LYTHRUM Salicaria, var. roseum superbum.
Rosy Strire. A rose-colored form of L. Sali-
caria, a native of England. where it is found
erowing on the margins of lakes and streams.
Height 3 to 5 feet, bearing leafy spikes of rose-
purple flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
MALVA moschata. Musk Mattow. Flowers
rose or white, about 2 inches wide. in terminal
axillary clusters: height about 2 feet: branching.
A handsome perennial native of Britain. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
MERTENSIA virginica. VirRGINIAN CowsLIP;
Buue Betts. A foot or two high, with dark
ereen foliage, and loose panicies of rich blue-
purple flowers in eariy spring. 25 cts. each,
$2.50 per doz.
MITELLA diphylia. BisHop’s Cap; MirErRwort.
The plant is a low and slender one with pretty,
small, white flowers in racemes 6 to 8 inches
long. Nice for the rockery and likes partial
shade. 15 cts. each.
MONARDA didyma. Osweco Tra: BEE Bam;
FRAGRANT Bato. Cardinal-red flowers in large,
showy heads 2 or more inches across, on leafy,
angled stems about 3 feet high, and when
massed for distinct effects against a dark back-
ground, its brilliant flowers give bright, semi-
tropic garden pictures in summer. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
MYOSOTIS. ForGEetT-ME-NoT.
M. alpestris, Victoria. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
M. scorpioides, var. semperflorens (M. palus-
tris). TRUE FoRGET-ME-NoT. A fine plant for
garden and for moist or wet grounds. 20 cts.
each.
CGENOTHERA,. Eveninc Primrose.
QE. Missouriensis. A low, caulescent perennial
with decumbent stems and bearing many
large, axillary, yellow flowers. A very perma-
nent plant in well-drained, sandy or gravelly
soil, but not difficuit to establish in any good
garden soil. 20 cts. each.
PZEONIA § albiflora (P. chinensis). CHINESE
PEontIEs. Among the many popular herbaceous
plants it would be hard to find one that fits into
any position in the garden or grounds like the
Peony. The gorgeous display of flowers in their
season is very effective, while the dark green
foliage is at all times attractive. What better
RaGGED Rostn. 15 cts. each
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Malva moschata
Peonia, continued
frontage for shrubs or, in fact, for any large
or small plantation, than Peonies) They are
also well suited to massing in beds by them-
selves. While Peonies may be planted with good
results in spring or fall, there is probably no bet-
ter time than from August 20 to the middle of
September. Give the borders or beds a deep
and thorough spading; yes, trench the ground,
working in a liberal supply of the best decom-
posed manure, and again a top-dressing of the
same in the spring. Avoid planting too deep: a
couple of inches of earth over the buds is suffi-
cient. Don’t expect too much of them the
first year. They are a little slow in their
esrowth, but after a couple of seasons, if they
have been well cared for, you will have no
reason for regretting the extra pains in setting.
They bloom in June.
Albert Crousse. A very large, flat, and compact
bloom; rose-white, flecked crimson; fragrant
Tall, erect, and a very free bloomer. An extra-
fine variety. $1.50 each.
August Miellez. Pale red and blush. 55 cts. each.
Baron Rothschild. Double; shell-pink, white
center. 60 cts. each.
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Pzonia Festiva Maxima
Peonia albiflora, continued
Charles Russela. Double: red. 60 cts. each.
Crimson Queen. 40 cts. each.
Double Red. 30 cts. each.
Double Rose. 50 cts. each.
Duchess of Orleans. Pale red and blush. A
charming variety. 65 cts. each.
Faust. White, tinged pink. 60 cts. each.
Festiva Maxima. One of the finest early white
Peonies: flowers very large and double, splashed
with clear carmine spots on edges of center
petals; foliage good and flowers fragrant. 70 cts.
Golden Harvest. Medium size, crown-shaped;
pale lilac-rose and cream-white center, crown
pink; fragrant: medium height. 70 cts. each.
L’Excellente. One of the fine double, dark red
forms. Large, fragrant flowers. 55 cts. each.
Lutitiana. Pale pink, yellow center. 60 cts. each.
Mary Tudor. Flower semi-double; rose, creamy
center. 40 cts. each.
Magnifica. A fine double white, shaded with
carmine. 90 cts. each.
Mutabilis. Pale pink. 75 cts. each.
Professor Morren. Pale pink. 55 cts. each.
Purpurea. Fine double purple flowers. 45 cts.
Reevesii. Fine: full-double; pink. 75 cts. each.
Rose de Gendbrugg. Pale rose. 55 cts. each.
Rubra plenissima. Pale pink. 45 cts. each.
Sappho. Dark rose. 45 cts. each.
Semi-Double Red. A new seedling of much
merit. 50 cts. each.
Single Red. 60 cts. each.
Teas’ No. 1. A large, full-double, blush-pink
flower, delicately fragrant and a most exquisite
shade. $1 each.
Teas’ No. 3. A fine double; red. 55 cts. each.
Peonia albiflora, continued
The Bride. Large; double; white, touched with
pink. $1 each.
Venus. A fine double, white form. 65 cts. each.
Victor Lemoine. Double; crimson. 50 cts. each.
Victoria. Single white. One of the best single
white Peonies. $1.50 each.
Victoria. Double; white. $1 each.
Wellington. Pale rose or pink. 55 cts. each.
P. officinalis, var. rosea-plena. 75 cts. each.
P.—, var. rubra-plena. 60 cts. each.
P. tenuifolia, var. fl.-pl. An early, double
Peony with deep scarlet flowers, but not so
large as the ordinary sorts. 75 cts. each.
Mixed Seedlings. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
PANSIES. See Viola tricolor.
PAPAVER nudicaule. IczeLanp Poppy. White,
reddish orange or common golden yellow flow-
ers. Very hardy and a permanent perennial
when established in congenial soil. May to
November. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
LARGE ORIENTAL POPPIES
Papaver orientale
Mrs. Perry. A fine salmon-rose. One of the best of
the large Poppies.
Perry’s White. A valuable addition to the list of
perennials. The flowers are a pure satiny white,
ee crimson-maroon blotch at the base of each
petal.
Gerald Perry. One of the most attractive of the
Oriental Poppies yet seen. Large flowers of a
uniform shade of apricot-pink, conspicuously
blotched crimson.
Any of the above, 50 cts. each
PENTSTEMON. Bearp-Toncusr. This
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Papaver orientale. ORIENTAL Poppy. A most
attractive plant, easy of culture, and with me
one of the most permanent of perennials. A
loamy or slaty soil with good drainage is right
for it. 15 cts. each.
P.—, var. Mahony. The darkest carmine-
purple. 30 cts. each.
P.—, var. Royal Scarlet. Itisa fine
hardy perennial, having great red
flowers with dark center. 25 cts. each,
$2.50 per doz.
P. pilosum. Flowers about 3 inches in
diameter, reddish yellow, with pale
spot at base of petals. 15 cts. each.
genus comprises a large number of
variously colored flowers. Few genera
among the popular hardy perennials
afford a greater number that are so
attractive. Their natural graceful-
ness, variety of colors, and great
abundance of flowers make them use-
fulin many places. They like a sandy
soil, with leaf-mold intermixed, and plenty of
moisture in summer, but in winter good drain-
age is essential. Though hardy as a rule, too
much frost with an excess of moisture in winter
seems to be fatal to most of this genus. Every
flower-garden should have at least a few of
these lovely flowers.
Pentstemon levigatus
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Papaver
nudicaule
See page 22
Pentstemon acuminatus. Lilac or violet flow-
ers in July. Stems erect, about a foot high.
A very attractive flower and nice for cutting.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
P. barbatus, var. Torreyi. About 2 feet high:
showy flowers; red or scarlet. One of the most
attractive. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.
P. grandiflorus. One of the showiest, with thick,
leathery leaves at base of stem and long, one-
sided spikes of large, showy, lilac or purple
flowers. 25 cts. each.
P. levigatus (P. Digitalis). Common on moist
grounds in the West. Though not so showy as
some, its flowers are quite abundant, nearly
white; a trifle more than an inch in length.
Moist, sandy soil is its choice. June. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz.
PHLOX paniculata. Hysprip Pytoxres. Many of
the best hardy perennials are of this genus.
Dwarf species, like P. subulata and its varieties,
are useful in rockwork. The taller sorts, P.
paniculata and P. maculata, give some most
delicate and varied colors, and are prized as
among the most staple garden perennials.
Following named Phlox varieties at 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz., except where otherwise noted.
Anna Crozy. An old-time favorite and one of
the best whites.
Arataxis. Pink and white.
Bridesmaid. White with large crimson-carmine
eye.
Eclaireur. One of the best of the rosy magentas,
with flowers of thicker material than most
other varieties.
General Chanzy. A very attractive color—
bright pink, tinted salmon. A bed of these is
a beautiful sight when in bloom.
Hanny Pfeiderer. Large; white, with cherry-
red center.
Independence. Large; pure white. Very fine
for contrast with the colored varieties.
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Phlox paniculata, continued
Jeanne d’Arc. Medium tall: white; late.
Jordan. A large-petaled, soft dark rose with
darker eye.
Mme. Paul Dutrie. Delicate lilac-rose; flowers
large and borne in large panicles.
Pantheon. Large, dark pink flowers: very fine.
Richard Wallace. White, violet center.
Rijnstroom (Rhine Stream). A grand new Phlox,
resembling Pantheon, but with larger flower-
heads. A soft, clear pink; medium height and
strong grower. 25 cts. each.
R. P. Struthers. Rosy carmine with claret-red
eye.
The Pearl. One of the best white Phloxes.
Medium tall and an excellent variety.
Von Lassburs. Handsome pure white with very
large individual flowers.
Tapis Blanc. Rather dwarf with beautiful heads
of large white flowers. One of the best dwarf
whites.
The Queen. A fine, tall, white variety.
W. O Veen. Delicate, soft shade of lilac. 25 cts.
each.
P. suffruticosa, Miss Lingard. A fine, free-
blooming Phlox, coming into flower much
earlier than other kinds and_ continuing
through the season. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
P. amoena. A low species, native to dry hills
and barrens. Flowers pink, purple and, occa-
sionally, white. This form is pink. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
P. divaricata. This species grows naturally in
shade or partial shade, and does best in such
a location. Six to 12 inches high, flowers blue or
lilac. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
P.—, var. alba. 15 cts, each, $1.50 per doz.
Planting of Hardy Phlox
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Phlox paniculata, continued
P. stolonifera (reptans).
A handsome, low-
growing species. forming dense beds which,
when in bloom. display a solid sheet of red
flowers. May to June. 20 cts. each.
P. subulata. Moss Pink. Creeping and tufted,
Flowers pure white to
forming broad mats.
15 cts. each, $1.50
rosy red. May and June.
per doz.
P.—, var. alba. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
P.—, var. Alice Wilson. The flowers of this are
violet-blue. 20 cts. each.
PHYSOSTEGIA virginica. Fats—E Dracon-
Heap. Flowers about an inch long, varying in
color from purplish red to pink and white.
15 cts. each. $1.50 per doz.
P.—, var. alba. The white form of this plant
is very pretty and fine for cutting. 20 cts. each.
PLATYCODON é¢randiflorum. JAPANESE BELL-
FLOWER. Six to 15 inches high. Large, soli-
tary, white or blue flowers at the ends of the
branches. China and Japan. Summer. 15
cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
P.—, var. album. 20 cts. each.
P.—, var. Mariesii. Not so tall as the typical
Grandiflorum, but with large blue flowers
in great profusion. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum. ManpRAKE: May
AppLe. A good plant for shade. The flower is
pure white or nearly so, of good size, but often
hidden by the foliage. It has large, round,
lobed, peltate leaves. 20 cts. each.
POLEMONIUM Van Bruntia (P. ceruleum).
Jacos’s Lapprer. A fine border plant, with
handsome blue flowers in early summer. May
and June. 20 cts. each.
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Polemosiium reptans. GREEK VALERIAN. Loose-
panicled corymbs of blue or sometimes white
flowers. Plant 6 inches high, blooming in
spring. 20 cts. each.
POLYGONATUM multiflorum. Davin’s Harp;
Lapy’s Seat. One to 3 feet high, with small
white flowers. A nice plant for the wild garden.
Last of May. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
POLYGONUM amplexicaulee. MOUNTAIN
FLEECE. Strong-growing plant, 3 to 5 feet high.
Flowers nearly white, borne very profusely.
Makes a brilliant display in the garden. Needs
a little covering in Vermont, as it is somewhat
tender. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
POTENTILLA rupestris. Flowers white, borne
on long stems; a fine plant for dry places.
12 cts. each, $1 per doz.
PRIMULA officinalis (P. veris of Lehman and
of Linnzus in part). Cowstip; PALsywort.
Plant in rich, well-drained soil, in the border or
in the rockery. Flowers vary from a clear yel-
low to pleasing shades of yellow and maroon.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
P. officinalis, Yellow and Maroon. 25c. each.
P. officinalis, Clear Yellow. 35 cts. each.
RUDBECKIA laciniata, var. ‘‘Golden Glow.”’
One of the finest plants, 6 to 8 feet tall, with
large, full, double, golden yellow flowers in great
profusion. Two or three plants will soon make
a fine clump. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
R. Newmanii. Fiowers large; yellow with dark
purple centers. Grows 1 to 3 feet high. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
SALVIA azurea, var. grandiflora. Sacer. Delicate
blue flowers in August. A permanent plant of
easy culture, adding a much-needed touch of
blue to the garden when yellow seems to be
predominant. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
Sanguinaria canadensis
SANGUINARIA canadensis.
Has
very pretty white flowers in early spring, an
inch or two wide, followed by large, heart-
shaped leaves, which remain until autumn. It
will do well in shade. and on this account is one
of the most valuable for the shady corner
12 cts. each, $1 per doz., $6 per 100.
BLOODROOT.
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Sedum spurium coccineum. Rose-purple flowers;
low-growing; nice for rocks. 12 cts. each, $1.20
per doz.
S. stoloniferum. A species from Asia Minor, with
pink or white flowers. 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.
S. Telephium. The common Live Forever of
our meadows. Good for rocky, barren situa-
tions. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.
S. ternatum. Stems spreading; 3 to 6 inches
high. 15 cts. each.
SILENE alpestris. ALPINE CatcHFLy. A low, per-
ennial, white-flowered plant, 5 to 6 inches high,
forming tufts. A fine plant for the low border
as well as for rockwork. 20 cts. each.
SPIRA Aruncus. See Aruncus, page 4.
S. Filipendula. See Ulmaria, page 27.
STACHYS lanata. Wootty Wounpwort. The
blooms are striped, in whorls; leaves thick, soft
and woolly.
A fine bor-
der plant
blooming in
June and
July. 12 cts.
each, $1.20
per dioiz.
STATICE lati-
folia. SEA
LAVENDER.
A handsome
Sedum ee aple
SAPONARIA officinalis. Common Soapwort;
Bouncine Bet. Will grow in the poorest soil.
12 cts. each. “jain, 2 See
SEDUM. Sronecrop. A very large genus, com- high, from a
prising more than a hundred species of plants, deep root.
mostly hardy, and natives of temperate or Scape much
frigid regions. Their flowers are mostly white branched,
or yellow, sometimes pink or blue. panicle large
S. acre. Watt Pepper: Mossy Stonecrop. A and prea
pretty species for rockwork:; well known and Bek eae
considerably used. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. eo ES
P : ieee summer. As
S. Aizoon (S. Mazimowiczii). Flowers yellow, Ea Tl sin Gre
opening in a dense, flat. spreading cyme in ting as the
late summer. About a foot high. Japan. 15 Gypsophila.
cts. each, $1.50 per doz. A hardy and
S. hybridum. A low, creeping plant, forming permanent
compact tufts, 4 to 5 inches high, with hand- plant, which
some yellow flowers in umbellate cymes, 2 to 3 should be
inches across. A native of Siberia and flowers in given a deep
summer. Does well in dry, rocky places. 12 soil, sunny
cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $6 per 100. position and
S. maximum. A stout, bushy plant, 2 feet left undis-
high or less. Flowers whitish with red spots turbed. Its
toward the tips. 20 cts. each. color gives a
S. pallidum, var. roseum. 15 cts. each, $1.50 most desir-
per doz. able touch to
S. reflexum. Flowering stems, 8 to 10 inches the hardy
high; flowers yellow, three-fourths of an inch border and is
very attract-
wide. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 4
S. spectabile, var. purpureum. This form is pe 20 BES: See ct
= ’ . .
much better than the type, having larger and met tachys lanata
darker purple flowers and larger cymes. 20 cts. STOKESIA cyanea. Sroke’s Aster. A sare,
each, $2 per doz. : , hardy plant of the Aster family; 12 to 18
S.—, var. Brilliant. This form has still deeper inches high, and very thrifty. Of surpassing
rose flowers, and is an improvement on the -----. beauty, with blue flowers in August. Leaves
Purpureum. 20 cts. each. ee _-are rich green. 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.
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TANACETUM vulgare, var. crispum, is the cut-
leaved form of the common Tansy. It is
interesting, both for the foliage and for its
flowers. 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.
THALICTRUM dasycarpum. PureLE MrEapow
Rust. Two to 4 feet high; purplish stem;
flowers greenish and purple. Grows naturally
in dry uplands. 20 cts. each.
T. dioicum. Earty Mrapow Rue. One to 2
feet high; flowers purplish and greenish in am-
ple panicles, dicecious, coming in April and
May. Nice for planting in shade. 15 cts. each.
T. minus. A somewhat variable species 1 to 2
feet high: blooms in summer. 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.
T. polygamum. Tatt Meapow Rue. Stately
plant, when grown in rich, moist soil. Flowers
white: foliage good. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. Grows 4 feet high,
with bright yellow flowers. 25 cts. each.
TIARELLA cordifolia. Fatse Mirerwort;
Foam Frower. Handsome in leaf and flower:
quite hardy; easily increased, and at home
in any moist. sandy soil. Fine for the shady
corner, shady or sunny portions of the
rockery, or, if not too dry, in full sun. Creamy
white flowers, star-shaped, massed on stems
above the foliage. May. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
TRADESCANTIA virginiana. Spmerwort. A
good plant for decorative purposes among
shrubbery or along the margins of woodland
walks. After a time it forms fine, large clumps,
10 to 18 inches high, with numerous terminal
umbels of large, light blue flowers. 15 cts. each.
TRILLIUM. Woop Liry; Wake Rosin. Early-
flowering bulbous plants, which are generally
fond of shade. Large, handsome, dark green
Thalictrum
Trillium, continued
leaves. which continue for a long time after
the flower. If planted in spring, it should be
done early. Autumn or late summer is the
best time to transplant them. Clumps of Tril-
liums interspersed amongst the shrubbery
make a most interesting feature of the garden.
They bloom profusely in spring.
T. cernum. Noppine Trititium. About a foot
high, bearing three leaves with a nodding white
flower. 20 cts. each.
T. erectum. The common purple-flowered kind;
one of the first in bloom. 12 cts. each, $1.10
per doz.
T. grandiflorum. Generally considered the best,
and probably a thousand of it are sold to a
hundred of any other kind. A very charming
plant, blooming in early spring and liking
shade. Very hardy and increases rapidly. 10 cts.
each, 75 cts. per doz.
T. undulatum (T. erythrocarpum). PatnTEep
Trittium. This native of cold damp woods is
more difficult to grow than some. It needs leaf-
mold and deeper setting, but will amply repay
the extra care when established. 12 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.
TROLLIUS europzus. Common GLOBE FLOWER.
Stems 6 to 20 inches high, bearing pale yellow
flowers an inch or more wide. A very interest-
ing plant with handsome flowers. June to
August. 25 cts. each.
TUNICA Saxifraga. Has small pink flowers in the
greatest profusion. Nice for the low border or
for rockwork: blooms profusely. 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.
ULMARIA Filipendula (Spirea Filipendula).
Merapow Sweet: Dropwort. Flowers white
or rose outside; stem 2 to 3 feet high. grooved,
erect, with a few small leaves. Tuberous-
rooted, herbaceous perennial. June and July.
A native of Europe. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
28 Harpy PERENNIALS
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Viola cornuta, var. alba
Ulmaria purpurea. One of the finest of Meadow
Sweets. 2 to 4 feet high. 15 cts. each.
UVULARIA grandiflora. BeLLwort. Ten to 18
inches high, forking above numerous light green
leaves and pale yellow flowers. Spring. 12 cts.
each, $1.20 per doz.
VALERIANA coccinea. Showy heads of reddish
flowers. June to October. 2 feet. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
V. officinalis. Harpy GARDEN HELIOTROPE. An
old-time favorite. Showy heads ef rose-tinted
white flowers during June and July. Tall-
growing with a delightful heliotrope odor.
35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz.
VERONICA gentianoides. About 2 feet high. with
pale blue flowers borne in profusion. 15c. each.
V. longifolia. Two feet high; lilac flowers. 12
cts. each, $1.20 per doz.
V.—, var. subsessilis. By far the finest of the
hardy Veronicas. The flowers are large, and of
an intense blue. A very decorative plant:
quite permanent. 25 cts. each.
Veronica spicata. Handsome bright blue flowers
in a dense spike; blooms profusely. Europe. 20
cts. each, $2 per doz.
VERBASCUM nigrum. Muvtuetmn. Handsome,
bright yellow or white flowers in June. Plant
2 feet high and very stately: most effective in
the border. Western Asia. 20 cts. each.
VIOLA. VIOLET.
V. canadensis. CAaNapraAN WHITE VIOLET. One
of the best of wild Violets. Not rarely 18 inches
high, branching and bearing numerous white-
and-purple flowers. 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz
V. cornuta. HorNED Pansy; TUFTED Pansy.
The recently added varieties of this charming
plant have greatly enhanced its value as a
class, which is distinct from the common
Pansy. Partial to moist soil: comes readily
from seeds. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
V.—, var. alba. Like the preceding except the
flowers are pure white. One of the daintiest.
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
V. odorata, var. alba. 20 cts. each.
V. pubescens. Downy YELLOW VIOLET. Six to
12 inches high, with broadly heart-shaped
leaves and yellow flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
V. palmata, var. cucullata. Hooprep VIOLET.
Blue flowers. 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.
V. tricolor. Pansy. Very popular. The flowers
are borne profusely on long stems. It prefersa
cool, moist bottom. 8 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz.
YUCCA filamentosa. Apam’s NEEDLE. Leaves
about an inch wide. Pyramids of white, beil-
shaped fiowers in July. 4 to 8 feet high.
each.
ee
D5 ate
oY Yow
Trillium grandiflorum (see page 27)
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
OrcHIpDs 29
HARDY TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS
This charming hardy group contains some of the most showy hardy plants in cultivation. They are
very easy to manage, and exceedingly attractive when in flower.
No class of plants has more admirers, and
all who have had the pleasure of seeing them growing have doubtless been struck with the lovely and varied
coloring of some of this family.
To see them growing in their habitat is a treat which comparatively few
can enjoy, but with a little trouble we may have the pleasure of their flowers at home in our garden.
APLECTRUM hyemale. Putry-Roor: Apam
AND Eve. Flower-stalks 10 to 15 inches high
with about ten flowers which are yellowish,
tinged with madder-purple. By the time the
flowers are fully developed, the single leaf at
the base of the stem has faded and soon disap-
pears. to come up again in October. Very odd
and attractive. 50 cts. each.
CALOPOGON pulchelius. Flowers in _ loose
racemes—magenta-crimson, rarely white.
Native to open bogs and meadows. 15 cts. each.
CYPRIPEDIUM parviflorum. Smatt YELLOW
Lapy’s Sirpeer. One of the best native orchids:
6 to 15 inches high, with one or more brighé
yellow flowers. The brown-purple spiral
petals contrast nicely with the yellow lip;
fragrant. Does well in sandy soil, with a mix-
ture of peat or leaf-mold: likes some shade.
May and June. 25 cts. 3,5, 6, or more buds at
25 cts. a bud.
C.—, var. pubescens. LarGe YELLow Lapy’s
Suipper. Resembles C. parviflorum, but is
larger. Does well in almost any soil; likes
some shade. One of the easiest to manage, and
one of the most permanent when well set. It
should be in every collection of hardy plants
for it adds distinction to any planting. May
and June. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.
C. acaule. Common Lapy’s Siipper. This is
another handsome native, beautiful, rose-col-
ored flower 2 inches in length. Suited to well-
drained fissures of rockwork. 20 cts. each. 3,
5, 6, or more buds at 20 cts. a bud.
C. hirsutum (spectabile). SHowy Lapy’s
SurppER. The grandest of all terrestrial orchids.
The flowers are borne on leafy stems 2 feet
or more high. The pouch is much inflated,
of a deep rose-purple or almost white, while
sepals or petals are white. May be forced
in peat or grown outside. It likes a con-
siderable amount of moisture, but no stag-
nant soil will suit. Strong, single-budded
plants, 25 cts. each; plants with two flowering
buds, 50 cts. each. A few larger plants, with
3, 5, 6 or more buds at 25 cts. a bud.
EPIPACTIS pubescens (Goodyera pubescens).
RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN. Reticulated leaves
which are very pretty, are clustered at the base
from which springs a stalk 12 to 18 inches high,
terminating in a close spike of white flowers.
The flowers of this plant are pretty enough in
their season, but the leaves, lasting fresh
through the winter, are very attractive. Needs
shade and peat or leaf-mold. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.
The most of these Orchids are quite permanent when established in the right soils.
Epipactis repens. Grows 6 to 12 inches high.
Leaves much smaller than in Pubescens. Flow-
ers white in a one-sided raceme. 35 cts. each.
E. tesselata. Stems average about 8 inches high
leaves ovate to oblong-lanceolate, faintly
veined. 35 cts. each.
HABENARIA blepharigiottis. Wuirre FRINGED
Orcuips. An attractive white-flowered Orchid
of our northern swamps and bogs. Flowers
in short roundish or oval heads. 50 cts. each,
$3.50 per doz.
H. fimbriata. Usually a little taller than
Psycodes, with longer leaves and more densely
flowered spike. Rich, wet deciduous woods
and borders. Flowers paler than those of
Psycodes:; leaves broader. We can offer only
a few at $1 each.
H. psycodes. A rather pretty plant, native to
wet meadows and swamps, about 2 feet high.
Flowers purplish in a dense spike. 30 cts. each.
LIPARIS Leeselii. Twaysiapr. Grows 2 to 6
inches high from a bulbous root. Leaves
elliptic or oblong, keeled. Flowers greenish
yellow five to ten on a stem. 15 cts. each.
POGCNIA ophioglossoides. Flowers usually
single, pale pink. Roots fibrous. 20 cts. each.
ORCHIS spectabilis (Galeorchis spectabilis).
SHowy Orcuts. Grows 4 to 7 inches high,
with two oblong leaves at the base; short, loose
spikes of pink-purple flowers in May. Native
to rich woods, 20 cts. each.
SPIRANTHES cernua. Lapisrs’ TREssEs. Grows
6 to 12 inches high. Leaves mostly radical.
Flowers white; fragrant. Open grassy moist
pastures and meadows. 20 cts. each.
See aes
I have seen one
or two of the Lady’s Slipper planted where they lasted five years; in one case, sixteen years.
30 Harpy Ferns FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
HARDY FERNS
N the last 20 years Hardy Ferns have gained much in popularity in America. They
seem so well fitted for shady locations, where little else would succeed, that large num-
bers are often used to fill space which seems suited to them alone. I believe it is usually
understood that the right sort of enrichment for Ferns is decayed peat or good leaf-
mold, also well-decomposed chip dirt. The dark soils of our deep woods are suited to these
shade-loving plants. I say “shade-loving,”’ because the majority are found only in shade
in their natural homes, though a few thrive in very dry and sunny situations. As a rule,
they are easy to grow. In fact, in some soils a few are inclined to spread and become
weeds. We have hilly moist pastures in Vermont which are almost entirely given up to
some species. This, however, is in only a few favored places and not many species are
so inclined to spread. When they become well established in
congenial soils, they are quite permanent and need almost no
care, except to be let alone.
Though I have never tried barnyard manures under Ferns,
I have read so often that manures are not congenial to
them that I feel warranted in not advising
their use. It may be that well-composted
manures, where no further decomposition
is possible, can be used sparingly under
Ferns, if no leaf-mold or similar soil is ob-
tainable, but it should be used sparingly
and never when the leaf-mold is at hand.
Some locations which are in the shade
are not good for Ferns. The ground
under maple trees is often so sapped of
all moisture and enrichment that hardly
Various fronds anything else can live there. Aspidium cristatum
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Adiantum
PEDATUM. Matpennair FERN. One of the
most popular species of hardy sorts. It makes
a good pot-plant, and is at home in almost any
good garden soil where sufficient moisture is
near, and drainage as well. It grows naturally
in shade and also in the sun. The chief char-
acteristics of this Fern are its airy poise and
delicate frond texture. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz., $6 per 100.
Aspidium
CRISTATUM. A small, narrow-fronded plant
which grows in moist meadows and swamps,
but more commonly around old stumps and
decayed trees in open meadows and pastures.
It makes one of the best plants in cultivation.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
CLINTONIANUM. A much larger plant than
the true type of A. cristatum; attains a height
of 4 feet when grown under the most favorable
conditions. It is usually found in shade, and is
fine for the north side of the house. 25 cts.
each, $2.50 per doz.
GOLDIEANUM. Not rarely attains a height of
4 feet in its natural home. Itis one of the finest
Aspidiums. Moist, well-drained, loamy soil is
good for it. 25 cts. each.
MARGINALE. Quite common on rocky hill-
sides. Its large, light green fronds have a
bluish tinge and are very durable; cut speci-
mens will keep a long time. A valuable Fern
for rocky or shaded slopes, or, in fact, for any
place where it may be grown. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
NOVEBORACENSE. Of medium size and more
delicate structure than most of the larger
Ferns. Its height in favorable locations is a
little more than a foot. 20c. each, $2 per doz.
SPINULOSUM.
Makes a fine plant for
any corner where it
may be made to grow.
Its fronds are 1% feet
high, by 4 and 5 inches
wide, and so delicately
constructed as to be
very handsome. Is
worth any amount of
care and trouble to
make it
> grow. 20
cts. each,
$2 per doz.
~ THELYPTERIS.
aie much on dif-
ferent soils. Fronds
are about 2 feet high,
long and narrow. Fine
for giving variety to
the front bed. 15 cts.
each.
Dicksonia punctilobula
Harpy FErrns
Aspidiums are beautiful planted in masses
Asplenium
ACROSTICHOIDES (A. thelypteroides). S1-
VER SPLEENWORT. Attains a height of 3 feet
and has fronds 3 to 5 inches wide. It is one of
the Ferns which grow alone if in good, moist
soil. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
ANGUSTIFOLIUM. SpLeenwort. A fine,
tall Spleenwort, growing in moist ravines, and
often 3 feet high. Needs shade and a moist,
rich soil. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.
FILIX-FQEMINA. Lapy
Fern. Has a larger
number of cultivated
forms in Europe than
any other of our common
Ferns. One to 3 feet high,
with fine, delicate fronds,
and very hardy. Shade
and sun are alike con-
genial, if soil is sufficiently
rich and moist. Grows
vigorously. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
PLATYNEURON (A.
ebeneum). Usually 9 to
15 inches high when fairly
established. A fine little
Fern, with narrow, ever-
green fronds, which are
very handsome. Found
on rocky soil. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
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Aspidium marginale
32 Harpy Ferns
Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern)
ASPLENIUM, continued
TRICHOMANES. Mamennair SPLEENWORT.
This does well in shaded rockwork and will
grow on shaded cliffs if moist. 20 cts. each,
S2 per doz.
Camptosorus
RHIZOPHYLLUS. Watcxinc-Lear. Is found
on the margins of shaded cliffs or rocks, where
the leaf-mold has formed a good black soil, and
is always shaded. Where such locations can be
imitated, it is a good plant and will prove a very
effective addition indeed where plants are
needed for a shady place. 25 cts. each.
Cystopteris
BULBIFERA. Btapper Fern. Its fronds are
not rarely 2 feet
= long, but quite
y= narrow. They
are widest at the
bottom and ta-
per to a narrow
point at the top.
Exceptionally
useful on damp,
rocky banks. A
most interesting
Fern. 15 cts.
each, $1.50 per
doz.
S\ FRAGILIS. This
is avariable Fern,
=
growing Over a
ee v wide area. It is
olystichum smaller and more
fronds
fragile than the
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Fragilis, continued
Bulbifera. It makes a
nice piant for rock-
work. It is found in
partial shade or full
sun. 15cts each, $1.50
per doz.
Dicksonia
PUNCTILOBULA (0D.
pilosiuscula). Hay-
SCENTED FERN. Very
abundant in the
mountain pastures
of New England. Del-
icate and easy of cul-
ture, it is one of the
best. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
Onoclea
STRUTHIOPTERIS.
OstricH FERN. One
of the most stately
and one of the best for
cultivation. Not rare-
ly over 4 feet high,
with handsome dark,
green fronds growing in a circle, forming in
outline a handsome vase. It is not evergreen,
but lasts until frost kills the fronds. It likes to
be shaded part of the day and will stand con-
siderable moisture. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
SENSIBILIS. Sensitive FERN. A common
plant in moist ground; though nice to estab-
lish in some places, I do not consider it so good
as many others 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.,
$6 per 100.
Osmunda
Flowering Fern
The Osmundas area grand group of large, tall-
growing Ferns, which when estab- ;
lished in right soils and locations, &
make fine plants. a
O. regalis and O.
cinnamomea grow
in more moisture,
as a rule, than O.
Claytoniana; but
with good treat-
ment and _ intelli-
gent selection of
location, the three
may be grown to-
gether. It will not
be the first or sec-
ond year that the
full benefit comes
from the planting
of these _ species;
after they have be-
come established,
much handsomer
fronds appear.
Polystichum plant
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
OSMUNDA, continued
CINNAMOMEA. CINNAMON FERN.
each, $2 per doz.
CLAYTONIANA. CLAyTON’s FLOWERING
FERN. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
REGALIS. Royat FERN; BucKTHORN BRAKE.
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
20 cts.
Phegopteris, Cliff Brake
HEXAGONOPTERA (Polypodium hezago-
nopterum). HrExAGON BrEEcH FERN. Broader
fronds; very delicate and pretty. Grows in
any good, moist soil, where it will not get too
dry and still have drainage. 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.
POLYPODIOIDES. 5 to 8 inches high. A very
delicate litthke Fern which will grow in rock-
work or level culture in partial shade.
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Polystichum
BRAUNII. Suretp Fern. Comes from the
shaded brooksides of the higher mountains of
New England. A very handsome Fern,
though not so common as most of the hardy
sorts. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
ACROSTICHOIDES (Aspidium acrosti-
choides). DaGGEerR FERN; CHRISTMAS FERN.
A widely known species; its fronds are used
by the trade in bouquets. One of the easiest to
manage, and about the best evergreen hardy
Fern we have. It grows on rocky, half-shaded
hillsides and in swamps. Is fine for forming an
undergrowth among shrubbery. 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.
Harpy Ferns’ = 33
Polypodium
VULGARE. Potypopy. A fine evergreen Fern
for rockwork in shade. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per
doz.
W oodsia
ILVENSIS. Rusty Woopsta. Grows on dry,
exposed rocks, forming large tufts, and is a
pretty Fern. 5 to 6 inches high. 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.
OBTUSA. Fronds a little wider than W. [lven-
ae Easily managed, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per
OZ.
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34 TENDER PLANTS
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
TENDER PLANTS
Suited to spring planting.
They are lifted in autumn just after frost, and, after being well dried,
the bulbs are stored in a warm, dry place. The flowers of nearly all are brilliant and showy.
Cannas
Austria. One of the best yellow-flowering Cannas.
Flowers of large size, of a very clear canary-yel-
low. inside slightly dotted brown; wonderfully
fine. A tall-growing variety; green foliage.
25 cts. each.
Charles Henderson. Of uniform, compact habit,
growing about 31% feet high: flowers a deep
crimson with yellow flame at the throat; green
foliage. 15 cts. each.
Eastern Beauty. Light salmon; bronze foliage.
20 cts. each.
Mont Blanc. Almost pure white. 30 cts. each.
King Humbert. King of the Bronze - leaved
Cannas. A _ brilliant orange-scarlet variety of
large size; leaves broad and massive. Height
5 feet. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
Tritonia (Montbretia)
Crocosmeflora. One of the most floriferous of
summer-flowering bulbs. The very pretty orange-
scarlet flowers are borne in loose racemes and
measure 2 inches across. The foliage is sword-
shaped and abundant, greatly enhancing the
beauty of the flowers. August and September.
12 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz., $3 per 100.
Galtonia
Candicans (Hyacinthus candicans). SUMMER
Hyacintu. I have placed this plant in former
years among the hardy sorts, and it is as hardy as
many of the Japan lilies, but without protection
it kills out in open winters in Vermont. It is as
easily wintered in soil in the cellar as a gladiolus.
It has large, pure white, pendent, funnel-shaped
flowers in long racemes. They are fragrant, and
the whole raceme is not out at one time. South
Africa. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Gladioli
This is a very useful class of bulbs for spring
planting, from the fact that the flowers are not only
among the most showy in their season, but also
because, by making a succession of plantings, the
season may be prolonged until frost. Some of the
later hybrid sorts are exquisitely delicate in their
rich tints. They are most effective when massed
among plants of similar character. They like a deep,
rich soil and sheltered position. Plenty of manure
should be worked into the soil, but not allowed, in
its fresh state, to come in contact with the bulbs,
as it causes decay. August.
Baron Hulot (Blue King). A really fine blue
Gladiolus. In color it is a rich, royal violet-
blue, very effective when cut and used in
conjunction with Schwaben or other yellow
variety. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.
Halley. The predominating color of these flowers is
delicate salmon-pink, with a slight roseate tinge,
though the lower petals bear a creamy blotch
with astripe of bright red through the center, the
whole producing a delightful effect. 10 cts. each,
90 cts. per doz.
Niagara. A delightful cream shade, blending to
canary-yellow, splashed with carmine. 10 cts.
each, $1 per doz.
Prince of Wales. This is in our estimation one of
the best novelties of recent introduction. The
flowers are large and well placed and the color is
a most charming coral-pink. 25 cts. each. $2.50
per doz.
Princeps. Brilliant scarlet- crimson, carrying
mostly three white blotches on lower petals.
10 cts. each, $1 per doz.
Schwaben. Clear canary-yellow, shading to soft
sulphur. 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.
Gladioli Mixtures
White and Light Varieties. Mixed. Superb.
7 cts. each, 80 cts. per doz.
Scarlet and Red. Extra-fine scarlet and red
shades. 8 cts. each, 65 cts. per doz.
Yellow and Orange. Best yellow shades. 9 cts.
each, 95 cts. per doz.
Striped and Variegated. 7 cts. each, 55 cts. per
doz.
Scarlet and Variegated.
7 cts. each, 55 cts. per doz.
Pink and White Mixture. A _ fine selection,
especially for cut-flowers. Some of the best pinks
and whites used. 9 cts. each, 95 cts. per doz.
Fine Mixed, All Shades. Some of the showy
kinds, with many of the most delicate colors. 10
cts. each, 80 cts. per doz., $4 per 100.
Extra-fine selection.
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ROSES
Roses like a good, rich, deep loam. There is little danger of getting the soil too rich. Shallow,
sandy or gravelly soils are not suited to them. When it is necessary to plant in such soils as these,
artificial compost should be made by taking out a foot and a half of this natural soil, and filling in with
rich, heavy loam. In cold climates, Roses may be grown by banking up a foot or 18 inches just before
winter. In spring this should be removed and the plants cut back as far as they are killed. Even the tender
greenhouse Roses may be grown outside in this way.
Rosa Wichuraiana. CEMETERY or MEMORIAL
Rost. <A Japanese trailing species. Foliage
firm and glossy green; a good bloomer. A
splendid Rose for growing where it will receive
no care. Flowers single, white, and borne in
profusion. $1 each.
Mixed Hybrids. These mixed Memorial Roses
are very fine. Some are double and some single.
45 cts. each.
Group I—Species
ROSA carolina. The well-known wild Rose.
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
R. lucida. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
R. rubiginosa. SwWEETBRIER, or EGLANTINE.
Handsome, single flowers. Both flowers and
leaves very fragrant. 2 to 3 feet. 30 cts. each.
R. rugosa. Russtan Rost. A very desirable
and hardy species, with large, solitary, red, or
sometimes white, flowers, coming in long suc-
cession. It is not rare to see ripe fruit and flow-
ers at the same time. Fruit large, orange-red
to red; handsome in autumn. 40 cts. each, $4
per doz.
R.—, var. alba is a single white form. 60 cts.
R. setigera. Prarrre Rose. One of the best
Group II—Horticultural
Following named varieties at $1 each, except where
otherwise noted
Anna de Diesbach. Large, brilliant crimson, fra-
grant flowers; of good habit and vigor.
Baby Rambler, or Dwarf Crimson Rambler.
It is claimed to ke perfectly hardy and free from
single Roses; delightful pink; hardy and very
charming in a mass; height about 6 feet in
rich soil. Much used for naturalizing, produc-
ing very effective results. $1 each,
disease. Is constantly in flower from early spring
until frost. A first-class bedding plant not over
18 inches high, with good-sized trusses of crimson
flowers much like Crimson Rambler. 75 cts. each.
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Crimson Rambler. This vigorous grower attains
a height of 10 to 20 feet in favored situations. The
flowers are borne in good-sized clusters, of a bril-
liant crimson color; in fact, a single cluster is a
bouquet of itself. It has been quite hardy here,
seldom killing back, except a little in the most
trying winters. 75 cts. each.
Dorothy Perkins. This new climbing Rose has
stood Vermont winters and seems quite hardy.
I have seldom seen a more desirable climber.
The flowers are a beautiful, clear shell-pink,
borne in clusters of ten to twenty each, and over
an inch wide. They have a delicious fragrance
and are very durable. For arches and pergolas
there is no finer Rose among the climbers.
Frau Karl Druschki. This charming new Rose
is among the best of the double whites. If it
has any fault yet seen, it is that it is too free in
blooming. I would suggest thinning out the
buds a little that larger blooms might be had,
ghoueh the flowers are very large and of splendid
orm.
General Jacqueminot. Fragrant, large, very
showy flowers of bright, velvety crimson. An
old favorite that should be in every rose-garden.
Killarney. One of the best Roses with fragrant
pink flowers. While it is not the hardiest Rose
we have it is as hardy as most of them, and if
you bank it up a foot in late fall, you will have
plenty of good wood if it should kill back to the
ground,
Paul Neyron Roses
Hugh Dickson.
A free, fragrant bloomer, with
bright crimson-shaded scarlet flowers.
Madame Plantier. This choice, full-double, pure
white Rose is hardy here, and, though it flowers
at one time only, produces its blooms in the
greatest profusion. One of the best Roses that
we know of to plant where it has to take care of
itself, as in cemetery planting.
Blanc de Coubert. Large, double
75 cts. each.
Magna Charta. Hardy. Handsome pink flowers
in June, on long stems. Exceedingly fragrant.
Margaret Dickson. Soft creamy white. Very
large and fine.
Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink; of good form: fra-
grant and free flowering. One of the finest June
Roses.
Paul Neyron. The flowers are very large, clear,
deep rose and very double; the largest Rose in
cultivation; borne on long stems; very fragrant.
Persian Yellow. Rather small flowers and foli-
age; bright yellow, nearly full flowers; very
hardy. A fine Rose for growing in the shrubbery
border; the bush is very hardy.
Semi-Double Scotch Rose. This old Rose has
long been established in some of our Vermont
homes. It is very hardy, and produces plenty of
good-sized yellow flowers. $1.25 each.
Ulrich Brunner. Bright cherry-red. Stems long.
light green and almost smooth. Free flowering.
white.
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
VINES 37
VINES, TRAILERS AND CLIMBERS
GHTSDR Ex
ARISTOLOCHIA Feropryiia. LIUTCHMAN’S
Pier. Fine climber; large, dark green leaves;
small, quaint flowers, shaped like a pipe, purple
and green. $1 each.
CELASTRUS scandens. BITTERSWEET. A hand-
some, twining shrub, with dark green foliage
and handsome orange-colored fruit. For cover-
ing old walls or stone-heaps. 50 cts. each.
C. orbiculatus. Japan BITTERSWEET. A vig-
orous grower bearing a profusion of orange-
yellow fruit with crimson seeds. 50 cts. each.
CLEMATIS lanuginosa, var. Jackmanii. Very
handsome, large, dark purple flowers. The
showiest and handsomest of all the Clematis.
C., Mme. Edouard Andre. Crimson.
Either of the above two in strong two-year-old plants,
75 cts. each
C. orientalis (C. graveolens). A small, hardy
climbing species from Chinese Tartary. Flow-
ers pale yellow, solitary, of medium size; the
only yellow-flowered Clematis. 45 cts. each.
C. paniculata. One of the handsomest in culti-
vation; of strong, climbing habit, often 12 feet
high, and covered with fragrant white flowers
as if with a mantle. A fine species; a native of
Japan, and quite hardy. 50 cts. each.
C. virginiana. VirGin’s BowER; OLtp Man’s
Bearp. One of the hardiest, though not so
free from blight as C. paniculata. Has quaint,
hairy seed-pods. 40 cts. each.
C. Vitalba. TRAVELER’s Joy. A hardy, single,
white-flowered sort. 45 cts. each.
HUMULUS Lupulus. Common Hop Vine. Very
useful for covering bowers, or any place where
the covering is not necessary for winter. It
can be planted to run among shrubbery. Ex-
ceedingly fast grower, covering a large trellis
in a short time. Heat, drought or insects do
not trouble it. Leaves are large and rough.
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
H.—, var. aureus. GOLDEN Hop VINE. 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.
LONICERA flava. Very handsome with its red
fruit. 2 feet. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
L. glauca. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.
L. Periclymenum, var. belgica. ScarLet
HoNEYSUCKLE. A very fine, red-flowered form;
almost shrubby. It is also quite hardy. 55 cts.
each.
L. Sullivantii. Bears scarlet berries in the axils
of veined leaves. 20 cts. each.
LYCIUM chinense. Matrimony Vine. Hardy
climber; very handsome when covered with its
scarlet fruit in autumn. 45 cts. each.
MENISPERMUM canadense. MoonsEEp. 25
cts. each.
Wistaria chinensis
PSEDERA (Ampelopsis) quinquefolia. Vir-
GINIA CREEPER; AMERICAN WOODBINE. Hardy;
a quick grower. Fine for covering trellises or
stone walls. Its beautiful green foliage turns
to a charming dark red in autumn. It likes a
rich, peaty soil. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.
P. (Ampelopsis)—, var. Engelmannii. A form
which clings to rocks, and may be used where
the Boston Ivy would not be hardy. 35 cts.
each.
P. (Ampelopsis) tricuspidata (A. Veitchii).
Boston Ivy. Clings closely to wood or stone-
work; colors beautifully in autumn. 50 cts.
each, $5 per doz.
TECOMA radicans (Bignonia radicans). TRUMPET
CREEPER. Orange-scarlet, trumpet-shaped,
showy flowers. A tall climber. 25 cts. each.
VINCA minor cerulea. For shady places; fine
clumps. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.
WISTARIA. Kipney BEAN. Form thick, woody
stems and climb high. Their spring bloom is
produced in rich cascades, and they flower at
intervals all summer.
W. chinensis. Flowers large, not odorous, pro-
duced in great profusion on established plants.
Native of China. Flowers purple. 50 cts. each.
W. chinensis alba. 18 to 24 inches. 50 cts.
each.
388 SHRUBS AND TREES FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
EVERGREENS
Evergreens are used for specimens on lawns, also extensively for massing, shelter-belts, screens, hedges,
etc. They form perfect backgrounds for the flowering shrubs of early spring, the berries of autumn, and
winter’s tracery of bright bark and twigs. Other new uses are for filling window-boxes, and growing ever-
greens in tubs for hall and porch plants. Trees dug with ball of earth about the roots and tightly pinned in
burlap will stand transportation and transplanting with little risk of loss. We pack them so that the root-
fibers are well protected and will reach their destination in good growing condition. If planters will continue
this care, keeping the fibers from drying out by exposure to air and sun until the stock is planted, success is
reasonably sure. Planting season for fall from about August 15 to October 10; for spring, from April 10 to
May 15, depending on season and locality. We do not charge for balling in burlap. Boxes over 3 feet in
length are charged for at cost.
Picea pungens. CoLorapo Spruce. Not blue. One
of the hardiest of the western Spruces. 12 to 20
inches. $1.50 each.
P. —, var. glauca. This blue form of the Colo-
rado Spruce is a seedling, and seedling trees
are often more symmetrical than grafted trees
like the Koster’s. A very handsome and hardy
tree. Plants, 12 to 18 inches high, $3 each.
P. —, var. Kosteriana. KostTER’s BLUE SPRUCE.
12 to 18 inches. $3.50 each.
PINUS flexilis. Lmrmeer Prive. Tree grows in
time to 50 to 80 feet high. Native from Alberta
to California and New Mexico. It is a hardy
Pine of slow growth, and is especially adapted
for ornamental planting on rocky slopes. Plants,
2 to 3 feet, $2.50 each.
P. Laricio, var. austriaca. AUSTRIAN PINE.
A tall tree with broadly ovate head, dark
ee green, rigid foliage and dark gray bark. It
; forms a symmetrical pyramid when mature.
Picea excelsa ee to 3 feet high, $1.50 each; 3 to 5 feet,
each.
ABIES concolor. A large tree in its natural habitat
growing 150 feet or more in height, with trunk = ==>
4 to 6 feet in diameter; foliage pale blue or |
glaucous. Plants, 12 to 18 inches, $2 each; .
2 to 3 feet high, $4 each. '
JUNIPERUS virginiana. Rep CEpaAr, or SAVIN.
A handsome pyramidal evergreen 30 to 60 feet
high, with shreddy bark and heartwood red and
aromatic. Plants, 18 to 24 inches, $1.75 each.
PICEA alba (Abies alba). Wuirre Spruce. A tall
and handsome tree which attains a height of 50
to 150 feet, somewhat resembling the Balsam
in aspect. Plants 2 to 3 feet, $2 each; 4 to 5
feet. $3.50 each.
P. Alcockiana. A.LcocKk’s Spruce. From Japan.
It forms a beautiful tree of close habit. Foliage ee ae “a e
pale green, silvery underneath. Valuable. ott EE SESE
2 to 3 feet, $3 each. ; . =
P. excelsa (Abies excelsa). Norway SPRUCE.
Largely used in cultivation as a shade tree and
now established in several places in Connecticut.
Its dark green, glossy foliage makes it a desirable
evergreen. Rath erquick in growth, quite hardy,
and very ornamental. 3 to 5 feet, $1.50 each,
pT OADer doz., $100 per 100; 5 to 7 feet, $2.50
each.
P. Engelmanni. A pyramidal tree of compact
growth and having attractive bluish foliage.
Very desirable variety. Plants, 18 to 24 inches, : ; :
$2 each; 3 to 4 feet, $4 each. Picea Engelmanni
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Pinus Strobus
Pinus montana, var. Mughus. Mucuo Pine. A
dwarf tree of the highest value where a low,
dense, spreading growth is desired; very dark
foliage; extremely hardy. 15- to 18-inch spread,
$2 each, 18 to 24-inch spread, $4 each.
P. resinosa. Rep Pine: Norway Pine. Tree
attains a height of 70 to 150 feet, with long, hor-
izontal branches. A fine ornamental tree.
Plants, 1 to 2 feet, $1.25 each.
P. Strobus. Wuirts, or WEymMoutTH Prinz. This is
the handsomest of the Pines, and will thrive in
a greater variety of soils and situations than any
other species. It is rather rapid in growth.
3 to 5 feet, $1.50 each.
TAXUS cuspidata. A pretty Japanese evergreen
which has stood our Vermont winters. Plants,
15 to 20 inches high, $2 each,
SHRUBS AND TREES 39
Tsuga canadensis
TSUGA canadensis. Common Hemtock. Fine
for hedges, a beautiful boundary tree or in any
position you may place it. Plants, 2 to 3 feet,
$1.50 each, $15 per doz; 4 to 6 feet, $3 each.
THUYA occidentalis. AMERICAN ARBORVIT.
This well-known evergreen is entirely hardy in
all situations and adapted to all soils. Of rapid
growth, attaining a height of 25 to 30 feet,
growing in an erect, conical form, making a
beautiful hedge or specimen plant. 18 to 24
inches, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.; 3 feet, 75 cts.
each, $7.50 per doz., $60 per 100.
= -—, var. Little Gem. A dwarf form. Very
attractive and useful in certain locations. 4-
year-old plants, $2 each.
T.—, var. Hoveyi. A very desirable, low-growing
sort; light green, 11% to 2 feet, $1.75 each.
40 SHRUBS AND TREES
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
SHRUBS AND TREES
In handling shrubs and trees it is very important that the roots do not become dry. When they are
unpacked if they are not set out permanently at once, they should be heeled-in in moist soil or placed
where they can not dry out. We make a practice of dipping the roots of those we send out in a clay mud
which keeps the roots from the air. We believe this is very beneficial in preserving their vitality. Where
shrubs and trees are over 3 feet, we charge the cost of box or bale. When we can bale them, the parcel is
lighter and express not so much. Bales of over 3 feet cost from 15 to 75 cents according to size. A few
shrubs and trees do not carry well unless boxed.
Trees or shrubs sent with roots done in balls of earth in burlap cost more by express, on account of
this extra weight, but are surer to live. We can ball any of the shrubs or small trees for 5 to 10 cents extra,
according to size, if customers order them sent this way. All shrubs or trees with ball of earth must be
boxed. All are good, healthy, nursery-grown stock. We furnish certificates of inspection of stock to those
who desire them. I am inclined to believe that shrubs and trees of the deciduous class may be transplanted
with success much earlier in autumn than is generally supposed. I do not advise transplanting before the
growth has ceased, but as soon as all growth is done, and before the leaves fall, I think transplanting can
be done, and I do not consider it necessary to remove all the leaves. In fact, I believe that a part of the
foliage left on the shrubs or trees is beneficial, and will aid them in making a root-growth, which would
not occur after they are removed. I have had quite as good reports from this class of plants shipped with
foliage all on as when sent late, after all leaves had been removed by frost.
Acer Ginnala, continued
ACANTHOPANAX pentaphyllum. Shrub 5 to
10 feet high, branches long and slender with
few compressed prickles. Graceful shrub with
arching branches and bright shining foliage.
Nice for rocky banks and slopes. Plants, 4 to
5 feet, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz.
ACER Ginnala. Small tree, or large shrub, with
handsome foliage, turning scarlet in autumn.
Much like the Japanese Maples in general
effect. It makes a good, tall shrub to give a
touch of color in any border or bed of shrub-
bery. No better shrub could be found for
shutting out unsightly objects. May be
Acer platanoides
trimmed back, if desired. Plants, 4 to 6 feet
high, $1 each; 2 to 3 feet, 60 cts. each, $6
per doz.
A. Negundo. Box Mapte; Box ELpEr. A quick
grower and makes a good shade tree of good
size, with handsome foliage. Plants, 8 to 10
feet high, $1.40 each.
A. pennsyivanicum. Moosrwoop, STRIPED
Mapte. This is a small and slender tree, with
light green striped bark. Winter effect very
handsome. Plants 3 to 5 feet, 45 cts. each.
A. platanoides. Norway Marte. A very orna-
mental and hardy species; attains a height of
50 feet; rapid in growth; needs good drainage.
One of the finest of the Maples. 6 to 8 feet.
$1.30 each; 10 to 12 feet, $1.75 each.
A.—, var. Schwedleri. A form with purplish
foliage. Plants, 5 to 7 feet, $2 each.
A. pseudoplatanus. Sycamore Mapte. Tree
70 feet high, of vigorous growth, with spreading
head, native to. Europe in the Caucasus
Mountains. Plants, 6 to 8 feet, 60 cts. each,
$6 per doz.
A. rubrum. Rep Mapte. Usually a small tree,
but it sometimes attains a large size. Native
to swamps and moist woods. A quick grower,
handsome in flower, and adapted to moist
ground. Its foliage often turns scarlet in
autumn. 7 to 9 feet. $1.45 each.
A. saccharinum. WuiteE or Sitver Mapte.
This fine, ornamental tree is found growing
along river-banks, and in moist clay is a rapid
grower. It will thrive in more places than the
Sugar Maple. 6 to 8 feet, 85 cts. each.
A. spicatum. Mountain Mapes. 3 to 4 feet,
75 cts. each.
A.—, var. Wieri laciniatum. WreEr’s Cut-
LEAVED Mapte. Ornamental. 6 to 8 feet, $1.75.
A. saccharum. SuGar Mapte. For decorative
purposes or shade. 6 to 8 feet, 90 cts. each; 8
to 10 feet high, $1.25 each.
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
SHRUBS AND TREES 41
Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood) (see page 42)
ZESCULUS Hippocastanum.
6 to 7 feet. $1.25 each.
ZE. rubicunda. Rep Horsre-CHESTNuT. 3 to 6
feet high, $1 each.
AILANTHUS glandulosa.
4 to 5 feet, 70 cts. each.
AMELANCHIER canadensis.
3 feet, 50 cts. each.
AMORPHA canescens. LrEap PLant. Low shrub,
1 to 3 feet high, densely white-canescent.
Flowers blue, spikes crowded into terminal
panicles. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
A. fruticosa. Bastarp INnpico. Shrub grows
5 to 20 feet high. Native from Wisconsin south.
Spreading habit, fine feathery foliage. Dark
violet-purple flowers. 45 cts. each.
AMYGDALUS. FLoweERING ALMOND.
Double Rose. A delightful little tree for the
lawn. 2 to 3 feet. 75 cts. each.
Double White. 75 cts. each.
BERBERIS Thunbergii. This makes a fine plant
for low hedges or for the shrub border. The
red berries which come so abundantly on ma-
ture plants and the handsome scarlet foliage it
usually has in the fall make it one of the most
attractive shrubs. It is a plant easily estab-
lished and, if set in fall or spring at the right
time, seldom fails. Plants, 12 to 18 inches high,
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 18 to 24 inches
high, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.
B. vulgaris. Common BARBERRY. 3 to 4 feet,
45 cts. each.
B.—, var. atropurpurea. Purple-leaved form.
3 to 4 feet high, 55 cts. each, $5.50 per doz.
HorseE-CHESTNUT.
TREE OF HEAVEN.
SHap BusH. 2 to
BETULA alba. European Wuite Bircu. This
tree is a very beautiful one on account of its
white bark as well as its dark green foliage.
Plants, 6 to 8 feet high, 75 cts. each.
B. var. Lenta. CHerRryY, SWEET or BLACK
Brrecu. Plants, 7 to 9 feet high. 80 cts. each.
B. var. pendula laciniata. CUuT-LEAVED
WEEPING BrrcH. Makes an effective lawn
tree. 8 to 10 feet, $1.65 each.
B.—, populifolia. Wuirr, Gray or OLDFIELD
Brrcw. Common on poor, sandy, or rocky
soil. Plants, 4 to 6 feet, 50 cts. each.
B. papyrifera. Paper, CaANor, or WHITE
Brrcw. A native of rocky upland woods, with
white bark. When young the bark is usually
yellow, but after it attains size and age it turns
white. Plants, 3 to 5 feet high, 50 cts. each,
$5 per doz.
CALYCANTHUS floridus.
SHRUB; CAROLINA ALLSPICE.
each.
CARAGANA arborescens. PEA TREE. An inter-
esting shrub, with fine, dark green, locust-like
foliage and yellow, pea-shaped flowers. 3 to 5
feet, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz.
CASTANEA dentata. AMERICAN CHESTNUT.
The common Chestnut as sold in our markets.
Plants, 4 to 6 feet high, 50 cts. each.
CATALPA speciosa. CATAWBA TREE: CIGAR
Tree. A large, tall tree, with thick bark, and
large, heart-shaped leaves. It produces good-
sized clusters of showy flowers in June. 6 to 7
feet, 75 cts. each.
SWEET-SCENTED
2 feet, 50 cts.
42 SHRUBS AND TREES
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Forsythia suspensa (see page 43)
CEANOTHUS americanus. New Jersey TEA.
Grows about 3 feet high, bearing terminal and
axillary panicles of pretty white flowers. While
it will grow in considerably moist ground, it is
found usually growing naturally in rather dry
places. Plants, 24 inches high, 40 cts each, $4
per doz.
CEPHALANTHUS occidentalis. Burron Busn.
Native to swamps and along streams. Plants
about 2 feet high, 30 cts. each.
CLETHRA alnifolia. Sweet Perprer Busu;
Waitt Avper. A shrub 3 to 10 feet high, grow-
ing near the coast from Maine to Virginia and
southward, bearing an abundance of handsome,
fragrant flowers in summer. 2 to 3. feet,
50 cts. each, $5 per doz.
CORNUS. Docwoon: Cornet.
C. alba, var. sibirica. The bright coral-red
branches make this a very pretty shrub in
winter when the foliage is gone. Plants, about
2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz.
C.—, var. sibirica, variegata. Grows 8 to 10
feet high with purplish red branches and beau-
tiful silver variegated foliage. Plants 2 to 3 feet,
60 cts. each, $5 per doz.
C.—circinata. ROUND-LEAVED DoGwoop. This
is the largest-leaved Dogwood we have, I
think. It grows in dry woods and will thrive
in drier places than most shrubs. Plants, 2 to
3 feet high. 50 cts. each.
Cornus Amomum. SILKy CoRNEL. Shrub 3 to 10
feet high, with purple branches and round dark
green leaves. Fruit blue or bluish white.
Plants 3 to 4 feet, 35 cts. each.
C. florida. FLowrrtne DoGwoop. This is the
showiest of the genus; a shrub or smal! tree
with spreading branches; 10 to 15 feet high;
flowers white. A native from Massachusetts to
Florida. Plants 214 feet high, 60 cts. each.
C. sanguinea. Shrub sometimes 12 feet high
with purple or dark red branches. Native of
Europe. Plants, 30 to 40 inches high, 35 cts.
each.
C. stolonifera. Rep Oster. With red bark. 3
feet, branching, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.
C.—, var.aurea. Yellow bark. 55 cts. each.
C. paniculata. Shrub 6 to 15 feet, with gray
branches and white flowers. The white fruit
and red peduncles are very pretty in the fall
and the foliage often turns a pretty color in
autumn. It looks best when planted in a mass.
Plants, 3 to 5 feet, 35 cts. each, $3 per doz.
COTONEASTER horizontalis. About 18 inches
high, with small, dark, shiny green leaves. Fine
for edging shrubbery. 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.
CRATAGUS Oxyacantha. ENGiiso HawtnHorn.
A charming bush when in flower or when full
of its dark red fruit. Plants, 3 to 5 feet,
45 cts. each, $4 per doz.
C. Crus-galli. Cockspur TuHorn. Shrub or
tree with wide-spreading branches having
numerous slender spines and shiny dark green
foliage. It is a decorative species, handsome
in bloom and with showy red fruit in autumn.
Plants 5 to 7 feet, 55 cts. each, $5 per doz.
CYDONIA japonica. Japanese Quince. This
shrub when in flower makes a good hedge plant
or is nice among other shrubbery. Flowers red.
Plants, 2 feet high, 40 cts. each.
DEUTZIA gracilis. Shrub which attains a height
of 3 feet and bears an abundance of pure white
flowers in June. Plants, 2 feet, 35 cts. each,
$3.50 per doz.
D. Lemoinei. 116 to 2 feet, with white flowers.
This is as hardy here as any of the Deutzias and
a handsome shapely shrub. 45 cts. each.
DIERVILLA amabilis. Pale pink flowers. Plants,
18—24 inches high, 45 cts. each, $4.50 per doz.
D. candida. Flowers white, of good size, and
very handsome. 4 feet, 55 cts. each.
D., Eva Rathke. Crimson. 2 to 3 feet, 65 cts. ea.
D. florida (Weigela rosea). A handsome Chinese
shrub, with pink-and-white variegated flowers
in June. 55 cts. each.
D. trifida. A low shrub with yellow flowers and
oblong-ovate leaves. Native from Newfound-
land to South Carolina. 20c. ea., $2 per doz.
FAGUS sylvatica, var. purpurea. PuRPLE-
LEAVED Beecu. Three to 4 feet (trees this size
are much more likely to live than larger ones), $2.
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
FORSYTHIA suspensa. GoLDEN BELL. Shrubs
5 to 8 feet high; branches often drooping and
not rarely rooting when they are on the ground;
flowers golden yellow, appearing before the
leaves. Plants, 3 to 5 feet, 50 cts. each.
F.—, var. Fortunei. This makes a more vigor-
ous growth and has more upright or arching
branches than the preceding variety. Plants,
2 to 4 feet, 45 cts. each, $4.50 per doz.
GENISTA tinctoria. DyrEr’s Broom; GREEN
Weep. Flowers yellow, in spicate racemes.
Plants 2 feet high with round, erect branches,
and smooth, lance-shaped leaves. Europe and
northwest Asia. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.
GINKGO biloba. Marprennarr Fern Tree. A
tall-growing, hardy tree, with horizontal
branches. Has curious maidenhair-like leaves.
Plants, 5 to 6 feet. $1.25 each.
HALESIA carolinianum. Sttver Bett TREE;
Snowprop TREE. Handsome, with snowy white
flowers. Plants, 2 to 3 feet high, 75 cts. each.
HAMAMELIS virginiana. Wircn Hazev. A
fine, tall shrub, which blooms just before win-
ter. Flowers yellowish. Good plants, 2 to 3
feet high, 60 cts. each.
HYDRANGEA arborescens, var. sterilis. H1~1us-
oF-Snow. This is a very pretty shrub when in
bloom, and the flowers remain fresh a long
time. It grows rather slowly, but blooms freely
when only 2 feet high. It makes a showy
hedge. Plants 18 to 24 inches high, 80 cts.
each, $8 per doz.
H. paniculata, var. grandiflora. It is a fine
decorative plant, either grown as a shrub or
trained into tree form, when it sometimes reaches
a height of 8 to 10 feet. 2 to 3 feet, 45 cts.
each, $4.50 per doz.
ILEX verticillata. WINTERBERRY; BLack ALDER.
A pretty shrub, 4 to 5 feet high, bearing bril-
liant red fruits, which last after the leaves
are off, and often nearly all winter. Plants, 18
to 24 inches, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz.
KALMIA latifolia. Mountain LAauREL; CALico
Busu. One of the most desirable evergreen
shrubs, growing 4 to 8 feet high, bearing in
May and June a profusion of large, showy, deep
rose or nearly white flowers. Plants, 12 to 18
inches in clumps, 85 cts. each; 1 foot, 50 cts.
LARIX decidua. EurorprEan Larcu. This is a
more shapely and more handsome tree than the
American. It is a fast-growing tree and one
that should be used more. Plants, 8 to 10 feet,
75 cts. each.
L. laricina. AMERICAN or
Tamarack; Hacxmatrack. Native of cold
swamps or moist uplands. A _ slender tree,
25 to 100 feet high, with hard and resinous
wood. Plants, 8 to 10 feet, 65 cts. each.
LIGUSTRUM Ibota. Hardy in Vermont; nice for
hedges. Plants, 3 ft. high, 20c. each, $2 per doz.
LONICERA Morrowii. Shrub with wide-spread-
ing branches and flowers pure white at first,
blooming in May and June. Very decorative,
with its bright red fruit from August until
late in fall. 2 to 3 feet, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.
Buack Larcu;
SHRUBS AND TREES 43
Lonicera oblongifolia. Swamp FLy HoNEYSUCKLE.
Two to 3 feet, with cream-colored flowers, light
green oblong leaves and reddish purple berries.
A Splendid variety in any planting. 35 cts.
each.
L. dioica (glauca). A hardy kind, native to
rocky ground from Maine to Manitoba.
Smooth, with glabrous and glaucous leaves;
greenish yellow or purplish flowers. A very de-
sirable sort. 25 cts. each.
L. tatarica. Tarrartan Honeysuckte. A
vigorous grower with dark green foliage and
crimson flowers in May and June. Plants, 2
to 3 feet, stocky, 55 cts. each.
L. tatarica rubra. Plants, 3 to 5 feet, 75 cts.
each
MORUS alba. Wuirrt Mutperry. The fruit
when ripe attracts birds. This is the Mulberry
which has been grown to feed the silkworm,
and the leading fruit-hearing varieties of
North America are from this species. Plants,
6 to 7 feet, 50 cts. each.
Hydrangea arborescens, var, sterilis
44 SHRUBS AND TREES
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Street-planting of Lombardy Poplars
MYRICA cerifera. BaysBerry: Wax Myrt.e:
CANDLEBERRY. An interesting shrub. with
fragrant foliage, the crushed leaves emitting a
very pleasing odor. Plants, 18 to 24 inches,
35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz.
M. Gale. Sweet GALE. 15 cts. each.
NEGUNDGO aceroides. See Acer Negundo.
PHILADELPHUS aureus. GoLDEN SynineGa. The
color of this shrub is very attractive during
the early summer. Plants, 18 to 24 inches
high, 60 cts. each.
P. coronarius. Mock ORANGE; SyRINGA.
Grows from 2 to 10 feet high. A handsome
species from the south of Europe. Plants, 2 to
3 feet, stocky, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.
P. Lemoinei. Very fragrant, white flowers in
short racemes, literally covering the branches.
2 to 3 feet, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz.
P. pubescens (P. grandiflorus). The flowers of
this are a little larger than those of P. corona-
rius. 18 to 24 inches, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.
PHYSOCARPUS aureus. Zato
3 feet, 40 cts. each.
P. opulifolius. Niveparx. A fine, native shrub,
5 to 10 feet high, with umbel-like heads of
white flowers in June. Plants, 4 to5 feet high,
30 cts. each.
PLATANUS orientalis. OrrtenTAL PLANE TREF.
Grows 50 to 80 feet with usually broad and
round head on comparatively short trunk;
bark dull grayish or greenish white color.
Young plants, 5 to 7 feet, 60 cts. each.
POPULUS nigra, var. italica. LomBarpy or
IraLtiAN Poptar. Plants, 5 to 6 feet, 30 cts.
each, $3 per doz.; 7 to 9 feet, 50 cts. each, $5
per doz; 10 to 12 feet, 65 cts. each, $6.50 per doz.
PYRUS Aucuparia. EuropEAN Mountatn-AsH
6 to 8 feet. $1.75 each.
GOLDEN SPIREA.
QUERCUS rubra. Rep Oak.
A large tree, 80 to 100 feet
tall, unusually large in leaf
and quick in growth. The
young shoots and _ leaf-
stems are red, the foliage
purplish crimson in au-
tumn. A most beautiful
object on the lawn. 6 to8
feet, $1.75 each.
RHODODENDRON maxi-
mum. Ross Bay; GREAT
LaurEL. This handsome
shrub grows naturally in
Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, but never attains the
large size here that it does
in the South. Flowers pale
rose or white, showy: leaves
thick, 4 to 8 inches long,
deep green. Plants, 2 to 3
feet high. $1.75 each; 1
foot $1 each.
R. catawbiense. Plants 8
to 10 inches high, 80 cts.
each.
R. arborescens (Azalea arborescens). Deciduous
leaves and pale rose-colored flowers in June.
One of the brightest shrubs of early spring.
85 cts. each.
R. nudiflorum. PINxTER Flower. A handsome
shrub, 2 to 10 feet high. It forms clumps. The
flowers are very handsome and vary in color
from nearly white to dark purple. $1 each
$10 per doz.
R. punctatum. This has proved quite hardy
here and its white or pale pink flowers are very
fine. One of the best. Plants, 1 to 2 feet high,
$1.50 each.
R. viscosum. Swamp Pink; WuitEe Honey-
SUCKLE. 4 to 10 feet high; white flowers in
May. Good plants, 18 to 24 inches high,
75 cts. each.
RHUS canadensis (R. aromatica). FRAGRANT
Sumac. A straggling shrub, 3 to 5 feet high.
Especially adapted to dry, rocky banks. Plants,
2 to 3 feet, 55 cts. each.
R. cotinoides. Smoke Tree. Shrub bearing
delicate fringe-like flowers, which, when in
full bloom, produce the appearance of a cloud
of smoke. 4 to 6 feet, 90 cts. each.
R. typhina. StTacHorn Sumac. The coloring
of the foliage in autumn is very fine. Useful
to plant in groups about rocky corners, with
other shrubbery, or to screen’ unsightly
objects. Good collected plants, 15 cts. each.
$1.30 per doz.
R.—, var. laciniata. A very attractive form,
with finely divided foliage and turning to a
handsome orange-red in autumn. 45 cts. each.
ROBINIA hispida. Rose Acacia. A shrub 3 to
8 feet high, with bristly branches and stalks
and large deep rose-colored flowers in May and
June, 35 cts. each, $3 per doz.
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
SHRUBS AND TREES 45
RUBUS odoratus. PuRPLE-FLOWERING RaAsp-
BERRY. Attainsa height of 3 to 5 feet, and bears
large, showy, rose-purple flowers in summer.
2-foot collected plants, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.
SALIX pentandra (S. laurifolia). Bay-Lear;
LAUREL-LEAF WILLOW. Grows 8 to 20 feet, with
shining, lanceolate, dark green leaves. Makes
a nice screen for any unsightly object. Plants,
4 to 5 feet, 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz.
SAMBUCUS canadensis. Common ELpER. Col-
lected plants only, 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.
S.—, var. aurea. GOLDEN ELpeER. Plants, 2 to3
feet, 75 cts. each.
S. racemosa. RED-BERRIED ELDER. On account
of the fine clusters of dark red fruit and dark
green foliage, this makes a fine showing among
other tall shrubs. The fruit stays on well.
Plants, 20 to 36 inches, 35c. ea., $3.50 per doz.
SORBARIA sorbifolia (Spirza sorbifolia). Flow-
ers white, in panicles. July and August. Grows
3 to 6 feet high, and is a native of Siberia.
Plants, 2 to 3 feet, 55 cts. each.
SPIRAEA. MEADOWSWEET.
S. arguta. This is one of the finest of hardy
shrubs, ranking with Van Houttei and Thun-
bergii for beauty. Plants, 2 to 3 feet high, 55
cts. each, $5.50 per doz.; 4 feet, 60 cts. each.
S. Billiardii. Grows about 6 feet. Flowers
bright pink in 5 to 8-inch panicles. July and
August. Plants 3 to 4 feet, 30 cts. each.
S. Bumalda. Shrub about 2 feet high with
Plants,
pinkish flowers in July and August.
2 feet, 55 cts. each.
Spirzea Bumalda, var. Anthony Waterer. A
free-flowering and compact shrub with bright
crimson flowers in July and August. 55 cts.
S. japonica (S. callosa alba). DWARF SPIREA.
2 to 3 feet. Flowers white. July to September.
18 to 36 inches, 65 cts. each.
S. Margaritee. Shrub, 4 to 5 feet. Flowers bright
pink in broad corymbs. July and August.
45 cts. each, $4.50 per doz.
S. opulifolia. NINEBARK. See Physocarpus.
S. prunifolia fl.-pl. A rather good plant with
its button-shaped double white flowers. The
foliage turns in autumn to a lovely tint of
orange. Plants, 20 to 30 inches high, 55 cts.
each.
S. trilobata. Sometimes 4 feet high with slender
spreading branches. Flowers pure white in
many-flowered umbels. May and June. 50 cts.
S. Thunbersgii. One of the handsomest.
Branching, with many delicate white flowers
and handsome foliage. 2 to 3 feet, 65 cts. each.
S. Van Houttei. Bripat WreatnH. A beautiful
hardy shrub, with a profusion of white flowers
in June. 2 to 3 feet, 45 cts. each, $4.50 per doz.
STAPHYLEA trifolia. AmMERIcAN BLADDERNUT.
An upright, rather stout shrub which grows 6
to 15 feet high; flowers in nodding panicles;
sepals greenish white, petals white; capsules
much inflated and borne in profusion. Strong
fruiting plants, 4 to 6-foot clumps, 40 cts. each.
SYMPHORICARPOS orbiculatus. Inp1an Cur-
RANT; CoraL Berry. Flowers tinged with
rose, in short axillary clusters, followed by red
berries. 35 cts. each.
46 SHRUBS AND TREES FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
Symphoricarpos racemosus. SNowBERRY. A
pretty shrub, with rose flowers, followed in
autumn by handsome snow-white fruit. Quite
hardy. Plants 2 to 3 feet high, 45 cts. each.
SYRINGA. Linac.
S. vulgaris. Common Puree Linac. Plants, 2
feet, 55 cts. each.
S.—, var. alba. Common Waite Lizac. Plants,
2 to 3 feet, 65 cts. each.
S. japonica. Japan TREE Lizac Grows to 30
feet, and makes a beautiful lawn specimen.
Flowers appear in great profusion during June
or July, creamy white in slender plumes 15 to
20 inches long. 2 to 3 feet, 75 cts. each, $7.50
per doz.; 3 to 4 feet, 90 cts. each, $9 per doz.
S. Josikzea. Late: bluish purple flowers. Plants,
3 to 4 feet, 55 cts. each.
S. persica. Prerstan Linac. White. Plants 2 to
3 feet, 55 cts. each.
HYBRID LILAC.
S., Belle de Nancy. Double, satiny pink flowers.
Plants, 2 to 3 feet, 80 cts. each.
S., Charles X. Violaceous red. Plants, 2 to 3%
feet, 75 cts. each.
S., Mme. Casimir Perier. Double, pearly white
flowers. 2 to 3 feet, 75 cts. each.
S., Marie Legraye. White flowers. Plants,
2 to 3 feet, 75 cts. each.
S., Maurice de Vilmorin. Double, bluish
azure. 4 to 5 feet, $1.75 each.
S., Mme. Lemoine. Double white. 4 to 5 feet,
$1.45 each.
ULMUS americana. Wuitrt Eitm. 5 to 7 feet,
90 cts. each.
VIBURNUM acerifolium. Dockmacktie. Attains
5 feet, with upright branches. Flowers yellowish
white, in long peduncled cymes, in May and
June. Grows pretty well in dry situations
under trees. The foliage turns a handsome
dark purple in autumn. Fruit a dark berry and
quite persistent in autumn. Plants, 3 feet or
more, in good clumps, 65 cts. each.
Hybrid Lilac
Viburnum dentatum. ARRow-woop. 5 to 15 feet
high; white flowers, dark purpie fruits. The foli-
age is very good, being a bright, shining green.
Plants, 2 feet high, 40 cts. each. $4 per doz.
V. Lantana. WayFrarInGc TREE. This shrub or
low tree sometimes attains a height of 20 feet.
Flowers in white, dense cymes. Nice for dry
places and limestone soil. Plants, 2 to 3 feet
high, 65 cts. each.
V. Lentago. SHEEPBERRY; NANNY-BERRY.
Shrub or small tree, sometimes 30 feet high.
Flowers white in sessile cymes 2 to 5 inches
wide. The fruit is oval and bluish black.
Blooms in May and June. Foliage often colors
a fine purplish red in autumn. Plants, 4 to 6
feet, 45 cts. each, $4.50 per doz.
V. Opulus. CrRANBERRY-BUSH: HicH BusH
CRANBERRY. Shrub often 12 feet high, with
rather smooth, light gray branches. Flowers
white in peduncled cymes 3 to 4inches wide. The
handsome, persistent clusters of red fruit make
this a most beautiful shrub in autumn. Fruit
begins to color at the end of July. Plants, 4 to
6 feet, 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz.
V.—, var.nanum. A dwarf form. Plants 8 to 10
inches high, 45 cts. each.
V.—, var. flore-pleno. Common SNowBatt. A
very hardy shrub and handsome in flower.
2 to 3 feet, 90 cts. each.
V. tomentosum, var. plicatum. JAPANESE
SNOWBALL. Has all flowers sterile, forming large
globose balls. Plants, 2 to 3 feet, 60 cts. each.
WEIGELA. See Diervilla.
LAWN GRASS
Central Park Choice. A mixture of the best Grass seeds to form a thick, heavy sward. 30 cts. per Ib.,
20 Ibs. $5. About 80 lbs. of Lawn Grass seed are required for an acre.
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE,
VERMONT
FRvuITS 47
SMALL FRUITS
RASPBERRIES
Any soil that will grow good corn is suitable
for Raspberries. Cutout the old wood as soon as the
crop is harvested if best results are desired. This
enables the young canes to get more vigor for the
next crop.
St. Regis. Red. Hardy.
$1.15 per doz.
Cuthbert.
$5 per 100.
Columbian. Purple; strong grower and unexcelled
for productiveness. 90 cts. per doz., $6 per 100.
Extra-strong plants,
Hardy red variety. 80 cts. per doz.,
Cumberland. Large; black; a healthy, vigorous
grower and prolific. The finest of all black
Raspberries. $1.10 per doz.
Golden Queen. A hardy kind with yellow fruit.
$1.15 per doz.
BLACKBERRIES
These respond to good treatment and, seeming
to prefer a sandy soil, will grow and fruit almost
everywhere.
Eldorado. Very hardy and very sweet. $1 per doz.
Snyder. A _ popular, hardy and prolific sort. It
often gives a good picking where others fail.
75 cts. per doz., $4 per 100.
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS
ASPARAGUS, Conover’s Colossal.
Palmetto. 2-year roots, $1.25 per 100.
Argenteuil. 2-year roots, $1.25 per 100.
RHUBARB, Victoria. 20 cts. each.
2-year roots, $1.20 per 100. A few 3-year roots $3 per 100.
A few 3- -year roots, $3 per 100.
A few 3-year roots, $3 per 100.
SULPHO-TOBACCO SOAP (Insecticide and Fertilizer)
On flowers and plants in windows, flower- and vegetable-gardens, shrubs, small fruits, trees, etc., it is
used as a spray for all plant lice and insects. 3-o0z. cake (makes 11% gallons prepared solution), 12 cts.;
8-02.
cake (makes 4 gallons solution), 22 cts. Easy to use. Dissolves in water and can be applied with atomizer.
HAZELTINE’S HAND WEEDER
My men like this better than any other weeder we have tried
25 cts. each.
here. It is useful in thinning out. See illustration.
Postage on each, 5 cts. for first two zones and 1 ct. additional for each extra zone
INDEX
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Abies sis 2.2 rim eee ce 38 AGquileciaeeee a ee 3,4
INCEXAEY, INOS So ooo 0 bs 4s 44 (ATalbisnaacien aie seca 4
Acanthopanax 40 IAT DORVAL een aoe eee
PIAGET es Beer eee cre 40 INSET soo SoH ON Mowe 4
eXchilleak ee eee eee IATISLOLOCHIA Meee eee 357/
(AcOnituineae nie eae 2 PAIN CRI See tetas ota aen ees 4
INCOLUS 825 che ee 2 IATTFOW=wWOO0Gss.-— 45 450040
ING tea er eet sien ares 2 IAT UNCUSHE ea ens 4
Adam’s Needle......... 28 INSSIGRUIT See ee eae +
AdianGumneee eee a 31 IAsclepiasissae ean cree 4
AGONIS:. Sere 23 Ashe Wiountamh 5445 4- 44
ABSCUlUS eee eee 41 ASpidiumepeneeeer 31, 33
JMENOUNUS 5506000000006 41 ASplenium eee 31
Agugas.2. = Seerener ene 3 INSTCES ram Atanas 4, 26
AIGER.. :. 2 eee er 42, 43 Astilbe.. ee Es er RO
Allspice, Carolina.......41 IN Alea aseseae a eae 44
Almond, Flowering...... 4] Baby’s Breath..........10
Althea: oe nee eee 3 Ballina se See eet 21
Alum Root tee? iBanebernynnae. = eee. 2
Al vcsummcs ome eee 3 Bap tisiasenecen eer 5
Amelanchier............ 41 Bar bernynceee een ee aL
AMOLP Hane eee 4 Bay berry Rs Se eee dts 44
Ampelopsis .......... nel Beard-Tongue..........23
IAIMSONIA sere ere ee: 3 IBAGYel lage g Reese ons Cee 42
Amypdalush penne 4l Bellifloweres- eee 6, 24
ANGCHUSA ee eee 3 BS CliSReP ee pre rere eet ce 5
Anemones eee 3 Bell Wontar ee 28
Anemonella............ 3 IBEEDERIS te eceeeene oe. 41 |
INNINTNS oan ob oo boo Soc 3 Betulaeits. oh eee me 41
Anthericum. =... .55-. 3 Bion ONIase yi oer 37
iAplectrumeenne ene 29 IBinchee nae eaercirt cere seers 4t
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Bishop’s Cap...........21 Castanea ac.s. sees cael
Bittersweet... ed. Catalpa.. Sane ho aA
Bladdernut....../.....-45 Catawba Tree. Seal
Blackberries............ 47 Geanothtsas. oe oe 42
Blanket Flower.........10 @edarwRedesi joss
Bleeding Heart......... 8 Celastrushres eee 37
Bloodroot==-.- >. aoe eZ @entauneaias. sche oe
Blue Bells: 223.232 -..6; 21 @ephalanthus.....-.5.-- 42
IBYONCOMIE5obadaacooence ® @erastiumee oe eno
Boltontas ese 5 Chamomiles seen
Bouncing Bet.......... 26 @hestnut- eee eee aL.
Brake ga neces oot hoe 33 Chrysanthemum........ 6
Braueniana cn nec Divi Ciearahree x..0.2 take Loe 41
Bridal Wreath..........45 @imiciiiicas ae iG
Bugbane.. Saas ek te @Wlematistas. Tae
Butterfly Weeds--:.4... 4 @lethrat:. 55+ see 42
Buttoulsushee eee 42 Columbine==—-=-eeeeon 4.
Calico Bush..:.........438 Gonehlower eee eee eee 5
Galthas: eetictico-. tere O Convallaniase eases 7
@alopozenteen=-eees oe: 29 CoralbBellsonsse eee le
Calycanthus............41 Coralbertyscss. eee 45
Campanula. . siees aieemaran mG @oreopsiss ee 7
Campion, Rose.........20 Cornel.. Saat pees Be
Camptosorus.........--32 Corn, Squirrel. . Sn eS See 8
@andleberry:--....-« ....44: Corus ss. eae ae 42
Candy tutte eee ee 12 Corll coscacaseaskoo U
@annast see eee 34 Cotoneaster - eee 42
Canterbury Bells........ 6 Cowslipeeseee ee 5 All BIS
Garacanae eee 4] Cranberry, High Ree A 46
Cardinal blowers 20 Cranesbill-. =: .10
Cassia@ic.e. oc. cares Bc iene ea (Crateousee eee eee 42
48 INDEX FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
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GrmsontBellseasae ee see 12 DISCUSS Eee a sae ae 12 OSIERS fete Benet ee 42 Snowballye eee ent G
Crimsonybyers seo eee ee 12 Holly hocksee =a ee 3 Osmundasss. 4 eee 32, 33 Snowberryccenee eae 46
Currant, Indian......... 45 Honey rsuckle...3, 37, 43, 44 Peontaene sccee ce. 215 22 Snowdrop Tree......... 43
Cydonia eae © oe te 42 HopaVines= oe eee 37 PANS Yoana ee eee 28 SOapWwOGla ee ee 26
Cypripediuniy ee eee 29 Horse-Chestnut......... 41 Palsywort. SES na SOD SOLDALIAS et eee 45
Cy stopteue.- Bee ac seen Humulus.. Saco! Fapaver.. _2+22,.23 Spiderworts aes so. 27
Daisy . eee So OO Hyacinth, ‘Summer...... 34 Pea, Everlasting. oe Ne 20 Spirea’.5, 27, 28, 44, 45, 46
David's ‘Harp. Mire SRD By acinthus* 6a) ea). 34 iReawPerennial ees eee 20 Spiranthes See ee eee 29
Delphiniumey sass ee 7 Hy uae 43 (Peatiinreein er ee eae Spleenwort.......... 31, 32
Deutziate eee eae Tberis. . Tie, Sanne iRentstemones-- ese eee 23 Spruce? 38a eee 38
Dian thustaee eee eee 8 xcs ok 3 ya ere ete ee 43 Peony. Zl, Be Spurge, Flowering....... 9
Dicentrans eee eee 8 indigo: Bastarde=.-)-..— 41 Pepper Bush, Sweet..... 42 Stachysasch sae eae 26
Dicksoniaaane Cee 32 Frise see eee LL 4 Pepper, Wall.. = 22226 Staphyleae an eee 45
Diciamnuss = eee 8 Ivy, Boston. ee ech ee ee: Sa Pheasant’s Eye.. ee 28 Statice Foes ee eee 26
Diervaillacceey ee 42 Jack-in- the-Pulpit....... 4 Inheczop terse eee 33 Stokesia As: ee 26
Digitaliss see .8, 9 Jacob’s Ladder......... 25 iPhiladelphus: ess ee 44 Stonécrop eee eee 26
Dockmackie............46 Jerusalem Cross........ 20 PO xe teh oe eee 23, 24 UMAGA ete ee See 44
DOs wooden eee 42 UR IpeLuS=—— eee eee 38 Physoecarpus-.....-.---: 44 Suntlower..o--o- 62 oe LOS ANT
Dracocephalum. . 289 Kallman ae ea ees 43 Physostegia.....-2..--- 24 Swallowwort........... 4
Dragonhead . “9, 24 Lady’s Slipper .29 Picea ore eee 38 Sweet-scented Shrub... .41
Dropw ort. .27, 28 Tarlton ate ae eere ae 43 Pine. soe opeey oY Sweet William.......... 8
Dutchman’s Breeches.... 8 sGeuret Rete Sees eee Ce ae 43 Pinks ek eee 4, 8, 20, 24 Symphoricarpos..... 45, 46
Dutchman’s Pipe....... 37 arkspurse se eee 7 PINUS» eee 38, 39 MABIINE oe nemGaakanaeor 44
Echinops. See, cathy nuSseeee eee O Pinxter Wlower.--.5---- 44 Ramanac knee 43
Elder .40, 45 Waucele t= os ets eee 43, 44 Plane Tree.. 2 .44 anacetume pee Seer 27
Han Nanny aga Lei eue A 46 Lavender, Sea..........26 Plantain, Rattlesnake. . .29 Tams? ea eee 39
IE pipactissac ee ae eee 29 eadePlants wee 41 Platanus esere see 44 Tea, New Jersey........ 42
TIS CLOn sa ee ee ee 9 iatrise +e et: 20 iPiatycod cneee een eae eee heaSOswezOeeren aes 21
Eupatorium sean a ee SrA 9 i custhume es eee 43 Podophyllum.. An cae Tecomas. eee ee eee 37
Huphorbiase soe eee eee 9 TCR ints See eee are ene 46 Pogonia. . eee ee) ‘Rhalictrum—es eee 27
Eivergreens.......... 38, 39 Lilies.3, 9, 10, 11, 15-19, 27 Polemonium........ 24, 25 wRheLMOpsSisaaee ee eee 27
PAP US een eek ee 42 alam Seis oae- epee one 15-19 Polygonatum........:.-205 Thistle, Globe.......... 9
Ferns.. . 30-32 Lily-of-the-Valley....... Polygonum. HAR eer 2O ‘EWORNE eS a= oe ere 42
Flag.. 2, IU! Linum.. St rors 20 Polypodium. . er Ae eats (thrifts pine were 4
Flax, ‘Australian........ 20 HLIPALIS ees ee PAS) iRolypodyan eee 2 Whuya. 222 5s 39
Rleabane: 2 seers 2) Live Forever........... 26 Rolystichumesc- = 48 eso Tiarellact 35a eee 27
iHoamy Hlowerserees os se oat Liverleaf.. 5 Ui Ropar ee ee 44 ibradescantiane eee 27
Forget-me-not... RY ie obelia:: a8eacns see eas 20 RODD YAEL Eee By, De, BE Rraveler/s: JOY sess n eeu
lorsyithiaen, sae eee oe 43 Lonicera ..37, 43 Populuse:225 ace = tee A Tree of Heaven.........41
Hoxcloviestces-s eee 8, 9 LUpINUSs Sf sees eee see 20 Potentilla.. ae ee ee Trillium. eee eee PAT)
Piraxane lla eee 8 Lychnis 240), Bail Primrose, Evening BE ae z1 "PritOnia eas a ee 34
IDS, Saeco ecco cess 47 Lycium 5 eco Primulaceeceore eee oe 25 Trolliust ce. ee eee
Bunkaato: ee eee 9, 10 IbMATAEIENS os éconcacecoos Pll iPsedera coc ccee nate 37 Trumpet Creeper....... 37
Gaillardia. . He ieee LO Nad WOGtSe en eee 3 Byrethnuimense ne 6 TSUGS 2. ee eee 39
Gale, SES Sipe thy oe nie 44 Maidenhair Fern Tree.. .43 IP YIIS Apreks ies Re 44 PUNIGR <7oc ee eee 27
Galtoniaeee eee eee 34 Mallow. on jee ee 12, 21 Quercus. . Pees ty liana ee eee 27, 28
Gas-Rlantpasseee en ce eS Maltese Cross.......... 20 Quince, Japanese ers ae 42 Wins. aaa ee eee 46
Gay pHeathere noc one a - 20 Mia va ie hei en eee ae 21 Raspberries. =.=. =--/- 45, 47 Unulania: ae eee 28
Génistas- 4 S255 eee 43 IMandrakes se aces oe oe 24 Rhododendron.......... 44 Valeriana2 ree eee 28
Gentiana.. SpE SALO Maples nanan sae ene 40 RU USHSS eed en ee ee 44 Valerian, Greek......... 25
Gentian, Closedis eevee. 10 Marigold, Marsh........ 5 Robinia 44 Vegetable Plants and
Geranium eee eee LO Matrimony Vine........ 37 IRaya el ha i Gis Ofte rool ake teh ROOtS 7 See 47
Ginger-root. Bis eee acest 4 MaycAppless-c ses ec mee: Rocket, Dame’s......... 11 \Verbascumess eee eee ees
iInkeOt.. Ae ae: 43 Meadowsweet....27, 28, 45 Rose hristmasea ss ee 11 Veronica- eae ees
Gladioli.. es ee eo: Menispermum.......... Si ROSES Ae oe 35, 36 Metcht! Crowne eee 7
Globe Flower...........27 IMeLtensia seer ser ae 21 Rosy Strife Dried ek Viburnum............-. 46
Goatis:Beardeeeneee eee 4 Milton eae yy eociee Rubus... 45 Vin@as: sd tac ene 37
Goldensbell ae oe 43 IMiatellar sin es 2) Pe Sees 21 IRudbeckiareaee eee mee 25 Vines, Trailers and
Grass) Wawite see pee eo IMiterwOrta-ne ose 21 Rue, Meadow......-.-.- 27 Climbers] eee 37
Green Weeden. 6. 43 iMonardaleeen een ae 12 Sageseeer 25 Wi Ola ioe eee 28
Gypsophilake esses eo IMonkshoodes sesh eee 2 Salliicer ere Bree er ee 45 Violetss 5-2 eee 28
IHabenanase eee 29 iIMontbretiaesso- 4 eee 34 Salvia ewe seis were 25 Virginia Creeper........ 37
Hackmatack........:.. 43 iINMoonseedte ee ee SambuUCUSE aaa ane 44 Virgin’s Bower.......... 37
Halesiat year ee ae 43 IMoosewoodsa.) oa aaee 40 Saneumaniaese eee 25 Wake Robing eee 27
iHamamelisteeeeeerieeeor 43 IM RIS cops ce iene bo ee 2 43 Saponaria AACE ees eee 26 Walkanpaieat arenes
Iarebell Ate es oe 6 Mountain Fleece........ 25 Savin. PAROS Wayfaring Tree......... 46
Ba wthornee eee eer eee IMulbexsya-ee se eee 43 Scarlet. Lightning Ran ee 20 Wersélas:. su sco meen 42
Helenium: saa eee 10 IMUM eIN eee Ae eee ete 28 Seal Blowers. so. =... 8 Wallowa fee ee 45
Helianthuss.2 ss. ee Ose Myosotis ALLO Sedum. ---- S20 Wand ilowerseene eee 3
IGGL co pcone scans ollill INGY PICS 5. ee 44 Senna, American een 6 Wanterbernyese oer 43
Heliotropeleseeee eee 28 IMyntlessWiaxern. seer 44 ShadsBusheess eee 41 Wistania Shh see sere 37
FIG NORUS.555o5c6cccee 11 Nanny-berry........... 46 Sheepberry............- 46 Watchslazelaeeeens eee 43
Helonias: i rae eel: INinebark 4 fase aes 44 Shrubs and Trees... .40—-46 Woodbine, American... .37
Hemerocallis........... 11 Oa KOA Lr Gane ene ae 44 DTLEME ek ieee eae eee 26 Wioodsia Saher eee oe 33
Hemlock.. Pete Beato, (Brnotheraes- se eee Silver Bell Tree......... 43 Woundwort, Woolly..... 26
Hepatica.. ee ee ea Onoclea. . Ee RRO Smoke “Ureew 8" 5 use 44 VATrOWsr cokes ee. Sass 2
IRfesperis e420. eee 11 Grange, | Mock. ese 44 Snakeroot....... 4, 7, 9, 20 WAI CCAM Stree twee. Se oe 28
Heuch erat sees eee 12 Orchids. Nah oe AOA Sneezeweed............ 10
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