. Hardy stock for pleasure grounds. Nursery stock New Jersey Elizabeth Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. lHRUBS furnish at some sea- sons almost all the flowers to be found in pleasure grounds. As a brilliant undergrowth and supplement to trees they are at all times most impor- tant and beautiful. A bed of Ghent Aza- leas with a foil of dark green, such as the Rhododen- drons can furnish, is a sight worth going miles to see, and an acquisition worth obtaining at any price of peat and culture. Their soft tints of bufi, sulphur and primrose, their
. Hardy stock for pleasure grounds. Nursery stock New Jersey Elizabeth Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. lHRUBS furnish at some sea- sons almost all the flowers to be found in pleasure grounds. As a brilliant undergrowth and supplement to trees they are at all times most impor- tant and beautiful. A bed of Ghent Aza- leas with a foil of dark green, such as the Rhododen- drons can furnish, is a sight worth going miles to see, and an acquisition worth obtaining at any price of peat and culture. Their soft tints of bufi, sulphur and primrose, their dazzling shades of apricot, salmon, orange and vermilion are always a fresh revelation of color. The Mollis Azaleas bloom two weeks earHer, with petals nearly twice as large, and suffused with richest orange, saffron and crimson. A, amoena is the most showy of very dwarf shrubs. In spring the little bushes are a mass of bright solferino flowers ; all winter the leaves are reddish purple and bronze. A, Vaseyi is a rare and exquisite native with flowers of delicate waxen pink. These Azaleas, the Rhododen- drons and the tall native Lilies are very rich in effect when grouped together as undergrowths among tall trees, or as a border for tall shrubs. Such partial protection from the midday sun suits them well. After the Azaleas have faded the Rhododendron's great. Twenty Hiram T. Jones. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Union County Nurseries.; Jones, Hiram
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