General catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, etc . IERVILLiA. Weigela. Dierville, Ger. Weigelie, Fr. Another valuable genus from Japan, introduced as late as 1843. Shrubs of erect habit while young-, but gradu-allj- spreading- and drooping as they acquii-e age. They produce in June and July superb large trumpet-shapedflowers, of ail shades and colors, from pure white to red. In borders and groups of trees they are very effective,and for margins the variegated-leaved varieties are admirably suited, their gay-colored foliage contrasting finelywith the green of other shrubs. Th
General catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, etc . IERVILLiA. Weigela. Dierville, Ger. Weigelie, Fr. Another valuable genus from Japan, introduced as late as 1843. Shrubs of erect habit while young-, but gradu-allj- spreading- and drooping as they acquii-e age. They produce in June and July superb large trumpet-shapedflowers, of ail shades and colors, from pure white to red. In borders and groups of trees they are very effective,and for margins the variegated-leaved varieties are admirably suited, their gay-colored foliage contrasting finelywith the green of other shrubs. They flower after the Lilacs in June. D. arborea grandiflora. D. A variety of vigorous habit and erect growth; foliage very large; flowers longand tube-shaped; of a sulphur white or pale yellow, changing to pale rose. Flowers about two weeks afterthe others. £5c. D. Candida. White-plo-werbd Weigela. D. A valuable variety. All white varieties heretofore known havebeen lacking in some important characteristic. Hortensis nivea, the best and only really white son. Is a,. Flo-wers of Japan Quince.(Reduced.) 84 ELLWANGER & BARRYS poor grower and difficult to propagate. Other so-called white sorts have flesh-colored flowers; so that theintroduction of supplies a long-felt want. It is of vigorous habit, an erect grower, becoming intime a large-sized shrub; flowers pure white and produced in great profusion in June, and the plants con-tinue to bloom thj-ough the summer, even until autumn. 50c. Diervilla Chameleon. D. A variety of robust habit, with flowers of a deep rose color. 35c. D. Iiortensis n;v< a. WEiGEt,A. Of dwarf spreading habit and slow growth. Flowers purewhiJe, retaining their purity the whole time of flowering; foliage large. A profuse bloomer; difficult topropagate. KOc. D. Iiortensis rubra. D. Flowers deep red when in bud, and rose-colored when in bloom. 35c.
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