. [Fall catalogue of hardy bulbs and plants]. on of flowers from April to October. No one can realize their greatbeauty until they have a few well established. Shrubs are a necessity to every garden and lawn, as they furnish abundanceof the prettiest flowers and foliage, and serve to form a most beautiful background, or a fine screen for unsightly planting in cemeteries or parks they are practically valuable. What can be prettier planted side by side than the white-leaved Altnea or Weigelia, golden-leaved Spirea, purple-leaved Berberry, and the gloss-green foliage of other sorts, t
. [Fall catalogue of hardy bulbs and plants]. on of flowers from April to October. No one can realize their greatbeauty until they have a few well established. Shrubs are a necessity to every garden and lawn, as they furnish abundanceof the prettiest flowers and foliage, and serve to form a most beautiful background, or a fine screen for unsightly planting in cemeteries or parks they are practically valuable. What can be prettier planted side by side than the white-leaved Altnea or Weigelia, golden-leaved Spirea, purple-leaved Berberry, and the gloss-green foliage of other sorts, to saynothing of the gay and pretty flowers? A (rood shrub is an object of beauty anywhere, and as they are perfectly hardy andrequire but little care after once well planted, they should be extensively used. The plants we supply are strong, healthyand vigorous, all having grown one year in the open ground, and most of them will flower beautifully this season. Do notfail to plant a few. Our list this year includes many new and valuable c<bea or Tree Hollyhock. The New Double Altheas, or Tree Hollyhocks, areamong the most desirable hardy shrubs, and when onceplanted are good for a lifetime. They commence bloomingwhen very small, and grow to the size of a little bush, branch-ing freely and producing from July until frost great quan-tities of large double blossoms, as snowy as the finest peren-nial hollyhocks. For planting on the lawn or against fences,or grouping with other shrubbery, they are just elegant. InFiance they are the most popular hardy shrub; especiallyfor cemetery planting, for which purpose they are tinsur-passed by any other tree or shrub. New Double- Mixed Colors, a fine mixed lot of the choicestnew named varieties, all colors, white, red, rose, purple,striped, &c, all perfectly double. 3-year bushes, bloom-ing size, 25 cts. each ; 5 for $1.(J(). Single Mixed—Fine large single blossoms of gay cts. each ; 5 for 50 cts. Qletva ^Ii^ifolia. A low
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