. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, plants, vines, fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Hardy Shrubs and Trees. 21. Hydrangea, continued. H. p. g'randiflora. This is the most poii- ular hardy shrub at the present time. The end of each branch is crowned with an immense head of bloom, which is cream color in bud, pure white when fully expanded, changing to pink and bronze with age, and dually to brown when in- jured by frost; entirely hardy. cts. to SI. H. quercifolia (Oak-leaved
. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, plants, vines, fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Hardy Shrubs and Trees. 21. Hydrangea, continued. H. p. g'randiflora. This is the most poii- ular hardy shrub at the present time. The end of each branch is crowned with an immense head of bloom, which is cream color in bud, pure white when fully expanded, changing to pink and bronze with age, and dually to brown when in- jured by frost; entirely hardy. cts. to SI. H. quercifolia (Oak-leaved Hydrangea), A fine, hardy shrub, with large massive foliage that takes a very effective purplish hue in autumn, and re- tains it until freezing winter weather; flowers white; an effective shrub not sufficiently known or appreciated. 50 cts. H. vestita. A new species that blooms in large flat umbels two months earlier than H. paniculata grandiflora; said to be quite as showy as that grand sort, and a valuable acquisition. SI. HYPERICUM aureum. A fine new species, with larger flowers and leaves than the pld and well- known sorts. §1. H. KalmiauTim (St. John's Wort). A low, spread- ing bush, with small, bright yellow flowers in mid-summer. 25 cts. ILEX opaca (American Holly). Much admired for its bright, glossy, evergreen leaves and scarlet berries ; its slow growth and difficulty in transplant- ing are the only obsta- cles in the way of its much more general use. 75 cts. ILEX verti- c i 1 1 at a (BlackAl- der, Winter- berry ; syn., Prinos verti- cillatus). A deciduous shrub that is covered with scar- let berries, hanging on late into the win t e r, when such or naments are rare and most appreci- ated. 50 cts. ITEA Virginica. A small bush, three to four feet high, with erect spikes of white flowers in early summer. 25 cts. JASMINUM nudiflorum (Yellow Jasmine). A slender shrub, needing support of a trellis or wall; its small yellow flowers open during the first mild days of spring
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