. Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries. PaiLADEiiPHUS Speciosissimus. (Beducerl.) PliiladelpliTis g. var. speciosissimus. D. Of dwarf habit, forming bushes about 3 feet in height and covered with verj- large white, sweet-scented flowers. Dis- tinct and fine. See cut. 50c. Pli. laxus. C. Very large, white fragrant flowers, upright habit, free flowering; a valuable sort. 3oc. Pli. micropliyllus. Small-leaved Syringa. D. Recently introduced. Of dwarf habit, slender growth, and small white flowers. A very pretty small shrub. 75c. Pli. miiltifloriis plenus. Flowers almos
. Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries. PaiLADEiiPHUS Speciosissimus. (Beducerl.) PliiladelpliTis g. var. speciosissimus. D. Of dwarf habit, forming bushes about 3 feet in height and covered with verj- large white, sweet-scented flowers. Dis- tinct and fine. See cut. 50c. Pli. laxus. C. Very large, white fragrant flowers, upright habit, free flowering; a valuable sort. 3oc. Pli. micropliyllus. Small-leaved Syringa. D. Recently introduced. Of dwarf habit, slender growth, and small white flowers. A very pretty small shrub. 75c. Pli. miiltifloriis plenus. Flowers almost double, fragrant, creamy white, in long racemes; habit elegant; a profuse bloomer. 50c. Plx. nivalis. C. The stamens of this variety are cream- colored, thus rendering the whole flower snowy white, nowei's inodorous. 35c. Ph. Pekinensis. C. Flowers creamy white, fragrant, dis- tinct. 50c. Pli. ijriinulaeflorus. C. Flowers almost double; pure white. 50c. Pli. pubescens. HoAE,Y-iiEAVED Syringa. C. A beauti- ful shrub, with large, downy leaves and large, white flowers; late flowering. 35c. Pli. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Syringa. D. Leaves curled at the edges, giving the plant a peculiar ap- pearance. Dwarf habit. 50c. Ph. speciosus. C. Very showy flowers; late; distinct habit. 35c. Ph. Tokohama. C. A very fragrant species from Japan, of upright, compact habit; foliage plaited. Makes a beautiful shrub. 35c. PRUNUS. Plum. Under this heading are embraced some of the most charming early spring- flowering shrubs. Prunus trUoha, or the Double-flowered Plum, as it is commonly called, and the Double-flowered Almonds, produce in remarkable pro- fusion, perfectly double, finelv formed flowers of most attractive colors. At the blossoming season each little tree appears like one mass of bloom, forming a most beautiful and interesting object, whether planted singly upon the lawn or in groups. As the Almond and Plum flower at the same time, they can be massed very effectively. Both are hardy
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