. Continental Nurseries. Trees, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), New York (State), Rochester, Catalogs. ILLUSTRA TED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE Cornus. NEW WEEPING {Coriitis Florida pendula)—Is a variety of the great Cornus Florida^ which is itself known as one of the most beautiful of ornamental plants. It is admired especially for its large ivhite Jloralbracts, which are succeeded by red berries as brilliant as the Holly, while in the fall the deep red foliafre is one of the chief elements in our brilliant autumn scenery. A iveeping variety of such a splendid plant would alo
. Continental Nurseries. Trees, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), New York (State), Rochester, Catalogs. ILLUSTRA TED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE Cornus. NEW WEEPING {Coriitis Florida pendula)—Is a variety of the great Cornus Florida^ which is itself known as one of the most beautiful of ornamental plants. It is admired especially for its large ivhite Jloralbracts, which are succeeded by red berries as brilliant as the Holly, while in the fall the deep red foliafre is one of the chief elements in our brilliant autumn scenery. A iveeping variety of such a splendid plant would alone be a grand addition to our lists, even though it had to be grafted on tall stems, as other weeping plants are. But this beautiful plant has one advantage in which k stands alone among weeping trees ; while every branch i^ heavily pendulous, the leader ascends straight as an arroiv^ and makes a plant which charms every one by its regular beauty, so unusual in weeping trees. It has this further peculiarity: the branches are thrown out in pairs, at regular intervals, and on each side, directly opposite each other, and the branches above growing so as to droop exactly between those below. It possesses the perfect hardiness of the Cornus family, even the tops of the limbs and terminal buds passing through the severest winters without injury. The en- graving is from a three-year old plant, grafted near the ground, and has been suffered to grow just as it may without any aid whatever from knife or string. We have much pride in having sole control, and-being the first to offer this beautiful new plant to the public. We believe it will be one of the most popular novelties ever in- troduced. We obtained possession of it by purchase of IYIeehan, of Philadelphia, whose titles are so manjn and so illustrious, that he modestly shrinks from permitting us to print them in connection with his name at bottom of accompanying letter. Suffice it to say that he is Editor of the Ga
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