. Descriptive catalogue of Reading Nursery : with descriptions of hardy ornamental deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, and trailing vines, herbaceous perennial plants (a specialty here) and large and small fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Shrubs Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Catalogue of Reading Nursery^ Mass.—J. W. Manning^ Proprietor. 65 PRICKLY PEAR. Opuntia Missouriensis [Missouri P. P.]. A hardy cactus, with flattened dark •green stems covered with long prickles, flowers yellow ; dry soil. Opuntia Raflnesqili


. Descriptive catalogue of Reading Nursery : with descriptions of hardy ornamental deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, and trailing vines, herbaceous perennial plants (a specialty here) and large and small fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Shrubs Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Catalogue of Reading Nursery^ Mass.—J. W. Manning^ Proprietor. 65 PRICKLY PEAR. Opuntia Missouriensis [Missouri P. P.]. A hardy cactus, with flattened dark •green stems covered with long prickles, flowers yellow ; dry soil. Opuntia Raflnesqilii [Western P. P.]. Stems very spiny; flowers yellow, with reddish center. Opuntia Yulgaris [Common P. P.]. Stems covered with verv short prickles ; flowers large, light vellow. MT. SPURGE. Pachysandra procumbens. 8 April. Flowers white, peculiar; leave^^ nearly evergreen : rare. P^ONY. Paeonia Brownii [Brown's Paeony]. Rare ; leaves thick glaucous pinnate ; flowers^ a very rich dark red shade. Paeonia arJjOrea. A class of plants that has been greatly improved in foriTc. amdi color. They do well in any good garden soil, the richer the better. We have unnamed varieties in all colors. 25c. $ per doz. NAMED VARIETIES. Price 35c. each, $ per doz. Albicans Plena. Rosy pink, changing to white or blush. Ambrose Yerchaffelt. Purplish crimson. Bicolor. Dark rose, yellow center, marked red. Centripetala. 1st row petals, deep pink ; 2nd fringed ; 3rd broad and fulL Claptonia. Creamy white center, outside tinged pink, Delacllii. Dark purplish crimson. Festiva. White, with marks of carmine in center. Grandiflora Carnea Plena. Light yellow, outside blush. Humei. Purplish rose, very full and double. L'Orriflamme. Cherry red. Louis Van Routte. Dark crimson, very compact. Maxima Plena. Very large, double crimson. Officinalis rubra ])lena. ( Old Red). A splendid double bright; red variety. Papaveriflora. Yellowisb white, center- marked red. Potsii. Dark blueish crimson,- S


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