. Descriptive catalogue of trees, shrubs, vines and plants of the Shady Hill Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Massachusetts, Cambridge, Catalogs; Trees, Catalogs; Plants, Catalogs. lO SHADY HILL NURSERIES. X^onicera Hispida. Siberian Honey Suckle, Leaves very narrow, 2 inches long: bluish color, on very slender, drooping branches. The whole plant makes a little, round, pen- dulous bush of very pretty appearance ; but the blossoms are the wonderful part of this new Siberian bush honeysuckle. They are thickly set on the branches, much larger than the common sorts, and of a porcelain-blue col
. Descriptive catalogue of trees, shrubs, vines and plants of the Shady Hill Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Massachusetts, Cambridge, Catalogs; Trees, Catalogs; Plants, Catalogs. lO SHADY HILL NURSERIES. X^onicera Hispida. Siberian Honey Suckle, Leaves very narrow, 2 inches long: bluish color, on very slender, drooping branches. The whole plant makes a little, round, pen- dulous bush of very pretty appearance ; but the blossoms are the wonderful part of this new Siberian bush honeysuckle. They are thickly set on the branches, much larger than the common sorts, and of a porcelain-blue color, with a fragrance that is inde- scribable. One blossom scents a whole room. Exceedingly rare and desirable. Each, $; 10, $ Japanese Maples. This is such a marvellous race of trees that no one could be con- vinced of half the truth about their gorgeous colors, and their beautiful forms of foliage, if he had never seen one. When the first were shown here, resplendent in crimson, yellow, pink, red, purple, and many other hues of foliage, every one declared that they could not possibly be ha7'dy. But they were hardy, and then the only objection was the price. That has gone down steadily, and now I am able to offer 500 trees, 2 to 3 feet high, in 22 choice-named varieties, at the lowest prices ever yet heard of for these trees. Their habit of growth is low and very bushy, and they are not difficult to handle, and thrive with little care. I will send one each of these kinds, where several are ordered, at my selection. What pansies are among flowers, these gems of the wonderful Japanese flora are among trees. 2 ft., 75c.; 10 for $; 3 ft., to $ ; grand specimens, $ to $ Picea Pnngens. Colorado Blue Spruce. The clear mountain air, and the shelter of the ravines of the great Rocky Mountain range have produced a delicacy and intenseness of color in the conifers of that region, that is never seen in the same species when found growing on the exposed plai
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