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Title: Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, hardy plants and fruits
Identifier: CAT31285273 (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Thomas Meehan and Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Catalogs; Trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs
Publisher: Germantown, Pa. : Thomas Meehan & Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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EUEAGNUS PARVIFOLIA. (Silver Thorn.) Our illustration from nature shows a branch of this Elaeag- nus with and without the foliage, the latter exposing the mottled red berries. Besides the ornamental fruit, the silvery green foli- age and stems are at- tractive ; and the fruit is good to eat. It also makes a very good hedge plant. (For prices, see page 40.) Elaeignus parvifolia. (Silver Thorn.) Daphne Var. rubrum. U ft ) A variety of album, bearing season when b t few shrubs are in flower, makes it unusually rose colored flowers. desirable. 12 to 18 in. From pots $ 35 each 2 years From pots $ 35 each $2 50 per 10 $20 00 per 100 3 " Trans . 35 " 2 50 ' 10 15 00 " 100 DESMODIUM. 4 " " strong"- 50 " Desmodium Japonicum < podocarpum. ) (3 ft.) This DBUTZIA. is really not a shrub, being herbaceous, but it pushes up from Excepting the gracilis, described in its place, Deutzias are the base so shrub-like, that it has come to be classed as one. strong, erect growing shrubs, bearing numerous small elong. The flowers are white, and appear about September 15th. ated dusters Gf white or pinkish white flowers in the early day« 2 years From pots $ 35 each $2 50 per 10 $20 00 per 100 of Tune 3 " Trans 35 " 2 50 " 10 15 00 •« 100 _ J. , 4 " " strong... 50 " 3 50 " 10 DeutZia crenata. Singlewhite. (6 to 7 ft.) „ . ,._ _. , , .. , , .. ,. . 2V2 to 3 ft. Trans $ 35 each penduhflorum, (Lesoedeza Sieboldi.) (4 to 5 ft.) 3 to 4 ft. " very strong so " $3 50 perio Of the same character as the last, but blooming a few days •< Double Pink (6 to 7 ft ) earlier, and bearing sprays of rose colored flowers. A magnifi- 2y2 to 3 ft. Cuttings..."... .$ 25 each cent plant for use in beds or groups of shrubs. Blooming at a 4 ft. Trans 50 " Everyone admires th« Desmodium flowers which brighten things so in September,

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