Descriptive catalogue - ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, hardy perennials and fruits (1902) (20539363446)

Title: Descriptive catalogue : ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, hardy perennials and fruits
Identifier: CAT31285688 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (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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DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 37 Not the least of their recoinmeudatious is the fact that they are per- fectly hardy, even in the coldest situations, and possess a robust vigor which is quite astonishing, bushes four or five years old throwing up shoots 10, 12, and even 15 feet high ; these, when covered with flowers of the most delicate shades, have a most gorgeous efTect. Strong plants $ 50 each $3 50 per 10 Anne of Cierstein. Dark crimson, followed by an abundance of pretty, clustered bunches of hips ; branching habit. Brenda. Maideu's blush or peach, dainty in color and shade, the contrast and effect of the bright golden anthers add peculiar charm to this variety. Rose Bradwardine. Beautiful, clear rose, perfect in shape; very profuse, strong, robust habit. Rosa rugOSa. Japanese Ro.ie. (3 to 4 ft ) (See illustration.) 12 to 15 in. Trans $ 25 each $1 00 per 10 $ 8 00 per 100 18 to 24 in. " 25 " 150 " 10 10 00 100 2 to 3 ft. " 35 " 2 00 " 10 15 00 " 100 3 ft., very bushy 75 " 5 00 " 10 " Var. alba. (3 to 4 ft.) of the same character as the pre- ceding, but with white flowers. 12 to 18 in. Trans $ 25 each $2 00 per 10 $15 00 per 100 IS to 24 in. " bushy... 35 " 2 50 " 10 20 00 " 100 2 to 2K ft. " 50 " " var. Blanc double de Coubert. a fine, double, white. 5 iii. pots $ 75 each " var.f1.pl. (3 to 4 ft.) Double Pink. 2to3ft Trans $ SOeach $300perlO
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ROSA RUGOSA. (Japanese Rose.) There is, perhaps, no truly hardy rose that gives greater satisfaction and pleasure than the rugosa. Insects, the rose-growers' great pest, rarely if ever trouble this rose, a fact which at once places it in the lead. At the same time, the plant is ornamental throughout—the heavy, dark green foliage has a character all its own ; the handsome single flowers, red and white, often four to five inches in diameter, are produced successively all summer, commencing early. One of its most delightful features is the large red berries or " haws," which follow the flowers, and which, when ripe, are as large or larger than an ox-heart cherry. These berries are conspicuous shortly after the early flowers until late in the autumn. We know of no hardy rose that is more largely planted than this. Single specimens in time will make large clumps, if the suckers are let remain ; or in masses, as they may be seen at Newport, R. I., of ten, fifty or one hundred together,—the eff'ect is magnificent. It is also used as a hedge plant, Our stock of these plants, in the two colors, is exceptionally large and fine, and onr price very low. The Rngosa rose is a lazy man's plant; It needs no prnning nor staking.