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Title: Reading Nursery : (catalog) 1875.
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Reading Nursery (Reading, Mass.) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs
Publisher: Reading, Mass. : Reading Nursery
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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on ofdusky fringe-like flowers. Desirable from its strik-ing peculiarity of flowering. Often a foot in diam.50c; extra large, $1.Glabra Laciniata, 18 to 24 inches ; fine. This new shrubpossesses great beauty and delicacy of foliage. Theleaves deeply lobed, $1. Quince. Japan (Pyrus Japonica). Scarlet. An old aud esteemed variety, having a pro-fusion of bright scarlet flowers in early spring, andone of the best hardy shrubs we have. Makes a beau-tiful and useful hedge. 50c; extra large, $1.Blush Japan (Alba). A beautiful variety of the pre-ceding, with delicate white and bluish flowers. Boththe above should be planted near each other as acontrast in the hedge, or as a standard shrub. Bothare never failing bloomers in May. 50c; extra large,$1. Hazel. Purple-Leaved. Very large, heart-shapedleaves, often 0 inches broad; color a dark purple.Very prominent in foliage during the season of itsgrowth, or from June to Sept. 75c. 26 CATALOGUE OF READING NURSERY, MASS.—J. W. MANNING, PROPRIETOR.
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CATALOGUE OF READING NURSERY, MASS.—J. W. MANNING, PROPRIETOR. Clcthra Alnifolia. This hardy flowering shrub ishere well illustrated by the cut on the previous page,lately engraved from nature. We saw, Aug. 21st,square rods of it in its greatest perfection. Its leavesare pure green ; flowers pure white, in spikes 3 to 0inches long. As fragrant as Mignonette. Heliotrope,or Lilium auretum. Its odor is more prominent thanthe Rose and quite a* refreshing. A group of thisClethra in bloom will perfume the air tor 20 rodsaround. A bouquet will fill a room with its delight-ful fragrance. It blooms from July 1 to September, at a seasonwhen few so hardy shrubs are in bloom. Its cultiva-tion is the most simple, growing to perfection wherethe common Lilac will succeed. Never fails to bloomfrom the effects of hard winters. Its effect is impressive grown in large masses, asproduced by a dozen or more plants set in a group. Where ample grounds are afforded, all shrubs inlarge masses of each sort p

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