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Title: Ornamental trees & plants : no. 2
Identifier: CAT31285174 (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Maple Avenue Nurseries; Hoopes, Brother & Thomas; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Pennsylvania West Chester Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania West Chester Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs
Publisher: West Chester, Pa. : Maple Avenue Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Ornamental Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Etc. 23
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Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. DECIDUOUS SHRUBS WING to the increased demand for this class of plants, we have for several years past paid special attention to their culture, so that we believe our collection is unexcelled in the country. To keep pace with the requirements of modern landscape architects, we have added to our former list several native species of undoubted excellence, and the later introductions from Japan and elsewhere. An annual application of old, well-rotted manure or rich compost must be dug into the soil around shrubs to obtain favorable results, and a slight trimming of over-luxuriant branches will prove beneficial. 0 ACER. Maple The Japan Mapies enumerated here are among the most attractive large shrubs in use. After carefully testing the long lists of varieties found in foreign catalogues, we are fully convinced that the following constitute the cream of the collec- tion and are all it is advantageous to cultivate: A. polymorphum. Japan Maple. The ordinary green form with palmate leaves, which change in autumn to a beautiful crimson. It is highly deserving of cultivation, as it forms a large, compact mass of attractive foliage. Entirely hardy and may be pruned into any desired shape, var. atropurpureum. Blood - Red Japan Maple. This is among the most serviceable and attractive shrubs suited to our climate. The rich purple foliage is retained until the latter part of summer, and is always exceedinglv distinct from that of other forms. Naturally of dwarf habit, it needs only an occasional clipping of straggling shoots, var. aureum (A. Japonicum aureutn). Golden Variegated Japan Maple. The lobes in the foliage of this very marked variety are not so deeply cut as in the species, and the outline inclines to an oval, but the color through most of the season is light yellow. ACER polymorphum, var. dissectum atropurpureum. Purple Cut-Leaved Japan Maple. In color the same shade of purplish red as Atropurpureum, but with the leaves cut into fine fringe-like segments, which present a charming and unique appearance. Although not so vigorous as the last, it is usually quite hardy and reliable, and makes a fine contrast to other members of this pleasing group, var. sanguineum. Scarlet Japan Maple. Differs from Atropurpureum in the tint being a bright scarlet shade of red, but in all other characteristics similar to that valuable variety. It is probably less vigorous in growth, with rather more slender branch lets. iEGLE. Japan Orange A member of the Citrus family, which embraces the Orange, Lemon, Lime, Shaddock, etc. It derives its name from one of the Hesperides, and is generically distinct from all the others. Quite hardy south, and reasonably so as far north as Philadelphia. AE. sepiaria (Svn., Citrus or Limonia trifo/iata). Hardy Orange. This curious large shrub is very thorny, and has roundish leaflets in threes. It produces a small yellowish, austere fruit, quite ornamental and attractive. Excellent for stocks upon which to bud the tender varieties.

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