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47. S. var. comte Horace de Choi sen I — 

 Reddish lilac, and double flowers. 



48. S. Charles the loth — 7 feet, very 

 good purple. 



49. S. vulgaris Marie Legrange — 4 

 feet, a dwarf form, with large white panicles, 

 very good. 



50. Tamarix Africana — Grows to 8 feet 

 high ; has small pink flowers, in slender 

 racemes, which appear towards the end of 

 May or the first of June ; the foliage 

 is small and heath like ; makes a good green 

 for bouquets. 



5 1 . Tamarix Indica — 6 feet high ; 

 blooms at the end of August or first of 

 September, of a brighter rose color than the 

 above variety. A few plants planted to- 

 gether of the tamarisk makes a fine display 

 of which the bees are very fond. 



52. Viburmim plicatum — 6 to 7 feet, Jap- 

 anese snow ball ; this is one of the best 

 shrubs in cultivation. 



53. Weigelia or Diervilla (var. rosea) — 

 One of the best, and flowers the second time 

 in the fall. 



54. Weigelia Candida — Pure white variety 

 of the above. 



55. Weigelia desboisii — Dark rose color. 



Fk;. 2065. African Tamarisk. 



56. Weigelia variegata — A variegated 

 leaved sort, all are grand shrubs for any 

 lawn, grows to 7 feet high. 



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THE PHYLLOCACTUS. 



HE Phyllocactus (flat leaved) are 

 the most satisfactory bloomers un- 

 der the ordinary conditions of 

 ?^J house culture of all the cactus 

 family. They are for this reason the most 

 commonly found in the windows and con- 

 servatories of amateur flower growers. 



They have many good points to recom- 

 mend them, the principal one being the free- 

 dom with which their magnificent flowers 

 are produced. They seem to reward the 

 greatest neglect with a profusion of bloom, 

 which is unequalled by any of the ordinary 



decorative plants in cultivation. To many 

 people the very name of cactus is quite 

 enough to satisfy them that the plant men- 

 tioned is undesirable, and they do not give 

 them a trial, thus missing the pleasure felt 

 by anyone fortunate enough to own a good 

 specimen when it is laden with its gorgeous 

 flowers. 



Perhaps the easiest Phyllocactus to grow 

 and bloom, and the one oftenest seen in 

 window garden, is Ackermanni, or King 

 cactus. This grows to large size, and as it 

 gets strong, makes a lot of new growth each 



