HYDEANGEA PAXICULATA GEANDIFLOEA 



AMONG the plants to be sent out among 

 the readers of this journal, next 

 spring by the Secretary, Mr. G. Creelman, 

 is this hardy hydrangea, which deserves a 

 place on every lawn in Ontario. It has 

 now been fully tested, and has proved hardy 

 in the fruit districts of our province. At 

 Maplehurst we have had a bush in flowering 

 for several seasons, and Mr. Jas. Goldie, of 

 Guelph, states that it has stood a winter 

 temperature there of 40 degrees below zero, 

 and has come out perfectly unharmed. This 

 is very remarkable because the other varie- 

 ties of Hydrangea, such as Thos. Hogg, 

 Otaksa, Hortensia, etc., though most beau- 

 tiful in flower are too tender for outdoor 

 planting in Canada ; even the wild Hydran- 

 gea, (H. arborescens) is only found in Penn- 

 sylvania and southward. 



Our engraving shows one of its immense 

 panicles of bloom, which is made up of hun- 

 dreds of florets, which continue to grow 

 and develop for six weeks or more, chang- 

 ing gradually from ivory white to pinkish 

 white. The late flowers dry up, and take on 

 a rich brown color, when they are desirable 

 for winter bouquets. 



The Hydrangea is very susceptible to the 

 influence of drouth, and in dry seasons, es- 

 pecially if in light sandy soil, it should be 

 well mulched, and occasionally thoroughly 

 drenched with water. The great point in 

 its culture is to keep up a good vigorous 

 growth, which will usually be succeeded by 

 g eat masses of bloom in the autumn. In 

 dry seasons our hydrangeas suffer most 



Fig. 2536. Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora. 



