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Fig. 183. HYDRANGEA "OTAKSA." The many beautiful French types have failed 

 to crowd out the old Otaksa. Here the plant to the right is particularly fine. You 

 don't need a greenhouse to overwinter plants that will flower in Summer; any place 

 just a little above 32 deg. will do. Country florists should make more use of 

 Hydrangeas around their places 



Gertrude and Queen of the Pinks; in deep pink, La Victoire and 

 General De Wet. Gigantea is a beautiful pale pink and so is Lady 

 Derby. 



PREPARED HYACINTHS 



The Roman Hyacinths will always be the main ones to use for 

 Christmas forcing, but of -late years the Hollanders have put on 

 the market what are known as "prepared Hyacinths." These 

 consist of certain varieties which have been dug early and cured 

 so as to make them suitable for extra early forcing. 



Every florist has call right after Christmas for bulb stock, when 

 a few Hyacinths of the Dutch sorts are desirable. With just a 

 little care you can get these prepared bulbs to bloom, but of course 

 the earlier you can get them under way in Fall the better. Get them 

 well rooted before placing them in heat. 



HYDRANGEAS 



All Hydrangeas are beautiful and all are valuable to the florist whether 

 you consider the old standby, H. Otaksa, the many fine French sorts 

 which have been introduced of late years and helped us out so much 

 in overcoming the shortage of imported stock for Easter, the so-called 

 hardy sorts, H. paniculate grandiflora or H. arborescens grandiflora. 



There are nurserymen today and large growers; too, all over 

 the country, who make the growing on of Hydrangeas, such as 



