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tivation it attains a height of 2-3 ft., has rather rough foliage, few spines 

 and often bears 40 blooms on a single plant. It looks as if it might be the 

 parent of the American Beauty Rose which it much resembles when in 

 bud, but when open is a brilliant crimson shading to a lighter center, is 

 semi-double and has a thick cluster of golden yellow stamens. It has a 

 clean spicy fragrance, is free from disease, is perfectly hardy, and 

 blooms but once, for about three weeks, beginning late in June. It 

 spreads from the root. Prune severely in late autumn or early spring. 

 Subject to the green slug. 



ROSE. Ulrich Brunner. A Hybrid Perpetual with bright cherry red 

 blooms of large size and firm petals; not subject to disease. It blooms 

 early and continuously. 



ROSE. Dwarf Wild (Rosa lucida). A native rose brought from the 

 coast of New Hampshire where the bloom is crimson, but in the moun- 

 tains it has become a deep rose color. 3-5 ft. Has small thick shining 

 leaves which turn a handsome orange red in autumn and flowers are 

 solitary or few in a cluster. It is perfectly hardy and spreads from the 

 root, and bears handsome fruit. 



SWEET-SCENTED SHRUB (Calycanthus floridus). 3-5 ft. A hardy 

 shrub with spreading branches, the wood and roots smelling strongly of 

 camphor, the blossoms, of deep purplish red, two inches across, are borne 

 either in axils of the leaves or solitary; leaves are soft and downy. Prop- 

 agate by seeds sown in cold frames as soon as ripe, or by layering the 

 branches in summer. Give a deep rich soil, moisture and a sunny loca- 

 tion. 



WEIGELIA (Diervilla, var. Othello; D. var. Floribunda and D. var. 

 Aid Carrier e). All red varieties. For culture see Weigelia, White 

 Shrubs, June. 



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CROWN IMPERIAL (Fritillaria imperialis, var. Qrown on Crown). 1-2 

 ft. A bulbous-rooted plant with red flowers, hanging in whorls above 

 each other in a sort of umbel beneath the terminal tuft or crown of leaves. 

 Any good garden soil is suitable, but sandy loam is preferable. It takes 

 from four to six years to flower if raised from seed and is best propagated 

 by offsets which may be set out separately. The plant does not require 

 lifting oftener than every three or four years. 



