SAXIFRAGACEi^ 



sterile flowers few, on long pedicels ; peduncles white, downy ; Calyx superior, 

 5-toothed, white ; Petals 5, ovate, rose-tinted outside, especially in bud ; Stamens 

 10, perigynous ; Ovary half-inferior, styles 3, connate ; Fruit capsular. 



Leaves opposite, ovate-oblong, acute, glandular- serrate, glabrous, paler on 

 underside, veins prominent, pubescent. 



A deciduous sh)-ub, 4-6 ft. ; Branches terete, brown. 



Introduced from Japan, 1874. 



PLUMED HYDRANGEA, Hydrangea paniculata v. grandiflora. 



Gardens. July — September. This magnificent variety is the finest form 

 in cultivation. The flowers, after lasting for several weeks, die off a rich 

 reddish hue. 



Floivers white. Fertile flowers small, star-shaped ; Inflorescence a terminal, 

 corymbose panicle, 1 ft. long ; small flowers intermixed with sterile ones, 1 in. 

 or more in diam. ; Calyx superior, 5-toothed, white, teeth rose-coloured ; Petals 

 5, valvate, rose on outside ; Stamens 10, perigynous ; Ovary half-inferior, styles 

 3, stigmas sessile ; Fi-uit capsular. 



Leaves opposite or in threes, ovate-oblong, acute, serrate, pubescent, 5-G ins. 

 long, midrib prominent. 



A deciduous shrub, 4-6 ft. ; Branches terete, brown ; old stems with 

 scaly bark. 



Introduced from Japan, 1874 ; there forms a tree 25 ft. high ; discovered 

 by Dr. Von Siebold. 



HIMALAYAN SNOW-FLOWER, Deutda corymbosa. 



Gardens. May. Best in a warm and sheltered position. All the Deut- 



zias prefer a well-drained, rich and rather sandy soil, and respond to a 



mulch of manure at times. They are propagated by cuttings of young shoots 



3 ins. long inserted in sandy soil under a bell-glass in a cold frame in June 



or July, or of firm shoots 10-12 ins. long in ordinary soil outdoors, November- 



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