70 EECOKD OF IIOKTICULTURE. 



Cotoneaster Fontanesil — A handsome shrub, with oval 

 leaves and numerous small white flowers, wliich are suc- 

 ceeded by spherical-shaped fruit of a coral-red color 

 {Bevue Ilorticole, 1867). The cotoneasters are very 

 pretty shrubs, with small but numerous flowers. A 

 number of the species are evergreen in the Northern 

 States, Avhile the deciduous varieties retain their leaves 

 until quite late in the autumn. Most of the species and 

 varieties are readily propagated by ripe w^ood cuttings, 

 taken ofi* in the fall, and preserved in sand or moss during 

 the winter. 



Deutzia crenata-pleno. — We named this shrub in our 

 list of choice A^arieties in the first volume of the Record, 

 and we again call attention to it, for it is Avorthy of a 

 special notice. The flowers are quite double, pure white 

 wathin and a deep pink w^ithout ; the strong contrast be- 

 tw^een the two colors gives the flower spikes a very unique 

 and pretty appearance. It forms a shi*iib from four to six 

 feet, of a dense, compact habit. The plants are now of- 

 fered at a veiy low price, and no one should fail to 

 procure this really very desirable shrub. 



Hydrangea DeutziafoUa. — This new hydrangea bloom- 

 ed in several gardens in this country the past year. The 

 flower spikes are of an immense size, white at first, 

 changing to a dull 2:)urple or pink. Like all of the 

 hydrangeas, it is a coarse-looking plant when in bloom, 

 and only suitable for the open border. It is appai'cntly 

 quite hardy, a merit whicli will make it quite acceptable 

 to those who have room for a great vai-iety of shrubs. 



Hydrangea paniculata graudlflora. — Another new 



