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* Azalea, Ghent Hybrids. 



* " mollis. 

 *Cercis Japonica. 

 ^CijtisxLS scoparius. 

 *Deutzia gracilis. 



Exochorda grandiflora. 



Lonicera tatarica. 

 *Prunus cerasus fl. pi. 

 *Pi/rus spectabilis fl. pi. 



Rhododendron Rhodora. 



Ribes aureutn. 



Rosa multiflora. 



Rosa multiflora, the Dawson. 

 Spirma arguta. 

 " Thunbergii. 



* " Vanhouttei. 

 *Staphylea colchica. 



Syringa Chinensis. 



* " vulgaris Charles the 



Tenth. 



* '' '' Marie La- 



grange. 



* Viburman opulus. 



" plicatum. 



You will notice that I have marked the most desirable shrubs 

 with a star (*). 



The Herbaceous Plants that were in bloom at the time were 

 few. The noteworthy were : 



Phlox subxdata, in varieties. 

 Polygonatum giganteum. 

 Primulas. 

 Spircea aruncus. 

 Viola palmata var. cucullata. 

 " pedata. 



Astilbe (^Sjnrcea) Japonica. 

 " " " mul- 



tiflora compacta. 

 Cypripedixim acaule. 



" spectabile. 



Dicentra sjyectabilis. 



I cannot pass the Cypripediums without calling special atten- 

 tion to these two beautiful native Orchids. Their forcing quali- 

 ties are grand, the results being more than satisfactory, and I 

 really considered some pans of Cypripedium spectabile the most 

 beautiful plants in our range of houses at the time. 



The promiscuous display of Spring Flowering Bulbs scattered 

 throughout the Flowering Shrubs helped to make the honse one 

 blaze of bloom. They consisted of : 



Dutch Hyacinths. 

 Tulips. 



Hardy ISfarcissuses. 

 Erythroniums. 

 Lily of the Valley. 

 Italian Anemones. 

 Ariscema tripliyllum. 

 And others, all in great variety. 



Camassia esculenta. 

 Iris Persica. 

 Lilium, Harrisii. 



" longiflorum. 



" umbellatum. 

 Muscari botryoides. 



alba. 



