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plunge out of doors in a sunny spot, and give plenty of water. 

 The following are good varieties, and represent a wide range of 

 colour : Louise Mouchelet, soft pink ; very double, large and 

 handsome. Reine Elizabeth has deep salmon-red flowers of 

 good form. splendidissima is distinct, having white flowers 

 spotted with lilac. lactea is one of the best double whites. 

 grandiflora superba deserves to be planted extensively ; its 

 splendid white flowers are spotted with carmine. Triomphe de 

 Gaud, bright rose. Lord Macartney is very attractive, with 

 crimson flowers and conspicuous golden-yellow stamens in the 

 centre. rosea odorata is rich rose, shaded with salmon in the 

 centre, and delightfully fragrant. Van Houtte, bright carmine. 

 Purpurea, deep violet-purple. Henry Irving, Elizabeth, Don 

 Quixote, Jean de Reszke, and Julius Cffisar have exceptionally 

 large flowers of rich and beautiful colours. 



Parrotia pf.rsica (Iron Tree) is closely allied to the Hamamelis, 

 and should be included on account of the rich autumnal tints of 

 its foliage. Its small flowers, with conspicuous crimson-tipped 

 stamens, are borne on the leafless branches with much freedom 

 in February. It is a small much-branched choice tree, and 

 delights in a light sandy soil. 



Fig. 255. — Paiiowxta imperialis. 



Paulownia imperialis (Fig. 255) is a vigorous Japanese tree 

 of great beauty, and may be planted with success in ordinary soil, 



