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Ecah- 

 Indica New Crimson. Bright deep crimson, no variety hitherto intro- 

 duced approaching it in color : a profuse bloomer, giving immense 



heads of its rich flowers 25 



The Crape 3Iyrtle is well known in this latitude and South as our most 

 beautiful summer flowering hardy shrub. North, it will need protection. 



PUNIC A— Pomegranate. 



Nana. A beautiful dwarf, free-flowering Pomegranate. It blooms freely 

 in a very small state, and larger specimens are sheets of bloom. It is 

 highly recommended for bedding purposes, being a profuse bloomer, 

 and exceedingly desirable from its rich color, brilliant orange scarlet, 25 



Alba Pleno. Double white 30 



Rubra Pleno. Double red 30 



Kubra Prolifera. A profuse flowerer 50 



Legrellice Pleno, (new.) Reddish yellow bordered with white, very double, 



splendid 50 



HYDRANGEAS. 



Acuminata. This exceedingly beautiful new variety has large heads of 



pink flowers, withstands the sun well 25 



Glauca or Nivea. A native species, flowers white .. 25 



Hortensia. The well-known garden variety, has immense heads of beauti- 

 ful pink flowers 25 



Hortensia lmperatrice Eugenie. Large heads of pink flowers, tinted with 



blue 25 



Hortensia Yariegata. Leaves green, margined with yellow 50 



Hortensia Yariegata Speciosa, (new.) In this striking variety the margin 

 of the leaves are green, with a broad white band passing through the 



centre 75 



Involucrata Yera. A beautiful and distinct, new species 25 



Japonica Lindleyi. New and distinct 25 



Otaksa. Flowers large bright pink tinged with blue, last a considerable 



time; a spendid plant 25 



Paniculata Grandiflora. A highly ornamental shrub with enormously 

 large dense flower heads, opening pure white and tinted with rose in 

 their mature bloom, flowers profusely during summer, and perfectly 



hardy 25 to 50 



Pubescens. Leaves very downy, flowers pure white '25 



Quercifolia. Oak leaved, leaves large dark reddish tinge, flowers white, 



hardy 50 



Stellata Flora Pleno. A magnificent new Japanese variety, flower heads 



very large, double, of a bright pink . 50 



Thunbergii Flora Percis. A distinct species, much smaller foliage, and 



flat cymes of pretty blue flowers 50 



Thomas Hogg. See Novelties 



PASSIFLOBA— Passion Flower. 



Trifasciata. Leaves dark green, tri lobed, each lobe having a broad central 



band of rose, a very distinct Passion Flower, flowers white 30 



Princeps. Flowers rich crimson, a very tine greenhouse climber 50 



Ccerulea. Coerulean blue, a beautiful old variety, nearly hardy, requires 



only slight protection in severe weather 30 



Incarnata. This variety is perfectly hardy in this latitude. In very 

 severe winters it is killed to the ground, but on the return of spring- 

 it puts out with great vigor, growing luxuriantly, and flowering pro- 

 fusely during the summer months; similar in color to Cdsrulea 25 



