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French Hydrangea 



Select Standard Varieties 

 French Hydrangeas 



Caprice. Very large desirable white. 



Coquelicot. Very free vigorous pretty deep carmine. 



E. G. Hill. Immense clear pink. 



Elmar. Immense very distinct fringed deep rosy carmine. 



General de Vibraye. Large, bright rose. 



L'Islette. Very early pretty pink. 



Lilie Mouillere. Beautiful carmine-rose. 



Mile. Auguste Nonin. Large-flowered early pink. 



Mme. E. Mouillere. Very early pure white. 



Splendens. Glossy clear red, free and early. 



Success. An exceptionally fine large clear pink. 



Yvonne Cayeux. Vigorous growing pale pink. 



3-inch pots, 25 cts. each.; $2.50 per doz.; set of 12 varieties, $2.50 



5-inch pots, 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz.; set of 12 varieties, $6.00 



6-inch pots, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.; set of 12 varieties, $10.00 



Double Flowering 

 Hydrangea, Domotoi 



This splendid variety possesses all the valuable characteristics 

 of the popular Hydrangea Otaksa, but produces beautiful double 

 florets, which are far more lasting than the single flowers of 

 Otaksa. It will thrive well wherever Otaksa flourishes, and 

 thus prove just as useful for planting under similar conditions. 



Young plants in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Good plants in 5-inch pots, 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 6-inch 

 pots, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



Hydrangea Hortensis 



All of the varieties of Hydrangea Hortensis are extensively grown by 

 florists for Easter Decoration as pot plants, but their chief value is the 

 decorative effect which they produce when used for the porch, lawn or 

 garden during summer. 



The plant produces its flowers from well-matured buds of the previous 

 season's growth, which, in unfavorable exposures, or under bad weather 

 conditions, may become damaged by even a comparatively few degrees 

 of frost, and, we, therefore, recommend tub culture. 



In the fall, they may be placed in a light cool cellar or similar place, 

 where they should be kept as cool as possible without freezing. During 

 winter, they are to be kept comparatively dry, only enough 

 water being supplied to prevent the roots from drying up. 



In some soils, the flowers naturally come blue, occasionally 

 the plants will flower pink one season and blue the next. 

 The most effective method to artificially produce blue 

 flowers is to incorporate with each bushel of soil about one-half 

 pound of alum, which should be broken up into pieces about 

 the size of a hickory nut. 



Three Royal French 

 Hydrangeas 



America. A particularly noteworthy new variety on account of the 

 exceptional substance of both foliage and flowers, these being red with 

 a border of white. Very hardy. each doz. 



3-inch pots $0 50 $5 00 



5-inch pots 1 00 10 00 



6-inch pots 2 00 20 00 



La Marne. The largest flowering variety in commerce. The plant 

 is a strong, vigorous grower with immense trusses of very large 

 florets of a glossy rose-pink. It is late flowering, coming into bloom 

 about two weeks later than the popular Otaksa and particularly desir- 

 able on this account. each doz. 



3-inch pots $0 35 $3 50 



5-inch pots 1 00 10 00 



6-inch pots 1 50 15 00 



Marechal Foch. One of the very best. A strong vigorous compact 

 grower with heavy stems and foliage, producing large clusters of 

 deep carmine flowers. Early and free. each doz. 



3-inch pots $0 50 $5 00 



5-inch pots 1 00 10 00 



6-inch pots 1 50 15 00 



Twelve New European Hydrangeas 



The Choicest Recent Introductions 

 Anna Rosenkranzer. Spherical trusses of a distinct pleasing 



mauve. 

 Blauer Prinz. Medium sized trusses of a deep pink, readily 



changed to blue. 

 Cayeux Mousseline. Vigorous, strong grower with large 



trusses of bright pink. 

 Diane. Large individual flowers in immense trusses of a delicate 



pale pink, very free. 

 Gertrude Glahn. Very vigorous dark rose. 

 Gudrun. A compact growing bright pink. 

 Helge. An exceptionally fine bright dark red. 

 Henri Lambert. Very early, large vigorous pale rose. 

 Lancelot. Prettily fringed deep bright pink. 

 Lorelei. Brilliant carmine red. 



Marie Boffinger. An exceptionally strong, vigorous large pink. 

 Wilhelm Pfitzer. Compact growing, very hardy, free flowering, 



light pink. 



3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Set of one each of the 12 varieties, $5.00 



Hydrangea Otaksa 



This is the variety that is used so extensively at the Atlantic sea- 

 shore resorts, producing immense heads of usually pink but some- 

 times blue flowers. We have a grand lot of plants specially prepared 

 for summer flowering that will make a handsomedisplay .each doz. 



Young plants in 3-inch pots $0 25 $2 50 



Good plants in 5-inch pots 60 6 00 



Strong plants in 6-inch pots 1 00 10 00 



Strong plants in 7-inch pots 1 50 15 00 



Dreer's Select Dahlias are offered on pages 140 to 154 



