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H. S. var. totiis albus. Single, pure white, very fine. 



var. variegatis flore pleno. Double Variegated, or Painted 

 Lady Alth^a, White, with purple outside. Petals shaded pink. 



var. violacea flore pleno. Flowers medium size, double, of violet 

 lilac color, free flowering, one of the best. 



HYDRANGEA. Hortensie, Ger. Hydrangee, Fr. 



The native species are liaudsome shrubs of medium size, with tine large leaves, generally 

 of a lig-ht g-reen color, and perfectly hardy. The introductions from Japan and China, are 

 particvilarly interesting- and valuable. H. panicidata grandiflora is remarkable in foliag'e 

 and flower, and being* perfectly hai-dy, is of great value. The other Japanese varieties, like 

 the H. Iwrtensia, require protection in winter. They should be grown in pots or boxes, and 

 wintered in the cellar, and in summer placed along walks under the shade of trees. H. Otak- 

 sa is specially adapted for this purpose. 



H. Hortensia. Garden, or Changeable Hydrangea. Native of Japan, 

 introduced in 1790. An elegant, well-known plant, with large leaves and large 

 globular heads of rose-colored flowers; usually grown in pots or boxes; in the 

 north requires protection out of doors in winter. 



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hydrangea otaksa. 



H. H. var. Thomas Hog'g*. It belongs to the Hortensia section of the fam- 

 ily, but is a far more free and abundant bloomer than any other; for the florist, 

 and for all decorative purposes it is invaluable; the tlowers are of the purest white, 

 of very firm texture, and are produced from July to September. It is as hardy as 

 the old Hortensia; requires some protection in winter. Price 30 cents to $1.00 

 each. 



var. Otaksa. Foliage a beautiful deep green color. The plant produces 

 immense trusses of rose colored flowers in profusion in July; free bloomer. See 

 cut. 30 cents to $1.00. 



H. paniculata grandiflora. Large Panicle-flowered Hydrangea. A 



fine shrub, growing from 8 to 10 feet high; flowers white, in great pyramidal pan- 

 icles a foot long, and produced in August and September, when very few shrubs 

 are in flower; one of the finest flowering shrubs. This is the Hydrangea Deutzia- 

 folia of some nurseries. 50 cents to $1.00. 



