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ELLWANGER & BARRY'S 



THE HERBACEOUS P^EONIA. 

 New Varieties. 



" The value of the Pseonia for the adorn- 

 ment of the garden is unquestioned ; its 

 bold, spreading mass of leafage, its mas- 

 sive flowers and rich color render it 

 especially useful for the production of 

 distinct effects in garden scenery. It also 

 possesses a high degree of utility for the 

 embellishment of indoor apartments, 

 particularly on festive occasions, as they 

 can be employed to great advantage either 

 alone or in association with groups of 

 plants. 



The Paeonia is regarded as without a 



rival amongst herbaceous perennials fot 

 borders, and those who have large gardens 

 should also remember that in bold masses 

 on the grass and in clumps alongside 

 woodland walks, they appear to great ad- 

 vantage, the flowers being especially 

 effective when they have a background of 

 dark leaved shrubs. 



The Pseonia is an old garden favorite, 

 but of late years the hybridist has been 

 busily at work raising new varieties, and 

 as a result we have a great diversity in 

 form and color of the handsome flowers 

 which contribute materially to the attrac- 

 tion of the flower garden in June." — 

 Gardener s Magazine, Jtitie 2^^ i8g2. 



A BED OF CHINESE PyEONIES. 



We have a superb collection, including 

 the most distinct varieties. Price jo cents 

 each ; collection of 12 varieties as follows, 

 for $4. 00 : 



Ambroise Verschaffelt — Purplish crim- 

 son ; one of the finest. 



Baron James Rothschild — Rose salmon ; 

 good. 



Charles Verdier — Lilac rose ; superb. 



Delachii — Dark purplish crimson ; fine. 



Edulis — Violet rose ; very full and sweet. 



Louis Van Houtte — (Caiot) — Bright pur- 

 ple cherry ; large, fragrant, very fine. 



Modeste — (Guerin) — Deep rose ; distinct 

 and fine. 



Papaveriflora — White tinged with yellow; 

 beautiful. 



Papillionacea — Rose, yellow center ; one 

 of the best. 



Rubra Triumphans — Dark purplish crim- 

 son ; very sweet, distinct. 



Victoria Tricolor — Pale rose, center yel- 

 lowish white. 



Violacea — Deep violet purple ; very large 

 and fine. 



Within the last few years there have 

 been introduced a very large number of 



varieties, some very fine and quite dis- 

 tinct from any heretofore offered, others 

 only of ordinary merit. We have taken 

 great pains in testing them, to weed out 

 the indifferent sorts, and can now offer a 

 superb collection. For list of varieties 

 and prices see our New General Catalogue. 



SEi-ECT HARDY PHLOX. 



One of the finest autumn flowers. It is 

 of vigorous habit, easy culture, and pro- 

 duces in great profusion during a long 

 season, flowers of fine form and substance, 

 and of bright and varied colors. As re- 

 gards their culture, it may be briefly stated 

 that they succeed in any good garden soil, 

 but they are greatly improved by being 

 liberally manured, and an occasional sup- 

 ply of liquid manure during the growing 

 season will greatly increase the size of 

 their trusses. When in flower they should 

 be watered freely every evening. The 

 Phlox usually flowers in July and August, 

 and in order to render it autumnal flower- 

 ing, it is necessary to pinch the shoots 

 about the first of June and again in July. 

 The plants will then flower in September. . 



