flower group, the Cytisus as a background, the new yellow Fox- 

 glove with Miniature Golden Fleece bordered with the South 

 African Daisy, Dimorphotheca Aurantica. 



There are so many rare and many new varieties of Philadel- 

 phus (Mock Orange), Lemoine hybrids, that I will describe but a 

 few of the most interesting ones. In Albatre, the famous variety 

 Virginale has a rival, not formidable, but still a rival, because Al- 

 batre produces more, if not lovelier flowers. There is Banniere 

 whose blossoms are so large and white, besides having several 

 rows of petals. Etoile Rose is a decided novelty, having large 

 white blooms with pink center. Rosace has three-inch creamy 

 flowers of Anemone form. Voir Lactee's numerous blooms are 

 filled with golden stamens, it is named Silver Moon (Mocki 

 Orange) by several growers. 



Norma, the Giantess, is a ten-foot beauty, whose large single 

 flowers are dazzling. Conquette's blossoms resemble the Due von 

 Thol Tulips. This variety is exceptionally graceful, the branches 

 arch charmingly, bending and swaying under the weight of the 

 tulip form flowers. Pururea Maculta is of arching showering 

 habit also, with all of its white flower petals marked with a vivid 

 pink spot. Growing these unusual Philadelphus with the Hybrid 

 Lilacs one sees them at their loveliest. I understand that Lemoine 

 considers his novelty lilac, Mont Blanc, the superior of all the white 

 hybrids. Perhaps it is, but I consider Mme. Abel Chatney almost 

 perfect. There is a remarkably pretty dwarf white suffused with 

 a tender pink that is most adaptable for growing in large pots, 

 then at flowering time placed pot and all in the terrace jars of stone 

 for early flowers ; later they may be replaced with the blue or pink 

 French Hydrangeas. 



There are several new lilacs of such coloring one would never 

 expect to find even in the hybrids — for example, Belle de Nancy 

 has blossoms the color of a Caroline Testout rose or very near it, 

 a bright clear pink. Maurice de Vilmorin's blooms are sky-blue, 

 Charles Joly has flowers of a real crimson. President Fallieres has 

 pink buds opening to mauve. They are all truly wonderful, these 

 hybrids. So are Maxime Cornu's pale pink flowers. I have a friend 



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