NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 



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NEW AND RARE 



HYDRANGEA GRANDIFLORA. 



WJr <7^rr HYDRANGEA GRANDIFLORA IN THREE DIFFERENT SIZES, described be- 

 low. They are strong plants and will all bloom the present season. The extra strong three year plants can 

 only be sent by Express, and cannot be furnished after July ist. Prices as follows : 



Strong - One Year Plants. — By Mail or Express, 25 cents; 2 for 50 cents; $2.50 per doz. 



Strong" Two Year Plants. — Cutback ready for planting, by Mail or Express, 50 cents ; 2 for $1 ; 

 $5 per doz. 



Extra Strong Three Year Plants. — Cut back ready for planting, by EXPRESS only, $1 each ; 2 

 for $1.75 ; $9 per doz. 



Note. — This Hydrangea still retains its position as the finest hardy flowering Shrub in culti- 

 •vation ; the demand for it constantly increases as its merits become better known. 



Hydrangea Grandiflora. 



Description. — Hydrangea Grandiflora — See illustration above. A new, very striking and elegant 

 Hardy Flowering Shrub, suitable for Lawns, recently introduced from Japan ; the flowers are pure white, 

 afterwards changing to pink, and are borne in immense pyramidal trusses more than a foot long and nearly 

 as much in diameter. It blooms in Midsummer and remains in bloom two or three months. Creates a great 

 sensation wherever seen ; is scarce and difficult to obtain. The plant is of bushy and compact growth, at- 

 tains a height of 3 to 4 feet, and is perfectly hardy in all parts of the country ; needs no protection of any 

 kind. 



Treatment. — The bush should be cut back every Spring at least one-half of last season's growth, dug 

 around and well manured. The flowers are borne on the new or young wood, and are largest and finest 

 when the plant is making a strong, vigorous growth. 



