48 



THE BINGEB & CONARD COMPANY'S 



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

 growth, dug arou7id, and well 7nanured. The flowers are borne 07i the new or young wood, 

 and are largest ajidjijiest whejt the plant is making a strojig vigorous growth. 



A Pyramid of Flo-wers. — A W7ifer in "Vick's Magazine" says: ''The first year 1 

 planted HYDRANGEA GRAND/FLORA, it produced three heads of flowers, the second 

 year fifty-six, a7id the third year 7ii7iety-two. Thorough cultivation and a pail of liquid 

 ma7ture 07ice a week, helped the pia7it to bear this e7io7iiioiis load of flowc7-sr 



HYDRANGEA OTASKA—A Branch in Bloom. 



Hydrangea Otaska. — This is a7iother 77iag7iifice7it flowering shrub; 7tew a7td scarce, 

 and a great acquisitio7i. Heads very large; freque7itly twelve i7iches across; flowers bright 

 7'osy pi7ik, co7itrasti7ig beatctifully with other sorts; we reco7/i77ie7id it as 07ie of the 77iost 

 beautiful of its class. It is of low bushy growth, a7id is believed ha7'dyi7i the Middle States. 



Price, strong blooming plant, 50 cents each ; $6 per dozen. 



VirbnrnTim Plicatum. — Chinese Snow-Ball. — Newly i7itroduced f7-077i Norther7i C/mia; 

 scarce a7id difiicult of p7'opagatio7t, but 07ie of the 7nost beautiful and valuable flowe7i7ig 

 shrubs. It is of erect bushy habit; g7'0ws th^-ee to four feet high, a7id is pe7fectly hardy. 

 It bloo!7is i7i Ju7ie; large, globular heads of pure white flowe7'S e7itirely cove7'i7ig the pla7it, 

 a7id prese7iti7ig a 7'are a7id sple7idid appeara7ice. Price, stro7ig bloo77ii7ig pla7its, jo cents 

 each; $6 per doze7i. 



New Altliea. — Carnation-striped. 07ie of the 7nost beautiful a7id striki7tg floweri7ig 

 shrubs; grows tJwee to four feet high; blootis i7i July a7id August; flowers latge and vety 

 double; color pure white, elega7itly striped and variegated with bright cri77ison ; vejy showy 

 a7id handso77ie. Price, st7V7ig bloo)7iing pla7tts, jo ce7its each; ^6 per dozen. 



SPECIAL OFFER. — IVe will se7id t:\no Hydra7igea Gra7idiflora, a7id 07te of each of the 

 other three 7ta/7ied above, five i/i all, for $2.00. 



Choice Flowering Shrubs and Fine Climbing Vines are quite as necessary in 

 Ornamental Planting as Trees and Flowers. Being entirely hardy, one planting is sufficient. 

 lilt' y do not have to be replaced, but increase in beauty from year to year. 



