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THE DINGER & CONARD COMPANY'S 



A GREAT SPECIAL SALE OF 



Hydrangea Paniculata Qrandiflora, 



Thousands of it to be sold at Half Price. 



RECOGNIZING the sterling worth of this grandest of all hardy flowering Shrubs, we have fdr 

 many years past made it a leading specialty, growing and selling annually upwards of 

 100,000 plants ; as a result of our efforts it is to-day the most popular of all Shrubs for yard, 

 lawn and cemetery planting ; it is extensively used for hedge planting and for clumps and screens. 

 The great reduction now made in the prices should still further its popularity. It readily attains a 

 height of 5 to 7 feet ; hardy in all localities, and needs no protection in Winter ; blooms the first 

 and every season in July and August, when other flowers are scarce, and continues in bloom for two 

 or three months ; the flowers are massive, cone shaped, often measuring ten inches in length, and 

 have a pleasing variation of color, changing from the original pure white to pink, and finally a 

 beautiful rich coppery red. When the flowers mature they can be cut and utilized as parlor orna- 

 ments, where they retain their natural beauty for an indefinite time. Our engraving, reproduced 

 from a photograph of a single plant growing on the grounds of the senior member of our Company, 

 does not exaggerate in the slightest degree the flowering propensities of Hydrang"ea Paniculata. 

 Grandiflora. All our plants will give a like result, and cannot fail to prove a source of genuine 

 pleasure and admiration. 



TREATMENT. — No special treatment is required ; the Hydrangea will grow and thrive in all 

 ordinary situations. Plant in either Spring or Fall, and cut back each successive Spring at least 

 one-half of the previous season's growth. Dig and manure. The finest flowers are borne on the new 

 or young wood, and are largest and best when the plant has made a strong and vigorous growth. 



HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. ENGRAVED FROM A PHOIOGRAPH OF A PLANT ON OUR OWN GROUNDS. 



OUR STOCK OF THIS GRAND FLOWERING SHRUB IS THE LARGEST IN AMERICA-OVER 100,000 PLANTS. 



TEN CENTS EACH FOR 



STRONG ONE-YEAR PLANTS, by Mail, postpaid, 6 for 50 cts. ; 12 for $1. By Express or Freight, 50 



for $3.50 ; $6 per lOO. 

 STRONG TWO-YEAR-OLD PLANTS, by Express or Freight ONLY, 20 cts. each ; 6 for $1 ; 12 for $1.75 ; 



25 for $3 ; $10 per lOO. 

 EXTRA-STRONG THREE TO FIVE-YEAR-OLD PLANTS, cut back, by Express or Freight ONLY, 50 



cts. each ; 5 for $2.50 ; 10 for $4.50 : 50 for $20 ; $35 per 100. 



