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Hydrangea Hortensis 



Hydrangeas are extensively grown by florists for the spring Holidays as pot plants, but are also valuable as garden, lawn and porch 

 plants during the summer. 



They produce their flowers from well matured buds of the previous season's growth, which in unfavorable exposures, or under bad 

 weather conditions, may become damaged by even a few degrees of freezing. We therefore recommend tub culture except in such localities 

 where they have proven satisfactory in the open ground. When grown in tubs, they may in the fall, be placed in a light cool cellar or 

 similar place, where they should be kept as cool as possible without freezing. 



During the winter they should be given only enough water to keep the stems from shriveling. The roots will suffer if allowed to 

 get too dry. 



If planted in the garden and left outdoors during the winter, it is of more importance to protect them from the winter sun than to 

 keep them from freezing. After freezing weather sets in some protection should be provided in order that the sun will not strike them 

 while they are frozen. 



In some soils the flowers naturally come blue. Occasionally the plants will bloom pink one season and blue the next depending 

 upon the soil conditions. One effective method of producing blue flowers is to incorporate with each bushel of soil about one-half pound 

 of alum. Another method which has proven effective is to use Sulphate of Ammonia as a fertilizer at the rate of one pound to about 

 50 sq. ft. of garden, several times during the growing season. This should be applied while the soil is wet and worked into the surface 

 thoroughly. For potting soil use about one ounce to the cubic foot of soil, mixing thoroughly. 



Four Hardiest Hydrangeas for Out -door Culture 



The four varieties offered in this set have proven satisfactory for out-door culture. 



La Marne. The largest flowering variety in commerce. The 

 plant is strong and vigorous, producing immense trusses of very 

 large florets of a glossy rose pink. Comes into bloom about 

 two weeks later than the popular Otaksa. 



3 inch pots, $0 35 each; $3 50 per dozen 



5 inch pots, 75 each; 7 50 per dozen 



6 inch pots, 1 00 each; 10 00 per dozen 

 Marechal Foch. Very early; dwarf compact habit; large 



carmine red flowers produced freely. . 

 3 inch pots, $0 50 each; $5 00 per dozen 



5 inch pots, 75 each; 7 50 per dozen 



6 inch pots, 1 50 each; 15 00 per dozen 

 Otaksa. This is the variety that is used so extensively at the 



Atlantic seashore resorts, producing immense heads of flowers 



Six Superb Hydrangeas 



Since the introduction of the first hybrid French Hydrangeas some 

 twenty years ago, we have tried all of the hundreds of novelties 

 offered. The great majority have been discarded being superseded 

 by better sorts of later introduction. Of the sorts offered in the past 

 few years we have selected this set of six as being particularly repre- 

 sentative of the progress made in this class of plants. We know each 

 of them to be of sterling merit. 



Cendrillon. Bright carmine rose; free and compact. 

 Heidenroesl. Wonderful serrated florets of a deep carmine color, 



large trusses. 

 Helge. Early compact red. 



Liebling. Produces bright glossy flowers of as clear as pink as we have 

 found in Hydrangeasjit is early jexceUent substance, and in our estima- 

 tion destined to become one of the permanent fixtures in our collection. 



Lorelei. Upright, compact, free, bright carmine red. 



Schoene Dresdenerin. Unusually early; very free, and of a 

 pleasing light rose color. 



3 inch pots, $0 50 each; $5 00 per dozen. Set of 6 sorts, $2 50 



5 inch pots, 1 00 each; 10 00 per dozen. Set of 6 sorts, 5 00 



6 inch pots, 1 50 each; 15 00 per dozen. Set of 6 sorts, 7 50 



Six Popular Hydrangeas 



Six of the outstanding popular varieties of the present time; each 

 has been tested for a number of years. 



Domotoi. The double flowering Otaksa. This splendid variety 

 possesses all the valuable characteristics of Otaksa, but produces 

 beautiful double florets, which are more lasting than the single 

 florets of Otaksa. It will thrive wherever Otaksa flourishes, and thus 

 proves useful and interesting for planting under similar conditions. 



Gertrude Glahn. Deep rose, truss and florets very large. This 

 has become one of the most popular for Easter forcing. 



Henry Lambert. Very early; large and vigorous; pale rose. 



Mile. Rene Gaillard. Magnificent trusses of beautiful large white 

 flowers nicely fringed or serrated. 



Parcival. Deep watermelon pink; large trusses of beautifully 

 fringed florets. 



Trophee. One of the favorite forcing varieties on account of its 

 exceptional free flowering habit and the striking watermelon red 

 color of its flowers. 



Price of any of the above six varieties: 



3 inch pots; $0 35 each; $3 50 per dozen. Set of 6 sorts, $2 00 



5 inch pots, 75 each; 7 50 per dozen. Set of 6 sorts, 4 00 



6 inch pots, 1 00 each; 10 00 per dozen. Set of 6 sorts, 5 00 



that are usually pink but sometimes blue according to soil 

 conditions. We offer a grand lot of plants especially prepared 

 for summer flowering. 



!0 25 each; $2 50 per dozen 

 60 each; 6 00 per dozen 

 1 00 each; 10 00 per dozen 

 1 50 each; 15 00 per dozen 

 Chautard. Early, free and hardy. A 

 beautiful shade of rose pink. This is a most satisfactory variety 

 for out-door planting it being as hardy as the popular Otaksa 

 and in addition blooms from the new wood made in the spring. 

 3 inch pots, $0 25 each; $2 50 per dozen. Set of 4 sorts, $1 25 

 5 inch pots, 60 each; 6 00 per dozen. Set of 4 sorts, 2 75 

 6inchpots, 1 00 each; 10 00 per dozen. Setof4sorts, 4 00 

 7 inch pots, 1 50 each; 15 00 per dozen. 



3 inch pots 



5 inch pots, 



6 inch pots, 



7 inch pots, 

 Souvenir de Mme. E 



French Hydrangea 



For Hardy Shrub Hydrangeas, see page 205 



