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HAKDY HYDRANGEA— TREE FORM. 
This is the now well known Hydrang-a, Panici.lain C.rancliflora, trained in tree form 
instead of as a shrub. In a few years' time it attains a height 
of from six to eight feet, and is a most effective 
ornament for the lawn or yard. 
HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS. 
ALTHEA, or ROSE OF SHARON (Hibiscus). 
The altheas have a well-deserved popularity. They are free growers, and 
not particular as to soil. They bloom in August and September, 
when but few other sorts are in blossom. They attain a height of 
from six to ten feet. 
DOUBLE PURPLE (Purpurea fl. pleno). 
DOUBLE RED (Rubra fl. pleno). 
DOUBLE FINK AND WHITE, VARIEGATED (Variegatus fl. pleno). 
The above are distingui.shed only by the color of the blossoms, the habit 
and foliage being the same in each variety. All have pretty, varie- 
gated flowers. 
VARIEGATED-LEAVED (Fl. pleno fol. variegata). Distinctly variegated 
leaves, white and green. 
