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HYDRANGEA JAPONICA. 
Our drawing was prepared from the specimen already spoken of at Messrs. 
Low's nursery. As the specific name indicates, it is a native of Japan, where it 
was detected by Siebold, growing wild in mountainous situations. It is also 
cultivated in gardens there by the natives, along with other species. Mr. Low, 
we believe, was the first who imported specimens to this country. 
It proves to be about as hardy as the other, and requires similar treatment. 
The finest trusses of flower are always borne by single-stemmed plants newly 
raised from cuttings. But this species does not look so well in that style, as when 
forming a moderate-sized bush with a number of flower-heads. The old wood 
must be cut out yearly to avoid a straggling character, and to keep the plant 
clothed with foliage down to the very base. 
