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Hardy Border Plants for Autumn Planting— cont/nued. 
Hardy Tree Pseonies (Pseonia Moutan). 
These lovely Tree Paeonies are quite distinct from the herbaceous Paeonies, being of a shrubby 
habit, with enormous flowers in early summer ; they are hardy, and thrive in most ordinary garden 
soils enriched with manure. It is necessary when planting to select positions facing .S.W., well 
sheltered from cutting winds and protected from the morning sun. 
Beautiful distinct named varieties each 5/6, 7/6 & 10/6 
For Single Chinese Pseonies and Double and Single European Paeonies see our 
Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
POPPIES— Giant Oriental (Papaver Orientale). 
Barr’s Selections— 6 in 6 handsome varieties 3/6 & 5/6 
12 ,, 12 ,, 7/6 & 10/6 
For fine named varieties see our Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea (Caffre Lily or Crimson Flag), a valuable hardy "Cape plant, 
producing in late Autumn spikes of showy globular crimson-scarlet flowers which ale prized for 
cutting ; it delights in a sheltered situation among trees and shrubs planted in a good deep loam, and 
during summer should be given an abund.ince of water during dry hot weather, ht. I5 ft. 
per too, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 
SPIR/EA (The Meadow Sweet), Tor Forcing or Planting Out. 
The large graceful feathery pure white fragrant flowers of Spiraea japonica, compacta 
multiflora, and astilboides arc most valuable for furnishing vases, while the plants are amongst 
the most decorative fer the greenhouse and sitting-room. In forcing, a moist atmosphere and 
.ahundanee of water at the roots are necessary. The pots therefore should be stood in saucers of 
water. In shady or moist borders out of doors, and at the margin of streams and bonds, the Spiraeas 
are all very decorative plants. 
itar The Spiraeas we oflTep ape all strong’ clumps, each-r. <i 
japonica. (syn. Astilbe japonica), white, ht. 2 ft per doz. 6/- o 7 
,, compacta multi'flora, dwarf and compact, with large dense white flower- 
spikes, ht. I J ft ])er doz. 6/6 o 7 
palmata {syn. digitata), large clusters of rose-crimson flowers, ht. 2 ft ,, 6/- o 7 
,, alba, 1-irge spreading plumes of snow-white flowers, he.autiful, ht. 1 5 ft. ,, 5/6 o 6 
,, elegans, plumes of beautiful pale pink flowers, ht. 2j ft ,, S/6 o 6 
aruncus KneiTHi, a graceful variety of the Goat’s Beard, with finely divided foli.age 
and plumes of dainty white flowers, ht. 2 ft o 9 
astilboides, a lovely species, bearing dense drooping plumes of graceful snowy white 
flowers, ht. 2 ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, 'Hol'ibunda, lovely panicles of feathery white flowers in great profusion, 
ht. 21 in per doz. 6/- o 7 
,, Gladstone, a very fine variety with handsome plumes of white flowers, 
ht. 2 ft per doz. 7/6 o 9 
,, longiTolia, a remarkably elegant and decorative plant, bearing on long 
graceful stems elegant arching plumes of white flowers, one of the best, 
ht. 2a- ft per doz. 7/6 o 9 
SPIRVCA— Two lovely New Varieties, being crosses between Spinca chinensis and 
japonica compacta multijlora ; valuable acquisitions both for out-door or greenhouse decora- 
tion. They are both good forcers. Awarded a Gold Medal by the R. ll.S. at Holland 
House Show 1904. 
Peach Blossom, a very graceful pbtnt well furnished with erect plumes of the most 
lovely delicate flesh-rose flowers, borne on long flower stems per doz. 7/6 o 9 
Queen Alexandra, a handsome plant of elegant spreading habit and large flower 
plumes of a pretty light rose (or when forced a very pale rose) per doz. 7/6 o 9 
TRILLIUM (Wood Lily, Trinity Flower, or Three-leaved Nightshade), beautiful woodland 
plants from North America, thriving in moist shady situations, where they make luxuriant 
loliage, and from April to June beautiful large flowers, ht. I ft. ; charming in rock-gardens. 
erectum (.'yzr. atropurpureum), flowers deep crimson-purple per doz, 5/6 o 6 
erythrocarpum (The Painted Wood Lily), charming pure white flowers, with crimson 
blotch at base of sepals o 9 
grandiflorum (Wake-Robin), large snowy white flowers per too, 32/6 ; per doz. 4/6 o 5 
recurvatum, prettily recurved purple flowers, foliage marbled ,, 7/6 o 9 
ri vale, a beautiful rare species with delicate mauve-coloured flowers 12/6 i 3 
sessile CaliTornicum, large creamy white flowers and handsome spotted foliage, hi. 2 ft. 
First-Class Certificate R.H.S per doz. 7/6 o 9 
,, ,, Snow Queen (new), bearing large handsome white flowers o 9 
Styl09um, large white flowers, flushed rose o 9 
