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EVERGREEN, DECIDUOUS AND FLOWERING SHRUBS— continued. 
SYRINGA (Lilac) — continued. 
2109 vulgaris, Madame F. Morel, single, pinkish violet ; extra long spikes of 
flowers. 
2110 Madame Lemoine, double, purest white. See illustration. 
2112 ■ Mdlle. Fernande Viger, single, pure white, in spikes 12 inches in length. 
2113 Marie Legraye, pure white, very large ; the finest single white variety. 
2110 Michel Buchner, double, pale lilac, margined with rose; large. 
2119 Monsieur Maxime Cornu, double, large, rosy lilac, shaded red ; free. 
2122 President Grevy, double, blue-shaded rose ; large. 
2125 pyramidalis, double, pyramidal truss, dense, pale blue, carmine buds. 
2131 rubra insignis, pale rose-purple, fine flowers. 
2134 Souvenir de L. Spath, the finest of its colour, large bright red. 
TAMARIX. Invaluable shrubs, of graceful, feathery " horsetail ” appearance, for planting 
near the sea ; or inland, on dry, sandy banks. 
2141 Germanica, white or rose-tinted flowers. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
2143 gallica (Common Tamarisk), slender and graceful, with clouds of pinkish bloom 
in August and September. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
2145 hispida aestivalis (Pallasii rosea), bright carmine-pink flowers in abundance, on fully 
half the length of the branches ; vigorous grower. 2/6 and 3/6 each. 
2142 indica. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
2147 japonica, an elegant branching species, pink flowers in long spikes. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
2148 odessana, long erect slender branches, carrying panicles of flowers. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
2146 parviflora, spikes of small pink flowers. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
TEUCRIUM 
2138a betonicum, pretty silver-leaved shrub for warm position. In pots, 2/6 to 3/6 each. 
TREE P/EONIES, see Paeonia arborea, page 33. 
ULEX (Gorse, Furze, or Whin). 
2170 Europaeus (Common), transplanted bushes. I n pots, 1/6 each ; from ground, 9/- doz. 
2173 FLORE PLENO (Double Yellow), produces an abundance of rich deep yellow ; 
a splendid plant for banks, bold positions in the rockery, and planting in the wilder 
portions of the pleasure ground. See illustration, page 40. In pots, 2 each ; 
21/ - per doz. 
VERONICA (Speedwell) 
Excellent shrubs for planting in gardens near the sea or for the cold greenhouse 
in less favourable districts ; they will stand several degrees of frost, and literally 
cover themselves with bloom till late in the autumn. The species form compact 
miniature bushes, and are well adapted for growing on rockeries. The Hybrids are 
of robust habit, and produce large and beautiful spikes of flowers. 
Prices— 1/6 and 2/6 each ; larger, 3/6 each. 
HYBRIDS OR SHRUBBY VARIETIES OF VERONICA. 
Amaranth, amaranth-crimson. 
Andersonii, bluish violet, whiter towards 
base. 
variegata, pretty for cold houses or 
carpet bedding. 
Autumn Glory, rich deep blue ; fine. 
Blue Gem, a very fine blue-flowered variety. 
eclatante, reddish carmine ; very free. 
Gauntletti, rich salmon-pink, in bold 
spikes ; handsome foliage. 
Gloire de Lorraine, heliotrope, white eye. 
Imperatrice, rich blue, pretty and distinct. 
Madame Delaux, bright red, edged darker 
shade, white eye. 
Mdlle. Delaux, long spike, large flower, 
purple, heavily bordered metallic violet. 
Ornament, lavender ; very pretty. 
Purple Queen, violet-purple, dwarf and 
compact fine for massing. 
Reine des Blanches, white, very free, fine. 
rotundifolia, blue ; habit bushy and free. 
Simon Delaux, enormous spike, rich 
dazzling crimson ; vigorous and free. 
