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DEUTZIA. continued 
margined with pink. This 
is deservedly one of tlie 
most popnl;ir and desir- 
able llowering slinibs, and 
no collection can be com- 
plete without it. 
Double White. I’rodiices 
a profusion of double, 
|)Ure white tlowers, simi- 
lar in habit to preceding. 
Pride o! Rochester. < )ri- 
gin. Rochester, N. 
Large double white flow- 
ers, the back of the petals 
being tinted with rose ; 
excels most of the old 
kinds in flavor and vigor- 
ous h;ibit. Quite etirly 
and very hand.soine. 
Deutzia gracilis. (See preceding page.) 
EXOCHORDA 
FRINGE 
HYDRANGEA 
Paniculata. One of the Inirdiest 
of its kind ; very distinct in flower 
and foliage ; not quite as free :i 
bloomer as II. ffrandiflora, but very 
pretty and desirable. 
Large-panicled {Hydrangea patt- 
iadala grandiflora). This is one of 
the finest shrubs of recent introduc- 
tion, growing 8 to lo feet high, pro- 
ducing immense pyramidal p.inicles 
of white flowers more than a foot 
long; blooms in .August and .Sep- 
teml)er ; indispensable. (See cut, 
preceding page. ) 
LILAC 
Common. A’ery generally known 
and admired, with its profusion of 
fragrant blush-purple flowers. 
Common While. h'lowers pro- 
duced in slender panicles ; pure 
white and fragrant. 
White Persian. Simihir to the pre- 
ceding, except that the flowers are 
nearly white, being slightly shaded 
with purple. 
Granditlora. Japanese origin. .A superb 
shrub, furnishing clouds of bloom in May ; 
the flower is large, pure white, in racemes 
of live or six, with spoon-sha])ed petals, 
which are very narrow and stand apart at 
the base ; the bush is large-growing, at- 
taining sometimes ten feet in height and 
nearly as broad ; perfectly bardy. .A 
grand shrub, indeed. 
White. A small native tree or shrub of 
roundish form, with large, glossy leaves 
and drooping racemes of pure white tlow- 
ers haying narrow fringe-like petals ; blos- 
soms in Alay or June. .Superb lawn tree. 
Purple (Smoke Tree, A'enetian .Sumac, 
etc. ). A very elegant ornamental tree or 
large shrub, wilh curious, hair-like flowers 
of pale, purplish color, that cover 
the whole plant. \'ery desirable. 
