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HENDERSON’S 
PICTURESQUE GARDENS 
Ornamental Flowering Plums 
Among our hardy shrubs none is more beau- 
tiful than the spring - flowering Plums, of which 
there are several varieties. Prunus spinosa fl. pi. 
is the subject of our illustration below. It is 
covered with double white flowers, like daisies, which 
are followed by ornamental purple fruits. P. 
Pissardi, another beautiful variety, has purple foli- 
age and double white flowers. P. triloba bears 
profusely large double flowers an inch in diameter 
and of an exquisite pink color. The White and 
Pink -flowering sorts contrast nicely. 
A Noble Hydrangea 
The Hydrangea Otaksa which forms the subject of the above 
illustration is one plant, and measures nearly 8 feet high, with a 
diameter of i6 feet. This Hydrangea is one of the finest shrubs to 
use for lawn or garden decoration, or for large tubs. A specimen 
grown in this way for piazza decoration is shown on page 157. 
The foliage is a rich dark 
green, and the flesh - pink 
flowers are large and borne in 
immense round heads. In 
northern climates this variety 
is not quite hardy, and there- 
fore gives best results when 
wintered over in the cellar or 
some frost -proof place. 
