HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 
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NEPETA 
R. Mussini. (Lipwort.) Clouds of attractive blue 
flowers all summer, fine for edgings or the 
rock garden. 
R. Nervosa. Grows somewhat taller than mus¬ 
sini and with deeper blue flowers. 
NIEREMBERGIA 
R. rivularis. Makes a perfect mat like growth 
above which rise large snow white cam¬ 
panula like flowers in great numbers, it has 
a prolonged flowering season starting in 
late July, one of the best rock plants we 
have. 
OENOTHERA. (Evening primrose.) 
fruticosa major. Deep yellow flowers, neat 
bushy habit. 
fruticosa Youngi. Large golden yellow flow¬ 
ers. 
PEONIA. (Peony.) 
Quite a number of varieties of outstanding ex¬ 
cellence will be found added to the very modest list 
carried in former years. 
Each 
Albatre. (Avalanche.) Milk white cen¬ 
tre, petals tinged lilac, fine constitu¬ 
tion .. 
Alsace Loraine. Pure white lily like 
flowers, with golden sheen from 
stamens . 
Asa Gray. Pure white petals thickly 
dotted with carmine .. 
Aurore. Creamy white petals loosely 
placed, the golden stamens give it a 
great charm . 
August Dessert. Bright rose pink with 
silvery edge, very broad petals, a 
centre and ring of golden stamens 
make it very pleasing . 
Baroness Schroeder. Late white or rose 
type, there are shadings of flesh which 
make it a very lovely flower . 
Boule De Niege. A veritable ball of 
snow, beautiful variety . 
Cherry Hill. Very early flowering deep 
red, very vigorous . 
Chestine Gowdy. Shell pink with cream 
colored ring ... 
Couronne D’Or. White, centre petals 
tipped with carmine, golden stamens 
showing through the petals give it a 
golden suffusion . 
Dorchester (Richardson’s). Delicate pink 
of fine size, late and a dwarf grower. 
Duchess De Nemours. Guard petals 
white, centre pale yellow fading to 
white . 
Duke of Wellington. Large sulphury 
white . 
Eugene Verdier. Pale hydrangea pink, 
late, very large flowers . 
Festiva Maxima. Immense white with 
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crimson markings in centre, very pop¬ 
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Francois Ortegat. Purplish crimson with 
brilliant golden anthers, very early. . .50 
Golden Harvest. Guard petals rose, cen¬ 
tre creamy white .75 
Georgiana Shayler. Very large flat flow¬ 
er, pale rose pink, flecked crimson, 
splendid variety . 1.50 
