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Hydrangea hortensis 
EXOCHORDA 
E. grandiflora. PKARL BUSH. China. 10 ft. 
Large shrub, blooming early in spring, when the 
entire plant is covered with purest white blossoms. 
The common name is from the pearly flower buds, 
which are globular just before they open. The 
finest white flowering shrub of early spring. 
FORSYTHIA: Golden Bell 
Japanese shrubs bearing golden yellow flowers 
very early in spring. Flowers have four slender, 
spreading petals and appear in small clusters 
along the branches. 
F. suspensa. China. 8 ft. Rather tall, but with 
very drooping branches. Can be trained over 
arbors. 
F. suspensa fortunei. A varietv of more upright 
and vigorous growth. Petals more slender. 
FUCHSIA 
F. maqellanica riccartoni. 10 ft. Large, dense 
shrub with fine, slender branches and small leaves. 
Of entirely different appearance from the ordinary 
I* uchsias. The flowers, while much smaller, are 
miniature reproductions and are borne in the great¬ 
est profusion throughout the entire summer and 
fall. Humming birds seem to be greatly attracted, 
probably by the color of the flowers. Very fine and 
rather rare. 
HIBISCUS 
Shrubs with mallow-like flowers. The two fol¬ 
lowing species have little resemblance except in 
form of flowers. 
H. muta bills. CHANGEABLE HIBISCUS. China. 
it* I ®-Il shrub or small tree with large, downy 
leaves. 1 he large flowers are pure white in the 
morning, changing to a pink at noon, and by 
night are of a uniform light red. The contrast 
between them and the newly opened ones is very 
striking. Rare. 
H. syriacus. ALTHEA: ROSE OF SHARON, 
Asia. 12 ft. Large. much-branched shrubs. 
Leaves appear rather late in spring and flowers, 
in a variety of colors, in late summer and fall. We 
offer the following-named varieties, which differ 
only in color. All have double flowers. 
Ardens. Purple, changing to blue. Early and 
very free blooming. 
Boule de Feu. Purplish red. 
Carnea plena. Flesh, red at base; large. Vig¬ 
orous grower. Blooms late. Excellent. 
Duchesse de Brabant. Red. Strong grower. 
Elegantissima. White, crimson at base. 
Jeanne d’Arc. Pure white. 
HYDRANGEA 
Well-known shrubs bearing enormous cymes 
or panicles of pink or white flowers. They thrive 
best in partial shade. Hot sun is particularly 
harmful to H. hortensis and its varieties. We 
are often asked about “Blue Hydrangeas.” The 
pink kinds can he made to bear blue flowers by 
mixing in plenty of iron tilings, old nails or any 
scrap iron around the roots. 
H. arborescens sterilis. HILLS OF SNOW. 10 
ft. Native American shrub, considered in tin* East 
to be the best acquisition in years. Cymes shaped 
like our common pink variety, but snow white. 
Blooms from early to late summer. Of great value 
for sections too cold for the hortensis types. 
H. hortensis. China; Japan. 8 ft. The most 
common form in California. Large leaves, pink 
flowers in large cymes. Blooms all summer. 
H. hortensis aigaka. A curious variety of pre¬ 
ceding. The center flowers have no petals, but 
those around the outside are exceptionally large 
and purplish pink. 
H. hortensis rosea. Similar to the type. Leaves 
are smaller and more finely serrate. Flowers deep 
rose color in somewhat smaller heads. 
H. hortensis “Thomas Hogg.’' A variety with 
small leaves and very large heads of white flowers. 
Hardy and very fine. 
Hydrangea hortensis variegata 
Variegated Hydrangea 
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