. Specimen Plant of New Hydrangea NE^V VARIETIES OF HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS. With but few exceplions, the sorts heretofore cultivated were native Japanese introductions, and it is only recently that several European hybridizers have efi'ected crosses between such sorts as Otaksa, Souvenir de Claire, Japonica Rosea, etc., and as a result have given us many new and distinct varieties, the best of which are offered below. We took the opportunity the past season of thoroughly testing these novelties, and enthusiastically recommend them not only for forcing for Easter and Spring decoration, but also as
. Specimen Plant of New Hydrangea NE^V VARIETIES OF HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS. With but few exceplions, the sorts heretofore cultivated were native Japanese introductions, and it is only recently that several European hybridizers have efi'ected crosses between such sorts as Otaksa, Souvenir de Claire, Japonica Rosea, etc., and as a result have given us many new and distinct varieties, the best of which are offered below. We took the opportunity the past season of thoroughly testing these novelties, and enthusiastically recommend them not only for forcing for Easter and Spring decoration, but also as tub plants for the lawn or garden in summer. Avalanche. Large corymbs of pure white flowers; very free- flowering. Bouquet Rose. Large trusses of well-formed flowers; rosy- amber, turning to bright pink. Dentelle. Much fimbriated flowers of a delicate creamy-white. General de VIbraye, Very large heads of bright rose; a splendid forcing variety. La Lorraine. Very large flowers; pale rose, turning to bright pink. Mme. Maurice Hamar. Large, delicate flesh-rose color; a pleasing shade. Mme. Emile Mouillere. One of the very best; very large flowers, frequently over 2 inches in diameter, of the purest white, with rosy-carmine eye. Mile. Renee Qaillard. Largepaniclesof milky-white, irregu- larly dentated flowers. Mons. Q. Renault. Large, free and early-flowering; color bright rose with carmine reflex. Mont Rose. Immense panicles of a clear flesh-rose. Radiant. Splendid rose-carmine flowers; entirely distinct. Souvenir de Mme. Chautard. One of the prettiest; robust habit, medium-sized corymbs of bright rose-colored floweis. Prir'/. At,^- ,h^ o^^^„» / 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each. Set of 12 for $ 6 inch pots, 50 cts. each. Set of 12 for $ trice. Any ol the above j ,^j_^^jj .. 3^., „ „ ., ,, „ ^ .^ Specimen plants, $ to $ each. STANDARD VARIETIES OF HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS. Otaksa. This is the variety that is used so extensively at the .-Atlantic seashore resorts
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