Archive image from page 80 of Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees,. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, hardy perennial plants, etc. : twenty-fifth edition descriptivecatal1882ellw Year: 1882 ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 73 H. S. var. totiis albus. Single, pure white, very fine. var. variegatis flore pleno. Double Variegated, or Painted Lady Altha, White, with purple outside. Petals shaded pink. var. violacea flore pleno. Flowers medium size, double, of violet lilac color, free flowering, one of the best. HYDRANGEA. Hortensie, Ger. Hydrangee, Fr. The native species are
Archive image from page 80 of Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees,. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, hardy perennial plants, etc. : twenty-fifth edition descriptivecatal1882ellw Year: 1882 ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 73 H. S. var. totiis albus. Single, pure white, very fine. var. variegatis flore pleno. Double Variegated, or Painted Lady Altha, White, with purple outside. Petals shaded pink. var. violacea flore pleno. Flowers medium size, double, of violet lilac color, free flowering, one of the best. HYDRANGEA. Hortensie, Ger. Hydrangee, Fr. The native species are liaudsome shrubs of medium size, with tine large leaves, generally of a lig-ht g-reen color, and perfectly hardy. The introductions from Japan and China, are particvilarly interesting- and valuable. H. panicidata grandiflora is remarkable in foliag'e and flower, and being perfectly hai-dy, is of great value. The other Japanese varieties, like the H. Iwrtensia, require protection in winter. They should be grown in pots or boxes, and wintered in the cellar, and in summer placed along walks under the shade of trees. H. Otak- sa is specially adapted for this purpose. H. Hortensia. Garden, or Changeable Hydrangea. Native of Japan, introduced in 1790. An elegant, well-known plant, with large leaves and large globular heads of rose-colored flowers; usually grown in pots or boxes; in the north requires protection out of doors in winter. :. hydrangea otaksa. H. H. var. Thomas Hog'g. It belongs to the Hortensia section of the fam- ily, but is a far more free and abundant bloomer than any other; for the florist, and for all decorative purposes it is invaluable; the tlowers are of the purest white, of very firm texture, and are produced from July to September. It is as hardy as the old Hortensia; requires some protection in winter. Price 30 cents to $ each. var. Otaksa. Foliage a beautiful deep green color. The plant produces immense trusses of rose colored flowers in profusion in J
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