The new guide to rose culture : 1881 . pyrami-dal trusses 7nore than a foot long ana nearly as much in diameter. It blooms in mid-sicm-mer, and remains in bloom two or three months. Creates a great sensation wherever seen;is yet scarce and difficult to obtain. The plant is of bushy and compact growth, attains aheight of 3 to 4 feet, and is perfectly hardy in all parts of the country^ needs no protectionof any kind. 48 THE BINGEB & CONARD COMPANYS Treatment.— The bush should be cut back every Spring at least one-half of last seasonsgrowth, dug arou7id, and well 7nanured. The flowers are borne 0
The new guide to rose culture : 1881 . pyrami-dal trusses 7nore than a foot long ana nearly as much in diameter. It blooms in mid-sicm-mer, and remains in bloom two or three months. Creates a great sensation wherever seen;is yet scarce and difficult to obtain. The plant is of bushy and compact growth, attains aheight of 3 to 4 feet, and is perfectly hardy in all parts of the country^ needs no protectionof any kind. 48 THE BINGEB & CONARD COMPANYS Treatment.— The bush should be cut back every Spring at least one-half of last seasonsgrowth, dug arou7id, and well 7nanured. The flowers are borne 07i the new or young wood,and are largest ajidjijiest whejt the plant is making a strojig vigorous growth. A Pyramid of Flo-wers.—A W7ifer in Vicks Magazine says: The first year 1planted HYDRANGEA GRAND/FLORA, it produced three heads of flowers, the secondyear fifty-six, a7id the third year 7ii7iety-two. Thorough cultivation and a pail of liquidma7ture 07ice a week, helped the pia7it to bear this e7io7iiioiis load of flowc7-sr. HYDRANGEA OTASKA—A Branch in Bloom. Hydrangea Otaska.— This is a7iother 77iag7iifice7it flowering shrub; 7tew a7td scarce,and a great acquisitio7i. Heads very large; freque7itly twelve i7iches across; flowers bright7osy pi7ik, co7itrasti7ig beatctifully with other sorts; we reco7/i77ie7id it as 07ie of the 77iostbeautiful of its class. It is of low bushy growth, a7id is believed ha7dyi7i the Middle States. Price, strong blooming plant, 50 cents each ; $6 per dozen. VirbnrnTim Plicatum. — Chinese Snow-Ball.—Newly i7itroducedf7-077i Norther7i C/mia;scarce a7id difiicult of p7opagatio7t, but 07ie of the 7nost beautiful and valuable flowe7i7igshrubs. It is of erect bushy habit; g70ws th^-ee to four feet high, a7id is pe7fectly bloo!7is i7i Ju7ie; large, globular heads of pure white flowe7S e7itirely cove7i7ig the pla7it,a7idprese7iti7ig a 7are a7id sple7idid appeara7ice. Price, stro7ig bloo77ii7ig pla7its, jo centseach; $6 per doze7i. New
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