Mount Hope Nurseries established 1840 : general catalogue . d-leaved Double Alth.^a. C. A conspicuous variety with the foliage finely marked with light yellow, and producing double purple flowers. One of the finest variegated-leaved shrubs. Jeanne dArc. C. Flowers pure white, double; plant a strong grower. Leopoldii flore pleno. C. Large flowers, very double, flesh color, shaded rose; leaves laciniated; fine. purpurea flore pleno. Double Purple ALTHi^A. C. rubra pleno. Double Red Alth.^a. C. Clear color; one of the best. totus albus
Mount Hope Nurseries established 1840 : general catalogue . d-leaved Double Alth.^a. C. A conspicuous variety with the foliage finely marked with light yellow, and producing double purple flowers. One of the finest variegated-leaved shrubs. Jeanne dArc. C. Flowers pure white, double; plant a strong grower. Leopoldii flore pleno. C. Large flowers, very double, flesh color, shaded rose; leaves laciniated; fine. purpurea flore pleno. Double Purple ALTHi^A. C. rubra pleno. Double Red Alth.^a. C. Clear color; one of the best. totus albus. D. Single, pure white; very fine. variegatis flore pleno. Double Variegated, or Painted Lady C. White, with purple outside; petals shaded pink. violacea flore pleno. C. Flowers medium size, double, of violet lilac color, free flowering; one of the best. 35c. HIPPOPHy^. Sea Buckthorn H. rhamnoides. D. Foliage grayish white; quite attractive. Succeeds particularly well near saltwater. 35c. GENERAL CATALOGUE 51 -^ Wl^J^^^^ \^ rt. 52 ELLWANGER ^ BARRYS HYDRANGEA H. arborescens grandiflora alba. D. This magnificent hardy American shrub is the very finestaddition to this class of plants found in many a year. The blooms are of the v ery largest size, of puresnow-white color, and the foliage is finely finished, lacking entirely the coarseness found in Hy-drangea paniculata grandiflora. One of its most valuable characteristics is its coming into bloomjust after the passing of all the early Spring shrubs, while its long season of bloom, from earlyJune through August, renders it doubly valuable, not only to the florist, but to every owner of agarden; perfectly hardy, standing -20° below zero. The form of the panicle is mvich like that ofHydrangea Hortensia; the habit of the plant is excellent; it is bound to become the most widelygrown and the most useful of all the Hydrangeas, and the most valuable shrub found in theAmerican garden, while it is more than pr
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