. Descriptive catalogue of hardy ornamental trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennial plants, etc. : twenty-fourth edition. Ornamental trees Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 65. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. H. H. var. Thomas Hogg". It belongs to the Hortensia section of the family, but is a far more free and abundant bloomer than any other; for the florist, and for all decorative purposes it will be invaluable; the flowers are of the purest white, of very firm texture, and are produced from July to September. It is as hardy as the old Hor- tensia;

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. Descriptive catalogue of hardy ornamental trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennial plants, etc. : twenty-fourth edition. Ornamental trees Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 65. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. H. H. var. Thomas Hogg". It belongs to the Hortensia section of the family, but is a far more free and abundant bloomer than any other; for the florist, and for all decorative purposes it will be invaluable; the flowers are of the purest white, of very firm texture, and are produced from July to September. It is as hardy as the old Hor- tensia; requires some protection in winter. Price 30 cents to $1.00 each. var. Otaksa. Foliage a beautiful deep green color. The plant produces immense trusses of rose colored flowers in profusion in July ; free bloomer. See cut. 30 cents to $1.00. H. paniculata grandiflora. Large Panicle-flowered Hydrangea. A fine shrub, growing from 8 to 10 feet high ; flowers white, in great pyramidal panicles a a foot long, and produced in August and September when very few shrubs are in flower ; decidedly the finest flowering shrub of recent introduction. This is the Hydrangea Deutziafolia of some nurseries. 50 cents to $1.00. H. quercifolia. Oak-leaved Hydrangea. A hardy native shrub, remark- able for its large leaves, which are lobed like those of the Oak, and downy beneath ; very desirable. 50 cents. HYPERICUM. St. John's Wort. Hartheu, Ger. Millepertuis, Fr. H. Kalmianum. Kalm's St. John's Wort. A fine native, low spreading shrub, with gay, bright yellow flowers in August. Succeeds well in the shade. 50 cents. KERRIA. Corchorus. Corete, Fr. K. Japonica Japan Corchorus. A slender, green branched shrub, 5 or 6 feet high, with globular, yellow flowers from July to October. var. argentea variegata. Silver Variegated-leaved Corchorus. A variety from Japan, with small, green foliage, edged with white; very slender grower. var. ramulis. var. aureis. A curious variety, having its stems striped with y