| |pretty standard tree
| | |results from keeping it to
| | |a single stem and removing
| | |the lower branches. The
| | |leaves are very charming in
| | |colour, a silvery grey. The
| | |male plant is of more
| | |upright growth than the
| | |female.
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[Illustration: _HYDRANGEAS._]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
*Hydrangea |China and Japan;|Deep pink;|Better known throughout the
Hortensia (the |Saxifrageae |Summer and|greater part of England as
Hydrangea, Syn. H. | |Autumn |a greenhouse plant than as
hortensis) | | |an outdoor shrub, but in
| | |the extreme south and west
| | |it is very handsome in the
| | |open ground. The huge heads
| | |of flowers make a great
| | |display. There are several
| | |varieties, some of them
| | |being often regarded as
| | |distinct species, the most
| | |notable of which are:
| | |Lindleyi, with the large
| | |sterile flowers limited to
| | |a few around the outside of
| | |the cluster. They are pink,
| | |tinged with blue. Mariesii
| |