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Spirtza Reevesi flore plena. A 



shrub of very graceful spreading FlG> l66 - 



growth. The branches, on old bushes, 

 assume a curved form, their tips touch- 

 ing the ground. Flowers white, very 

 double ; May and June. Foliage deep 

 green, and not glossy. Height four to 

 six feet, with a greater breadth. Fig. 

 1 66 shows the characteristic form of 

 this variety. 



Spircea Van Houtti. A graceful spreading shrub, with deep 

 rose-colored flowers in June. Height six feet. 



Spircea prunifolia. One of the most common and most beauti- 

 ful, but apt to be undervalued, when first planted, on account of its 

 apparently stiff and twiggy habit, and many suckers ; but when it 

 becomes an old bush, it has quite another appearance. Then its 

 long slender branches arch gracefully towards the lawn, and its 

 small and very glossy oval leaves form pleasing masses of foliage 

 of a fine dark green in summer, and a rich purple or crimson in 

 autumn. Flowers white, in May and June. Height six to eight 

 feet, and very broad at maturity if allowed room for expansion. 



Spircea billardi. A strong upright grower, in form like the 

 althea. Flowers red, in long terminal spikes ; in bloom from June 

 to October. Foliage light green. Height six to eight feet. It 

 should be planted behind low full-foliaged shrubs, as it becomes 

 bare near the ground. 



THE GOLDEN SNOWBALL SPIRJEA. S. opulifolia aurea. This 

 variety forms a great round bush, ten to twelve feet high. Flowers 

 white, in June. Foliage a yellowish-green, abundant and massy. 



WHITE BEAM-LEAVED SPIRAEA. S. ariafolia. A strong upright 

 grower, native of Vancouver's Island, distinguished for the great 

 size and fragrance of its spikes of flowers, which are sometimes 

 from twelve to fifteen inches in length. They are a yellowish-white 

 color, and appear in July. Height ten to twelve feet. 



The Spircea japonica (?) This is a compact dwarf, with a com- 

 pound leaf of many leaflets, and long spikes of flowers projected 

 beyond the foliage. Height one to two feet. 



