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2ob4. Si'iRAF.A. Van Hoittei. 



27. Philadelphtis var. aiirea — Is a golden 

 leaved variety of the preceding- one, and of 

 a dwarfer habit, good. 



28. Prumis pissardi — 8 to 10 feet, a grand 

 purple leaved large shrub or small tree, re- 

 tains its color until the fall, a valuable plant 

 for color. 



29. Pyriis Japonica (Cydonia Japonica) 

 Japanese Quince, or Burning Bush, too well 

 known to need description, 5 or 6 feet high. 



30. Rhus cotnitis (Mist or Smoke Tree) — 8 

 to 10 feet, bears large panicles of mist like 

 flowers in June from which it derived its 

 name, native of United States. 



31. ^am^wc«i(Elder)var. aurea — A golden 

 leaved variety of the common elder, a showy 

 plant for color effects ; 6 feet high. 



32. Spircva — The spiraeas are very desir- 

 able shrubs in all shades of color, double 

 and single flowers. They grow from 2 to 6 

 feet high ; there are about 49 varieties that 

 I am acquainted with. The following- are 

 about the best : 



33. S, biimalda — 2 to 3 feet, one of the 

 best of the newer sorts, flat heads of rosy 

 pink flowers. 



34. S. Anthony Waterer — 2 to 3 feet, a 



continuous bloomer all summer ; a sport of 

 the preceding one, crimson flowers. 



35. S. callosa — 3 feet, pink flowers, and 

 continues in bloom a long time, hence its 

 value. 



36. 5". callosa variety alba — A white var- 

 iety the same as the preceding variety. 



37. S. punifolia (Bridal Wreath) — Too 

 well known to need description ; 5 feet high, 

 double white flower. 



38. S. reevesii, var. flore pleno — 3 to 

 4 feet high ; a very beautiful variety bearing 

 double white flowers about the size ot 

 daisies, one of the best; in bloom about 

 first of June. 



39. vS". thunbergii — 4 feet ; this one 

 has single white flowers in two to four all 

 along the young wood and preceding the 

 leaves, very pretty ; in flower about the first 

 of May. 



40. S. Van Houttei — This one when in 

 bloom would mind one of banks of snow ; a 

 grand variety ; also makes a pretty hedge, 4 

 feet high. 



41. Symphoricarpiis — {^x\o\<i\iQ.rry^ var. 

 vulgaris — This one bears red berries ; very 

 pretty in the fall. 



42. S. race^nosiis — Bears white berries, 

 otherwise like the preceding one, both are 

 nice planted together. 



43. Syringa or lilac — The lilacs are too 

 well known to make any comment upon 

 them, suffice it to give the names of a few 

 of the best, and will begin with the Persian 

 varieties, which are dwarf, growing to about 

 8 feet high ; they have small leaves and are 

 profuse bloomers ; Syringa Persica (Persian 

 lilac) flowers light purple. 



44. S. persica var. alba — The white 

 form of the preceding ; both are good to 

 plant among some of the larger varieties. 



45. S. vulgaris — This is the common 

 garden lilac, 10 feet high, purple flowers. 



46. S. alba — A white form of the above. 

 Both are as reliable as any of the newer ones 

 of which there are a srreat number. 



