astilboides a rather newer variety, needing moisture, and pro- Shrubby 

 ducing a quantity of effective creamy-white flowers. Spiraeas 



Among the shrubby varieties the list of those which should be 

 introduced to the Wild Garden is longer, and prolongs the 

 flowering season through the greater part of the year. Several 

 varieties, such as ariczfolia, lindleyana, and cantoniensis reevesiana^ 

 form fine bushes, and should stand alone in prominent positions 

 where their full beauty can be seen ; others are smaller in 

 growth and flower, and look better massed. The earliest are 



tfhunbergi with a multitude of tiny white starry flowers and 



leaves. 

 prunifolia with arching sprays studded with white rosettes 



and brilliant foliage in the autumn. 

 arguta with a profusion of white clusters in April. 



Through the course of the summer follow the pink varieties, 

 bella^ Japonica superba^ Anthony Waterer^ Douglasi^ and 

 Nobleana, and the white forms 



ca ne scens flagelliformis from six to eight feet in height, with 



arching sprays and bunches of small white flowers. 

 cantoniensis reevesiana about six feet in height, with small 



bright green leaves and white flowers. 

 aricefolia the most graceful variety of all, with dark foliage 



and large, soft, creamy plumes. 

 lindleyana from eight to twelve feet in height, with firm 



white plumes a foot or more in length in August, and 



handsome pinnate leaves. 



Common Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis^ must be men- 



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