Shrubs 185 



crimson, spicy. Foliage bright yellow in fall. Peaty and sandy 

 soils. Propagate by greenwood cuttings under glass or by seeds. 

 See also STRAWBERRY SHRUB. 



SPIREA (Various species of Spiraa). White or pink. May, June; 

 4 to 6 feet. The most generally popular flowering shrubs of light, 

 graceful habit for early summer, as lawn specimens, hedges, or in 



shrubbery. , BRIDAL WREATH (S. Thunbergii). Perhaps the 



most popular lawn shrub; profusion of small white flowers, feathery 

 effect; May; finely cut bright green foliage all summer, turning 

 to shades of red and yellow in fall; wood slender; makes excellent 



hedge. , VAN HOUTTE S (S. Fan Houttet). June; 6 feet. 



The most showy of the spireas; flowers in umbels two inches across. 

 Handsome foliage all summer. Plant in conspicuous place with 

 ample room. Cut out flowering wood in summer. Thrives any 

 where. -, ANTHONY WATERER (S. Bumalda, var. Anthony 



Waterer). July; 3 feet. The only shrub of its period. Flowers 

 magenta-red produced successively for six weeks. Used for edging. 

 Prune off old flower head as soon as withered if second crop is 



wanted. , PLUM-LEAVED (S. prunifolia). Slender branches, 



slightly hairy. Flowers in small umbels. Pure white, I J inch across. 

 May; 6 feet. The double form (var. flore pleno) with little 

 white buttons, particularly showy and most commonly grown. 



Foliage not shining. Bright orange in fall. (S. arguta). 



White. May; 6 feet. The most free flowering and showiest 

 of the early kinds. A hybrid from Thunberg s and quite hardy. 

 The other parent (S. multi-flora) blooms a little later, but 



otherwise similar. , STEEPLE BUSH (S. tomentosa). Flowers 



in dense narrow panicles. Pink. July, September; 4 feet. Does 

 not sucker like others of this section. Specially valuable late bloom 

 ing shrub. , MEADOWSWEET (S. alba). Similar, but with 



white flowers, somewhat looser. June, August. See also GOAT S 

 BEARD, in PERENNIALS, p. 222. 



SPIREA, BLUE. See BLUE SPIREA. 



STAGGER BUSH (Pieris Mariana). Nodding flowers, in clusters, on 

 leafless branches of the previous year. Pinkish white. April, May; 

 2 to 4 feet. Moderately moist, well-drained porous soil, in partial 

 shade. Avoid limestone and heavy clay. Plant with rhododendrons. 

 Propagate by layers or cuttings in heat. 



