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LAWN AND SHADE TKEES. 



coming from the crown by a number of stems in the natural 

 way; but they may be kept to a single stem if desired, and 

 clipped to any wished height. No place can be complete with- 

 out many plants of the spiraea, and no garden is too small to 

 admit of their introduction. 



The following are among the most beautiful, viz., prunifolia 

 flore pleno, niconderti, thalictroides, crenata, lanceolata fare 

 pleno, callosa alia, and floribunda, all witji. white flowers. The 



FIG. 62. SPIRAEA DOUGLASSL 



~bella, Nobleana, eximia, callosa, Douglassii, and Billardii all have 

 pink or rosy flowers. For decorating small lots in cemeteries 

 all the spiraaas are extremely well suited, especially those with 

 white flowers. 



The SNOW-BALL Viburnum. The snow-ball or Guelder rose 

 viburnum opulus is a well-known shrub, common in almost all 



