176 Classified Lists 



ROSE, White (Rosa alba). An old-fashioned white rose tinted with 

 blush pink, very fragrant, with smooth leaves, perfectly hardy, spreads 

 from the root and may be thus propagated; rather subject to disease; 

 blooms but once in June. 



ROSE, Scotch (Rosa spinosissima). A slender low-growing, very 

 spiny variety, with small shell-shaped creamy flowers, some shading to 

 a blush pink; spreads from the root and is propagated by suckers; is 

 perfectly hardy, free from disease, slightly fragrant; blooms but a short 

 season. 



ROSE, Wichuriana, var. Manda's Triumph. A trailing hardy rose, 

 with small, double white, very fragrant blooms. Useful for covering 

 banks, stone walls or trellises; requires but little pruning if used thus. 



SNOWBALL TREE, GUELDER ROSE (Viburnum opulis, var. sterilis). 

 8-10 ft. A cultivated variety from Europe of the High Bush Cran- 

 berry (a native of low swampy ground), with large heads of a snow- 

 white sterile flowers becoming globular; hence its name. Fruit bright 

 red in the original variety, and used as a substitute for cranberries. 

 Transplant in October or November as it has few fibrous roots, and is 

 apt to be killed before it is established if the spring season be a dry one. 

 It should have a moist, even a wet location, if possible, for even when 

 well grown it suffers from drought. Propagate by layering or cuttings 

 of half ripened shoots inserted in sandy soil. Mulch in summer. 



SNOWBALL, Japanese (Viburnum tomentosum also known as V. plica- 

 turn). Shrub of medium size, and dense heads of sterile flowers whiter 

 and more delicate than the common Snowball. 



SNOWBALL (V. dentatum, Arrowwood). 5-10 ft. A variety with 

 bright blue berries. 



SPIREA, Golden (Physocarpus [or Spirea] opulifolia var. aured). 5-7 

 ft. Double white flowers, bright yellow leaves; desirable as a foliage 

 plant to be used with red or purple varieties. 



STEPHENANDRA FLEXUOSA. 4 ft. A hardy shrub with glossy deep- 

 cut leaves, stems that are crimson in spring and autumn, and clusters 

 of small white flowers that cover the whole bush in the blooming season. 

 Foliage is a beautiful reddish green in spring and autumn; a most 

 desirable shrub that needs no protection. Give a good loam and a 

 partial shade on roots. 



STYRAX JAPONICA, also known as S. serrata. 10-20 ft. A very choice 

 shrub growing to be a tree. By nature, it assumes a single stem with 

 low branches; but, by pruning, it branches freely, and the small and 



