Spiraea, continued 



Spiraea hypericifolia. ' HYPERICUM - LEAVED SPIREA. 

 A sturdy, graceful shrub with upright, often arching 

 branches. Distributed from Eastern Europe to Siberia. 

 Leaves bright green, bf&adest above the middle, with 

 tapering or wedge-shaped base. Flowers white, borne 



in numerous clusters 

 along the branches 

 and opening in early 

 spring. Height 3 to 

 5 feet. 



S. pikowiensis ( .V 

 nicoudierti). PIKOW 

 SPIRKA. An erect 

 shrub with numerous 

 stout branches, found 

 in a wild state in 

 Poland. Leaves ob- 

 long, bright green, 

 fading with yellow 

 tones in autumn. 

 Flowers white, dis- 

 posed in numerous 

 dense-flowered um- 

 bels in spring. Very 

 floriferous. Grows 3 

 to 5 feet tall. 



S.prunifolia. PLUM- 

 LEAVED SPIREA. A 

 graceful tall-growing 

 species with upright 

 slender, often arch- 

 ing branches. Native 

 of China and Japan. 

 Leaves bright green, 

 ovate or oblong, 

 fading with yellow 

 tones in autumn. 

 Flowers pure white 

 in early spring, dis- 

 posed in numerous 

 small clusters along 

 the branches. Quite 

 hardy. Grows 5 to 7 

 feet high. 



S. prunifolia flore 

 pleno. BRIDAL 

 WREATH. A hand- 

 some form with very 

 double showy white 

 flowers, produced in 



great profusion in early spring. The leaves are very 

 dark green and glossy and assume brilliant orange 

 tones in autumn. One of the grandest garden shrubs. 

 S. thunbergi. SNOW GARLAND. A beautiful shrub 

 with numerous slender branches, forming a dense 

 feathery bush 3 to 4 feet tall. Native of China arjd 

 Japan. Leaves narrow, bright green, fading in autumn 

 with brilliant tones of orange and scarlet. Flowers pure 

 white, appearing in great profusion in earliest spring 

 and covering the plant as with a mantle of snow. 



S. vanhoultei. VAN HOUTTE'S BRIDAL WREATH. A 

 grand and graceful shrub with numerous arching 

 branches, of garden origin. Leaves dark green, with 

 incised borders, pale bluish green beneath, persisting 

 until late autumn. Flowers white, in numerous dense- 

 flowered umbels in late spring, Quite hardy and attain- 

 ing a height of 5 to 6 feet. Highly recommended. 



SUMMER-FLOWERING SPIREAS 

 Spiraea alba. MEADOW SWEET. An upright shrub 

 with reddish brown branches, 3 to 5 feet tall. Distrib- 

 uted naturally from New York to the Rockies, south- 

 ward to Georgia. Leaves willow-like, bright green, fad- 

 ing with yellow tones. Flowers white, in large pyram- 

 idal clusters, expanding in summer. Hardy and florif- 

 erous. 



S. albiflora (S. japonica alba). DWARF WHITE 

 SPIREA. A low dense shrub with stiff upright branches. 

 Native of Japan. Leaves lanceolate, bright green, with 

 incised or serrate borders. Flowers white, in numerous 

 flat-topped clusters in summer. Neat and attractive. 



Spiraea alba 



S. billardi. BILLARD'S SPIREA. A hardy upright 

 shrub with brownish branches, growing 4 to 5 feet tall. 

 Of garden origin. Leaves oblong or lanceolate, bright 

 green above, pale or grayish beneath. Flowers bright 

 pink, produced in long dense panicles in summer. Very 

 showy and attractive, and splendid for cut-flowers. 



S. bumalda. EVERBLOOMING SPIREA. A remarkably 

 free-flowering shrub with upright branches, attaining a 

 height of about 2 feet. Of garden origin. Leaves bright 

 green, often with variegations of yellow, with incised 

 and serrate borders. Flowers deep pink, produced in 

 large flat-topped clusters, blossoming throughout the 

 summer and autumn. 



S. bumalda Anthony Waterer. CRIMSON SPIREA. A form 

 of the preceding with bright rosy crimson flowers, dis- 

 posed in dense corymbs. Very floriferous, continuing 

 to bloom until fall. 



S. douglasi. DOUGLAS' SPIREA. An upright shrub, 5 

 to 7 feet tall, with reddish brown branches. Naturally 

 distributed from British Columbia to California. Leaves 

 narrowly oblong, green above, white woolly beneath. 

 Flowers deep pink, in long dense panicles. Very showy 

 and quite hardy. 



S. japonica. JAPANESE SPIREA. A compact shrub 

 with upright branches, 3 to 4 feet tall. Native of China 

 and Japan. Leaves ovate or broadly lanceolate, bright 

 green above, pale or bluish green beneath, persisting 

 until frost. Flowers pink or rosy pink, in flat-topped 

 clusters. Very floriferous. 



S. latifolia. MEADOW QUEEN. An upright shrub with 

 reddish brown branches, attaining a height of 3 to 4 

 feet. Grows naturally from Canada to North Carolina. 

 Leaves oval or oblong, bright green, with serrate bor- 

 ders. Flowers white or blush pink, in large pyramidal 

 panicles, blossoming in summer. 



S. margaritae. PINK HYBRID SPIREA. A very florif- 

 erous shrub, with spreading branches, of garden 

 origin. Leaves elliptical, bright green, often tinged with 

 purple, with serrate and incised borders. Flowers bright 

 pink, in broad flat-topped clusters, blossoming in mid- 

 summer. Handsome and showy. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall. 



S. menziesi. MENZIES' SPIREA. A hardy upright 

 shrub with brown branches, attaining a height of 3 to 4 

 feet. Grows naturallyfrom 

 Alaska to Oregon. Leaves 

 oblong, bright green 

 above, pale beneath, with 

 serrate borders. Flowers 

 pink, in large narrow 

 panicles, opening in sum- 

 mer. Fine for cut-flowers. 



S. tomentosa. STEEPLE- 

 BUSH ; HARDHACK. An 

 upright shrub with brown 

 felty branches, 3 to 4 feet 

 tall. Grows naturally 

 from Canada southward 

 *" to Kansas and Georgia. 

 Leaves ovate or oblong, 

 dark green, densely 

 coated on the lower sur- 

 face with yellowish or 

 gray down. Flowers deep 

 pink, in narrow dense 

 spikes 3 to 8 inches long. 

 Hardy and distinct. 



S. virginiana. VIRGINIA 

 SPIREA. A hardy shrub 

 with spreading, often 

 wand-like branches, about 

 2 feet tall. Grows natu- 

 rally in the mountains 

 from Virginia to North 

 Carolina. Leaves broad- 

 est above the middle, 

 bright green above, pale 

 beneath, fading with yel- 

 low tones. Flowers white, 

 disposed in terminal flat- 

 topped or globular clus- 

 ters in early summer. 

 Rare in cultivation. 



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