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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 plantg of the spiraea, ahd no garden is too small to 

 admit of their introduction. 



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

 flore pleiio, niconderti, tAalwtroides, crenata, laneeolata flore 

 plena, callosa alba, and floribundd, all with whitei flowers. The 



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lella, Ndbleana, eximia, callosa, Douglasdi, and BiUardii all have 

 pink or rosy flowers. For decorating small lots in cemeteries 

 all the spirseas are extremely well suited, especially those with 

 white flowers. 



The Snow-Ball — Viiumum.^-The snow-ball or Guelder rose 

 — viburnum opulua — ^is a well-known shrub, common in almost all 



