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Spirea Anthony Waterer. 
New and Rare Plants from China. 
For varieties see pages 1-6 of this catalogue. 
RHUS ecotinus. Purple Fringe. Smoke Bush. A tall shrub 
bearing masses of misty smoke-colored flowers in June. 
50 cts. each ... ee re aie sie 
typhina laciniata. Fern-leaved Staghorn Sumach. 
effective shrub with delicate fern-like foliage; 
brilliant in the Autumn. 75 cts. each 
ROBINA hispida. Rose Acacia. Long clusters of fra- 
grant rose flowers in May; very ornamental. 75 cts. 
each . 
SAMBUCUS aurea. Golden Elder. 50 ots, Caan. 
canadensis. Common Elder. Flat heads of white flow- 
ers in June and reddish-purple berries in Fall. Thrives 
best in damp soil. 50 cts. each woe Re a 
canadensis var. maxima. Great Elder. This splendid 
variety of the black-fruited Elder blossoms in early July 
and produces flower-clusters three times the size of those 
of the type. The flowers are followed bya immense heads 
of black fruit. $1.00 each 
SPIRZAA arguta. While all the Saec are waltcble for 
their easy culture, and floriferous character, this variety 
is one of the earliest and most graceful of the genus, its 
slender branches becoming covered with innumerable 
pure white, tiny flowers early in Spring. 50 cts. each 
Bumaldi. A dwarf Japanese variety of vigorous growth. 
Flowers pink; July. 50 cts. each 
eallosa. Deep rose, grows freely, and flowers ne: arly ‘all 
Summer. 50 cts. each . 
eallosa alba. White. May. "50 cts. each te 
Anthony Waterer. Brilliant rosy-carmine flowers “in 
dense clusters; blooms all Summer. 50 cts. each 
opulifolia. Strong-growing shrub, with white flowers 
along the stem. Useful for screening purposes. 50 cts. 
each ... oe 
opulifolia aurea. White flowers in clusters; golden foli- 
age; May. 50 cts. each 
prunifolia flore pleno. A beautiful erect-grow ing shrub, 
with lanceolate leaves, bearing in May, pure white 
double flowers in great profusion. 50 cts. each : 
Reevesii. A spreading shrub of medium growth, with 
delicate lanceolate foliage. In May the plant is com- 
pletely covered with large round clusters of pure white 
flowers. 50 cts. each sat 
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SPIRZEA.—Continued. 
Thunbergii. Of dwarf compact habit, with slender 
somewhat drooping branches, densely covered with fine, 
long narrow leaves, flowers very early in Spring when the 
plant is a mass of snowy whiteness. 50 cts. each 
Van Houttei. Bridal Wreath. By many this is regarded 
as the finest of all Spirzas, and it is assuredly one of the 
most esteemed shrubs in cultivation. It forms an erect 
bush with graceful arching branches, well covered with 
neat, rich green foliage, and in early Summer a profusion 
of large, pure white flower clusters, very hardy and a 
most effective shrub. 50 ets. each ._. ae 
STEPHANANDRA flexuosa. Erect-growing shrub with 
elegant fern-like yellowish-green foliage. 50 cts. each -. 
SYRINGA. See Lilac and Philadelphus. 
SYMPHORICARPUS racemosus. Snowberry. A compact, 
graceful shrub attaining a height of about five feet, with 
slender arching branches. The pink flowers are suc- 
ceeded by large, oval, pure white berries which hang on 
the branches long into Winter. 50 cts. each 
vulgaris. Coral Berry. Indian Currant. This Beir 
shrub grows about three feet in height, compact in habit, 
flowers s pink, followed by clusters of tiny yourpleh seu ber- 
ries. 50 cts. each 
TAMARIX africana. African Ta. amarisk. An erect-grow- 
ing shrub with slender branches covered with light feath- 
ery foliage and bearing beautiful spikes of pale pink 
flowers in May. All varieties of Tamarix are adapted 
to planting by the seaside. 50 cts. each 
hispida estivalis. Of vigorous, erect growth, with dere 
cate foliage of a soft moss-green color; flowers ae 
appearing in August. 50 cts. each =e 
VIBURNUM eassinoides. A handsome native shrub of 
medium size, bearing large cymes of white flowers in 
June and clusters of blackberriesin Autumn. 450 cts. each 
Carlesi. A Japanese variety of recent introduction, bear- 
bearing lagre corymbs of sweet-scented white flowers re- 
sembling those of the Bouvardia. A very desirable 
shrub. $1.50 each sige mee ver oe 
dentatum. Arrow-Wood. A tall native shrub, bearing 
greenish-white flowers in June; fruit deep blue; one of 
the best shrubs for massing. 50 cts. each 516 
dilatatum. Japanese Bush Cranberry. Handsome free- 
flowering variety of dwarf spreading growth, with pure 
white flowers in May and June, followed by scarlet 
fruits in Autumn. 75 cts. each , 
lentago. Sheepberry. A native eral aici bare 
size. Flowers in large cymes, white, very fragrant; 
followed by clusters of bluish-black fruit. 50 ets. each; 
Spirea Van Houttei. 
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