CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



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SPIRv^A— Meadow Sweet. 



Oae of the prettiest shrubs in cultivation, and exceedingly desirable, In fact we 

 may gay indispensable for the lawn or shrubbery border. It is of the easiest culture, 

 succeeding well in any situation. The varieties we name are the best for general 

 purposes. All are thrifty growers and most profuse bloomers, each In its turn fur- 

 nishing a succession of flowers all through the summer. 



S. Anthony Waterer— A beautiful dwarf variety. Grows bushy and compact 

 and blooms very profusely; flowers pink. 



S. Arguta— One of the very best of the Spirseas; resembles the well-Icnown variety 

 Thunbergil, but is stronger and more upright; flowers white, borne in great pro- 

 fusion early in summer. 



S. Blllardil— Bears spikes of pink flowers; very desirable. 



S. Callosa— A beautiful variety, with deep rose flowers; habit of plant very 

 graceful. 



S. Callosa Alba— A dwarf and compact shrub bearing a great abundance of white 

 flowers; very desirable. 



S. Opullfolia— A robust grower; flowers white. 



S. Opullfolia Aurea— Golden foliage; flowers white; very ornamental. 



S. Prunlfolia— White; very desirable; early. 



S. Sorblfolia (Ash-Leaved Spiraea)— An excellent shrub; very attractive; flowers 

 white, borne in long upright spikes. 



S. Thunbergil— Leaves narrow; stems light and graceful; flowers white; blooms 

 very profusely ; early. 



S. Van Houttei— A very handsome variety; produces in wondrous profusion its 

 pure white flowers. 



SPIR.F.A VAN HOUTTEI. 



VIBURNUM. 



A class of highly ornamental and very useful strong-growing shrubs of easy culture, 

 well adapted to all good soils. The varieties we offer are quite distinct in habit of 

 growth, foliage and flowers, and are all very desirable. 



V. Lantana — Handsome foliage, whitish underneath; flowers white, borne very freely 

 In dense cymes, succeeded by an abundance of berries, which are at first red, gradually 

 turning to black. 



V. Opulis Sterilis (Common Snowball)— A well-known favorite shrub, of large 

 size, with globular clusters of white flowers iu June. 



V. Plicatum (Japanese Snowball)- One of the best shrubs in cultivation; grows up- 

 right and bushy; foliage attractive; flowers white, produced very abundantly in large 

 heads. 



SYRINGA-Lilac. 



These old favorites are so well known that any description would seem superfluous. 

 Suffice it to say they are indispensable. 



S. Parsica (Persian Lilac)— A very popular plant; flowers purple. 



S. Vulgaris (Common Lilac)— Larger foliage than the former; flowers purple. 



S. Alba— Flowers pure white. 



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SPIR^A ANTHONY WATERER. 



SYMPHORICARPUS. 



Exceedingly interesting and very ornamental dwarf shrubs, of the easiest 

 culture; admirably adapted for grouping on the lawn or in masses of shrubbery 

 iu almost any situation, even succeeding very well in the shade of overhanging 

 trees, where but few shrubs will grow at all. They are especially valuable for 

 their ornamental berries, which show to advantage in the fall and winter months. 



S. Racemosus (Snowberry) — A very pretty and interesting shrub; pinkish 

 white flowers, followed by white berries. 



S. Vulgaris— This variety bears red berries; an excellent shrub. 



WEIQEL-A. 



This deservedly very popular class of plants 

 embraces beyond dispute the most useful 

 shrubs in cultivaiton to-day. Were we psked 

 to select but one shrub for almost any loca- 

 tion on the lawn, we would wilhout hesita- 

 tion name the Weigela. It Is robust, but 

 graceful iu habit of growth, and blooms with 

 a degree of profusion that is truly wonderful. 

 Either as a single specimen or in groups it is 

 certainly one of the most eff'ective and most 

 satisfactory snrubs we know of. 



W. Candida— A very valuable shrub of up- 

 right growth; flowers trumpet-shaped, white. 

 W. Rosea— Perhaps the most valuable 

 shrub yet introduced, certainly the most pop- 

 ular; bears rose-colored, trumpet-shaped 

 flowers iu great profusion. 



W. Rosea Variegata — A beautiful va- 

 riety of the above; contrasts very pleasingly 

 with other shrubs; foliage green, margined 

 with creamy white; flowers pink. 



VIBURNCM PLICATUM. 



Strong plants of any of the above hardv shrubs, each, 25 cents; per dozen, $2.50. Extra large 



bushv plants, each, 50 cents; per dozen, $5.00. 



