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Spiraea, Anthony Waterer 



SPIR>EA arguta. Garland Spirca. M3. While all the Spireas 

 are valuable for their easy culture and floriferous character, 

 this 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. 60c. each; $5.00 

 for 10. 

 Bumaida. Bumalda Spirea. D3. A dwarf Japanese variety of 

 vigorous growth, with pink flowers in July. 60c. each; 

 $5.00 for 10. 



Henryi. (New.) A magnificent midseason-flowering Spirea 

 from China. It is of vigorous, erect habit, with spreading, 

 arching branches on the upper side of which, from each leaf- 

 axil, arise 6-inch broad heads of pure white flowers. So 

 freely are the blossoms borne that the whole bush, in season, 

 is a bouquet of white. A perfectly formed shrub, it grows 

 some 8 feet tall and even more in diameter, and is one 

 of the finest and most beautiful of the early summer- 

 flowering shrubs hardy in New England. 3 to 3p2 ft., $1.50 

 each. 



Spiraaa trichocarpa 



Symphoricarpos racemosus 



Spirxa Fortune* {S. callosa rosea). Fortune' s Spirea. D3. Deep 

 rose blooms. Grows freely and flowers nearly all summer. 

 15 to 18 in., 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 

 japonica ovalifolia («S. callosa alba). Japanese Spirea. D3. 

 A delightful dwarf white-flowering shrub suitable for hedges 

 or borders. May. 15 to 18 in., 60c. each; $4.00 for 10. 

 Anthony Waterer. D3. Brilhant rosy carmine flowers in 



dense clusters all summer. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. . 

 prunifolia flore-pleno. Bridal Wreath. M. A beautiful, 

 erect-growing shrub with lanceolate leaves, bearing, in May, pure white 

 double flowers in great profusion. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 

 opulifolia {Physocarpus opulif alius). Common Ninehark. L13. Strong- 

 growing shrub, with white flowers along the stem. Useful for screening 

 purposes or planting in shaded locations. June. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 

 opulifolia aurea. Goldleaf Ninehark. L3. White flowers in clusters. 



Golden fohage. May. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 

 Reevesiana (S. cantoniensis) . Reeve's Spirea. M. A spreading shrub of 

 medium growth, with delicate lanceolate foliage. In May the plant is 

 completely covered with large round clusters of pure white flowers. 75c. 

 each; $6.50 for 10. 

 Thunbergi. M. A dwarf, compact shrub, with slender, somewhat drooping 

 branches, densely covered with fine, long, narrow leaves. It blooms very 

 early in spring, when the plant is a mass of snowy whiteness. 75c. each; 

 $6.00 for 10. 

 trichocarpa. L. (New.) This is a new, perfectly hardy species from Korea. 

 It is of broad, spreading habit, growing 4 to 6 feet tall, and even more in 

 diameter. It has arching stems which, in season, are covered with dome- 

 like clusters of small white flowers. The blooms come later than the well- 

 known S. Vanhoutiei. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 each; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 each. 



Vanhouttei. Van Houtte's Spirea. L3. A very hardy and effective shrub, 

 with graceful, arching branches well covered in early summer with a pro- 

 fusion of large, pure white flower-clusters. Unsurpassed for flowering 

 hedges. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 



STEPHANANDRA flexuosa. M. Erect-growing shrub with elegant, fern- 

 like, yellowish green foliage. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 



SYMPHORICARPOS racemosus. Snowberry. MLS. A compact, graceful 

 shrub attaining a height of about 5 feet, with slender, arching branches. 

 The pink flowers are succeeded by large, oval, pure white berries which 

 hang on the branches long into winter. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 

 vulgaris. Coral Berry; Indian Currant. MLS. This hardy shrub grows 

 about 3 feet high, and is compact in habit. The pink flowers are followed 

 by clusters of tiny purplish red berries. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 



Not less than 5 plants of each variety sold at the 10 rate; 25 at 100 rate 



