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ELLWANGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 



SAMBUCUS. Elder. Hollundek, Ger. Sueeau, Fr. 



(JYat. Ord. Caprifoliacese.) 



These are showy large shrubs, quite ornamental in flowers, fruit and foliage. 

 They blossom in June. 



S. nigra. Black-beekied Eldee. 

 A native of Europe, of medium size, 

 with purplish black berries in Sep- 

 tember. 



var. laeiuiata. Cut-leayed 

 Eldee. Luxuriant grower, with deep- 

 ly cut foliage. Fine. 



var. variegata. Yaeiega- 

 TED-LEAVED Eldee. Of stroug, healthy 

 growth, and -foliage mottled with yel- 

 low. One of the best variegated- 

 leaved shrubs. 



SPIRAEA. Meadow Sweet. 



Spieesteauch, Ger. Spieee, Fr. 



(Wat. Ord. Rosaceae.) 



The Spiraeas are all elegant, low 

 shrubs, of the easiest culture, and 

 their blooming extends over a period 

 of three months. 



S. arisefolia. White-beam Teee- 

 leaved Spie^a. An elegant species 

 from North West America ; habit 

 dense and bushy ; plant entirely cov- 

 ered with greenish white blossoms in 

 July. 



S. Billardi. Billaed's Spie^a. 

 Kose-colored. Blooms nearly all sum- 

 mer. 



S. Bluineii. Flowers rose-col- 

 ored. 



S. crenata. Hawthoen-leaved 

 Spie^a. Dwarf habit. Flowers dull 

 white. Free bloomer. 



S. callosa. Foetune's Spiejea. 

 Has large panicles of deep rosy blos- 

 soms; grows freely, and blossoms 

 nearly all summer ; fine. 



var. callosa alba. Foe- 

 tune's DwAEF White Spie^ea. A 

 white-flowering variety, of dwarf hab- 

 it ; very fine. 



S. cliainaedrifolia. Geeman- 

 DEE-LEAVED SpiE^A. A beautiful spe- 

 cies, with small wiry branches, covered 

 in June with clusters of white flow- 

 ers. 



SPIR^A EXIMIA. 



S. Doiig'lasi. Douglas' Spie^a. Has spikes of beautiful deep rose-colored 

 flowers in July and August. 



S. eximia. Flowers bright rosecolor. July. One of the best. See cut. 



S. floribuiida. PEOFtrsE-FLOWEEiNG Spie^a. Flowers white. A most abun- 

 dant bloomer. 



